Patents Examined by Fred Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10884527
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a display area and a non-display area and further includes a touch electrode layer; wherein a plurality of sensing electrodes is configured in the electrode layer; wherein each sensing electrode extends from the display area to the non-display area and is coupled to a driver chip via a connection structure; wherein the connection structure locates in the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Yu Lin, Tsun-Sen Lin
  • Patent number: 10872571
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer a base layer in which a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area are defined, the display area including a first display area and a second display area, a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area, a scan driving circuit which is disposed in the non-display area, receives a reference voltage from an outside, and outputs a scan signal to the pixels, a first compensation electrode which is disposed in the non-display area and receives the reference voltage, and a first compensation wiring electrically connected to pixels disposed in the second display area among the plurality of pixels, and extending to the non-display area and overlapping the first compensation electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-hyun Noh, Yongsung Park
  • Patent number: 10871859
    Abstract: A touch control device, electronic apparatus and control method thereof. The touch control device includes a processor and a plurality of transceivers disposed in an array. The transceivers is used to transmit ultrasonic waves and receive ultrasonic waves that are reflected back, and directions in which the plurality of transceivers transmits the ultrasonic waves are parallel to one another. The processor is connected to each transceiver and used to determine a touch control signal in accordance with at least one of a time difference between time at which each transceiver transmits the ultrasonic waves and time at which each transceiver receives the ultrasonic waves and an intensity difference between the transmitted and received ultrasonic waves, and to control the touch control device in accordance with the touch control signal, in which the touch control signal comprises at least one of an operation instruction and user fingerprint information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yangkun Jing, Hongguang Guo, Jia Ding
  • Patent number: 10845984
    Abstract: A method of sending a touch message comprises recording a touch area on a touch receiving surface of a first device; recording a response to be triggered upon touch of a touch receiving surface within the touch area; forming a message comprising the recorded touch area and the response; transmitting the message from the first device to a second device; receiving a touch on a touch receiving surface of the second device; and checking that the touch is within the touch area and in that event triggering the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Touchgram PTY LTD
    Inventor: Andrew Dent
  • Patent number: 10839771
    Abstract: In one example, a system for driving current includes a digital pulse density modulation circuit to provide an output in response to pixel data. The system also includes an analog circuit to drive current to increase a brightness in one or more light-emitting diodes in response to the output from the digital pulse density modulation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Prakash K. Radhakrishnan, Khaled Ahmed
  • Patent number: 10824324
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The panel includes a first metal layer formed on a substrate, a first insulation layer formed on the first metal layer, a second metal layer formed on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer formed on the second metal layer, and an electrode layer formed on the second insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sikun Hao
  • Patent number: 10809555
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a force sensing device includes a first insulating layer, a first electrode layer on the first insulating layer, a second electrode layer provided in opposition to the first electrode layer, and an elastic layer held between one or both of the first insulating layer and the first electrode layer, and the second electrode layer, and configured to prevent the first and second electrode layers from coming into contact with each other even while allowing the first and second electrode layers to get close to each other. When the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer is pressed, the pressing force is sensed on the basis of a variation in the capacitance between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakamori, Ken Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 10802623
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communicator configured to perform communication with an external device, a display configured to display a UI (User Interface) element in a screen, and a processor. The processor receives through the communicator, touch panel information of the external device and first data according to a first input of a user detected on the touch panel of the external device, and changes a location of the UI element displayed on the screen based on the touch panel information and the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-mook Choi, Chun-woo Park, Min-jae Shin
  • Patent number: 10802644
    Abstract: A touch-screen/gesture based keyboard using gestures on defined zones for providing keyboard input that is simplified to accommodate a small area, doesn't require eye-hand coordination, and can be used with as few as one finger on the same hand holding the device, without looking or employed in Virtual or Augmented applications. The inventive device includes a software application running on a position and movement detection device to provide keyboard operations. The app is a code that runs on a computer device and provides for zones that are monitored for movement, applying that movement to a prescribed chart and delivering the resulting feedback as keystrokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventor: Wayne Rasanen
  • Patent number: 10795484
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a force touch structure and a display device. The force touch structure includes a force sensor and a reference layer. A capacitor is formed between the force sensor and the reference layer, the force sensor includes a first pattern layer and a second pattern layer, and the second pattern layer includes a heat dissipation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Meizhu Zheng
  • Patent number: 10797125
    Abstract: A display may have display driver circuitry. Signal routing lines may supply multiplexed signals from the display driver circuitry to demultiplexer circuitry. The demultiplexer circuitry may provide corresponding demultiplexed signals to the pixels over signal routing lines. The demultiplexer circuitry may have demultiplexer circuit blocks such as 1:N demultiplexer circuit blocks. Each of the demultiplexer circuit blocks may have the same area and layout. The demultiplexer circuit blocks may run across the width of the display. A first portion of the demultiplexer circuit blocks may extend in a straight line parallel to an edge of the active area. A second portion of the demultiplexer circuit blocks may be arranged in a staircase pattern that angles away from the first portion of demultiplexer circuit blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ho Yu, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Shin-Hung Yeh, Sungki Lee, Ting-Kuo Chang, Yu Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 10788932
