Patents Examined by Larry Sternbane
  • Patent number: 9990078
    Abstract: One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a sensor configured to detect a gesture and transmit an associated sensor signal. The gesture includes a first position at a distance from a surface and a second position contacting the surface. The system also includes a processor in communication with the sensor and configured to: receive the sensor signal from the sensor, and determine one or more haptic effects based at least in part on the sensor signal. The one or more haptic effects are configured to provide substantially continuous haptic feedback throughout the gesture. The processor is also configured to generate one or more haptic signals based at least in part on the one or more haptic effects, and transmit the one or more haptic signals. The system includes a haptic output device for receiving the one or more haptic signals and outputting the one or more haptic effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Vahid Khoshkava, Vincent Levesque, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Mansoor Alghooneh, William Rihn
  • Patent number: 9977530
    Abstract: A convertible computing device has an accelerometer to detect tapping gestures on the device, and a mode sensor to determine whether device is in a laptop mode or a tablet mode. The device includes a first physical human input sensor to change an operating state of the device between an OFF state and a non-OFF state and a second physical human input sensor to change an operating state of the computing device. When the device is in the laptop mode, the second physical human input sensor is enabled to change the operating state of the computing device, and when the computing device is in the tablet mode, the second physical human input sensor is disabled from changing an operating state of the device and, instead, the tapping gestures detected by the accelerometer are used to change the operating state of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Katie Leah Roberts-Hoffman
  • Patent number: 9961337
    Abstract: Embodiments of a flexible electronic visual display device and a flexible mobile computer having such a display device are disclosed. The basic electronic visual display device comprises a flexible display device, at least one control system, at least one three-dimensional sensor, a flexible housing containing the electronic components, and an adjustment means for the housing. In some embodiments, the flexible display device can have additional sensors of various types, a projector, a wireless communication interface, and a wireless power supply. For independent use some embodiments of the flexible electronic visual display device can also comprise an electronic module including at least one processor and at least one data memory, and also at least one electrical energy storage device being contained in the housing as well. This permits the flexible electronic display device to provide a broad range of functionalities and application possibilities, and to assume novel functionalities and applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Christian Stroetmann
  • Patent number: 9958678
    Abstract: A method for displaying a view of a target comprises establishing a network including a plurality of display devices, requesting by a first display device in the network having an obstructed view of the target, at least one of position and orientation data from one or more remaining display devices in the network each having a different view of the target than the obstructed view, selecting a remaining display device as a view provider to provide the different view of the target to the first display device, requesting the different view of the target from the selected view provider; providing the different view of the target to the first display device, and displaying the different view of the target via the first display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shang Q. Guo, Jonathan Lenchner, Maharaj Mukherjee
  • Patent number: 9952709
    Abstract: A processing system for hybrid rejection includes a sensor module coupled to sensor electrodes, and configured to acquire sensing data using the sensor electrodes. The system further includes a determination module configured to obtain a capacitive image of a sensing region based on the sensing data, determine a input object set in the sensing region using the capacitive image, obtain a profile of the sensing region based on the sensing data, and determine a contiguous region width of a contiguous region in the profile. The contiguous region corresponds to a input object in the input object set. The determination module is further configured to filter the input object from the input object set based on the contiguous region width satisfying a size threshold to obtain a filtered input object set, and process the filtered input object set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Yi Ling, Sanjay Mani, Nickolas Fotopoulos
  • Patent number: 9952667
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation detecting unit configured to detect an operation of an operator to an object that is displayed in a display screen image for performing a predetermined input, a sight line detecting unit configured to detect a movement of a sight line of the operator on the display screen image, and a correction coefficient acquiring unit configured to acquire a correction coefficient for correcting an error of a case where the operator performs sight line input, on the basis of the movement of the sight line detected during the operation of the operator to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eisuke Nomura, Makoto Sato, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Takuro Noda, Sayaka Watanabe, Seiji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9939974
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, a contact sensitive device on the display panel, and a linear polarizer on the contact sensitive device. The contact sensitive device includes an electro-active layer which is uniaxially elongated and configured to retard a phase of incident light. Since the display device includes the contact sensitive device having the electro-active layer configured to retard the phase of the incident light, a separate phase retardation film for suppressing external light reflection may be omitted. As a result, the thickness of the display device may be decreased and manufacturing cost of the display device may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Ham, SuSeok Choi, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, MyungJin Lim, Seulgi Choi
  • Patent number: 9928775
    Abstract: An EL (Electro Luminescence) display device controlling luminosity by a current value supplied to a light emitting element. The EL display device includes a power source supplying a current to the light emitting element and includes a first variable power source and a second variable power source outputting a lower potential than the first variable power source, and a control part changing an output potential of the first variable power source and an output potential of the second variable power source according to acquired maximum luminosity data. Furthermore, the EL display device includes a gate signal output part and a data signal output part, and the control part may change a power source potential of the gate signal output part or a power source potential of the data signal output part according to the maximum luminosity data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Tomitani
  • Patent number: 9904380
    Abstract: A device and method for controlling rotation recognition units that detect the rotation of a rotating body in an electronic device are presented. The electronic device includes an outer housing, a rotary member disposed adjacent to, or at least in partial contact with the housing, a first sensor that detects rotation of the rotary member relative to the housing through a first physical change, a second sensor that detects rotation of the rotary member relative to the housing through a second physical change, a battery disposed in the housing, a processor electrically connected to the battery, the first sensor, and the second sensor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to selectively control the operation of at least one of the first and second sensor based on at least one of the state of the electronic device and an application program that is being executed by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Jin Park, Hee-Young Yun
