Patents Examined by Jennifer Nguyen
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Patent number: 9823774Abstract: A method includes detecting a first signal on first electrodes along a first axis of a digitizer sensor, detecting a second signal on second electrodes along a second axis of the digitizer sensor, determining that hand input exists over the first electrodes based at least on the first signal and no hand input exists over the second electrodes. A first phase of the first signal detected on the second electrodes is determined. A second phase of the second signal detected on the first electrodes is estimated based on the first phase and a portion of the first signal associated with the second phase is extracted. Coordinates of a handheld device is determined based on the portion of the first signal extracted from the first electrodes and the second signal and the coordinates are reported to a host computing device associated with the digitizer sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Amil Winebrand
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Patent number: 9823470Abstract: In a vehicle head-up display device that reflects a display light transmitted through a dust-proof cover on a windshield or a combiner, and viewably displays display information as a virtual image from a driver's seat of a vehicle, the dust-proof cover has a light transmissive property produced by being rolled, when a line between a first point a first end side of the display in a longitudinal direction of the display and a second point being at the same height as the first point in a second end side opposite to the first end side is a longitudinal axis, and a luminance of a virtual image is adjusted by adjusting an angle between a rolling direction of a resin sheet used for the dust-proof cover and a virtual image longitudinal axis, which corresponds to the longitudinal axis, of a virtual image of the display reflected by the reflector.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiki Ishikawa
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Patent number: 9818318Abstract: A method of driving a display device includes a preliminary frame charging step and a main frame charging step. The method comprises a preliminary frame charging step of simultaneously charging liquid crystal cells in a pixel line group having a selected pixel row and a unselected pixel row with pixel data of the selected pixel row of the pixel line group and a main frame charging step of charging liquid crystal cells in the unselected pixel line group with pixel data of the unselected pixel line group.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ik-Hyun Ahn, Bong-Im Park, Seon-Ki Kim, Se-Huhn Hur
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Patent number: 9811219Abstract: A touch panel control circuit includes a plurality of drive circuits which are connected to Y sensor electrodes, respectively, and which apply a plurality of pulses to a corresponding Y sensor electrode for every predetermined period, and a plurality of detection circuits which are connected to X sensor electrodes, respectively. Each of the detection circuits includes a switched capacitor circuit that continues sampling of a signal from each of the X sensor electrodes, to which the detection circuits are connected, not only at a timing that is in synchronization with the plurality of pulses that are applied to the Y sensor electrodes, but also at a timing at which the pulses are not applied to the Y sensor electrodes. For example, the switched capacitor circuit is an integration circuit, or an integration circuit with a finite impulse response (FIR) filter or an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Synaptics Japan GKInventor: Takayuki Noto
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Patent number: 9798394Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generate estimates of device motion from two data sources on a computing deviceāa motion sensor and a camera. The device may compare the estimates to each other to determine if they agree. If they agree, the device may confirm that device motion estimates based on the motion sensor are accurate and may output those estimates to an application within the device. If the device motion estimates disagree, the device may alter the motion estimates obtained from the motion sensor before outputting them to the application.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yao-Chung Lin, Xiaosong Zhou, Hsi-Jung Wu
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Patent number: 9799278Abstract: A display system includes a plurality of light emitting units configured to float in a fluid medium such that each light emitting unit is movable, each light emitting unit including a light emitting element configured to selectively emit light, a communication element operable to receive instruction data to control operation of the light emitting element; and a power element configured to provide power to at least the light emitting element, and an image capture element configured to receive light emitted by at least one light emitting unit and to generate image data based on the light received and a controller configured to generate the instruction data based at least on a comparison of the image data to a desired image and transmit the instruction data to the communication element to control the light emitting element such that the display system provides the desired image.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: GREEN DISPLAY LLCInventors: Craig P. Mowry, Jesper K. Thomsen
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Patent number: 9785242Abstract: Method and apparatus is disclosed for a user to communicate with an electronic device. A processor receives user intention actions comprising facial expression (FE) information indicative of facial expressions and body information indicative of motion or position of one or more body parts of the user. When the FE or body information crosses a first level, the processor starts generating first signals based on the FE or body information to communicate with the electronic device. When the FE or body information crosses a second level, the processor can end generation of the first signals or modify the first signals. An image processing or eye gaze tracking system can provide some FE information or body information. The signals can modify attributes of an object of interest.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Inventor: Uday Parshionikar
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Patent number: 9778465Abstract: A method of and device for controlling a head-mounted display device. The method includes detecting a touch input on at least one temple frame provided on the head-mounted display device; detecting movement information of the head-mounted display device; and controlling screen locking of the head-mounted display device according to the touch input on the at least one temple frame and the movement information.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Sang-Young Lee, Dae-Hyun Kim, Jin-Ho Kim
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Patent number: 9778822Abstract: A touch input method and an electronic apparatus thereof are provided. The touch input method is adapted to a touch module and includes the following steps. A first position of a terminal point of a sliding trail and a second position of a click action are obtained on a defined plane of the touch module. There is a time interval between the times of obtaining the first position and the second position. On the defined plane, the first position is utilized as an origin to define a plurality of quadrants for determining a relative distance between the first position and the second position and for determining which quadrant the second position is located. According to the relative distance, the quadrant where the second position is located, and the time interval, it is determined whether to execute a specific function.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Getac Technology CorporationInventor: Chen-Ping Wang
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Patent number: 9772703Abstract: This application discloses a control method of electronic apparatus and an electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus includes a touch control unit, on which there is at least one operating icon. The control method comprises determining a first touch region corresponding to the at least one operating icon, wherein, an area of the first touch region is less than the area of the touch control unit; determining a second touch region on the touch control unit according to the first touch region, wherein, the second touch region is a region other than the first touch region on the touch control unit; generating a control instruction for making touch function of the second touch region to be in a disable status; and executing the control instruction to make the touch function of the second touch region to be in the disable status.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Guang Yang, Na Ju, Lifeng Fan, Ke Shang, Qi Li