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a touch detection device includes: first detectors that output first signal values corresponding to contact of detection target objects with first regions; at least one second detector that outputs at least one second signal value corresponding to at least one first force applied by the detection target objects to press at least one second region corresponding to the first regions; and a controller that calculates at least one third signal value corresponding to at least one second force applied by at least one of the detection target objects to the at least one second region, based on the first signal values, the at least one second signal value, and at least one reference value corresponding to a third force per at least one of the first signal values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Iuchi, Masahiro Togashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Michio Yamamoto, Tatsunori Nagai
  • Patent number: 10784320
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same, which prevent lateral current leakage by providing a bank with a metal pattern so as to realize electrical separation of a common layer formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Hyung Park, Jin-Ho Park, Ki-Min Lim
  • Patent number: 10775883
    Abstract: An information processing method, an information processing apparatus and a user equipment are provided. A method comprises: acquiring eye movement information related to that at least one eye of a user gazes a user equipment; and determining relative movement information of the user equipment relative to the head of the user at least according to a non-saccade eye movement part in the eye movement information. Relative movement between a user equipment and the head of a user can be determined according to a non-saccade eye movement part(s) of eye movement information related to the user gazes the user equipment, providing a basis for increasing the accuracy of compensation corresponding to the relative movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Dayong Ding
  • Patent number: 10775895
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-pressure interaction on touch-sensitive surfaces are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment of a method comprises receiving a first sensor signal from a touch-sensitive input device in response to a first contact of a first object on the touch-sensitive input device, the first sensor signal comprising a first location and a first pressure of the first contact, receiving a second sensor signal from the touch-sensitive input device in response to a second contact of a second object on the touch-sensitive input device substantially simultaneously with the first contact, the second sensor signal comprising a second location of the second contact and a second pressure of the second contact, generating a signal based at least in part on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, the signal configured to cause a haptic effect, and outputting the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Danny Grant, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Ali Modarres
  • Patent number: 10775933
    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. The predetermined touch control operation is a long press operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Guo-Zhen Wang, Shih-Feng Chen, Han-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 10761635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch display device, a back light unit, and a flexible printed circuit. The present invention improves a structure of a flexible printed circuit that outputs a force driving signal so as to be suitable for a structure included in the touch display device. Thus, an example of the present invention is a touch display device including a compact signal transmission path. Further, a force electrode and the flexible printed circuit are configured as one body to transmit a force driving signal to the force electrode through a signal line in the flexible printed circuit. Thus, an example of the present invention is a touch display device that can stably apply a force driving signal through a compact signal transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungjae Park, TaeWoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10761620
    Abstract: An electronic pen includes an ink writing section including a core body and an ink holding section configured to hold an ink that is supplied to the core body, a circuit board, a transmission section which, in operation, transmits a signal, a connection member including a first side that holds an end portion of the ink writing section, on a side of the ink writing section opposite to the core body, and a second side that holds a first end portion of the circuit board, a pen pressure detector provided adjacent to a second end portion of the circuit board, and a casing configured to accommodate the ink writing section, the connection member, the circuit board and the pen pressure detector such that a tip portion of the core body protrudes from the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takenori Kaneda, Kenichi Ninomiya, Kohei Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10761645
    Abstract: A sensing device is provided. The sensing device includes at least one first receiving electrode, a plurality of first electrodes, and at least one second electrode. The first receiving electrode extends in a first direction. The first electrodes are connected electrically by a first signal line. The width of each first electrode is larger than a width of the first signal line. The first signal line passes through the first electrodes. The first signal line and the first electrodes are overlapped. The first electrodes have a first voltage level. The second electrode has a second voltage level. The first electrodes and the second electrode are disposed on the same row which extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first voltage level is different from the second voltage level. The first signal line crosses the first receiving electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Martin John Edwards
  • Patent number: 10742308
    Abstract: An interface device configured to interface with one or more aircraft avionics data systems and an antenna. The interface device includes a radio and at least one computing device that are housed inside an enclosure. The radio is connected to the antenna. The radio is configured to transmit outgoing messages and to receive incoming messages via the antenna. The at least one computing device is configured to send the outgoing messages to the radio for transmission by the radio via the antenna and to receive the incoming messages from the radio. The radio may be a very high frequency (“VHF”) transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SPECTRALUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald Abeel, Steinarr Bragason, Tony Monroe Bragg, Douglas W. Daman, Brian DeHart, James Dooley, Justin Grimes, David E. Hiney, Timothy Hong, Drew Johnson, Paul Newby, James A. Reynolds, Bryan L. Sammons, Thomas Ogle Shafer, Frank E. Hummel, Andy R. Hill