Patents Examined by Jimmy H. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11157102
    Abstract: A touch display device can include a panel including a plurality of touch electrodes including a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode, the first touch electrode being adjacent to and electrically isolated from the second touch electrode; a touch sensing circuit configured to drive the panel to sense a touch or a touch position; and at least one external dummy metal disposed in a boundary region between the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode, in which the at least one external dummy metal is spaced apart from and electrically isolated from the first and second touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JaeGyun Lee, Yangsik Lee
  • Patent number: 11157098
    Abstract: A mouse with a tunable center of gravity is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the mouse includes a moveable weight system that is used to move one or more weights from one position to another in the computer mouse. The relocation of one or more weights from one position to another in the computer mouse changes the center of gravity of the computer mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Corsair Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Aliex Su
  • Patent number: 11150856
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an interface connected to a modular display apparatus, and a processor scales an image signal received from an external device to a predetermined resolution, divides each display module among a plurality of display modules included in the modular display into a plurality of groups in a first direction, decomposes the scaled image signal to image signals corresponding to each of the plurality of groups, and transmits the decomposed image signals to each of the plurality of groups via the interface connected to each of the plurality of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeongryeol Seo, Sangwon Kim, Youngkook Kim, Hyewon Lee
  • Patent number: 11139071
    Abstract: Systems and methods for employing virtual environmental augmentation in clinical care environments to enhance a clinician's in-the-moment knowledge, leverage past experiences of the clinician and others, and improve the quality of patient care are provided. Such virtual environmental augmentation may align with prior-established, evidence-based clinical processes and enhance the clinician's in-the-moment knowledge by extracting relevant data from one or more clinical sources and presenting a virtual representation of at least a portion of the extracted data (or a summary, exemplification, or interpretation thereof) in the clinician's field-of-view while the clinician is present in a clinical care environment and is utilizing an environmental augmentation device. Such environmental augmentation additionally may facilitate real-time documentation enabling more complete clinical records and ultimately improving the quality of patient care.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Weaver, Jay Christopher Vaglio, Anna-Therese Fowler, Alex Lende, Eric A. Wilson, Mayur Rajendran, Grant Taylor Floyd, Matt Ryan Anderson
  • Patent number: 11137842
    Abstract: A processor of a stylus according to the present disclosure detects a first signal supplied to a sensor electrode group in each frame. The processor determines whether the first signal represents a setting instruction of a local ID, and writes a value of the local ID specified by the setting instruction in a memory if the first signal is determined to represent the setting instruction. The processor repeatedly detects a second signal supplied to the sensor electrode group in each of one or more slots included in the frame. The processor compares values of a local ID included in the detected second signal and the local ID stored in the memory every time the processor detects the second signal, and transmits a first downlink signal to a sensor controller using an electrode if the values correspond with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Yamamoto, Masayuki Miyamoto, Hideyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 11132070
    Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for a hybrid position and rate control input device comprising: a housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a force-detecting sensor configured to detect a translation or rotation of the upper portion relative to the lower portion; a motion-detecting sensor within one of the upper portion and the lower portion of the housing, configured to detect motion of the housing relative to a surface; a communication interface positioned within the housing; and a processor positioned within the housing configured to select between a first translation signal from the motion-detecting sensor and a second translation signal from the force-detecting sensor; and transmit, via the communication interface to a computing device, the selected translation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Arkade, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Allan Fuchs, Joel Abraham Kort, Bob Steven Berns, Roman Boichuk
  • Patent number: 11127379
    Abstract: A display device that is included in an electronic apparatus includes: a display panel that displays video; and a cover panel that is arranged while being superimposed on a front surface of the display panel and protects the display panel. An opening is formed in at least a portion of the cover panel and a device that performs input and output of prescribed information is provided in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya Takahashi, Syuji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11108003
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus including a display substrate having a bending area that is bendable in one direction; a thin film encapsulation (TFE) layer on the display substrate; and at least one insulating dam on the display substrate, wherein the at least one insulating dam is outside the bending area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taean Seo, Taehoon Yang, Boik Park, Kiyong Lee, Jinhwan Choi
  • Patent number: 11099666
    Abstract: A wheel device applied to a mouse includes a base, a wheel module, a sheltering component and an optical detecting module. The base has a holder. The wheel module is disposed on the base and includes a roller and a wheel. The roller includes a rolling surface, an axle and a plurality of rib structures. The axle is rotatably disposed on the holder in an axle direction. The rib structures are disposed inside the rolling surface. The wheel is disposed on the rolling surface of the roller. The sheltering component includes light sheltering areas and light penetrating areas disposed on the roller or the wheel and around the axle direction. Each light sheltering area is perpendicular to the axle. The optical detecting module has an optical emitter and an optical receiver. The optical receiver is adapted to receive an optical signal emitted by the optical emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chen-Yun Su, Da-Shan Hsu, Shao-Lun Hsiao, Ling-Hsi Chao
  • Patent number: 11088220
    Abstract: According to the various embodiments of the present disclosure, provided are a display device and a method of the same including a substrate including a display area and a pad area applying a signal to the display area, and an encapsulation layer disposed in the display area and including a first inorganic film, a second inorganic film disposed on the first inorganic film, and a first organic film disposed between the first inorganic film and the second inorganic film. The display device further includes a touch buffer layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, and a touch sensing unit disposed on the touch buffer layer, and including a touch sensor in which at least one inorganic film of the first inorganic film and the second inorganic film is disposed on a part of the pad area and a touch buffer layer is disposed on the at least one inorganic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangsik Lee, JiHyun Jung, SuChang An, JaeGyun Lee, Ruda Rhe
  • Patent number: 11081054
