Patents Examined by Jason C Olson
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Patent number: 10146428Abstract: Disclosed is a method, device, and system for entry of command using a touch sensitive surface. Instead of the device providing predefined locations for entering different commands, the device identifies the locations of three or more of the user's fingers or other objects. After determining the locations of the fingers, an entry mode allows for the entry of one or more commands based on an association between the commands and movements of different fingers and the type or direction of movement. The association may include a first command associated with the sliding motion of only a first finger in a first direction and a second different command associated with the sliding motion of only a second finger in a second direction. The first and second directions may be the same (i.e., within about 30°, within about 20°, within about 15°, within about 10°, or within about 5°) or different (e.g., angled by more than 30°, angled by more than 40°, or angled by more than 50°).Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: INPRIS INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM ISRAEL LTDInventors: Ben Etzion Yaron, Nissan Yaron
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Patent number: 10146340Abstract: An information processing system including first and second information processing apparatuses capable of communicating with each other is provided. Each of the first and second information processing apparatuses includes an input portion which accepts an operation by a user and a display. The first information processing apparatus includes a first display control module which has, in response to a first input to the input portion, a first image corresponding to the first input displayed in a first manner of representation within a display area of the display of the first information processing apparatus and a second display control module which has, in response to a second input following the first input to the input portion, the first image displayed in a second manner of representation different from the first manner of representation within the display area of each of the first and second information processing apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromasa Shikata, Mari Shirakawa
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Patent number: 10133362Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to type a phonetic language without the use of a timer. The present invention also relates to keyboards associated with typing a phonetic language where the number of characters for the language exceed the number of keys possible on a keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Inventor: Aberra Molla
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Patent number: 10120961Abstract: A method for performing Boolean operations using a computer to create geometric models from primary geometric objects and their facets, comprises mapping rendering facets to extended triangles that contain neighbors; building intersection lines, splitting each triangle through which an intersection line passes, determining each facet is visible or obscure, and regrouping the facets to form one or more geometric objects. This method does not utilize the most popular data structures CSG and B-REP in CAD/CG/Solid Modeling systems, but has the advantages of both CSG and B-REP: easy to implement and flexible. Additionally it is a united method for solid modeling and surface modeling systems, and it is able to generate variant and editable models.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Nature Simulation Systems Inc.Inventor: Shangwen Cao
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Patent number: 10120450Abstract: Electronic devices may use touch pads that have touch sensor arrays, force sensors, and actuators for providing tactile feedback. A touch pad may be mounted in a computer housing. The touch pad may have a rectangular planar touch pad member that has a glass layer covered with ink and contains a capacitive touch sensor array. Force sensors may be mounted under each of the four corners of the rectangular planar touch pad member. The force sensors may be used to measure how much force is applied to the surface of the planar touch pad member by a user. Processed force sensor signals may indicate the presence of button activity such as press and release events. In response to detected button activity or other activity in the device, actuator drive signals may be generated for controlling the actuator. The user may supply settings to adjust signal processing and tactile feedback parameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Avi Cieplinski, Brett W. Degner, Duncan Kerr, Patrick Kessler, Paul Puskarich, Marcelo H. Coelho, Aleksandar Pance
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Patent number: 10116777Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a frame comprising a front surface in which a display unit is loaded, a window disposed on a front surface of the display unit; and a front case configured to cover a predetermined area of the window, wherein the window includes a first window layer comprising a front surface exposed outside, a second window layer larger than the first window layer and comprising a first area of a front surface disposed to face a rear surface of the first window layer and a rear surface facing a front surface of the display unit, and an optical clear adhesive (OCA) provided between the first window layer and the second window layer, and the front case covers a second area arranged around the first area of a front surface of the second window layer, to maintain transparency of a window arranged in a front surface thereof, with an improved rigidity, and to reduce damage to the window.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Minjung Kil, Yuntaek Jung, Hanseok Chae, Seongcheol Lee, Woosun Kang, Sungyong Shin, Soheon Cho, Hosang Lee
