Patents Examined by Kathy Wang-Hurst
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Patent number: 9348471Abstract: A method and an apparatus for improving touch sensitivity of a capacitive type touch screen panel are provided. In the method, the apparatus sequentially drives a plurality of transmitting channels of the touch screen panel using a predetermined scan frequency. The apparatus determines a sequential touch count by simultaneously scanning a plurality of receiving channels of the touch screen panel wherein the sequential touch count is the number of sequentially touched receiving channels. Also, the apparatus specifies a scan unit to be used for dividing the plurality of receiving channels into groups on the basis of the sequential touch count and for sequentially scanning the groups of the receiving channels. The apparatus determines a touch coordinate by sequentially scanning the plurality of receiving channels using the specified scan unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heonseok Lee, Jongdae Park, Hoondo Heo
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Patent number: 9343008Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes: a substrate; and a red subpixel, a green subpixel, a blue subpixel, and a white subpixel arranged in a matrix of rows and columns on the substrate, wherein three different-colored subpixels selected from the red subpixel, the green subpixel, the blue subpixel, and the white subpixel form one pixel in which the three different-colored subpixels are simultaneously driven. Four red subpixels in the matrix enclose two green subpixels, two white subpixels, and one blue subpixel. Accordingly, the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display has a RGBW structure, and improves the luminance by the two white subpixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Singh Madhusudan
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Patent number: 9336726Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a light emitting diode array unit including at least two groups of light emitting diode arrays for emitting light; a light emitting diode driving unit for supplying at least two pulse width modulation signals having different phases from each other to the at least two groups of light emitting diode arrays, respectively; a liquid crystal display panel for displaying images using the light from the light emitting diode array unit; and a timing controller for controlling the light emitting diode driving unit and the liquid crystal display panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sun-Ung Kim
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Patent number: 9335837Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for providing a text sensitive backspace key for bi-directional content are disclosed. Such systems, methods and computer program products provide a multi-stage text flow identification approach that combines desirable aspects of tracking a chronological position of typed characters as well as a cursor within bi-directional content. A directional orientation of a backspace key is thereafter manipulated on a keyboard that is both reliable and intuitive for users of a computing system. Thus, when a last-typed character, chronologically positioned immediately before the cursor, is a left-to-right (LTR) character (e.g., English language text), the backspace key is displayed in a first direction. When the last-typed character is a right-to-left (RTL) character (e.g., Hebrew language text), the backspace key is displayed in a second direction. Advantageously, the user visually learns which character will be deleted when the backspace key is pressed on the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Rui Li
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Patent number: 9335871Abstract: The surface panel includes a transmissive resin layer and a sensor film closely attached to a back surface of the resin layer. The sensor film includes a base film, a frame-shaped decorative portion on a front surface of the base film, and a transmissive electrode layer and right and left wiring layers on a back surface of the base film. The sensor film is closely attached to and along the back surface of the resin layer. The right and left wiring layers are closely attached to the corresponding right and back-surface left portions. Consequently, the area that is allocated for the transmissive region and the electrode layer can be increased.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Sadao Kitano
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Patent number: 9330603Abstract: Discussed is an OLED display device that can compensate for the deviation of a threshold voltage and also prevent deterioration of an OLED, and a method of driving the same, wherein the OLED display device includes first to fifth transistors, a driving transistor including gate, source and drain electrodes, a capacitor for sensing a threshold voltage of the driving transistor, and an OLED.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang Hyeon Kwak
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Patent number: 9318049Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of data lines, a scan driver, a sensing control line driver, a data driver, and a switching unit. The scan driver supplies a scan signal to a plurality of scan lines. The sensing control line driver supplies a sensing control signal to a plurality of sensing control lines. The data driver supplies a data signal to a plurality of data output lines. The switching unit selectively couples each data line to one of a corresponding data output line and a corresponding sensing line. The switching unit further selectively supplies a write control signal to each write control line.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Sang-Jin Pak
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Patent number: 9310950Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a display section that displays information; an electrostatic-capacitance touch panel layer that allows visible light corresponding to display contents of the display section to pass through the touch panel layer and that determines a pair of two-dimensional coordinates indicated by an indicator having conductivity; glass that protects the touch panel layer and that allows visible light corresponding to display contents of the display section to pass through the glass; a depression sensor that detects deformation of the glass; and a control section that validates a pair of two-dimensional coordinates when a plurality of pairs of two-dimensional coordinates are determined by the touch panel layer and when deformation is detected by the depression sensor, the pair of two-dimensional coordinates being determined last among the plurality of pairs of two-dimensional coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Tomoki Takano, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Yuuichi Takizawa
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Patent number: 9310990Abstract: A method includes displaying a shutter adjacent to a boundary of an information display region on a display of a portable electronic device, the information display region for displaying first information; receiving an input associated with the shutter; and displaying second information.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Margaret Elizabeth Kuo, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Yoojin Hong, Michael George Langlois, Henry Chen
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Patent number: 9299279Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels coupled to a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of scan driving blocks coupled to the plurality of scan lines and adapted to apply a plurality of scan signals; an electrostatic discharge (ESD) unit adapted to protect the plurality of scan driving blocks from static charges; an AC power source unit for supplying a first power source voltage of which a level is changed between a logic high level and a logic low level, to the plurality of scan driving blocks through a first power source voltage wire during a pixel test of the plurality of pixels; and a DC power source unit for supplying a second power source voltage of the logic high level to the ESD unit through a second power source voltage wire.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Yong Chung, Jung-Mi Choi, Yong-Jae Kim, Young-In Hwang, Seong-Il Park
