Patents Examined by Joseph Haley
  • Patent number: 9524049
    Abstract: A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device includes a display configured to display first content on a screen, a sensor configured to detect bending of the flexible display device, and a controller configured to determine one area and the other area of the screen as a first screen and a second screen, respectively, based on the bending, to display the first content on the first screen, and to display second content that is different from the first content on the second screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-kook Yun, Chang-soo Lee, Ji-hyun Jung
  • Patent number: 9514668
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: an image input configured to receive an image; a display panel configured to include a plurality of pixels and respectively emit light in the plurality of pixels in order to display the image; a panel driver configured to drive the display panel; and a controller configured to analyze a motion of the image and control the panel driver to drive the display panel by using different driving methods according to a size of the analyzed motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-phil Cho, Dae-sik Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Hwa-seok Seong, Ho-seop Lee
  • Patent number: 9501220
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that detects touch input at a touch panel disposed on or formed integrally with a display, extracts one or more character strings from a plurality of character strings displayed on the display based on the detected touch input, prioritizes the extracted one or more character strings, and controls the display to display the extracted one or more character strings in order based on the prioritizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventor: Takahiro Aizawa
  • Patent number: 9501164
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) in which a capacitive touch sensor is embedded, the TFT LCD comprising: a touch sensor source follower TFT formed on a substrate; a first electrode connected to a gate electrode of the touch sensor source follower TFT; a touch sensor reset TFT including the first electrode; an insulator film formed on the first electrode; a second electrode formed on the insulator film; and a display switching TFT including the second electrode, wherein the second electrode is connected to a drain electrode of the display switching TFT; the touch sensor reset TFT and the gate electrode of the touch sensor source follower TFT share the first electrode; and the first electrode is connected to the gate electrode of the touch sensor source follower TFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SILICON DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong Ju Ham, Ji Ho Hur, Ki Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 9501194
    Abstract: A clustered scan method of a capacitive touch device is disclosed. According to the method, n drive lines of the capacitive touch device are divided into multiple clusters. Each of the clusters has a same number of drive lines. The clusters are driven by a clustered scan procedure in sequence. In each clustered scan procedure, the drive lines of the present cluster are driven for b times, wherein b is equal to the number of the drive lines of each cluster. If at least one bordering drive line exists, a bordering clustered scan procedure is executed, and a bordering drive line and some of drive lines of the previous clusters are driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Shiang Lu, Tsz-Hsuan Chao
  • Patent number: 9501182
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for interpreting touches to a pad cover placed over a sensor external to a computing device. A method of embodiments of the invention includes sensing a touch on a pad cover covering a capacitive sensor of a computing device. The sensing may include determining a capacitive intensity that corresponds to an amount of pressure applied to the pad cover via the touch. The method may further include interpreting the capacitive intensity as measured by the capacitive sensor across a pad cover gap to determine the amount of pressure applied to the pad cover, determining user intent based on the interpreted capacitive intensity and the determined corresponding amount of applied pressure relating to the touch, and facilitating an action in accordance with the user intent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Graumann, Lakshman Krishnamurthy
  • Patent number: 9501965
    Abstract: An image display apparatus according to the present invention includes: a light-emitting unit capable of separately controlling the emission brightness in each of a plurality of divided regions in a screen; a determining unit configured to determine a target brightness of a predetermined divided region, based on image data corresponding to the predetermined divided region; an estimating unit configured to estimate the brightness of the predetermined divided region when light is emitted by the light-emitting unit at emission brightness which is based on image data in each of the plurality of divided regions; and a control unit configured to control the emission brightness of two or more divided regions including the predetermined divided region based on the difference between the target brightness determined by the determining unit and the brightness estimated by the estimating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikeda, Kohei Inamura, Mitsuru Tada, Hiroshi Uchiike
  • Patent number: 9495016
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed relating to typing input devices. For example a ten-key input device can be provided for receiving input via ten input elements from the ten fingers on a right hand and a left hand. All of the letters of the alphabet can by typed with the ten input elements according to a translation map that maps the ten input elements or combinations of the ten input elements to the letters of the alphabet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: John Zachary Dennis
  • Patent number: 9495897
    Abstract: A display device in which pixels having a memory function are arranged includes a driving unit that performs display driving in a driving method that obtains a middle gradation by temporally changing gradation of each of the pixels in one period in which a plurality of frames are assumed, wherein the driving unit is configured to discontinuously write lower bits and higher bits of gradation data with respect to the pixels in a scanning direction in a unit of one line or a plurality of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Teranishi, Takayuki Nakanishi, Toshihiko Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 9489058
    Abstract: The invention refers to a coordinate device (1) which enables manual control of x- and y- coordinates. The coordinate device (1) comprises a rolling cylinder (5) which freely can rotate around a rotation axle, be translated along the rotation axle and be pressed down to generate a pressure signal. The rolling cylinder (5) is carried in an upper support rail (8) and is held in this in bearings which allow the rolling cylinder to rotate. A lower support rail (11) receives the upper support rail (8) and comprises motion detector elements (13) which detect the rotation and translation of the rolling cylinder (5). The control element (5, 8, 11) comprising the rolling cylinder (5) and the upper (8) and lower (11) support rails are mounted to be pressed down from a standby position in a cover (2, 15) and activate a pressing down sensor (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Inventor: Drougge Gunnar
  • Patent number: 9489919