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Patent number: 10114542Abstract: A method for operating of an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a palm touch on a touch screen of the electronic device while performing a first function of the electronic device, and performing a second function of the electronic device based on the detected palm touch on the touch screen of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun-Hee Cho, Seung-Eun Lee
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Patent number: 10109105Abstract: A method for performing Boolean operations using a computer to create geometric models from primary geometric objects and their facets, comprises mapping rendering facets to extended triangles that contain neighbors, building intersection lines, splitting each triangle through which an intersection line passes, determining each triangle is obscure or visible, and regrouping the triangles to form one or more geometric objects. This method does not utilize the most popular data structures CSG and B-REP in CAD/CG/Solid Modeling systems, but has the advantages of both CSG and B-REP: easy to implement and so flexible that it can handle concave and convex geometric shapes, swept and extruded geometric objects, and it is able to generate variant and editable models.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Nature Simulation Systems Inc.Inventor: Shangwen Cao
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Patent number: 10096281Abstract: A display device, a driving method thereof, and a timing controller thereof able to prevent image defects, such as image insensitiveness, non-uniform luminance, and gradation abnormality, which would otherwise occur when sensing data are not ordinarily acquired from data sequentially transmitted from a plurality of sensing configurations are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: JaeSung An
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Patent number: 10095316Abstract: A portable computing device (10) with a display screen (26) that may be scrolled and/or zoomed in response to changes in the spatial orientation of the computing device. Changes in the spatial orientation of the computing device are sensed by accelerometers (20) contained in the device. Software converts signals sent by the accelerometers to scrolling or zooming commands that scroll and/or zoom the display screen. Motion of the computing device in the plane of the display screen of the computing device results in scrolling the display screen in the opposing direction of the motion of the computing device a distance greater than the distance the computing device is moved. Motion of the computing device perpendicular to the plane of the display screen zooms the display screen in or out. Motion of the computing device toward the user results in the display screen being zoomed in to reveal greater detail.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Inventor: Will John Temple
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Patent number: 10088913Abstract: User interface devices (UIDs) for sensing position or motion of an actuator assembly in multiple degrees of freedom are disclosed. In one embodiment a UID includes a frame having a top and bottom assembly, an actuator assembly disposed within a volume between the top and bottom of the frame having magnets disposed therein, a sensor array for sensing magnetic fields from the magnets in multiple axes, and a processing element for receiving the sensed magnet fields and generating a UID output signal corresponding to a position, translation, rotation, deformation, or other action of the actuator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, David A. Cox
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Patent number: 10091576Abstract: An in-ear monitor that incorporates high frequency balanced armature driver tuning, both low frequency dynamic driver and balanced armature driver tuning, mid range and high range frequency balanced armature driver tuning. It also utilizes a spout that has a series of stanchions or stanchions and resonator box cavities for the simplified connection and disconnection of sound tubes and resonator boxes.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Campfire Audio LLCInventor: Kenneth Ball
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Patent number: 10082890Abstract: An active stylus includes an electrode and a controller. The controller is configured to 1) generate a report including stylus information represented by a plurality of bits including a first subset of bits and a second subset of bits, 2) encode the first set of bits differently than the second set of bits to reduce a size of the report, and 3) excite the electrode with a carrier signal to form an electrostatic communication channel, the carrier signal being modulated to transmit the report via the electrostatic communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Tianzhu Qiao, Jonathan Westhues
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Patent number: 10074303Abstract: A display method for a display device is provided. The display method comprises activating a Head Mounted Theater (HMT) mode, the HMT mode displaying two images which are substantially same each other on first and second areas respectively, separated from each other, in a display area of the display device; and adjusting a display time, for displaying a black screen in the first and second areas, of a unit frame time when the HMT mode is activated.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Hee Ha, Dong-Hui Kim, Jeong-Hun Kim, Chi-Hyun Cho
