Patents Examined by Kebede T Teshome
  • Patent number: 11592942
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a touch input are provided. The systems and methods generally include measuring the peak voltage at an electrode over a measurement period and determining a touch input based on the peak voltage. The systems and methods can conserve computing resources by deferring digital signal processing until after a peak electrode capacitance has been sampled. The systems and methods are suitable for capacitive sensors using self-capacitance and capacitive sensors using mutual capacitance. The systems and methods are also suitable for capacitive buttons, track pads, and touch screens, among other implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ALSENTIS, LLC
    Inventor: David W. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 11592943
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a touch input are provided. The systems and methods generally include measuring the peak voltage at an electrode over a measurement period and determining a touch input based on the peak voltage. The systems and methods can conserve computing resources by deferring digital signal processing until after a peak electrode capacitance has been sampled. The systems and methods are suitable for capacitive sensors using self-capacitance and capacitive sensors using mutual capacitance. The systems and methods are also suitable for capacitive buttons, track pads, and touch screens, among other implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ALSENTIS, LLC
    Inventor: David W. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 11580925
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and manufacturing method thereof, control method and display apparatus. The display panel includes a first substrate including first base substrate and driving structure layer, and a second substrate including second base substrate and black matrix layer, driving structure layer includes multiple switching transistors, the display panel includes multiple pixel units, each pixel unit includes a switching transistor. One side of black matrix layer close to first substrate is provided with multiple groove structures corresponding to multiple pixel units one-to-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingliang Li, Jian Zhang, Xiaoning Jiang, Peng Li, Wenyu Li
  • Patent number: 11567325
    Abstract: Electronic display devices include digital and analog control of pixel intensity. A digital pixel control circuit and an analog pixel control circuit are provided within each pixel. The digital pixel control circuit employs digital PWM techniques to control a number of subframes within each frame during which a driving current is supplied to a light emitting element within the pixel. The analog pixel control circuit controls the level of the driving current supplied to the light emitting element within the pixel during the frame. In one example, the digital pixel control circuit and the analog pixel control circuit may together control pixel intensity with the analog pixel control circuit providing additional in-pixel bits for increased color depth. Alternatively, the digital pixel control circuit may control pixel intensity and the analog pixel control circuit may control non-uniformity compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ilias Pappas, William Thomas Blank, Ramakrishna Chilukuri, Michael Yee
  • Patent number: 11561652
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a touch input are provided. The systems and methods generally include measuring the peak voltage at an electrode over a measurement period and determining a touch input based on the peak voltage. The systems and methods can conserve computing resources by deferring digital signal processing until after a peak electrode capacitance has been sampled. The systems and methods are suitable for capacitive sensors using self-capacitance and capacitive sensors using mutual capacitance. The systems and methods are also suitable for capacitive buttons, track pads, and touch screens, among other implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ALSENTIS, LLC
    Inventor: David W. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 11543892
    Abstract: A computing device, such as a wearable device, may include at least two electrodes mounted on a body. The computing device may determine an electrical signal associated with a circuit that includes the at least two electrodes and the user. A pressure applied to at least one electrode of the at least two electrodes may be determined from the electrical signal, and at least one function of the computing device may be implemented, based on the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Dongeek Shin, Shahram Izadi, Shwetak N. Patel
  • Patent number: 11539929
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first waveguide having a first side and an opposing second side, a spatial light modulator configured to project image light, one or more lenses disposed between the spatial light modulator and the first waveguide, and a first in-coupler coupler coupled with the first waveguide. The spatial light modulator is positioned on the first side of the first waveguide. The first in-coupler is positioned to receive the image light projected by the spatial light modulator and transmitted through the one or more lenses and to redirect at least a first portion of the image light so that the first portion of the image light enters the first waveguide and undergoes total internal reflection inside the first waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
    Inventors: Weichuan Gao, Ying Geng
  • Patent number: 11521531
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, and a panel driver including N registers, where N is an integer greater than 1. The panel driver is configured to divide the display panel into N first detection regions, to perform a first still image detection operation on each of the N first detection regions by using the N registers, to divide the display panel into N second detection regions different from the N first detection regions by using a result of the first still image detection operation, and to perform a second still image detection operation on each of the N second detection regions by using the N registers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Se Hyuk Park, Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim, Jun Heyung Jung
  • Patent number: 11521560
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a display panel displaying an image, a source driver supplying a source voltage to the display panel, and a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) including a timing controller controlling the source driver. The timing controller may be configured to identify information associated with a luminance of the image and to set a source bias current for controlling a slew rate of the source voltage based on the luminance of the image. Besides, various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongkon Bae, Yunpyo Hong, Yohan Lee, Donghwy Kim, Dongkyoon Han
  • Patent number: 11513590
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for discovering and positioning content into augmented reality space. A method includes forming a three-dimensional (3D) map of surroundings of a user of an augmented reality (AR) head mounted display (HMD); determining a depth-wise location of a gaze point of a user based on eye gaze direction and eye vergence; determining a visual guidance line pathway in the 3D map; guiding an action of the user along the visual guidance line pathway at one or more identified focal points; and rendering a mixed reality (MR) object along the visual guidance line pathway at a location corresponding to a direction of the user's gaze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: PCMS Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jussi Ronkainen, Jani Mantyjarvi
  • Patent number: 11501556