  • Patent number: 9886228
    Abstract: A method of using an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a first input region corresponding to a first language or symbol set through a first or second display of an electronic device and displaying a second input region corresponding to a second language or symbol set through the first or second display. In addition, other embodiments can be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seongeun Kim, Myunghun Bae, Junyun Kim, Jungsik Park, Heungsik Shin, Sejun Song, Myunggon Hong, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: 9880614
    Abstract: An operating method for controlling a wearable electronic device is provided. The operating method obtains an environmental variable (which is indicative of the current environment) and determines an appearance variable (e.g., a user's favorite color) based on the environment variable, by referring to information about different appearances predetermined to be suitable for different environmental conditions. The operating method also generates a control signal for adjusting the appearance of at least one non-panel region of the wearable electronic device based on the appearance variable. This causes the adjusted appearance of the non-panel region of the wearable electronic device to change based on the current environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Te Wang, Yi-Kai Lee
  • Patent number: 9875710
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes first and second driving stages respectively driving first and second gate lines of a display panel. The first driving stage includes output transistors, a first control transistor controlling an electric potential of a control node in response to a signal provided from the second driving stage through an input terminal before a first gate signal is output, and a second control transistor applying a first carry signal to the input electrode of the first control transistor while the first gate signal is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JongHee Kim, Cholho Kim, Jaekeun Lim, Youngwan Seo, Chongchul Chai
  • Patent number: 9874965
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more transparent strain sensors configured to detect strain based on an amount of force applied to the electronic device, a component in the electronic device, and/or an input surface of the electronic device. The one or more transparent strain sensors may be included in or positioned below an input surface that is configured to receive touch inputs from a user. The area below the input surface can be visible to a user when the user is viewing the input surface. The one or more transparent strain sensors are formed with a nanostructure, including a nanomesh or nanowires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Pedder, Sunggu Kang, David J. Meyer, John Z. Zhong
  • Patent number: 9870748
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel is provided. The display panel includes first through n-th gate lines and a plurality of pixels each connected to one of the first through n-th gate lines (where n is a natural number). The method includes charging pixels connected to the n-th gate line with first data voltages corresponding to a first frame image during a first period, charging pixels connected to the first gate line with the first data voltages during the first period, charging the pixels connected to the first gate line with second data voltages corresponding to a second frame image during a second period subsequent to the first period, and charging pixels connected to the second gate line with the second data voltages during the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hak-Mo Choi, Hoi-Sik Moon, Gwang-Ho Nam, Chang-Soo Lee, Min-Yup Chae
  • Patent number: 9857898
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a detector configured to detect a region touched on a touch panel, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, configured to approximate a first touched region detected by the detector at a first time and a second touched region detected by the detector at a second time to ellipses, calculate angles formed between the major axes of the approximated ellipses and a reference axis of the touch panel, and calculate reference points of the approximated ellipses, and control a predetermined process based on changes of the second angle and second reference point calculated from the second touched region with respect to the first angle and first reference point calculated from the first touched region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Yuji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9851862
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a displaying method thereof are provided. The displaying method of the display apparatus includes displaying a cursor, changing a manipulation mode of the display apparatus based on an input, and changing the cursor to a highlight or a mode guide icon corresponding to the changed manipulation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-hyuk Kwon, Woo-seok Hwang, Jang-won Seo, Dong-hun Lee, Sang-jin Han, Yong-hwan Kwon
  • Patent number: 9852675
    Abstract: A data compensator includes a reference voltage drop generator, a voltage drop measurer, a compensation data generator, and an output block. The reference voltage drop generator generates reference voltage drops for color image data. The voltage drop measurer calculates pixel voltage drops based on color image data. The compensation data generator generates different color compensation data to compensate luminance and color coordinate distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Fujii
  • Patent number: 9854073
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including of a terminal body having a front side and a rear side, a mobile communication module configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal, a touch screen disposed at the front side, a battery, a battery cover disposed at the rear side, the battery cover having a first through hole and a second through hole, a camera exposed to an outside of the terminal body at the first through hole of the battery cover, an input unit configured to receive an input, the input unit being exposed to an outside of the terminal body at the second through hole of the battery cover and a controller configured to process the input as control commands for different functions according to operating states of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaichul Kim, Ilgu Cha
  • Patent number: 9848405
    Abstract: A system to control paging cycles in a wireless network assigns mobile stations to one of a plurality of paging groups based on the paging cycle requirements of the individual mobile stations. In addition, the mobile stations in a particular paging group are further subdivided into subgroups that may be substantially equal in size. At any particular paging cycle, only one subgroup of a particular paging group is included in the paging process thus reducing the overall number of mobile stations that need to be paged in any particular paging cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS L.L.C.
    Inventor: Esmail Dinan
  • Patent number: 9847047
    Abstract: A display pixel suitable for being arranged on a carrier is provided. The display pixel includes a plurality of light-emitting diode chips. The light-emitting diode chips are disposed on and electrically connected to the carrier. Each of the light-emitting diode chips respectively serves as a sub-pixel and includes a semiconductor device layer, and the semiconductor device layer includes a display light-emitting mesa and at least one redundant light-emitting mesa. During a period of driving each of the light-emitting diode chips, one of the display light-emitting mesa and the at least one redundant light-emitting mesa in each of the light-emitting diode chips is capable of emitting light. A display panel including a plurality of the display pixels mentioned above is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Hsien Wu, Yen-Hsiang Fang, Yao-Jun Tsai