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Patent number: 9298318Abstract: An interactive input system comprises a display panel; a first illumination source providing illumination across an outer surface of the display panel such that when a pointer is brought into proximity with the outer surface, the pointer reflects illumination from the first illumination source through the display panel; at least one imaging device having a field of view aimed at an opposite outer surface of the display panel, the at least one imaging device capturing images including illumination reflected by the pointer through the display panel; and processing structure in communication with the at least one imaging device, said processing structure processing the captured images to determine a location of the pointer relative to the outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Gerald Morrison, John Newton, Gareth Bell
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Patent number: 9285877Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus comprising a light guide including a proximal end, a distal end, a display positioned near the proximal end, an eye-measurement camera positioned at or near the proximal end to image eye-measurement radiation, a proximal optical element positioned in the light guide near the proximal end and a distal optical element positioned in the light guide near the distal end. The proximal optical element is optically coupled to the display, the eye-measurement camera and the distal optical element and the distal optical element is optically coupled to the proximal optical element, the ambient input region and the input/output region. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Hayes S. Raffle, Chia-Jean Wang
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Patent number: 9285906Abstract: An information processing apparatus include a position detecting unit that detects positions of a plurality of users existing in a detection target area; a calculating unit that calculates a plurality of feature quantities representing a relation between the positions of the users detected by the position detecting unit and a projection plane on which a projection image is projected; and a determining unit that determines display control processing for the projection image depending on the feature quantities calculated by the calculating unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Haruomi Higashi, Akira Miyazaki
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Patent number: 9286828Abstract: A plurality of scanning periods are combined to form a composite period (2H). Within the first period of the front half, threshold value (Vth) correction is carried out all at once, and within the second period of the latter half, signal (Vsig) writing operation is carried out. High speed writing can be carried out even where the scanning period is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: JOLED Inc.Inventors: Tetsuro Yamamoto, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 9274389Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat display device and method of fabricating the same which can make narrow bezel design easy and minimize resistance variation between adjacent link lines for improving of a picture quality. The flat display device includes a display region having a plurality of pixels, a driving integrated circuit for forwarding driving signals for driving the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of link lines for transmitting the driving signals to the display region, wherein each of the plurality of link lines includes a first metal line, a second metal line formed on a layer different from the first metal line, and a contact portion for connecting the first and second metal lines to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-Gu Kang, Sung-Il Park
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Patent number: 9272671Abstract: A display screen arrangement is disclosed herein. The arrangement includes, but is not limited to a concealable feature adapted to be mounted to an interior surface of a vehicle. The arrangement further includes, but is not limited to, a display screen that is adapted to be mounted to the interior surface of the vehicle proximate the concealable feature. The display screen has a first end and a second end and is configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position. The first end and the second end are disposed in a first position relative to one another when the display screen is in the deployed position and the first end and the second end are disposed in a second position relative to one another when the display screen is in the retracted position and/or when the display screen transitions between the deployed position and the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Daniel Vander Sluis
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Patent number: 9274650Abstract: A locating method applied to an optical touch device is disclosed. The optical touch device includes at least one image detecting component for detecting an imaging position of an object and generating a touch position of the object on a plane according to the imaging position. The at least one image detecting component includes a plurality of pixels. The locating method includes dividing the pixels into a first group and a second group along a first direction, analyzing dimension ratios of a darkness point respectively relative to the first group and the second group when the darkness point formed by the object is simultaneously detected by the first group and the second group, and calculating the imaging position of the darkness point inside the image detecting component according to the dimension ratios.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Tzung-Min Su, Yi-Hsien Ko, Hsin-Chi Cheng, Ming-Tsan Kao
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Patent number: 9275603Abstract: Described herein are technologies related to playing moving-images content and more particularly to playing such content on a display possessing a display refresh rate which is typically greater than the inherent frame rate (e.g., a cinematic frame rate) of the content. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Charles L Brabenac
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Patent number: 9275602Abstract: A display device including a display panel including gate and data line that cross each other; a first control signal generation unit generating a source output enable signal and a first gate output enable signal in synchronization with a data enable signal modulated according to a spread frequency clock signal; a second control signal generation unit counting a number of clocks of a fixed-frequency clock signal based on a point of time at which a logic high state of the source output enable signal ends, and outputting a second gate output enable signal when the number of the counted clocks becomes equal to a reference value; and a gate driving unit controlling outputting of a gate signal to the gate lines using the second gate output enable signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Young-Ho Kim
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Patent number: 9269307Abstract: A data processing unit, which is operatively coupled within a data center network, is configured to output a first visual indicia, a second visual indicia and a third visual indicia. The first visual indicia includes a set of light outputs, each of which is associated with a port status of a network port of the data processing unit. The second visual indicia includes a set of graphical outputs produced by a display screen, each of which is associated with an operating status of the data processing unit. The third visual indicia includes a set of backlight outputs produced by the display screen, each of which is associated with the operating status of the data processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventor: Gunes Aybay