Patents Examined by Elliott Deaderick
  • Patent number: 9691542
    Abstract: An inductor configured to be mounted on a printed circuit board is provided. The inductor includes a drum core including a cylindrical body and first and second flanges extending from opposite ends of the cylindrical body, a coil wound around the cylindrical body, a plurality of pins on which opposite ends of the coil are wound, wherein each of the plurality of pins has one end fixed to the second flange and another end configured to be fixed to the printed circuit board, and at least one projection which protrudes from the second flange and is configured to support the inductor to stand vertically on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong-il Kang
  • Patent number: 9671871
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of recognizing a gesture uses an infrared ray. The apparatus for recognizing a gesture, includes a sensing unit which detects a gesture using an infrared sensor to obtain a sensing value from the sensing result; a control unit which performs gesture recognition to which an intention of a user is reflected in accordance with a predetermined recognizing mode based on the obtained sensing value; and a storing unit which stores the predetermined recognizing mode when the gesture recognition set in advance by the user is performed. The predetermined recognizing mode includes a first recognizing mode in which the gesture is directly recognized and a second recognizing mode in which the gesture is recognized after recognizing a hold motion for determining start of the gesture recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chan Hee Park
  • Patent number: 9671828
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a terminal body; a display located on a first side of the terminal body, the display including a plurality of areas; a first touch sensor located at the display; a second touch sensor located on a second side of the terminal body, the second side being an opposite side of the first side; and a controller configured to cause the display to display screen information in response to preset touches including a first touch applied to a first touch region of the first touch sensor and a second touch applied to a second touch region of the second touch sensor, wherein the screen information and an area of the display on which the screen information is displayed are determined based on which one of the plurality of areas the first touch region corresponds to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seojin Lee, Choonghwan Shin, Samsick Kim, Donghwan Yu
  • Patent number: 9632311
    Abstract: A head-up display system for display on a windowpane includes: an image-generating display device configured to generate an image; and an optical system configured to deflect the generated image onto the windowpane. The image-generating display device is an electronic paper display device, the electronic paper display device including a curved image-generating surface having a curvature, the curvature of the image-generating surface being adjustable to adjust the curvature of the image-generating surface so as to compensate for image distortion occurring due to a curvature of the windowpane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Andrei Pasca
  • Patent number: 9633608
    Abstract: In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is configured to display a first image having a first luminance and wherein the second region is configured to display a second image having a second luminance. The display device also includes a panel driver configured to drive the first region at a first frequency and the second region at a second frequency less than the first frequency and a luminance compensator configured to compensate for the difference between the first and second luminances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Hwan Shin
  • Patent number: 9626741
    Abstract: Systems and methods dynamically configure a display (104) of an electronic device (102) to a desired display resolution and/or a magnification factor without noticeable impact on the user viewing experience. According to certain aspects, the distance between a user (100) and the display is measured (1002), and the desired display resolution is determined (1006) based on the distance. If a user is exhibiting (1008, 1010) symptoms of presbyopia, a magnification factor may be determined (1012). A request indicating the desired display resolution and/or magnification factor is transmitted (1016) to a server that supplies images, such as pictures or videos. The image is received (1018) from the server and displayed (1020) on the display. A focus area distance and/or a pupil orientation of the user may also influence the desired display resolution. Bandwidth, processing, and power savings may result through the use of these systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Martin R. Pais, Sylvia Chen
  • Patent number: 9606635
    Abstract: A wearable interactive device, such as a wearable identity badge is disclosed. When a user moves the device, such as to position a display (e.g., part) of the device a sensed distance at a sensed horizontal and vertical angle, the device outputs content that is based on the position. Context data also may be used in determining the content to output, as well as any other sensed data that may be available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Hodges, Norman Timo Pohl, John Helmes, Nicolas Villar Martinez, Timothy S. Paek, Johnson Tan Apacible
  • Patent number: 9589526
    Abstract: A pixel for a display device includes a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a switching transistor coupled between a data line and the first and second pixel areas. The first pixel area includes a first threshold compensation point and the second pixel area includes a second threshold compensation point. The first threshold compensation point has a turn-on period different from a turn-on period of the second threshold compensation point, and at least one of the first pixel area or the second pixel area includes an organic light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwang-Sub Shin
  • Patent number: 9588618
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a touch sensing method of a display device. The display device includes a timing controller temporally dividing one frame period and driving a display panel such that a display mode for displaying an image in the display panel and a touch mode for sensing a user's touch are alternately driven, and a touch sensing unit detecting the user's touch with a touch raw data difference between adjacent touch sensing blocks in the touch mode. In the display mode, the touch sensing unit generates a display compensation value for compensating for an error of the touch raw data due to a differential of display data applied to the adjacent touch sensing blocks to detect the user's touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Han Lee, Sung Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 9583067
    Abstract: The LCD device comprises a plurality of scan groups and a plurality of data electrodes; each scan group comprises a plurality of scan electrodes. The driving method comprises the following steps. First the scan driving circuit provides a plurality of scan signals to the plurality of scan electrodes of the plurality of scan groups, respectively. Each scan signal includes at least a select signal, at least a non-select signal, at least a select cycle, and at least a non-select cycle. The select signal is located in the select cycle, while the non-select signal, the non-select cycle. When an Nth scan electrode is located in the select cycle, an (N?1)th or (N+1)th scan electrode of the plurality of scan electrodes is located in the non-select cycle. Then, the data driving circuit provides a data signal to each of the data electrodes according to a plurality of display data for driving the LCD device to display an image by using the plurality of scan signals and the plurality of data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chen-Yuan Yang, Kuo Ching Yen