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Patent number: 9767748Abstract: An object is to provide a convenient display device which consumes sufficiently small amount of power and a method for driving such a display device. The display device can be in an off state with a still image displayed in a still image display mode in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode which are for applying a voltage to the display element are brought into a floating state so that a voltage applied to the display element is held, and a still image is displayed without further supply of a potential. The display device is put to an off state with a desired image displayed in the still image display mode, whereby the display device can have a higher level of security and can be more convenient.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Yasuo Nakamura
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Patent number: 9760226Abstract: A touch sensor having a plurality of parallel drive electrodes that are being electrically driven, providing stimulus on one end or simultaneously on both ends, thus creating a linear or varying electric field across the length of the drive electrodes, wherein adjacent sensor electrodes are connected to a sense amplifier and analog-to-digital (ADC) converter to determine the position of an object that comes near to the drive and/or sense electrodes, wherein the system uses self-capacitance and measures the amount of current driven by each driver, wherein the system uses a mutual capacitance current divider in a first method by driving an electrode with a time varying voltage and measuring induced currents at each end of an adjacent sense electrode and using ratiometric equations to determine finger position, and using a mutual capacitance voltage divider in a second method.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: CIRQUE CORPORATIONInventors: Jared G. Bytheway, Keith L. Paulsen
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Patent number: 9761182Abstract: A foldable display apparatus that may realize one seamless screen by using two display panels is discussed. The foldable display apparatus can include a first display panel having a first display area; a second display panel having a second display area; and a panel supporter supporting the first and second display panels to mutually fold or unfold the first and second display panels, wherein boundary portions of the first display area of the first display panel and the second display area of the second display panel are matched with each other in a state that the first and second display panels are unfolded.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dal Jae Lee, Ji Sun Park
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Patent number: 9761009Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for controlling displacement of a location indicator on the display of a controlled computing device in response to movements of a remote controlling object. Various embodiments may further cause the controlled computing device to perform other operations, broadly referred to as command operations, in response to movements of the controlling object. The command operations are distinguishable from the displacement operations. Various embodiments may further distinguish between movement of the controlling object intended to correspond to a displacement operation and movement of the controlling object intended to correspond to a command operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: SESAME ENABLE LTD.Inventors: Oded Ben Dov, Giora Livne
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Patent number: 9755002Abstract: An organic light-emitting display panel includes a first display region including a plurality of first sub-pixels and a second display region including a plurality of second sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels includes a pixel circuit having a driving transistor to output driving current to an output node based on a data signal, a storage capacitor to store a voltage difference between the driving voltage and the gate voltage of the driving transistor, a switching transistor to transfer the data signal to the driving transistor, and a light-emitter connected to emit light based on the driving current. An overlap area of the gate electrode of the driving transistor and an anode electrode of the light-emitter in the first sub-pixel is smaller than an overlap area of the gate electrode of the driving transistor and an anode electrode of the light-emitter in the second sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seongmin Lee, Hyomin Kim, Jongdae Lee
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Patent number: 9756299Abstract: A handheld digital drawing and projection device is provided. The device includes a screen for receiving a user input. In embodiments, a stylus tethered to the device provides the user input at the screen. The device further includes a determining component for determining an output corresponding to the received user input. A projector for projecting the determined output onto an external projection surface is also included. In some embodiments, the projector further projects a display environment, which includes one or more projected elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: CRAYOLA, LLCInventors: Gregory R. Nungester, Carl J. Kamph
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Patent number: 9746924Abstract: A portable terminal device (10) includes a touch panel display (12) which displays information such as character strings, vibration setting information (16c) which stores character strings and vibration patterns in association with each other, a control unit (15) which recognizes an image displayed on the touch panel display (12) as a character string, and a vibration generating unit (14) which generates vibration in a particular vibration pattern. The control unit (15) determines a character string from among a displayed image, obtains a pattern of vibration corresponding to the determined character string referring to the vibration setting information (16c), and causes the vibration generating unit (14) to generate vibration in the obtained vibration pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Shigehiro Ichimura
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Patent number: 9747067Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device electronically and functionally connectable to a cover is provided. The method includes detecting a position of the cover according to one of opening and closing of the cover and controlling one of a first display of the electronic device and a second display of the cover according to the detected position of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Jung-Hyun Kim, Moon-Soo Kim, Dong-Sub Kim, Hyun-Chang Shin
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Patent number: 9741283Abstract: Disclosed is to an over-current control device and an organic light emitting display device adopting a function of interrupting an over-current. To provide an over-current control device and a OLED device using the same, which allow a fast and reliable detection of an over-current, an over-current control device for detecting an over-current provided to an OLED is provided, comprising: an over-current identification unit adapted to compare a driving voltage on a supply line for driving the OLED with a reference voltage on a reference voltage line for identifying the over-current; an interruption unit connected between the supply line supplying the driving voltage and the pixel including the OLED for interrupting the power supply if the over-current identification unit recognizes an over-current flowing through the supply line.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Juseok Lee
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Patent number: 9740351Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit cancels background capacitance while reducing charge leakage and supply ripples during reset phases and integrate phases. The capacitance measurement circuit operates a first switch into a linear mode causing a first resistance in the first switch, and after a delay, operates a second switch into a saturation mode causing a second resistance in parallel to the first resistance.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Zheming Li, Saikrishna Ganta, Tae-Song Chung, Rafael Betancourt, John Michael Weinerth, Farzaneh Shahrokhi