Patents Examined by Ilana Spar
  • Patent number: 9697745
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are described wherein an auxiliary sensor is removably attached to a touchscreen computing device and is communicably coupled to the device to provide additional user input to the computing device. In accordance with some embodiments, the additional user input may be used to affect how the computing device interprets and processes gestural user input from the touchscreen, or to simulate such input. In accordance with an illustrative embodiment, the auxiliary sensor establishes an optical path near the surface of the touchscreen and sensing user contact by observing blockage of the optical path by a user's pointing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensng Inc.
    Inventor: Frank A. Mckiel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9690419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gate driving circuit and a driving method thereof, a display device, which relates to the field of display technology. The gate driving circuit may comprise a plurality of mutually cascaded shift register units and a pre-charging unit, the gate row drive scanning and touch control scanning of the plurality of mutually cascaded shift register units are performed alternately. By additionally arranging a pre-charging unit connected with the corresponding first stage of shift register unit when the gate row drive scanning is performed again after the touch control scanning is accomplished, the first stage of shift register unit can be pre-charged during the touch control scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanbo Zhang, Jiayang Zhao, Seungwoo Han, Xiangxiang Zou
  • Patent number: 9690404
    Abstract: A method for transmitting content and an electronic device thereof are provided. In a method for transmitting content in an electronic device, a first electronic device transmits content information to an electronic pen. The electronic pen transmits the content information to a second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Ji Kim, Jin Park, Yong-Soo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9691791
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate partitioned into a display area including a plurality of pixels for displaying images thereon and a non-display area around the display area; a plurality of first gate lines and a plurality of data lines extended in one direction on the display area; a plurality of pads on one side of the non-display area; a plurality of gate fan-out lines, each coupling one of the first gate lines and a corresponding one of the pads; and a plurality of data fan-out lines, each coupling one of the data lines and a corresponding one of the pads, wherein the gate fan-out lines and the data fan-out lines may be alternately disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Jin Jeon, Kwang Chul Jung, Se Hyoung Cho
  • Patent number: 9684416
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor comprising: an image sensing unit array, for sensing an object and comprising a plurality of image sensing units arranged in a sensing matrix with M rows and N columns; an image data reading circuit, for reading and outputting image data caught by at least part of the image sensing units; and a control unit for controlling the image data reading circuit to read image data for a reading region in the sensing matrix. The image sensor further comprises a buffer for storing the image data. A number for the buffer rows of the buffer can be smaller than a number for the buffer columns of the buffer to reduce the buffer size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Hsin-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 9679528
    Abstract: A shift register unit provides a gate voltage to a nth pixel of a liquid crystal display and includes first to third N-type transistors. Gates of the first and second N-type transistors respectively receive gate voltages of n-2th and n-2th pixels. First ends of the first and second N-type transistors respectively receive first and second input signals. Second ends of the first and second N-type transistors are coupled to a gate of the third N-type transistor The gate voltages of the n-2th and n-2th pixels respectively control conduction of the first and second N-type transistors so as to allow the first and second input signals to selectively conduct on the third N-type transistor. A first end of the third N-type transistor is coupled to a first or second clock signal, and a second end is a voltage output end coupled to the nth pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Xiaojiang Yu
  • Patent number: 9679533
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes: an illumination light setter which sets illumination light for illuminating an illumination area which includes at least one of a space or an object; an image light setter which sets image light for projecting a projection image which includes at least one of a graphic or a character; and a light projector which emits the illumination light set by the illumination light setter, and projects the image light set by the image light setter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Kawamura, Kentaro Yamauchi, Atsushi Motoya
  • Patent number: 9679512
    Abstract: A shift register and driving method thereof, gate driving circuit, and display apparatus are provided. The shift register comprises: first input module configured to pull up potential of first node under the effect of signal received by input terminal; output module configured to pull up potential of output terminal under the effect of the potential of the first node; reset module configured to pull down the potential of the first node under the effect of signal received by reset terminal; and output pulling-down module configured to pull down the potential of the output terminal under the effect of first clock signal, wherein the above identified modules are connected to the first node; and second input module configured to connect the input terminal to the first node within operation time of the first input module and the output pulling-down module under the effect of the first clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanbo Zhang, Seung Woo Han, Yun Sik Im
  • Patent number: 9678346
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes: an image display unit including an image-light generating unit that generates image light representing an image and emits the image light and a light guide unit that guides the emitted image light to the eye of a user, the image display unit being for causing the user to visually recognize a virtual image; and a control unit that includes an operation surface, is connected to the image display unit, and controls image display by the image display unit. When it is assumed that the user shifts the user's attention from the virtual image, the control unit adjusts the luminance of the image-light generating unit or adjusts the image light generated by the image-light generating unit to reduce the visibility of the virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nakada, Hitoshi Saito
