Patents Examined by James S Nokham
  • Patent number: 10908736
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for setting a touch report threshold, by which touch report thresholds at different positions of a picture to be displayed may be adjusted in real time and dynamically, and the touch sensitivity of the touch panel is improved. The method includes: collecting gray scale variations of the picture to be displayed; dividing, according to the gray scale variations and N picture levels, the picture to be displayed into at least one picture unit; determining, according to a preset correspondence between gray scale variations and the N picture levels, a picture level of the picture unit; determining a touch sensor channel corresponding to the picture unit to determine the position of the picture unit; and adjusting, according to a preset correspondence between the N picture levels and touch report thresholds, a touch report threshold at the position of the picture unit in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qing Yang
  • Patent number: 10901211
    Abstract: Collaborative scene sharing for overcoming visual obstructions is provided. Video feeds of a scene are obtained from multiple devices viewing the scene from different angle. An obstruction obstructs portion(s) of the scene from view by a device. An aggregation grid that partitions views of the scene into cells is established and used in providing an aggregated view of the scene to the device. This includes identifying cell(s) of the aggregation grid for which the view by the device is obstructed by the obstruction, and providing to the device video portion(s) obtained from video feed(s) from the multiple devices. The video portion(s) correspond to the cell(s) for which the view by the device is obstructed, and the video feeds from which the video portions are obtained are from other device(s), of the multiple devices, for which the view for the cell(s) is unobstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay Ekambaram, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10902815
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a reflective liquid crystal display panel and a panel driver configured to generate a driving voltage to drive the reflective liquid crystal display panel. The panel driver generates grayscale voltages having a voltage level between a first voltage and a second voltage based on a driving voltage-reflection ratio property in which a reflection ratio increases when the driving voltage increases to the first voltage and the reflection ratio decreases when the driving voltage increases from the first voltage to the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunhee Han, Seunghyun Park, Jonghwan Park, Young Je Cho
  • Patent number: 10861385
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel including a first organic light emitting diode and a first driving transistor for controlling a driving current flowing to the first organic light emitting diode; a second pixel including a second organic light emitting diode and a second driving transistor for controlling a driving current flowing to the second organic light emitting diode; and a third pixel including a third organic light emitting diode and a third driving transistor for controlling a driving current flowing to the third organic light emitting diode, wherein the first driving transistor, the second driving transistor, and the third driving transistor include a different number of unit transistors from one another, and the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel have different colors from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Won Kim, Sung Ho Kim, Jong Moo Huh
  • Patent number: 10852853
    Abstract: A totem object placed on a touchscreen display provides inputs based upon touches made at the touchscreen display, such as with the rotational orientation or linear location of the totem object relative to a user interface presented outside the totem object. A visual access from the touchscreen display through the totem object passes a visual image from the touchscreen display for presentation at the totem object upper surface, such a numerical value of an input made by totem object position on the touchscreen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, Jace W. Files, John T. Morrison, Mark R. Ligameri
  • Patent number: 10845891
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system are disclosed for generating a visual representation of at least one of a plurality of input keys. The embodiments receive a first signal form one or more proximity sensors indicating that a user is proximate to a first plurality of input keys on an I/O device. The embodiments receive a second signal from one or more activation sensors indicating the user has activated a second plurality of input keys on the I/O device. The embodiments compare the first plurality of input keys to the second plurality of input keys to identify a subset of the first plurality of input keys that the user is proximate to but has not activated. The embodiments generate a visual representation of the subset of the first plurality of input keys for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Frank
  • Patent number: 10818698
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix substrate in which differences of parasitic capacitances among lead-out lines connected with signal lines can be reduced, as well as a display device and a touch-panel-equipped display device including the same. An active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of signal lines S1 to S9 arranged so as to be parallel to one another in a display area provided on a substrate; and a plurality of lead-out lines L1 to L9 that are connected with the signal lines S1 to S9 outside the display area. Outside the display area, the lead-out lines L1 to L9 are separately arranged in at least three layers, the three layers being a bottommost line layer that is formed at the position closest to the substrate, a topmost line layer that is formed at the position farthest from the substrate, and an intermediate line layer that is formed between the bottommost line layer and the topmost line layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu Tominaga, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshihito Hara, Isao Ogasawara, Yasuhiro Mimura
  • Patent number: 10817075
    Abstract: A keyboard control system and a computer input system thereof are disclosed. The keyboard control system is used in a keyboard of the computer input system, wherein the keyboard has a plurality of keys. The keyboard control system includes a plurality of key control modules and a main control module. Each key control module is electrically connected to a plurality of keys so as to generate a key control signal according to the actuation of any one of the keys, wherein each key control module is electrically connected to different keys. The main control module is electrically connected to a plurality of key control modules for executing the key control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Tsung Chen
  • Patent number: 10783819
    Abstract: An image is received that includes red, green, and blue subpixel values for each pixel in the image. A dispersion adjustment profile is applied to the image to generate a dispersion-corrected image. The dispersion adjustment profile is specific to an optical assembly disposed over a display pixel array of a head mounted display. The dispersion-corrected image is rendered to the display pixel array of the head mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Dong Chen
  • Patent number: 10649593
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a hand holding state detection method, a capacitive touch apparatus and an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring feature data output by each coupling capacitor in a capacitor array network when the coupling capacitor is touched, and reference feature data corresponding to each coupling capacitor; and determining a feature region formed by touch on the capacitor array according to the feature data output by each coupling capacitor and the corresponding reference feature data, to determine a hand holding state according to the feature region. In this way, a man-machine interaction interface may be adjusted according to the hand holding state, such that a user may conveniently or accurately touch all the virtual keys in the man-machine interaction interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Fang
