Patents Examined by Duane N Taylor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11809665
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a functional layer, a touch layer, and a protective layer. The touch layer includes at least one touch electrode, and is disposed between the functional layer and the protective layer. The protective layer includes a bottom surface and a top surface. The bottom surface faces the touch layer, and the top surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The top surface includes an inner region, an outer region, and a virtual knob portion. The virtual knob portion is disposed between the inner region and the outer region and corresponds to the touch electrode, and at least a portion of the virtual knob portion protrudes from the outer region or is depressed relative to the outer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Hsieh, Li-Wei Sung
  • Patent number: 11803281
    Abstract: Provided are a touch display screen and a driving method therefor, and a display apparatus. A common electrode layer is divided into a plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes, and the self-capacitance electrodes are connected to a driving chip via corresponding touch-control traces; and each self-capacitance electrode is connected to a common voltage line via a switching transistor, and a gate electrode of each switching transistor is connected to a control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tielei Zhao, Jie Yu, Pengtao Li, Daekeun Yoon, Qing Ma, Rui Han, Dong Cui, Yangyang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11789257
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical fiber scanner and a projection apparatus. The optical fiber scanner comprises a housing, an optical fiber enclosed in the housing, an actuator, and projection objective lenses, wherein the optical fiber comprises a fiber core and an inner cladding; the optical fiber is fixed on the actuator, one end of the optical fiber extends beyond the actuator to form an optical fiber cantilever, and a fiber core end face of the optical fiber cantilever is recessed inwards to form a negative focal power, such that an equivalent light-emitting surface of the fiber core end face is reversely focused in the fiber core; and the projection objective lenses are arranged on a light-emitting path of the optical fiber cantilever and are used for focusing and imaging the equivalent light-emitting surface (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CHENGDU IDEALSEE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiazhou Wang, Chao Chen, Dawei Shen
  • Patent number: 11782533
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for a mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone) supporting virtual peripherals are described. The mobile device may include a projecting component configured to project images to external surfaces outside of the mobile device. In some cases, the mobile device may project an image of a document on a first external surface and an image of a keyboard on a second external surface. Moreover, the mobile device may include an imaging component to receive inputs based on sensing an input device overlaid on the projected image (e.g., the keyboard). Accordingly, the mobile device may function as a computer with an external monitor and a keyboard, virtually added to the mobile device. In some cases, the mobile device may serve two or more users or purposes at a time. For example, the mobile device may operate as an infotainment device of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Elsie de la Garza Villarreal, Claudia A. Delaney, Madison E. Wale, Bhumika Chhabra
  • Patent number: 11778996
    Abstract: An improved lure for attracting aquatic life, specifically crabs, that utilizes interchangeable sound cartridges. The improved lure utilizes a fully submersible portable unit that hoses all sound production components, including a speaker, and a power source. The improved lure may be configured for activation in low-light settings and for use in connection with traps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SPFM, L.P.
    Inventors: Erick Oscar Jorge Arnoldson, Basil E. Battah
  • Patent number: 11775062
    Abstract: In some embodiments, eye tracking is used on an AR or VR display system to determine if a user of the display system is blinking or otherwise cannot see. In response, current drain or power usage of a display associated with the display system may be reduced, for example, by dimming or turning off a light source associated with the display, or by configuring a graphics driver to skip a designated number of frames or reduce a refresh rate for a designated period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Tal Mor
  • Patent number: 11775117
    Abstract: A method of operating a display includes performing a non-synchronized touch scan pattern on a display with a controller coupled to the display. The non-synchronized touch scan pattern schedules touch scans independent of a refresh rate of the display. Upon the controller detecting a first synchronization pulse from a display controller coupled to the controller and the display, a first pulse-checking timer is started. Upon detecting a second synchronization pulse from the display controller and before the first pulse-checking timer expires, a first display refresh rate for the display is obtained from an interval between the first synchronization pulse and the second synchronization pulse. A synchronized touch scan pattern is performed with the controller, and is scheduled to avoid touch scans coinciding with refreshes of the display performed at the first display refresh rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Beijing) R&D Co., Ltd., STMicroelectronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Wen, Yuan Yun Wang
  • Patent number: 11762522