    Abstract: A display device and a method of driving the same are provided. The display device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixel lines in an area A, an area B, and an area C; a panel driver configured to: supply input image data to pixel lines in the area A during a first period; supply black image data to pixel lines in the area B during a second period following the first period; and supply input image data to pixel lines in the area C during a third period following the second period; and a timing controller configured to adjust a first input image data to be supplied to a last pixel line in the area A to a first adjusted data based on a first compensation table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngho Kim, Sungjo Koo, Yangseok Jeong
  • Patent number: 11068084
    Abstract: An input device includes a rotary part having an opening, a pressing member configured to transmit light through a first region, a rotary electrode part including a first electrode element, a holding electrode part including a second electrode element that is configured to be brought into contact with and separated from the first electrode element by rotation of the rotary electrode part, a first detection electrode part disposed so as to face the holding electrode part, and a substrate in which the first detection electrode part is disposed. The substrate and the pressing member transmit light through the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 11056077
    Abstract: The approach for automatically adjusting display setting for a user that uses corrective lens or not is disclosed. The approach determines whether a user is wearing corrective visual lens. If the user is not wearing correct visual lens, then the system measures the ocular features of the user via sensors. The system then transmits data associated with the ocular features to a deep learning server wherein the deep learning server analyzes the data. The server generates a customized display setting based on the analyzed data. The system receives the display setting from the deep learning server and automatically adjusts the display setting on a device of the user based on the received display setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nikhil Malhotra, Chandresh Kumar Maurya, Anupama Ray
  • Patent number: 11049444
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels configured to receive pixel driving currents; a current sensor configured to measure an entire driving current diverged into the pixel driving currents; and a temperature sensor configured to measure an ambient temperature of the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a degradation compensator configured to generate output grayscale values for the pixels based on the entire driving current, the ambient temperature, and input grayscale values for the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Wook Kim, Eun Zi Kim, Byoung Kwan An, Seung Ho Park
  • Patent number: 11048082
    Abstract: One exemplary implementation involves performing operations at an electronic device with one or more processors and a computer-readable storage medium. The device establishes a wireless communication link with a host device. The device receives, from the host device, a left eye frame and a right eye frame via a sequence of interleaved left eye frame transmissions and right eye frame transmissions. The device loads the left eye frame into a left eye display device and loads the right eye frame into a right eye display device on the electronic device, where the loading includes sequentially loading left eye frame portions and right eye frame portions as the sequence of interleaved left eye frame transmissions and right eye frame transmissions is received. The device then concurrently displays the left eye frame and the right eye frame at the electronic device. The device switches data transmissions schemes according to wireless communication link quality and eye gaze tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandr M. Movshovich, Yanli Zhang, Paul V. Johnson, Holly E. Gerhard, Arthur Y. Zhang, Moinul H. Khan
  • Patent number: 11030809
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of augmented reality technology, and in particular to augmented reality glasses. The augmented reality glasses include: a headgear assembly configured to secure the augmented reality glasses on a user's head; an optomechanical assembly; a frame assembly configured to carry the optomechanical assembly; and a damping rotary structure configured to rotatably connect the headgear assembly and the frame assembly such that when the augmented reality glasses are worn on a user's head, the user is allowed to see a picture displayed by the optomechanical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zifeng Wang
  • Patent number: 11024234
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a signal combination circuit, a gate driving unit, a gate driving circuit, and a display device, the signal combination circuit includes a first active level output circuit configured to write an active-level voltage to a driving signal output terminal in a case where a signal provided by a first signal output terminal or a second signal output terminal is at an active level, and a first inactive level output circuit configured to write an inactive-level voltage to the driving signal output terminal in a case where the signals provided by the first signal output terminal and the second signal output terminal are at an inactive level. The signal combination circuit of the embodiments of the disclosure can realize the combination of the single pulse signals output by two shift registers, thereby outputting a double-pulse driving signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhidong Yuan, Yongqian Li, Can Yuan, Min He
  • Patent number: 11009949
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device comprises a multi-segment force sensor and a signal aggregator. The sensor comprises at least a first segment and a second segment connected to a flexible substrate material. A first portion of the substrate material (to which the first segment is attached) and a second portion of the substrate material (to which the second segment is attached) collectively wrap at least partially around a portion of an individual's body. The signal aggregator receives respective signals indicative of forces applied by an individual to the segments, and causes a representation of the respective signals to be transmitted to an application processing engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Elias, Ray L. Chang, Moshe H. Malkin, Vivek Pant
  • Patent number: 10996748
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to gaze-dependent visual encryption of electronic device displays. Each display frame that is displayed on the electronic device display may include a clear-display region around the user's gaze location and an obscured region outside the clear-display region. In this way, only the display content that the user is actively viewing is recognizable and understandable and an onlooker such as an unwanted observer looking over the user's shoulder is unable to understand what is displayed. The obscured region of each display frame may be generated such that the overall look and structure of that region is unchanged, but the content is unintelligible. In this way, the visual experience of the user is not disrupted or distracted by the visual encryption and the eye of the onlooker is not guided to the clear-display region by the visual encryption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet Agaoglu, Cheng Chen, Harsha Shirahatti, Zhibing Ge, Shih-Chyuan Fan Jiang, Nischay Goel, Jiaying Wu, William Sprague
  • Patent number: 10997789
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of augmented reality technology, and in particular to augmented reality glasses. The augmented reality glasses include: a headgear assembly configured to secure the augmented reality glasses on a user's head; an optomechanical assembly; a frame assembly configured to carry the optomechanical assembly; and a damping rotary structure configured to rotatably connect the headgear assembly and the frame assembly such that when the augmented reality glasses are worn on a user's head, the user is allowed to see a picture displayed by the optomechanical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zifeng Wang