Patents Examined by Hang Lin
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Patent number: 12711885Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic device including a flexible display, an operation method, and a storage medium. According to an embodiment, an electronic device may control the display module to display a first task bar and respective screens of a plurality of running applications on the first display in an unfolded state of the housing. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may generate at least one icon related to the plurality of applications for continuous use of the plurality of screens based on a partial area of the housing being in a folded state. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may control the display module to display at least one screen among the plurality of screens and a second task bar including at least one icon on the second display in the folded state. Other embodiments are possible. Other embodiments are also possible.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2025Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngseung Seo, Sangheon Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Myoungwoo Nam, Minjeong Moon, Taeyong Moon, Chanpyo Park, Bona Lee, Yunsung Choi, Jiwoo Lee, Yeunwook Lim
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Patent number: 12704901Abstract: Bending data is used to facilitate tracking operations of an extended reality (XR) device, such as hand tracking or other object tracking operations. The XR device obtains bending data indicative of bending of the XR device to accommodate a body part of a user wearing the XR device. The XR device determines, based on the bending data, whether to use previously identified biometric data in a tracking operation. A mode of the XR device is selected based on this determination. The XR device performs the tracking operation based on the selected mode. The selected mode may be a first mode in which the previously identified biometric data is used in the tracking operation or a second mode which does not apply previously identified biometric data in the tracking operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2025Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Thomas Faeulhammer, Matthias Kalkgruber, Thomas Muttenthaler, Tiago Miguel Pereira Torres, Daniel Wolf
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Patent number: 12700369Abstract: A display substrate includes a first display region and a second display region located at at least one side of the first display region, a light transmittance of the first display region is greater than that of the second display region. The first display region is provided with first light emitting devices, the second display region is provided with first pixel driving circuits, second pixel driving circuits, and second light emitting devices. The first pixel driving circuit drives the first light emitting device, and the second pixel driving circuit drives the second light emitting device. The second display region further includes initialization signal lines respectively connected with the first pixel driving circuits and the second pixel driving circuits and apply initialization signals thereto. The first pixel driving circuit and the second pixel driving circuit are respectively connected to different initialization signal lines.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2025Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhuoran Yan, Ni Yang, Yuanjie Xu, Lili Du, Yudiao Cheng, Qiwei Wang
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Patent number: 12699271Abstract: A retinal projection device includes: a projector module including a light source that emits laser light and a movable mirror that performs scanning with the laser light; a reflector that projects an image onto a retina of a user wearing the near eye wearable device by reflecting the laser light having passed through the movable mirror and irradiating the retina with reflected light; and a controller that determines an irradiation range of the reflector to be irradiated with the laser light in accordance with a position of a pupil of the user and controls the projector module to irradiate the irradiation range with the laser light. The reflector includes a plurality of unit regions provided along a surface of a lens of the near eye wearable device, and the surface faces an eyeball of the user. The irradiation range is a part of the plurality of unit regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2025Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohito Mizuno, Hideaki Fukuzawa, Kit Chu Lam
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Patent number: 12699452Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining an eye position and/or eye gesture, in particular for use in controlling a function of an application system, in particular a wearable. The method includes (i) recording a profile of at least one EEG signal over time by way of a contact electrode in order to obtain a signal time series of the at least one EEG signal, (ii) providing input data sets from a signal block which arises from the signal time series, for successive time windows, and (iii) evaluating the input data sets in a data-based eye movement model in order to obtain the eye position or eye gesture, the eye movement model being formed using a neural network with one or more recurrent layers, in particular a respective LSTM layer or GRU layer or a transformer layer, and one or more neuron layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christoph Wieland, Daniela Zoeller-Borst, Victor Pankratius
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Patent number: 12700366Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver and an emission driver. The display panel includes a pixel. The gate driver is configured to output a gate signal to the pixel. The data driver is configured to output a data voltage to the pixel. The emission driver is configured to output an emission signal to the pixel. The pixel includes a light emitting element, a driving switching element configured to apply a driving current to the light emitting element and a bias switching element configured to apply a bias voltage to the driving switching element. The display apparatus increases a level of the bias voltage when a duration of a light emission time of the pixel is increased.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2025Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sehyuk Park, Youngha Sohn, Jin-Wook Yang, Donggyu Lee, Jae-Hyeon Jeon
