Patents Examined by Jarurat Suteerawongsa
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Patent number: 10698523Abstract: A display apparatus includes an organic light emitting display panel including a circuit layer and a touch sensing unit disposed on the organic light emitting display panel and including sensor blocks and touch signal lines connected to the sensor blocks. The circuit layer includes first signal lines disposed on a base layer, a first insulation layer disposed on the first signal lines, second signal lines disposed on the first insulation layer, and dummy conductive patterns. Each of the touch signal lines includes a touch line part and a touch pad part connected to an end of the touch line part. The dummy conductive patterns include a dummy conductive pad disposed directly on a same layer as the first signal lines or the second signal lines and overlap the touch pad part.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyoungwook Jang, Gwang-bum Ko, Hyunjae Na
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Patent number: 10690981Abstract: A pixel structure and a driving method are provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a first data line, a second data line, a first switching element, a second switching element, a common electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first switching element is electrically connected with the scan line, the first data line and the first electrode. The second switching element is electrically connected with the second data line and the second electrode. The common electrode includes two first body portions and at least two first branch portions. The first electrode includes a second body portion and at least two second branch portions. The second electrode includes at least two main portions and at least one bridge portion. The at least one bridge portion overlaps at least one of the first branch portions in a projection direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Wei-Ming Cheng, Min-Hsuan Chiu, Syuan-Ling Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee
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Patent number: 10691214Abstract: An HVAC component may be configured using a wearable device and a mobile device that is operatively coupled to the wearable device. The wearable device may be configured to capture one or more gestures that correspond to a particular HVAC component command, and to communicate the captured gestures to the mobile device. In response, the mobile device may carry out the HVAC component command that corresponds to the captured gesture. In this way, an installer may configure the HVAC component while lessening the need to directly enter commands into the mobile device and/or some other device.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Aaron D'Souza
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Patent number: 10690980Abstract: An array substrate and a driving method thereof and a liquid crystal panel are provided. The array substrate includes plural scan lines, plural data lines and plural sub-pixels that are arranged in a matrix and are defined by the scan lines and the data lines, in which every two rows of sub-pixels constitutes a unit, sub-pixels in the same column and in the same unit are connected to the same data line, sub-pixels in the same column but respectively in two adjacent units are connected to different data lines, two adjacent columns of sub-pixels in the same unit are connected to different data lines, and two scan lines in the same unit are conducted at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Wu
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Patent number: 10642427Abstract: The present application provides a power supply circuit, including a high voltage circuit, for providing a high voltage signal; and a first level shifter, connected to the high voltage circuit, for transforming a level of a first signal transmitted from a touch module to the power supply circuit, and transforming the first signal from a signal ground domain into a ground domain; and a second level shifter, connected to the high voltage circuit, for transforming a level of a second signal between the touch module and a host system, and transforming the second signal from the signal ground domain into the ground domain, and then from the ground domain into the signal ground domain. The power supply circuit provided by the present application is capable of transforming the signal between the touch module and the host system, improving the SNR of the touch module, and decreasing the manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Meng-Ta Yang
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Patent number: 10588580Abstract: A touch-controlled assembly adapted to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a front casing, a rear casing and a display surface, where the display surface is located on the front casing. The touch-controlled assembly includes a circuit board and at least one touch key. The circuit board is disposed between the front casing and the rear casing. The circuit board has at least one pad, which contacts one surface of the rear casing. The at least one touch key is disposed on another surface of the rear casing for corresponding to the at least one pad, where an orthogonal projection of the at least one touch key on the at least on pad is partially overlapped with the at least one pad.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: CAL-COMP BIG DATA, INC.Inventor: Yi-Wen Chou