    Abstract: A touch panel, a preparation method therefor, and a display device. The touch panel comprises a substrate, a plurality of spaced apart first touch electrodes and a plurality of spaced apart second touch electrodes that are arranged on the same layer on the substrate. The first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are insulated from each other. The substrate is also provided with a plurality of grooves, and the orthographic projection of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes on the substrate do not overlap with the orthographic projection of the grooves in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dalin Xiang, Zewen Bo
  • Patent number: 11756329
    Abstract: A fingerprint detection array substrate is provided. The fingerprint detection array substrate includes a plurality of touch electrode blocks in a plurality of touch detection regions configured to detect a touch position, wherein touch electrode blocks in a respective one of the plurality of touch detection regions are inter-connected through bridges, forming a touch electrode unit, and the touch electrode unit is isolated from touch electrode blocks in adjacent touch detection regions of the plurality of touch detection regions; a plurality of touch signal lines configured to respectively transmit touch signals to a plurality of touch detection regions, wherein a respective one of the plurality of touch signal lines is electrically connected to the touch electrode unit limited in the respective one of the plurality of touch detection regions; and a fingerprint sensor configured to perform fingerprint sensing limited in a fingerprint scanning region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Hua, Yong Zhang, Haobo Fang, Jian Lin, Limin Zhang, Zhichao Yang, Yawei Zhang, Xianglei Qin, Zepeng Sun
  • Patent number: 11755159
    Abstract: A touch control structure is provided. The touch control structure includes a corner row including a plurality of row mesh blocks electrically connected along a row direction; and a plurality of residual portions in a corner region, and electrically connected to the plurality of row mesh blocks. The touch control structure includes a corner column including a plurality of column mesh blocks electrically connected along a column direction; and a corner column mesh block at least partially in the corner region. The corner column mesh block includes a main portion and a plurality of protrusion portions along an edge of the main portion. The plurality of residual portions and the plurality of protrusion portions are alternately arranged along a direction substantially parallel to the edge of the main portion. The touch control structure further includes a residual connecting conductive plate electrically connecting the plurality of residual portions together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Cheagdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun Zhang, Ping Wen, Yuanqi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Tingliang Liu, Chang Luo, Wei Wang, Yu Wang, Yang Zeng
  • Patent number: 11758085
    Abstract: A mixing device for mixing a first video signal and a second video signal to form a third video signal, the device comprising electronic circuits configured such that the third video signal is representative of the first video signal when the amplitude of a control signal is lower than a first predetermined threshold, such that the third video signal is representative of the second video signal when the amplitude of the control signal is greater than a second predetermined threshold, or else such that the third video signal is representative of a combination of the first and second video signals when the amplitude of the control signal lies between the two predetermined thresholds or is equal to one of them. A mixing method is performed by the abovementioned mixing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Maxime Lefort
  • Patent number: 11755161
    Abstract: A touch control structure is provided. The touch control structure includes a plurality of first mesh electrodes along a row direction and a plurality of second mesh electrodes along a column direction. The touch control structure is limited in a touch control region and absent in a window region surrounded by the touch control region. The plurality of second mesh electrodes includes a first mesh block and a second mesh block; a first conductive plate connected to one or more mesh lines of the first mesh block; a second conductive plate connected to one or more mesh lines of the second mesh block; and a first conductive bridge connecting the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate. A second segment of the first conductive bridge is in a layer different from a first segment of the first conductive bridge, the first conductive plate, and the second conductive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping Wen, Wei Wang, Shun Zhang, Yuanqi Zhang, Chang Luo, Yang Zeng, Yu Wang, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11747949
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel including a pixel and an input sensing panel including a first sensing insulating layer disposed on the display panel, a first conductive layer disposed on the first sensing insulating layer, a second sensing insulating layer covering the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed on the second sensing insulating layer and including a plurality of mesh lines, a passivation layer disposed on the second conductive layer, and a third sensing insulating layer covering the passivation layer. The passivation layer has the same shape as that of the second conductive layer when viewed in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Su Byun, Woongsik Kim
  • Patent number: 11749210
