Patents Examined by Fred Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10120501
    Abstract: A touch implementation method and device and an electronic device are provided, and the method includes: displaying N calibration points for user touch by a display screen of an electronic device; acquiring first coordinates of the N calibration points for user touch; acquiring second coordinates of the N calibration points; and calculating a mapping parameter between a first coordinate of a point and a second coordinate of the point according to the first coordinates of the N calibration points and the second coordinates of the N calibration points. The mapping parameter is configured for acquiring a first coordinate of a touch point touched by the user upon a user touching the display screen. Embodiments of present disclosure can reduce the cost of the electronic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xingxing Zhao
  • Patent number: 10121403
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gate turn on voltage compensating circuit, a display panel, a driving method and a display apparatus thereof. The gate turn on voltage compensating circuit includes a voltage generation module, a clock control module and a chamfering module. The voltage generation module is used for correspondingly outputting generated first voltage signal and second voltage signal to a first voltage input terminal and a second voltage input terminal of the chamfering module; the clock control module is used for controlling the chamfering module to output corresponding chamfered voltage signals in the corresponding time periods, so that the chamfering depths of gate turn on voltage signals input correspondingly to respective gate drive chips in different time periods are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xu Lu, Yih Jen Hsu, Fei Shang, Haijun Qiu, Lijun Xiao, Shuai Hou
  • Patent number: 10114468
    Abstract: A method for evaluating gestures based on data of a sensor having lateral drift-field photodetector diodes (LDPD) diodes, the method includes sequentially measuring first, extraneous light in order to obtain two dimensional (2D) data in the form of reflectance data; measuring second, laser light in order to obtain three dimensional (3D) data in the form of distance data; measuring third, residual light; obtaining movement artifacts in the 2D and/or 3D data which were caused by residual charges in a moved object; detecting a movement by processing the movement artifacts; and evaluating the detected movement with regards to a possible gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Ette, Volker Wintsche
  • Patent number: 10109224
    Abstract: Assemblies for creating graphic displays and art are disclosed. The assemblies include at least one vehicle that is capable of flight; a series of light emitting elements independently affixed to the vehicle or mounted to one or more radially extending elements; an axis around which the radially extending elements are configured to rotate; and at least one motor that is configured to cause the axis and the radially extending elements to rotate. Rotation of the radially extending elements generates a graphic display produced by the light emitting elements (through a “persistence of vision” optical illusion). Methods of using such assemblies are also disclosed, such as methods for producing a graphic display (including aggregated graphic displays), methods for creating three-dimensional structures, and methods for camouflaging aerial vehicles and other objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Inventors: Jayant Ratti, Steven Chan
  • Patent number: 10101814
    Abstract: A system providing various improved perceptions techniques for haptic feedback above interactive surfaces that require no contact with either tools, attachments or the surface itself is described. A range of receptors in a perceiving member which is part of the human body is identified to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback. A vibration frequency that is in the range of the receptors in the perceiving member is chosen and dynamically altered to create substantially uniformly perceivable feedback throughout the receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ultrahaptics IP Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, William Thierry Alain Frier
  • Patent number: 10095321
    Abstract: A computer mouse capable of restraining rebound force includes a main body, a circuit board, a switch module, a button and an elastic element. The circuit board and the switch module are assembled in a receiving space of the main body. The button is movably disposed on a top board of the main body in an up-and-down manner. The elastic element is disposed between the top board and the button and close to a free end of the button. The elastic element has a first end which is abutted against the top board of main body and a second end which is abutted against an inner side of the button. Thus, the elastic element can restrain the rebound force when the button is pressed, and the button can be clicked exactly without generating a double-click event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: DEXIN ELECTRONIC LTD., DEXIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ho-Lung Lu, Yen-Yao Lai
  • Patent number: 10088928
    Abstract: An input/output device for a motor vehicle includes a base area and at least one local elevation adjoining the same. The base area is preferably enclosed by and/or integrally formed with the local elevation(s). The local elevation(s) includes a touch-sensitive surface for inputting control element actuating information for the motor vehicle by touching, (e.g., manually sliding) the fixed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Holger Weyer
  • Patent number: 10078250
