Patents Examined by Duc Dinh
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Patent number: 9965070Abstract: The invention relates to a method including the steps of: displaying first successive images on a screen; acquiring at least one second image; searching for the position of at least one actuation member relative to the screen based on an analysis of the second image; and modifying at least one of the next first images to be displayed if conditions of determination of the position of the actuation member in the second image are only partially fulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignees: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, ISORGInventor: Jérôme Vaillant
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Patent number: 9939953Abstract: A display unit has a flexible display section, a detection section for detecting a deflection amount and a deflection direction of the display section, a determination section for determining a visible portion and a non-visible portion of the display section based on the deflection amount and the deflection direction, and a control section for controlling display contents of the display section. The control section either prevents an image display on the non-visible portion or displays one of a fixed image or a pre-set moving image on the non-visible portion. The display unit also includes a displacement sensor located in the same region as the display section.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hironobu Abe
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Patent number: 9941306Abstract: To make the dimension of an electrostatic protection circuit small with the same maintained high in sensitivity. The electrostatic protection circuit is of the configuration that a first diode and a second diode are connected in series, wherein a semiconductor layer owned by each diode is configured to be sandwiched between a gate electrode and a conductive light shielding film. The light shielding film is formed to overlap with the semiconductor layer and has a wider area than the semiconductor layer. This results in having a gate covering the semiconductor layer from an upper side and a back gate covering the semiconductor layer from a lower side, so that the sensitivity can be maintained high irrespective of decreasing the electrostatic protection circuit in dimension.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Ishii
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Patent number: 9921687Abstract: A finger device initiates actions on a computer system when placed in contact with a surface. The finger device includes instrumentation that captures images and gestures. When in contact with a surface, the finger device captures images of the surface and gestures made on the surface. The finger device also transmits the images and gesture data to the computer system. An application on the computer system matches the images received from the finger device to a representation of the surface, identifies an action associated with the surface representation and gesture, and executes the action. Instrumenting the finger instead of the surface, allows a user to configure virtually any surface to accept touch input.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Xing-Dong Yang, Tovi Grossman, Daniel Wigdor, George Fitzmaurice
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Patent number: 9910532Abstract: The present invention discloses a bridging structure for touch panel and a touch panel. The bridging structure comprises a metal bridge and an insulating block provided on the metal bridge, the metal bridge has two end portions protruding beyond the insulating block, which are used for electrically connecting to two electrode blocks to be connected, respectively, the bridging structure further comprises at least one supporting portion, at least a part of which is located at an outer side of the end portions, and the supporting portion fills a gap between the electrode block and the end portion. In the present invention, by providing the supporting portion at the junction of the electrode block and the metal bridge, climbing path of the electrode block on the metal bridge is optimized, electrical connection of the bridging structure becomes more stable and reliable, and antistatic ability of the touch panel is improved.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhixiang Fang, Ming Hu, Taofeng Xie
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Patent number: 9886892Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gate driving circuit, a gate driving method, and a display apparatus. The gate driving circuit comprises a driving control unit and a gate signal generation unit, wherein the driving control unit is configured to generate a driving control signal corresponding to a respective display pattern, and the gate signal generation unit is connected to the driving control unit and is configured to generate a multi-order gate voltage in response to the driving control signal generated by the driving control unit, wherein duration of a low order voltage included in the generated multi-order gate voltage corresponds to the respective display pattern. The gate driving circuit according to the present disclosure can achieve driving for display by using a multi-order gate voltage having a low order voltage in long duration when the corresponding display apparatus is in a flicker pattern, so as to eliminate image flicker.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chunbing Zhang, Yi-Chiang Lai, Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 9886092Abstract: Techniques for haptics for a handheld input apparatus are described. Generally, a handheld input apparatus can be used to provide input to various types of devices. According to various embodiments, a described handheld input apparatus includes a haptic motor for generating different haptic interactions between a tip of the apparatus and an input surface. According to various embodiments, a described handheld input apparatus includes strain sensor for determining different load forces on a tip of the apparatus. In at least some embodiments, a haptic mode for the haptic motor is determined based on load force detected by the strain sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Bradley E. Clements, Perry Hargrave Pierce