    Abstract: A signal control apparatus and method, a display control apparatus and method, and a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes M rows by N columns of pixel driving circuits arranged in an array, the M pixel driving circuits of each column are grouped into at least a first group of pixel driving circuits and a second group of pixel driving circuits, M and N are integer and N is larger than 2. The first group of pixel driving circuits connect to a first data line to receive a data signal, and the second group of pixel driving circuits connect to a second data line to receive a data signal. The signal control apparatus includes a phase shifting circuit which provides a scanning signal to a pixel driving circuit; and a write control circuit which provides a data signal from a data signal terminal to a pixel driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo Sun, Tian Dong, Guoqiang Ma
  • Patent number: 11740745
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes pixel electrodes 11g that are spaced apart from each other, touch electrodes 14, each of which forms a capacitance with a finger, which is a position input body performing position input, to detect a position of input by the finger, which is the position input body, a touch line 15 that is sandwiched between adjacent pixel electrodes 11g and is connected to the touch electrodes 14, and at least two source lines 11j that extend parallel to the touch line 15. The source lines 11j transmit image signals to the pixel electrodes 11g. The source lines 11j are disposed such that one of the two pixel electrodes 11g is sandwiched between the touch line 15 and one of the two source lines 11j and another one of the two pixel electrodes 11g is sandwiched between another one of the two source lines 11j and the touch line 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu Tominaga, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11740720
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a display cathode electrode, a first touch cathode electrode adjacent to and disposed in the same layer as the display cathode electrode, a first touch line coupled with a touch driving circuit, a first touch bridge coupled with the first touch line, a second touch cathode electrode adjacent to and disposed in the same layer as the display cathode electrode, a second touch line coupled with the touch driving circuit, and a second touch bridge coupled with the second touch line. The first touch cathode electrode is electrically separated from and the second touch cathode electrode is electrically shorted with the display cathode electrode. The first touch bridge is coupled with the first touch cathode electrode. The second touch bridge is separated from the second touch cathode electrode, and the second touch line and the second touch cathode electrode are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongChan Park, JuHong Kim
  • Patent number: 11733819
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a base substrate through which a hole is defined, a cover portion, a first sensing electrode, a second sensing electrode, a dummy electrode, and a ground line. The cover portion surrounds the hole and includes at least one cover pattern. The first sensing electrode includes first sensing patterns. The second sensing electrode includes second sensing patterns. The dummy electrode includes dummy patterns disposed between the first sensing patterns and the second sensing patterns. The ground line is electrically connected to the cover portion through at least some of the dummy patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungsu Lee, Jong-Hwa Kim, Jeongyun Han
  • Patent number: 11726610
    Abstract: A control method, suitable for a controller in an interface device having capacitive sensors, includes following steps. The capacitive sensors are arranged on a plane. During a first period, the controller is configured to set the capacitive sensors as self-capacitance sensors individually. During a second period, the controller is configured to divide the capacitive sensors into at least a first group and a second group, set the first group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance transmitter and generate a pulse signal to the mutual-capacitance transmitter, set the second group of capacitive sensors as a mutual-capacitance receiver and collect a sensing signal from the mutual-capacitance receiver in response to the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Ying Lin, Chih-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 11720212
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel and an input sensor thereon. The input sensor may include an active region and a pad region adjacent to each other and may include a sensing electrode overlapped with the active region to sense an input, a sensing pad overlapped with the pad region, and a sensing line electrically connecting the sensing electrode to the sensing pad. The sensing pad may include a pad portion and an edge portion, which is extended from the pad portion to an edge of the input sensor in a plan view. Each of the pad portion and the edge portion may include a first pad and a second pad, which is at least partially overlapped with the first pad. In the edge portion, at least a portion of the second pad may be spaced apart from the first pad, in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Yang, Hyunsik Park
  • Patent number: 11703941
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing system, method, and program capable of displaying an image corresponding to an operation body in a certain place adaptively generated for an operation of the operation body in another place, the system including an information acquisition unit configured to acquire first transmission information according to an operation of an operation body related to a first user located in a first place, the first transmission information being for communication with a second user located in a second place, and an output control unit configured to display, on a display surface in the second place, an image corresponding to the operation body generated based on a pointing position of the operation body in the second place and a first virtual position of the first user in the second place, the pointing position and the first virtual position being specified based on the first transmission information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Yusuke Sakai, Haruo Oba, Makoto Niijima, Tomohiro Ishii