    Abstract: A driving method for pixel is configured to drive a first pixel and a second pixel. The driving method includes that a first output gray value of the first pixel and a second output gray value of the second pixel are set according to saturation. The saturation is decided according to an input gray value. The first pixel and second pixel are driven according to the first output gray value and the second output gray value. When the saturation is within a first value range or a third value range, the difference between the first output gray value and the second output gray value is less than the difference between the first output gray value and the second output gray value, when the saturation is within a second value range. The second value range is between the first value range and the third value range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventors: Hung-Shiang Ruan, Chien-Wen Chen, Chen-Hsien Liao, Jenn-Jia Su
  • Patent number: 10078994
    Abstract: A voltage generating circuit includes: a first output voltage generator to receive an input voltage, to output a first output voltage, to compare the input voltage with a first reference voltage, and to stop the output of the first output voltage according to the comparison; and a second output voltage generator to receive the input voltage, to output a second output voltage, to compare the input voltage with a second reference voltage, and to stop the output of the second output voltage according to the comparison. The first output voltage generator is to compare first reference voltage data with second reference voltage data, and to change the first reference voltage according to the comparison. The second output voltage generator is to compare the first reference voltage data with the second reference voltage data, and to change the second reference voltage according to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jundal Kim, Du-hyun Kim, Jaiho Kim, Boram Shin, Hyunkyu Jo
  • Patent number: 10073516
    Abstract: Inertial sensors within a head mounted display are used to track movement of the head mounted display. The tracked movement of the head mounted display is correlated to an action within a virtual reality scene that is currently displayed to a user wearing the head mounted display. The action within the virtual reality scene is based on a context of the virtual reality scene that is currently displayed. The detected movement of the head mounted display can be combined with other sensor data, such as gaze detection data, to determine the action within the virtual reality scene. In this manner, movements of the user as detected using the inertial sensors within the head mounted display are used as inputs to cause actions within the current context of the virtual reality scene as displayed within the head mounted display to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Larsen, Frederick Umminger, Xiaoyong Ye, Noam Rimon, Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Xia Lou
  • Patent number: 10073521
    Abstract: Disclosed is an application interface that takes into account the user's gaze direction relative to who is speaking in an interactive multi-participant environment where audio-based contextual information and/or visual-based semantic information is being presented. Among these various implementations, two different types of microphone array devices (MADs) may be used. The first type of MAD is a steerable microphone array (a.k.a. a steerable array) which is worn by a user in a known orientation with regard to the user's eyes, and wherein multiple users may each wear a steerable array. The second type of MAD is a fixed-location microphone array (a.k.a. a fixed array) which is placed in the same acoustic space as the users (one or more of which are using steerable arrays).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Jongwon Shin, Erik Visser
  • Patent number: 10068520
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an organic light-emitting display panel and a driving method thereof, and an organic light-emitting display device. The organic light-emitting display panel comprises a pixel array, a plurality of pixel driving circuits, a plurality of reference voltage signal lines and a plurality of data voltage signal lines. The plurality of pixel driving circuits include a first, second and third pixel driving circuits, the first pixel driving circuit and the second pixel driving circuit are adjacent to each other in a row direction of the pixel array, and the second pixel driving circuit and the third pixel driving circuit are adjacent to each other in the row direction of the pixel array. The first pixel driving circuit and the second pixel driving circuit share one reference voltage signal line, and the second pixel driving circuit and the third pixel driving circuit share one data voltage signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongxu Xiang, Yue Li, Dong Qian, Gang Liu
  • Patent number: 10056029
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided in which photodetectors disposed throughout a display are used to control the display brightness. The photodetectors are to be used for ambient light sensing, proximity sensing, or to compensate for aging OLEDs. In some embodiments, photodiodes are fabricated with OLEDs during the TFT fabrication process. In some embodiments, the photodetectors may be disposed throughout the display in zones containing OLEDs. The photodetectors are used to control the display brightness and color for the OLEDs in areas around each photodetector based on ambient light, aging, and/or nearby objects. A controller makes driving strength adjustments to the OLEDs in each zone independent of other zones. Photodetectors disposed throughout the display may improve proximity sensing and provide additional functionality to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Brian Lynch, Paul Stephen Drzaic, Benjamin Mark Rappoport, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, John Patrick Ternus, Scott A. Myers