  • Patent number: 10635210
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch screen display device. The touch screen display device includes a first driver displaying an image on a first area of a display panel during a first display period and displaying an image on a second area of the display panel during a second display period and a second driver applying a touch driving signal to a third area of the display panel during a first touch period. A length of the first display period and a length of the second display period are differently set in LHB driving. Accordingly, audible noise is minimized, and touch latency is fast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Kyu Yi, In Rae Park
  • Patent number: 10627964
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device including forming a first conductive pattern layer on a base layer, forming an organic layer on which a plurality of contact holes exposing a portion of the first conductive pattern layer on the base layer are defined, forming a resin pattern layer covering the contact holes on the organic layer, forming an insulating layer covering at least a portion of the resin pattern layer on the organic layer, removing the resin pattern layer such that an index matching layer is formed by removing at least the portion covering the resin pattern layer, and forming a second conductive pattern layer on the index matching layer. An electronic device constructed according to the method of manufacturing is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungrok Lee, Sunhaeng Cho
  • Patent number: 10627941
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated touch control display panel, including a first substrate, a plurality of data lines supplying display signals to display pixels, a plurality of touch control signal lines carrying touch control signals for touch control electrodes, a plurality of first lead lines for the data lines configured outside a display region, a plurality of second lead lines for the touch control signal lines configured outside the display region, and a conductive layer configured adjacent to the second lead lines. In a direction perpendicular to the first substrate, the first lead lines overlap with the second lead lines in an overlapping region. The second lead lines are configured on the side of the first lead lines facing away from the first substrate. The conductive layer is insulated from the first lead lines, and is electrically connected to the second lead lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: SHANGHAI AVIC OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huijun Jin
  • Patent number: 10627925
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wearable device includes a display, a detector, and a hardware processor. The display displays a screen keyboard on a screen when an instruction is input. The detector includes a polygonal plate and detects a tracing action of a finger over a side of the polygonal plate. The hardware processor determines whether the screen keyboard is displayed on the screen when the detector detects the tracing action, and executes an action on the screen in accordance with the tracing action detected by the detector when the hardware processor determines that the screen keyboard is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuo Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 10620749
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display device having an embedded touch screen and a method for detecting a touch, and more particularly, a display device having an embedded touch screen capable of preventing deterioration of image quality generated in the display device when a touch sensor and a sensor signal line are disposed in the display device and solving a problem that sensitivity of a detected touch signal is weakened due to a parasitic capacitance generated between the touch sensor and the sensor signal line and a signal line and components of the display device, and a method for detecting a touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: G2TOUCH Co., LTD
    Inventor: Sung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10623722
    Abstract: A head-up display system comprises a microprojector, first and second viewer optics, a redirection optic, and an electronic controller. Switchable electronically between first and second optical states, the redirection optic is configured to receive a display image from the microprojector, to convey the display image, in the first optical state, to the first viewer optic, and to convey the display image, in the second optical state, to the second viewer optic. The electronic controller is configured to, during a first interval, switch and maintain the redirection optic in the first optical state and cause the microprojector to form the display image based on first image data. The electronic controller is further configured to, during a second interval, switch and maintain the redirection optic in the second optical state and cause the microprojector to form the display image based on second image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Igor Markovsky, Michael Nikkhoo
  • Patent number: 10580382
    Abstract: Power-efficient data collection by a personal imaging device regarding a user's interaction with an application on a mobile device by automatically switching on and off costly, power-consuming applications of the personal imaging device without the use of a radio signal. The personal imaging device detects a visual start signal displayed on the mobile device of a tagged application on the mobile device. The personal imaging device activates sensors of the personal imaging device for collecting data regarding the user's interaction with the application on the mobile device. The personal imaging device collects data regarding the user's interaction with the application on the mobile device via the activated sensors and stores the data in a repository. The personal imaging device detects a visual end signal displayed on the mobile device, ending data collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Prasenjit Dey, Vijay Ekambaram, Saravanan Sadacharam
  • Patent number: 10546537
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and display drivers disposed on the display panel. The distance between a first display driver and a second display driver of the display drivers is greater than the distance between a second display driver and a third display driver of the display drivers. The display panel includes a curved segment adjacent to an area between the first display driver and the second display driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Tsai, Cheng-Tso Chen, Hui-Min Huang, Li-Wei Sung
  • Patent number: 10540907
    Abstract: Headpiece for test-taking includes a frame having support structure for supporting the frame on a person's head and a viewing portion configured to be in front of the person's face when the frame is supported on the person's head, and at least one light valve assembly arranged in the viewing portion. Each light valve assembly has a first state in which the person is able to see therethrough and an alternative second state in which viewing therethrough is prevented. A controller controls whether the light valve assembly is in the first state or the second state to thereby control viewing therethrough. The light valve assembly may be situated rearward of part of the viewing portion. Only the headpiece wearer is thus able to view test questions on a display through the light valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Intelligent Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventor: David S Breed
  • Patent number: 10540028
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a touch detecting apparatus and a touch detecting method using a pixel or pixels in display devices including a means for applying an AC input voltage to a drive IC of the display device and detecting a change in touch capacitance between the pixel and an object in synchronization with a change in amplitude of the AC input voltage. In particular, the touch detecting apparatus using a pixel or pixels in display devices according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a grayscale voltage generator applying a grayscale voltage to a source line and a sensing signal processor detecting a touch signal based on a feedback voltage of the grayscale voltage applied to the source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: G2TOUCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Ho Lee