  • Patent number: 9569899
    Abstract: A method detects a real object with a wearable electronic device and displays a virtual image of the real object with the real object on a display of the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device displays movement of the virtual image of the real object to show a task to be completed and detects a completion of the task. The wearable electronic device moves, in response to the virtual image of the real object no longer being within a field of view of the wearable electronic device, the virtual image of the real object to an opposite side of the real object such that the virtual image of the real object is within the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Patent number: 9571714
    Abstract: A method of automatically activating a camera application implemented in a mobile device in locked mode starts with the processor receiving a first signal from an accelerometer. The device's processor activates the camera application when the processor determines that the mobile device has remained in a stationary portrait or landscape position for a period of time based on the first signal. Activating the camera application includes signaling by the processor to the display device to display a camera screen from a locked screen. The processor may also receive a second signal from a proximity sensor that detects presence of a nearby object to the mobile device. When the processor determines that there is presence of the nearby object to the mobile device based on the second signal, the mobile device remains in locked mode and the processor does not activate the camera application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Conrad A. Shultz
  • Patent number: 9569025
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device has a touch controller with at least one input, a liquid crystal display (LCD) controller with a plurality of outputs, an external interface comprising a plurality of external pins, and a multiplexer operable in a first mode to connect the plurality of external pins with the plurality of outputs of the LCD controller and in a second mode to connect at least one of the plurality of external pins with the touch controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Keith Edwin Curtis
  • Patent number: 9547336
    Abstract: A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a body having a front surface and a rear surface, a display unit disposed on the front surface, a cover formed to allow at least part thereof to cover the front or rear surface, a window portion provided on the cover to expose at least part of the display unit in a state that the cover covers the front surface, and expose at least part of the rear surface in a state that the cover covers the rear surface, and a sensor unit provided with at least one sensor disposed at an edge portion of the window portion, wherein the sensor unit senses a user motion with respect to an inner side of the window portion in a state that the cover covers the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seojin Lee, Samsick Kim, Donghwan Yu, Sooyoung Her, Jeongyun Heo, Hyungtae Jang, Taekon Lee, Jinhae Choi
  • Patent number: 9535518
    Abstract: A capacitive touch screen panel and a mobile device with the panel are provided. The touch screen panel includes a glass cover for transmitting light and protecting the touch screen panel, a sensor sheet that forms an electrode pattern including first and second electrodes on the upper surface which is attached on the lower surface of the glass cover, and a noise shield sheet, coated on the lower surface of the sensor sheet, for allowing the transmission of light and blocking noise flowing to the electrode pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Goo Kang, Jung Won Kim, Ji Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9520086
    Abstract: A power voltage generating apparatus supplies a power voltage to a plurality of pixel circuits of a display apparatus. The power voltage generating apparatus includes: a high voltage converter to generate a high voltage; a low voltage converter to generate a low voltage; a switching circuit to alternately output the high voltage and the low voltage at a power voltage terminal as the power voltage; and a discharging unit coupled to the power voltage terminal and configured to discharge the power voltage terminal until a voltage output is converted from the high voltage to the low voltage by using the switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Man Bae, Byeong-Doo Kang, Jin-Woo Kim, Kyoung-Jin Park
  • Patent number: 9514674
    Abstract: A display device includes a driving transistor in a pixel circuit. A signal line is connected to a source or drain of the driving transistor. The source or drain of the driving transistor receives a power source voltage, an initialization voltage, and a data voltage through the signal line during different periods of operation. The periods of operation include an emission and non-emission periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kumeta, Takeshi Okuno, Eiji Kanda, Ryo Ishii, Naoaki Komiya
  • Patent number: 9489705
    Abstract: A display device and a method for displaying an image are proposed. The first TFT and the second TFT are connected to a scan line and a data line. The first TFT and the second TFT are connected to a first sub-pixel area and a second sub-pixel area respectively. A switch unit is used for turning on/off a first current channel when the display panel is under 2D/3D display mode. The switch unit includes a third TFT for receiving a first control signal and turning a first current channel on or off according to the first control signal, and a fourth TFT for receiving a second control signal and the first control signal and providing the third TFT with the first control signal according to the second control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Wu, Wei Fu
  • Patent number: 9423886
    Abstract: A computing device having multiple sensors can operate in different modes, wherein each mode causes data captured by different sensors to be transmitted to a processing component for analysis. In one example, a computing device includes one or more pairs of image sensors. Each pair can be configured such that the transmit lines of the sensors are selectively connected to a host processor or other such component. When in a normal operational mode, the switch can be configured to cause data captured by a first image sensor to be transmitted to a receive input of the host processor. When image data from a second image sensor is to be analyzed, the switch can be adjusted such that the device operates in a bypass mode, such that only data from the second image sensor is received and analyzed by the host processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Smita Neglur, Aleksandar Pance
  • Patent number: 9411411
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a touch recognition unit provided on at least one side of the frame; a sensing unit that detects where the frame is worn; and a controller that detects, through the sensing unit, at least one of a first position where the frame is worn on the user's head, a second position where the frame is worn around the user's neck, and a third position where the frame is separate from the user, detects a touch input on the touch recognition unit, and controls call-related operations based on at least either the detected position where the frame is worn or the detected touch input. Accordingly, a variety of call-related or multimedia data-related functions can be used efficiently by changing the position where a frame wearable around the neck or on the head is worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Taewoo Roh