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Patent number: 9881580Abstract: A circuit for common electrode voltage generation includes: a VCOM driver configured to output alternating voltage levels at an output thereof, the output being connected to a display panel; a switching circuit with a plurality of inputs and an output, being configured to select one of voltage levels at the inputs at a time and thereby to output alternating voltages levels at the output of the switching circuit; and a stabilizing capacitor with one end connected to the output of the VCOM driver, and the other end connected to the output of the switching circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Solomon Systech LimitedInventors: Zhirong Chen, Wing Chun Chan, Wai Kwong Lee, Choi Wing Siu
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Patent number: 9881196Abstract: A fingerprint sensor and fingerprint sensor system especially for integration in a device having an overlay made of an insulating material comprises a plurality of sensing elements positioned on a first side of the overlay; a plurality of probes positioned in a predetermined pattern defining a fingerprint sensing area on a second side of the overlay, the plurality of probes extending from the first side of the overlay at least partially through the overlay; a plurality of conductor leads on the first side of the overlay interconnecting the plurality of probes with the plurality of sensing elements; a plurality of amplifiers connected to the plurality of sensing elements, the number of amplifiers being less than the number of sensing elements; and an activation circuit connected to the plurality of sensing elements, the activation circuit being adapted to output at least one activation signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: IDEX ASAInventors: Ralph W. Bernstein, Nicolai W. Christie, Geir Ivar Bredholt, Øyvind Sløgedal
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Patent number: 9875709Abstract: The invention provides a GOA circuit for LTPS-TFT, using a resistor (R1) and a tenth TFT (T10) to replace the second capacitor in known technology, and change the diode-style connection of the ninth TFT (T9) in known technology to connect one end of the resistor (R1) to the constant high voltage (VGH) and the other to the gate of the ninth TFT (T9) so that during the output end (G(n)) staying at low, the voltage of the second node (P(n)) follows the (M+1)-th clock signal (CK(M+1)) to switch between high and low, that is, following a fixed frequency to pull down the voltage of the second node (P(n)), prevents the second node from staying at high for long duration and prevents the sixth TFT (T6) and the seventh TFT (T7) from prolonged operation to cause threshold voltage shift and improve GOA circuit stability.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yafeng Li
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Patent number: 9874983Abstract: In a method of capacitive sensing, a first plurality of sensor electrodes of a sensor electrode pattern is coupled, in a first configuration, to input channels of a processing system. The sensor electrode pattern is associated with a sensing region. The first configuration of the first plurality sensor of electrodes is utilized to acquire a measurement of current. A noise environment is determined through analysis of the measurement of current. At least one subset of the first plurality of sensor electrodes is coupled, in a second configuration, to the input channels. The second configuration and the first configuration are different. The second configuration of the first plurality of sensor electrodes is utilized to acquire capacitive resulting signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Derek R. Solven, Matthew Stevenson, Robert J. Bolender, Jonathan Losh
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Patent number: 9864428Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and methods for human-computer interaction are described. An apparatus for human-computer interaction may have one or more processors, multiple sensors to measure motion of a body part of a user, a communication module to communicate with a remote computing device, and an interpretation module to interpret the motion of the body part of the user to be associated with an indication of a user input to the remote computing device. The components may be encased in a body configured to be worn by the user. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: Guangli Zhang
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Patent number: 9847069Abstract: The present invention provides a GOA circuit and a liquid crystal display device. The GOA circuit adds the stage transfer unit (900) and the stage transfer pull-down unit (800) and modifying the global control auxiliary unit (1000) to use the stage transfer end (ST(N)) of the stage transfer unit (900) to output the signal which is different from the scan driving signal to be the stage transfer signal and to use the global control auxiliary unit (1000) to stable the voltage level of the stage transfer end (ST(N)) in the period that the output ends (G(N)) of all the GOA units output the scan driving signal at the same time, the signal outputted by the stage transfer end (ST(N)) is opposite to the voltage level of the scan driving signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Mang Zhao