  • Patent number: 9672782
    Abstract: A display panel includes an amorphous silicon gate driver in which a lower voltage than the gate-off voltage output from the gate driver is applied to an adjacent stage as a low voltage transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Seung-Hwan Moon, Yong-Soon Lee, Young-Su Kim, Chang-Ho Lee, Whee-Won Lee, Jun-Yong Song, Yu-Han Bae
  • Patent number: 9672786
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes: selectively providing a resistance using resistor parts in response to address signals, where the resistor parts have resistances, respectively; and outputting common voltages to the display panel based on the selectively provided resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-Hyun Pyun, Tong-Ill Kwak, Jong-Hyun Lee, Woon-Yong Lim, Eui-Myeong Cho
  • Patent number: 9671907
    Abstract: A touch module and a touch panel comprising the same are provided. The touch panel comprises a substrate and a touch module disposed on the substrate. The touch module comprises a first conductive element, a second conductive element, and a dielectric element disposed between the first conductive element and the second conductive element, whereby the first conductive element are electrically insulated from the second conductive element. The dielectric element has a thickness equal to or less than 1 micrometer, and thereby it is beneficial to achieve miniaturization of the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu
  • Patent number: 9666129
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9658726
    Abstract: A capacitive sensor array comprises large sensor electrodes and small sensor electrodes formed from a single layer of conductive material. Each sensor electrode of a first set of small sensor electrodes is electrically connected to a first pad. A first axis crosses two or more of the sensor electrodes of the first set of small sensor electrodes, and each small sensor electrode of the first set of small sensor electrodes is located on an opposite lateral side of one of the large sensor electrodes from another small sensor electrode of the first set. Each sensor electrode of a second set of small sensor electrodes is electrically connected to a second pad. A second axis crosses two or more of the sensor electrodes of the second set of small sensor electrodes, and each small sensor electrode of the second set is located on an opposite lateral side of one of the large sensor electrodes from another small sensor electrode of the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Gabriel Rowe, Chuanwei Wang
  • Patent number: 9652091
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting gestures using both mutual capacitance and self capacitance touch sensing. These systems may be incorporated into devices utilizing an in-cell touch system, where the display controller is also used to drive the transmitter lines for mutual capacitance scans. The receiver lines can be used in conjunction with the transmitter lines for mutual capacitance sensing, or can be used alone for self capacitance sensing, even when the display controller is not operating, such as when the display is turned off. One-dimensional touch detection using the receiver lines alone can be used to generate different types of gesture inputs or to trigger body proximity sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Amjad Turki Obeidat
  • Patent number: 9652067
    Abstract: There is provided an input apparatus including: a pressure detecting unit which detects press pressure of an operational body applied to a virtual key having one or more input candidates allocated selectively; and an input control unit which varies a selection state of the one or more input candidates selectively allocated to the virtual key for every pressing operation having, as a single time of pressing operation, timing that the press pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit exceeds a predetermined selection threshold value or timing that the press pressure becomes smaller than the selection threshold value as being attenuated after exceeding the selection threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ikuo Yamano, Yusuke Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 9653032
    Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) pixel circuit of a LC display panel includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth switches, a LC capacitor and a storage capacitor. A first and a control terminals of the first switch respectively receive a common voltage and a first gate signal. A first and a control terminals of the second switch respectively receive a data voltage and a second gate signal. The storage capacitor and the LC capacitor electrically connect between second terminals of the first and second switches. A first and a control terminals of the third switch respectively receive the common voltage and a third gate signal. A first and a control terminals of the fourth switch respectively receive a set voltage and a fourth gate signal. Second terminals of the third and the fourth switches respectively connect to the second terminals of the second and the first switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Chia-En Wu, Mao-Hsun Cheng, Bo-Shiang Tzeng, Ching-Huan Lin
  • Patent number: 9645676
    Abstract: Methods and systems to regenerate H-sync by a touch controller are described. In an embodiment, a method may include setting, using a processing device, a noise peak threshold for identifying a Horizontal Synchronization (H-Sync) signal generated by a display device. The method may also include determining, using the processing device, a frequency of the noise peaks that exceed the noise peak threshold. Additionally, the method may include selecting, using the processing device, an H-sync signal for regeneration by referencing a lookup table of H-sync signals with reference to the determined frequency of the noise peaks that exceed the noise peak threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventor: Chung-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 9645735
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, acquiring a captured image captured by a camera; measuring a three-dimensional coordinate position of a manipulating object included in the captured image acquired by the acquiring; and controlling a projector to display an image on the manipulating object based on a distance between the three-dimensional coordinate position measured by the measuring and a border of a three-dimensional area in which the three-dimensional coordinate position of the manipulating object is capable of being measured, determined by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Genta Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9639185
    Abstract: A system includes a graphical user interface and a trackball device configured to provide controlling input to the graphical user interface. The trackball device includes a trackball configured to allow a rocking motion along an axis of the trackball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG
    Inventors: Megan McClain, Aaron Rudolph, Ulrich Mueller, Heiko Maiwand