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Patent number: 10043479Abstract: An in-cell touch display panel includes a substrate, a semiconductor stack, a transparent layer, an insulating layer and a metal layer. The semiconductor stack is disposed on the substrate. The transparent layer is disposed on the semiconductor stack, and includes a plurality of connecting electrode strips extending along a first direction. The insulating layer is disposed on the transparent layer. The metal layer is disposed on the insulating layer, and includes a plurality of first touch electrode strips and a plurality of first touch electrode portions. The first touch electrode strips extend along a second direction. The first touch electrode portions and the connecting electrode strips form a plurality of second touch electrode strips extending along the first direction. The first touch electrode strips intersect and are insulated from the second touch electrode strips.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Guo-Kiang Hung, Chi Kang Liu, Ping-Yu Chan
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Patent number: 10037110Abstract: A touch panel includes a first transparent conductive wire and a second transparent conductive wire. The first transparent conductive wire is of a first conductive layer and the second transparent conductive wire is of a second conductive layer. The first transparent conductive wire includes a first conductive portion parallel to a first axis and a second conductive portion parallel to a second axis, wherein the first transparent conductive portion and the second transparent conductive portion commonly have a first overlapping area. The second transparent conductive wire includes a third conductive portion parallel to the first axis and a fourth conductive portion parallel to the second axis, wherein the third transparent conductive portion and the fourth transparent conductive portion commonly have a second overlapping area. The projection centroid of the first overlapping area is not in the same position as the projection centroid of the second overlapping area.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Inventors: Chun-Chi Lin, Chien-Min Lai
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Patent number: 10032467Abstract: The presently disclosed technology teaches integrating disc drive electronics into a transducer head. Decreased electrical transit times and data processing times can be achieved by placing the electronics on or within the transducer head because electrical connections may be made physically shorter than in conventional systems. The electronics may include one or more of a control system circuit, a write driver, and/or a data buffer. The control system circuit generates a modified clock signal that has a fixed relation to phase and frequency of a bit-detected reference signal that corresponds to positions of patterned bits on the disc. The write driver writes outgoing data bits received from an external connection to off-head electronics directly to the writer synchronized with the modified clock signal. The data buffer stores and converts digital data bits sent from the off-head electronics to an analog signal that is synchronized with the modified clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Mark Anthony Gubbins, Robert William Lamberton, Robert Edward Weinstein, James Joseph Touchton
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Patent number: 10001817Abstract: The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects. A device, including a display and a rotatable input mechanism, is described in relation to manipulating user interface objects. In some examples, the manipulation of the object is a scroll, zoom, or rotate of the object. In other examples, objects are selected in accordance with simulated magnetic properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Zambetti, Imran Chaudhri, Jonathan R. Dascola, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Aurelio Guzman, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Duncan Robert Kerr, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson, Lawrence Y. Yang, Gary Ian Butcher, Nathan De Vries, Jonathan P. Ive, Nicholas V. King, Daniel Trent Preston
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Patent number: 9998820Abstract: An acoustic resonator device for reproducing sound in audio headphones having acoustic transducers coupled to resonating structures composed of various materials which react to the vibrations of the transducers. The resonator structures are designed with large surface areas by using projections of rigid materials of various shapes, sizes and quantities. These projections also resonate at different frequencies. The acoustic resonator reproduces sound from audio sources without compression waves being directed into the ear. These compression waves emanate from more typical audio drivers found in most headphones and can lead to listening fatigue as well as discomfort. The acoustic resonator device also produces a haptic effect which produces a richer sound, especially in the low frequency range. More than one acoustic transducer and resonator assembly is used to reduce distortion by dividing the frequency response into low and high/mid frequency ranges.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Inventor: Donald Pierce Bearden
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Patent number: 9989994Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus enabling an electronic device to execute various functions when a flip cover is closed, in which if a screen is covered with or closed by a cover device for the electronic device, a covered area including at least a part of the remaining area of the screen except for an open area is activated, and a function corresponding to a user input inputted onto the covered area is executed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Joon Jeon, Geon-Soo Kim