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Patent number: 9841876Abstract: The invention is directed to an electronic device. The electronic device generates for presentation on a display a user interface including a plurality of content items, a first heading, and a second heading. While the user interface is presented on the display, the electronic device receives input scrolling the plurality of content items. In response to the input, the electronic device scrolls the plurality of content items including: scrolling the first heading with a first content item of the plurality of content items that is currently playing; and scrolling the second heading with a second content item of the plurality of content items that is next in a queue of content items.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Joe Howard, Joshua Mc Glinn, Jonathan Lochhead, Benjamin W. Keighran, William M. Bachman, Elbert D. Chen, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Jennifer L. C. Folse, Lynne Kress, Kory M. Westerhold, Monika E. Gromek, Policarpo Bonilla Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 9836134Abstract: A user can use a stylus to share content between the user's account and second user's account. When the user uses the stylus with a computing device, the stylus can send an identifier to the computing device. The user can also select to share content from the user's account with the second user's account. The computing device can send the identifier of the stylus and a request to share the content with the second user's account to a server that hosts the accounts. The server can associate the content with the second user's account. The server can send the content to the second user's computing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Erik Jacob Olsen, Robert Duane Rost, Brett Ethan Johnson
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Patent number: 9836176Abstract: Provided is an optically transparent conductive material which is suitable as an optically transparent electrode for capacitive touchscreens, the optically transparent conductive material not causing moire even when placed over a liquid crystal display, having a favorably low pattern conspicuousness (non-conspicuousness), and having a high reliability.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS LIMITEDInventors: Takenobu Yoshiki, Kazuhiko Sunada
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Patent number: 9830034Abstract: Reducing power consumption in a touch screen. In some examples, a first level of touch accuracy can be determined, and a first portion of the touch screen can be operated in a first mode corresponding to the first level of touch accuracy. In some examples, a second level of touch accuracy can be determined, and a second portion of the touch screen can be operated in a second mode corresponding to the second level of touch accuracy. The first and/or second levels of touch accuracy can be determined based on an application running on a device including the touch screen and/or a user interface displayed on the touch screen. In some examples, in the first and/or second modes, the respective portions of the touch screen can transition between a touch sensing phase and a display phase at different transition frequencies and/or can sense touch at different ratios of touch sensors.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: SungChang Lee, Chia-Yeh Lee
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Patent number: 9823797Abstract: A touch panel includes a bending region which is at least one region which is bendable in the touch panel based on an axis; a flat region which is a region which is not bendable in the touch panel; a first unit conductive pattern formed in the flat region and configured to sense a touch; and a second unit conductive pattern formed in the bending region and configured to sense the touch. A dimension of the second unit conductive pattern is smaller than that of the first unit conductive pattern due to an opening portion formed in the second unit conductive pattern.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.Inventor: Byung Hoon Song
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Patent number: 9811185Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device comprising a touch sensitive unit and a display unit separated from each other are described. The electronic device includes at least a first display mode, and a second display mode suitable for the touch sensitive unit. The method includes acquiring a third display mode of the display unit at a first timing when the electronic device is turned on; detecting whether the third display mode is the second display mode or not; acquiring coordinates of each point of N points of the display unit and generating a first control instruction, when the third display mode is the second display mode, wherein N is an integer above 2; and performing the first control instruction, to correspond the coordinates of the each point of the N points to coordinates of each touch sensitive point of the touch sensitive unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Mingxu Mao
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Patent number: 9804698Abstract: A touch device including a substrate and a sensing electrode thereon is provided. An insulation layer is disposed on the sensing electrode, wherein the insulation layer includes a first contact via exposing a part of a terminal of the sensing electrode. A trace is disposed on the insulation layer and electrically connected to the terminal of the sensing electrode through the first contact via. A corner in the first contact via includes a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge, wherein the second edge is disposed between the first edge and the third edge. The first edge and the second edge include a first angle therebetween of greater than 90 degrees, and the second edge and the third edge include a second angle therebetween of greater than 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Chuan-Chi Chien, Chia-Hsiung Chang, Yang-Chen Chen