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Patent number: 12694845Abstract: A response speed evaluation system for a display device includes the display device configured to display a dynamic video, and to display a static image generated based on input grayscales of the dynamic video, a luminance measurer configured to measure a luminance of the static images, to measure a luminance of the dynamic video, to generate static image graphs based on the luminance of the static images, and to generate a dynamic video graph based on the luminance of the dynamic video, and a response speed evaluator configured to generate an input graph based on the static image graphs, to generate an output graph based on the dynamic video graph, and to compare the input graph and the output graph to evaluate a response speed of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2025Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Yeol Yeom, Hyosun Kim, Yongwoo Yi
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Patent number: 12693738Abstract: Augmented and/or virtual reality (AR/VR), near-eye display devices that implement eye tracking via dense point cloud scanning are disclosed. In examples, an eye tracking system for an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) display device comprises a light beam emission and sensor element located in a first location of the display device to emit a light beam. The eye tracking system may comprises a redirection element located in a second location of the display device to redirect the light beam to illuminate one of line-of-sight and a field-of-view (FOV) of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2025Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Youmin Wang, Ehsan Vadiee, Mohamed Tarek Ahmed El-Haddad
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Patent number: 12682794Abstract: An arithmetic processing device, an imaging device, and a head mounted system are provided. The arithmetic processing device includes a first circuit board, a processor, and a first re-driving circuit. The first circuit board has a first transmission interface. The processor is installed on the first circuit board and configured to evaluate transmission quality of a transmission signal transmitted through the first transmission interface. The first re-driving circuit is installed on the first circuit board and coupled between the processor and the first transmission interface. The processor transmits a first control signal to the first re-driving circuit according to the evaluated transmission quality of the transmission signal to control the first re-driving circuit to re-drive the transmission signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Jyun-Miao Hong
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Patent number: 12681632Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a rotary user interface for a touchscreen display. In one embodiment, a rotary user interface for a touchscreen display comprises: an alignment touchscreen nib; a rotary interface wheel; and a rotary touchscreen nib coupled to the rotary interface wheel and rotatable relative to the alignment touchscreen nib via the rotary interface wheel. The rotary user interface may further include a confirmation touchscreen nib coupled to the rotary interface wheel.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Godwin Christopher Selvi, Andrea Vitagliano
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Patent number: 12682818Abstract: A semiconductor device (300A) includes a first layer (20) and a second layer (30) over the first layer. The first layer includes a logic circuit portion (23). The second layer includes a level shifter portion (24) and a pixel circuit (51). The logic circuit portion has a function of supplying a first signal for operating the level shifter portion to the level shifter portion. The level shifter portion has a function of supplying a second signal with a larger amplitude than the first signal to the pixel circuit. The logic circuit portion includes a transistor including silicon in a semiconductor layer where a channel is formed. Each of the level shifter portion and the pixel circuit includes a transistor including a metal oxide in a semiconductor layer where a channel is formed.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Matsuzaki, Tatsuya Onuki
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Patent number: 12676093Abstract: A method for detecting a frozen screen, includes monitoring a change of a pixel in a video signal outputted to a display screen, and determining whether the display screen is frozen according to the change of the pixel and the policy. The pixel changes based on a policy when the display screen is not frozen.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: BYD Company LimitedInventors: Xiaofei Dong, Jiahu Li
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Patent number: 12675173Abstract: A computer mouse with non-impact magnet-based switch. In one aspect, the switch includes a deflection plate, the deflection plate having a movable portion, a first magnet coupled on the movable portion of the deflection plate and being translatable along a predefined path, a second magnet disposed proximate the predefined path such that at least a portion of a magnetic field of the second magnet extends into a medial portion of the predefined path, where the first magnet has first and second poles, and the second magnet has third and fourth poles, the third pole facing the first pole and the fourth pole facing away from the first pole, a distance from the first pole to the third pole is less than a distance from the first pole to the fourth pole, and a polarity of the first pole is the same as the polarity of the third pole.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Jan Stoeckli, Wenjie Liu, Nuno Miguel Pereira dos Anjos Valverde, Fangming Peng, Martin Sigrist, Mario Robert Weiss, Steve Knuchel