    Abstract: A display device includes a first base layer, a circuit layer disposed on the first base layer and including a plurality of switching elements, a pixel layer disposed on the circuit layer and including a light emitting element, wherein the light emitting element is configured to receive a current from at least one of the plurality of switching elements to emit a first light, and a sensor layer disposed below the first base layer and including a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to receive a second light generated when the first light is reflected by an external object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoungwook Jang, Yun-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11494147
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to sensor devices configured to sense bending in multiple joints. One example provides a sensor device configured to span a first articulable joint and a second articulable joint. The sensor device comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack and connected to a base. The plurality of electrodes comprise a first electrode arranged at a first joint region of the sensor device that is configured to be positioned at the first articulable joint, a second electrode arranged at a second joint region of the sensor device that is configured to be positioned at the second articulable joint, and a reference electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sang Ho Yoon, Siyuan Ma, James David Holbery
  • Patent number: 11495651
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a multi-page display screen and a mobile phone including the same. The multi-page display screen includes a first display sub-screen and a second display sub-screen formed by flexible screens. The first display sub-screen and the second display sub-screen each includes a first half screen and a second half screen. The first half screen and the second half screen are pivotable and foldable relative to each other, and the first half screen and the second half screen can be unfolded relative to each other to constitute the first display sub-screen and the second display sub-screen respectively. Backs of the first half screens of the first display sub-screen and in the second display sub-screen are bonded together, such that the first display sub-screen and the second display sub-screen are arranged as book pages. The multi-page display screen makes it easy to switch to a page of a different mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Guoqiang Ma, Yao Hu
  • Patent number: 11481003
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a first body; a second body arranged in parallel to the first body; a hinge part for connecting the first body and the second body such that an angle formed between the first body and the second body varies; a display panel positioned on one surface of the first body and one surface of the second body; and a window positioned on the front surface of the display panel, wherein the window comprises a first window which is positioned on the first body and/or the second body and which does not bend, and a second window which is connected to the first window and which bends, and thus present invention improves the strength of a flexible display unit so as to prevent shock delivery in both the vertical and lateral directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ilkyoung Cho, Hangyu Oh, Cheongsun Yun
  • Patent number: 11475861
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller, a scan driver, a data driver, and a display unit. The timing controller generates a clock signal, a start signal, and image data. The scan driver includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting the clock signal as a scan signal in response to the start signal. The data driver generates a data signal using the image data. The display unit includes pixels for emitting light with a luminance corresponding to the data signal in response to the scan signal. The timing controller performs masking on the clock signal in a part of a first frame period during which the scan driver sequentially outputs the scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Hae Kwan Seo
  • Patent number: 11467724
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a touch detecting circuit and a processor. The touch detecting circuit is configured to detect a first touch signal and a second touch signal. The processor is configured to record a first time point when the first touch signal is received, and record a second time point when the second touch signal is received. The processor is configured to calculate a time difference between the first time point and the second time point, if the time difference is larger than or equal to a threshold, the processor is configured to adjust the first touch signal and the second touch signal according to a baseline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Lai, Chia-Hsien Chu, Tsang-Hong Wang, Li-Wei Shih
  • Patent number: 11449132
    Abstract: A computing device generating an enhanced reality environment may include, in an example, a processor to execute the enhanced reality environment on the computing device and emulate hardware associated with a real-world mobile computing device within the enhanced reality environment; a network adapter to communicatively couple the computing device to the real-world mobile computing device; and an enhanced reality data capture module to capture data defining the enhanced reality environment and deliver the data to the mobile computing device to be processed by an app associated with the real-world mobile computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William Allen, Carlos Haas Costa
  • Patent number: 11435588
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus includes a display element, a projection lens configured to converge image light emitted from the display element, a prism configured to cause the image light by an internal reflecting surface thereof and moreover emit the image light from an emission surface thereof while refracting the image light, and a see-through mirror configured to reflect the image light emitted from the prism toward a pupil position. The projection lens, the prism, and the see-through mirror are arranged to form an off-axis system. AT an off-axis surface of the off-axis system, an intermediate pupil is arranged between the projection lens and the internal reflecting surface, with the intermediate pupil being arranged to be farther to the incident surface side of the prism than to the projection lens and the internal reflecting surface, and an intermediate image is formed between the prism and the see-through mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Takeda, Masayuki Takagi, Toshiaki Miyao, Tokito Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11410580
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may access a first mask associated with a first color component and a first pixel in an image, and a second mask associated with a second color component and a second pixel in the image. The system may access first component values of the first color component in a first pixel region containing the first pixel, and second component values of the second color component in a second pixel region containing the second pixel. The system may modify the first component values using the first mask, and the second component values using the second mask. The system may cause the modified first and second component values to be displayed by light-emitting elements of the first and second color components. The first and second masks may be generated based on relative positions of the first light-emitting elements and the second light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Edward Buckley, Michael Yee
  • Patent number: 11411558
    Abstract: A button assembly 1 for a substrate 2 includes a chassis 3 attachable to the substrate 2, a movable button 4 constrained by the chassis 3, one or more button sensors 5 operable to sense the movable button 4, and one or more springs 40 or magnets 6a, 6b. The one or more springs 40 or magnets 6a, 6b are arranged to bias the movable button 4 towards a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: GAMESMAN LIMITED
    Inventor: Haitham Bilbeisi