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to map color of an input image pixel to a corresponding device element of a display device capable of displaying a plurality of device primary colors associated with the display element. The color mapping method includes dividing the display color gamut associated with the display device into a plurality of segments including a plurality of display colors. The input color gamut is also divided into a plurality of segments corresponding to the plurality of segments of the display color gamut. The color mapping further includes identifying a segment of the input color gamut including the image pixel color; determining a corresponding segment of the display color gamut; and assigning a display color that is a weighted combination of the colors included in the determined segment of the display color gamut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shen-Ge Wang, Songhe Cai, Jian Jim Ma
  • Patent number: 9483149
    Abstract: This conductive film has a difference of over 3 cycles/mm between a peak spatial frequency for a plurality of spectral peaks in a two dimensional Fourier spectrum for transmittance image data for a wiring pattern and a peak spatial frequency for spectral peaks up to the second term in a two dimensional Fourier spectrum for transmittance image data for a microprism array pattern for a prism sheet on the display unit side of a backlight unit, for a first moire obtained by interference between a wiring pattern for a conductive section and the microprism array pattern. As a result, this conductive film is capable of suppressing the occurrence of moire and can greatly improve visibility, even when arranged upon a display unit having a backlight unit using a prism sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuchika Iwami
  • Patent number: 9477398
    Abstract: A terminal and method for discriminating among multipoint inputs generated in combination of multiple input factors generated by different input devices includes detecting a multipoint input comprising a plurality of input factors provided by a plurality of different input means; extracting coordinates and positions of the input factors based on the input means; and performing a particular operation corresponding to the extracted coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daehyun Ji, Joonwoo Kim, Dongcheol Baek, Taekeun Oh
  • Patent number: 9472147
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a timing controller, a gate driver, and a data driver. The display panel includes a display area for displaying an image and a non-display area adjacent to one side of the display area. The display area includes gate lines, data lines, gate dummy lines, a data contact portion, and pixels. The data lines cross and are isolated from at least a part of the gate lines. The gate dummy lines are parallel with and are spaced from the gate lines. The data contact portion couples the gate dummy lines and the data lines at one side of a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Won Park
  • Patent number: 9471162
    Abstract: A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display including a plurality of independent display elements (IDEs) configured for shape deformation, and a controller configured to determine whether the display is deformed by transmitting a plurality of signals to the plurality of IDEs and receiving signals output from the plurality of IDEs in response to the transmitted signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kee Sung Bae, Sang Bae Park, Sang Hoon Lee, Jae Hoon Jeong, Kyung Sun Cho, Seong Seol Hong, Dong Jin Lee, Mi Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 9468026
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to control devices configured for use with computing devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and devices for shortening wireless reconnection time by determining the presence of an object or body near a device. When the control device detects an object or body in proximity to the device, the control device may automatically establish a wireless connection with a host devices, such that when the control device receives any user interactions, the wireless connection has already been established, preventing loss of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Hemes, Francesco Spina, Olivier Gay, Gilles de Preux, Olivier Bodenmann, Paolo Cremonino, Laurent Mealares
  • Patent number: 9459728
    Abstract: An image displayed on a multi-touch display is associated with a tactile area that has an individually programmable tactile vibration pattern. The image may be automatically associated with a tactile area in association with a sensor detected rotation. Subsequent to the rotation, the image may be automatically associated with the individually programmable tactile vibration pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: HJ Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Harry Vartanian, Jaron Jurikson-Rhodes
  • Patent number: 9460690
    Abstract: A touch screen display is disclosed. In one aspect, the touch screen display includes a plurality of first touch electrodes each including first and second ends opposing each other and a plurality of second touch electrodes crossing the first touch electrodes. The touch screen display also includes a first voltage line providing a voltage, a first signal line providing a touch driving signal, and a plurality of first switching units respectively connected to the first touch electrodes. Each of the first switching units is electrically connected to the first voltage line, the first signal line, and the first end of a corresponding first touch electrode. Each of the first switching units alternately provides one of the voltage and the touch driving signal to the corresponding first touch electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Du Roh, Jin-Tae Jeong, Chang-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9454276
    Abstract: An apparatus with both touch sensing and electrical field sensing functions and an interactive apparatus using the same are provided. The apparatus with both touch sensing and electrical field sensing functions comprises a control circuit, a first capacitive sensing electrode and a second capacitive sensing electrode. The first capacitive sensing electrode is coupled to a first sensing control terminal of the control circuit. The second capacitive sensing electrode is coupled to a second sensing control terminal of the control circuit. In a first period, the first capacitive sensing electrode is charged to a first voltage through the first sensing control terminal, and the second sensing control terminal supplies an electrical field pulse to the second capacitive sensing electrode such that the second capacitive sensing electrode outputs an electrical field pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: GENERALPLUS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Li Sheng Lo, Tung-Tsai Liao
  • Patent number: 9454233
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process is provided. The process includes switching, in a case where at least one of an attitude sensing result and an acceleration sensing result relating to a portable information terminal, the portable information terminal including a touch panel, satisfies a predetermined switching condition, data of interest to a corresponding piece of data among plural pieces of data; and performing, on the data of interest, in a case where at least one of the attitude sensing result and the acceleration sensing result relating to the portable information terminal satisfies a predetermined performing condition, processing corresponding to the performing condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miaki Sugiyama, Ritsuko Akao, Daisuke Yasuoka, Yoshio Hasegawa, Yuki Shimizu