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Patent number: 12664919Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for power and temperature attribution on mobile devices. Example methods include launching a native augmented reality (AR) application together with an external AR application on the user system. The example methods include determining that usage of the external AR application transgresses a usage budget for the external AR application and adjusting one or more operations of the external AR application without modifying operation of the native AR application in response to determining that the usage of the external AR application transgresses the usage budget for the external AR application.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: John James Robertson, Dheeresh Pratap Mathur, Rishabh Bhatnagar, Richard Zhuang
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Patent number: 12656909Abstract: A pixelated mutual capacitance sensing configuration to detect the presence of floating water is disclosed. An integrated touch screen can be configured in a checkerboard arrangement of alternating drive pixels and sense pixels, where each drive or sense pixel can include a plurality of sub-pixels. The sense pixels can include sense sub-pixels surrounded by ground sub-pixels to reduce the baseline mutual capacitance between the drive and sense pixels. Stimulated drive pixels can capacitively couple onto the sense sub-pixels of the sense pixel, forming a baseline (no touch) mutual capacitance between the drive pixels and the sense sub-pixels. The presence of grounded objects shunts some charge to ground and reduces the mutual capacitance, while floating water provides and additional parallel mutual capacitance path that increases the mutual capacitance. Floating water can be distinguished from a grounded touch based on the direction of the change in mutual capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: William Paul, Christoph H. Krah
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Patent number: 12608095Abstract: Provided is a mouse including: a ball body; and a mouse body including a receiving part in which the ball body having a spherical shape is rollably received. The receiving part includes: a receiving recess part opening outward and formed to be recessed inward to receive the ball body therein; and a support member disposed on the receiving recess part for supporting the ball body received in the receiving recess part, and the support member is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the receiving recess part.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2024Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Elecom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuki Tabeta, Kiyotaka Hirata
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Patent number: 12579932Abstract: Provided are a display control method and device for a display panel, a storage medium, and a display device. The display control method for the display panel includes: in response to a brightness adjustment mode of the display panel being switched, acquiring a first display and light emission duty cycle of the last frame in a current brightness adjustment mode and a second display and light emission duty cycle of the first frame in a brightness adjustment mode to which the display panel is to be switched; determining, according to the first display and light emission duty cycle and the second display and light emission duty cycle, a display and light emission duty cycle of each of at least two transition display frames inserted in a brightness switching process; and controlling the display panel to switch the brightness adjustment mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2025Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hanqiang Zhou, Jian Kuang, Yuheng Zhang
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Patent number: 12572207Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, one or more computing devices and/or methods are provided. In an example, an emotional state of a user may be determined based upon one or more signals generated by one or more sensors and/or user activity of the user. A communication interface may be controlled based upon the emotional state.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2024Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLCInventors: Mohit Goenka, Gnanavel Shanmugam, Nikita Varma, Ashish K Dharamshi
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Patent number: 12567364Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be configured to display standard dynamic range image content and high dynamic range image content at the same time. The standard dynamic range image content may include one or more regions of locally boosted contrast in regions adjacent to high dynamic range image highlights. This prevents the appearance of grayish whites in standard dynamic range image content while allowing the high dynamic range highlights to take full advantage of the dynamic range of the display. The size and shape of the regions of locally increased contrast may be based on the size and shape of the high dynamic range highlights, the size of the display, the distance between the user and the display, and/or the percentage of the display that is dedicated to high dynamic range image content.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2024Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Pieri, Teun R Baar, Alexander G Berardino
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Patent number: 12562131Abstract: A display device may include a driving controller to generate output image data, a data driver to generate data voltages, and a display panel to display an image, wherein the driving controller is configured to divide the display panel into blocks, calculate accumulated degradation data for the blocks based on the output image data, calculate lifetime data of the blocks based on the accumulated degradation data, compare a difference value between the lifetime data for a first block and the lifetime data for a second block with a threshold value, determine a block with larger lifetime data between the first and second blocks as a long lifetime block when the difference value is greater than or equal to the threshold value, generate forced degradation data to degrade the long lifetime block, and generate the output image data by applying the forced degradation data to the input image data.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2025Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gi-Na Yoo, Hyomin Kim