  • Patent number: 10055063
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a tablet computer, which in turn includes a touch sensor, a sensor detector, and a processor. The sensor detector is configured to communicate with the touch sensor, and to detect a first fingerprint on the touch sensor. The processor is configured to communicate with the sensor detector, to determine that the first fingerprint is within a first zone of the touch sensor, to match the first fingerprint to a stored fingerprint for the first zone of the touch sensor, to determine a first input function associated with the first fingerprint based on the first fingerprint matching the stored fingerprint for the first zone, and to execute the first input function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Travis C. North, Austin M. Shelnutt, Christopher M. Helberg
  • Patent number: 10048807
    Abstract: A touch control detecting method applied to an electronic apparatus comprising an image sensor. The touch control detecting method comprises: (a) capturing a plurality of sensing images via the image sensor; and (b) determining if an object performs a predetermined touch control operation to the electronic apparatus, according to a brightness variation tendency of the sensing images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Guo-Zhen Wang, Shih-Feng Chen, Han-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 10042471
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an interface system includes a touch panel, a pattern detecting unit, and an identification information acquisition unit. The touch panel supports a multi-touch input. The pattern detecting unit detects a pressing pattern of a pressing portion having a predetermined shape that is provided on a mounted portion of a predetermined object to be mounted on the touch panel. The identification information acquisition unit acquires information indicated by the pressing pattern to be detected by the pattern detecting unit as identification information of the object mounted on the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takahisa Hirano
  • Patent number: 10042473
    Abstract: A device having a display and a user interface incorporating buttons, switches or keys that may be programmable for various functions related to the purpose of the device and its display. The keys may be programmed for virtually any functions available to or on the device. Also, some or all of the keys may be reprogrammed for other or new functions. The device may be programmed by the user with the keys on the device to obtain a custom design having functions assigned to the keys according to a particular design, desire or choice of the user. The keys may be situated on an area having touch sensitive technology such that touching a particular key will call forth a function that is assigned to the key. The keys may be in a touch sensitive area apart from the display or be fully or in partly on a touch sensitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ondrej Ficner, William Bray, Petr Hanel, Milan Kostelecky, Cory Grabinger
  • Patent number: 10042221
    Abstract: A pixel electrode is formed on a TFT substrate, and a gate insulating film is formed thereon. On the gate insulating film, formed is an inorganic passivation film, on which a common electrode having slits is formed. Through-holes are formed in the gate insulating film at areas where the pixel electrode faces the common electrode, and the pixel electrode is not connected to a source electrode in the through-hole. The through-holes are filled with the inorganic passivation film, and the common electrode is formed on the inorganic passivation film at a position corresponding to each through-hole. The pixel electrode faces the common electrode at the position through not the gate insulating film but only the inorganic passivation film, and thus the pixel capacity can be increased. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent changes in the electric potential of the pixel electrode caused by ON/OFF operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takahiro Nagami
  • Patent number: 10042545
    Abstract: Techniques for a touch input in a circuit board are described. In at least some embodiments, a touch input device is integrated into a circuit board of an apparatus. For instance, a touch interaction region of the touch input device is formed by cutting and/or etching a portion of the circuit board such that the touch interaction region is moveable with respect to adjacent portions of the circuit board. According to one or more embodiments, a touch input device includes a switch such that movement of the touch interaction region actuates the switch to generate a click input event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaoyue Xie, Rahul Marwah, John Jacob Nelson, Ivan Andrew McCracken, David Otto Whitt, III
  • Patent number: 10032427
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a gate driving method of a pixel transistor and a gate drive circuit, as well as a display device including the gate drive circuit, which falls within the field of display technology. The method comprises the steps of: a gate drive circuit outputting a preset first voltage to a gate driving line of a pixel row prior to a transistor turn-on time of the pixel row, wherein the first voltage is greater than a transistor turn-off voltage; and the gate drive circuit outputting a transistor turn-on voltage to the gate driving line of the pixel row when it reaches the transistor turn-on time. Use of the present invention can improve the accuracy of pixel display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weihao Hu, Yanping Liao, Luqiang Guo, Wengang Su