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Patent number: 10586662Abstract: A keyboard device includes a key, a base plate, a membrane circuit board and a buffering part. The membrane circuit board is disposed on the base plate. The key includes a keycap and a stabilizer bar. The stabilizer bar is connected between the keycap and the base plate. The stabilizer bar includes a main bar part, a first linking part and a first insertion part. The first linking part is connected between the main bar part and the first insertion part. The buffering part is disposed on the base plate or the membrane circuit board and located under the first linking part. While a keycap is moved downwardly relative to the base plate, the linking part of the stabilizer bar is contacted with the buffering part. The contact point between the linking part of the stabilizer bar and the buffering part is used as a fulcrum.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTDInventors: Ming-Han Wu, Che-Wei Yang, Yi-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 10564789Abstract: An electrostatic capacitive coupling type touch panel including an input region having four sides, a peripheral region around the input region, terminals formed in the peripheral region along a first side of the input region, wirings formed In the peripheral region along second, third and fourth sides of the input region, and the input region having X and Y electrodes crossing. The wirings are connected between corresponding X or Y electrodes and wiring terminals plurality of terminals. A dummy wiring, which is not connected to any of the X electrodes or Y electrodes, is provided outside the wiring formed in a farthest position from the input region, and the dummy wiring extends through the peripheral region along the second, third and fourth sides of the input region, and electrically connects to at least one dummy wiring terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Esaka, Shouji Ikeda, Kouichi Anno
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Patent number: 10564460Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array board, a CF board, detection electrodes, drive electrodes, and position detection lines. The array board includes TFTs in a display area and a display circuit that includes at least monolithic circuits in a non-display area. The CF board is opposed to the array board with a gap. The detection electrodes are arranged on an outer surface of the CF board in the display area to extend along the first direction. The drive electrodes are arranged on an inner surface of the CF board in the display area to extend along the second direction. The position detection lines are arranged on the inner surface of the CF board in the non-display area for transmitting signals to the drive electrodes. The position detection lines are arranged to overlap the monolithic circuits.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenshi Tada, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Kazutoshi Kida, Shinji Yamagishi, Takenori Maruyama, Jean Mugiraneza
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Patent number: 10558290Abstract: An electronic device and method for recognizing a touch input on the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch panel and a processor. The processor configured to determine the type of an object contacting the touch panel, set, when the object is of a first type, a threshold for touch recognition on the touch panel to a first designated value, set, when the object is of a second type, the threshold to a second designated value, and recognize a touch input by the object on the basis of the threshold set to one of the first designated value and the second designated value.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Kiwon Kim, Sungjun Lee, Heesoo Son, Seungmin Chung
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Patent number: 10528196Abstract: A display apparatus which can reduce a parasitic capacitance during driving of driving electrodes based on a self-capacitance detecting method is provided. The display apparatus includes: a plurality of connection wires which are formed in a peripheral area and are connected to a plurality of corresponding video signal lines; a video signal line selection circuit which is connected with a plurality of connection wires, selects at least one connection wire and supplies a signal to the video signal lines; self-capacitance detection wires which extend in a direction intersecting an extension direction of the connection wires and intersects the connection wires; common wires which electrically connect the self-capacitance detection wires and drive electrodes; and transistors which are provided between the self-capacitance detection wires and the common wires. Further, the self-capacitance detection wires extend between a display area and the video signal line selection circuit in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Gen Koide, Tadayoshi Katsuta, Toshiaki Fukushima, Naoyuki Obinata
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Patent number: 10504393Abstract: A multi-image display device according to example embodiments includes a first display panel configured to output a first image and a second display panel located on a second extension line inclined at a first angle with respect to a first extension line and configured to output a second image. The first extension line is an imaginary line extended from the first display panel along a horizontal direction of the first display panel. The second display panel reflects the first image to display a first superposition image in which the second image is superimposed on the first image.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Sung Bae, Jae-Won Lee, Mu-Gyeom Kim, Yun-Mo Chung
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Patent number: 10496217Abstract: A mutual capacitance integral sensing apparatus for touch and force sensing includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a protection layer, a resilient dielectric layer and a capacitance sensing module. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes extended along a first direction; the second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrodes extended along a second direction; and the third electrode layer includes at least one third electrode extended along the first direction; where the first direction is substantially vertical to the second direction. In touch sensing operation, the capacitance sensing module sequentially or randomly applies a touch driving signal to selected ones of the second electrodes, and sequentially or randomly receives a touch sensing signal from selected ones of the first electrodes. In force sensing operation, the capacitance sensing module senses applied force through the second electrodes and the third electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATIONInventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin
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Patent number: 10490142Abstract: Objects are to provide a semiconductor device with a novel structure, to provide a semiconductor device with low power consumption, and to provide a semiconductor device with a small chip area. A digital-analog converter and a frame memory are included. The frame memory includes a sample-and-hold circuit, a correction circuit, and a source follower circuit. The sample-and-hold circuit retains the analog voltage output from the digital-analog converter. The correction circuit corrects the analog voltage retained in the sample-and-hold circuit. The source-follower circuit outputs the corrected analog voltage. The sample-and-hold-circuit, the correction circuit, and the source follower circuit each comprise a first transistor. The first transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor layer in a semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetomo Kobayashi, Roh Yamamoto, Kei Takahashi
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Patent number: 10480964Abstract: An optical navigation device has a light-emitting unit, an optical navigation chip and a cover. The light-emitting unit provides a light to a surface of a displacement generating unit. The optical navigation chip has a sensing array, but excludes any optical lens for focusing a reflected light. The sensing array disposed opposite to the surface of the displacement generating unit receives the reflected light which the light provided by the light-emitting unit is reflected from the surface of the displacement generating unit. The cover has a first surface and a second surface, and an angle is formed between the cover and the optical navigation chip, to prevent another reflected light from the surface of the first surface of the cover from entering the sensing array. Particularly, the angle formed between the cover and the optical navigation chip is from 10 degrees to 15 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventor: Ching-Lin Chung
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Patent number: 10481694Abstract: A touch-sensitive input device includes a support, an input part with a touch-sensitive input surface, an elastic device which bears the input part at the support, an electromagnetic actuator which acts between the input part and the support to produce a deflection of the input part out of a resting position, and control electronics. The electromagnetic actuator comprises a coil with a cavity, a core arranged at least in part in the cavity, and an armature arranged outside the cavity. The core generates a magnetic field defining a pole direction. The armature interacts with the magnetic field. The control electronics generate an electrical control signal for the coil to produce the deflection of the input part out of the resting position and to provide a maximum deflection of the input part. A duration of the electrical control signal is limited so as to provide, after the deflection, a haptic feedback.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: PREH GMBHInventor: Tobias Bodenstein
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Patent number: 10476026Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface, the housing having at least one through-hole formed on the side surface, a flexible polymer layer that comprises a first part that is parallel to the first surface, a second part extending from the first part along the side surface, and a third part extending from the second part and inserted between the first part and the second surface, the polymer layer having at least one opening that passes through the second part and the third part, a plurality of display elements disposed on the flexible polymer layer, a display driving circuit, and at least one conductive line coupled to the polymer layer, extends along the second part, and is arranged around the opening, the through-hole and the opening being at least partially aligned with each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Sung Lee, Min Sik Kim, Song Hee Jung, Seung Jun Hyun, Moo Young Kim, Byoung Uk Yoon, Ki Huk Lee
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Patent number: 10466812Abstract: A finger-mounted stylus for performing touch-based input on a touchscreen includes a fingertip case configured to attach to a user fingertip, an extension arm that is coupled to the fingertip case and includes a conductive tip, wherein the extension arm is configured to position the conductive tip away from the fingertip case, and control circuitry configured to apply an electric charge to the conductive tip when the conductive tip is in contact with or proximate to the touchscreen.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice, Haijun Xia
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Patent number: 10417987Abstract: A data driver and display panel are disclosed. The data driver is applicable to providing image data to be displayed to a plurality of data lines. The data driver includes: a data processing unit, a driving unit, and at least two sets of data outputs. The data processing unit is configured to receive and store one frame of image data to be displayed. The driving unit is to output at least two sets of data voltages having different driving capacities according to the image data. Each of the at least two sets of data outputs includes a plurality of data outputs, and each set is connected to pixels in two areas with a different distance from the data driver. The driving unit provides the at least two sets of data voltages having different driving capabilities to the at least two sets of data outputs.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhenzhou Xing, Chun-hung Huang
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Patent number: 10410558Abstract: A multi-image display device according to example embodiments includes a first display panel configured to output a first image and a second display panel located on a second extension line inclined at a first angle with respect to a first extension line and configured to output a second image. The first extension line is an imaginary line extended from the first display panel along a horizontal direction of the first display panel. The second display panel reflects the first image to display a first superposition image in which the second image is superimposed on the first image.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Sung Bae, Jae-Won Lee, Mu-Gyeom Kim, Yun-Mo Chung