Patents Examined by Larry Sternbane
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Patent number: 9841861Abstract: Provided is a touch panel having a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display-region. The touch panel comprises a transparent substrate, a sensing electrode layer, a conductive light-shielding layer, an insulated light-shielding layer, and a wiring layer. The conductive light-shielding layer is formed in the non-display region and between the sensing electrode layer and the wiring layer, and the whole non-display region is covered by the conductive light-shielding layer and the insulated light-shielding layer. With such all arrangement, the touch panel not only maintains the signal transmit function, but also ensures good optical performance in the display region near its interface. Accordingly, a touch screen comprising the touch panel can have good touch sensing functions and good optical performance at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Liyitec IncorporatedInventor: Shu-Chen Hsu
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Patent number: 9836126Abstract: Providing accessibility path guidance on a display presented on a touch screen of a device with microfluidics. The fluid is selectively applied to a portion of the touch screen by a computer of the device to raise a portion of the touch screen. The computer loads a display on the touch screen which requires user input. The flow information regarding the display is fetched and a computer of the device detects that the user has touched the touch screen at a point. The computer uses microfluidics to create a physical ridge on the touch screen corresponding to a flow path connecting the point on the touch screen in which the user is currently touching to a touch point within an object field which requires user input. Once the user has reached the object field by following the physical ridge through touch, the physical ridge is removed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Vijay Ekambaram, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Patent number: 9832509Abstract: A method for controlling a mobile device is provided. The method includes displaying list information including a first source device and a second source device, receiving a signal for selecting a specific source device using the list information, generating content to be distributed when the specific source device is the first source device, grouping at least one display device communicable with the specific source device into a group and displaying graphic data corresponding to the group or graphic data corresponding to each display device belonging to the group, receiving a signal for selecting at least one display device using the graphic data, and transmitting the generated content to the at least one selected display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeongjin Im, Yunjung Kim
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Patent number: 9824643Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides an array substrate, a pixel driving method, and a display device, and the array substrate is provided with a first pixel unit set used to display a first image, and pixel units in the first pixel unit set are coupled to a first gate line set in the plurality of gate lines; a second pixel unit set configured to display a second image, and pixel units in the second pixel unit set are coupled to a second gate line set in the plurality of gate lines; the pixel units in the first pixel unit set and the pixel units in the second pixel unit set are alternately provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Chulgyu Jung
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Patent number: 9817497Abstract: A touch window includes a substrate, and an electrode part on the substrate. The sensing electrode includes a base substrate formed with a pattern part, and an electrode layer on the pattern part, where the electrode layer has a thickness in a range of 0.03 ?m to 3 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoon Tai Kim, Hyung Mook Oh, Kweon Jin Lee, Soo Hong Kim
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Patent number: 9812054Abstract: A display driver configured to drive a display panel is provided. The display panel displays an image frame in a first display mode or a second display mode. The display driver includes a first display driving channel and a second display driving channel. The first and the second display driving channels are configured to drive the display panel to display the image frame by using a sub-pixel rendering method. In the second display mode, the second display driving channel drives sub-pixels on the display panel to display corresponding grayscales by using a plurality of gamma voltages. A voltage value of at least one gamma voltage among the gamma voltages is determined according to an arrangement of the sub-pixels on the display panel. Furthermore, a display apparatus is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Chin-Yuan Tu, Feng-Ting Pai
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Patent number: 9811183Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a housing containing at least one electrical component for wireless communication with a computer, a touch sensor coupled to the housing that generates signals responsive to a person touching a surface of the touch sensor, and pointing device circuitry coupled to the housing that provides input to the at least one electrical component.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Peter Carlson Rane, Cuong Huy Truong, Daniel Jordan Schantz, Ali Kathryn Ent, Matthew Ian Tucker
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Patent number: 9798415Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of display elements arranged in a matrix, a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, and a controller configured to control display by sequentially supplying an image signal and a control signal to the plurality of signal lines and the plurality of scanning lines, respectively, wherein the controller repeats a display period in which the display is controlled and a display blanking period in which the display is paused to display a frame image, and at least two types of display periods with different lengths are used when a frame image is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kohei Azumi, Hidetoshi Komatsu, Jin Ota, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
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Patent number: 9798422Abstract: A detection device detects a position at which a touch-sensitive operator control unit is touched by an object by detecting a pressure (pm) which is applied to the touch-sensitive operator control unit by the object at the position. In addition, a speed (vm) and/or an acceleration (am) of the motor vehicle is detected and a pressure threshold value (ps) is predefined as a function of speed (vm) and/or accelerations (am) of the motor vehicle. The method determines whether the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps) and triggers a function (F), assigned to the detected position, of the motor vehicle exclusively if the detected pressure (pm) is higher than the predefined pressure threshold value (ps).Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Ulrich Mueller, Michael Wachinger, Tim Kraemer
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Patent number: 9792858Abstract: A scanning line drive circuit includes a shift register having stages, hold circuits, and scanning signal output circuits. The hold circuit holds a shift register output in accordance with a sampling signal which is in an active level in one line period in a video signal period. The scanning signal output circuit outputs a scanning signal to be applied to scanning lines based on the shift register output, a hold output, a period specifying signal indicating whether it is in the video signal period or in a vertical flyback period, and timing signals. The scanning signal output circuit outputs a scanning signal for measurement and writing when the hold output is in a selection level in the vertical flyback period. It is possible to select a scanning line corresponding to the pixel circuits in one row and measure currents or voltages in the vertical flyback period, using a simple circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daichi Nishikawa, Noritaka Kishi, Masanori Ohara
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Patent number: 9791694Abstract: A transparent flexible display film is applied to a vehicle windshield, either as a film applied to the surface of the windshield or as a layer in the laminated glass comprising the windshield. A connected computer renders a synthesized view of the external environment around the vehicle, including visual representations of information received from an on-board data sensor or from an external source. No special glasses or helmets are required for the operators and if the system fails, the display film is transparent and will not impede the operators view.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: David A. Haverkamp, Patrick G. Pendleton, Chad M. Fickbohm, Thomas W. Pepper, Jr.
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Patent number: 9785190Abstract: A virtual reality glasses is disclosed, comprising a main control handle and a head-mounted device comprising a video processing interface unit, a controller, a USB interface and a video interface, the USB interface's power line supplies power to a power-consuming part of the device via a power converting unit, USB differential signal pins of the USB interface are connected to the controller, the video interface is connected to a display module via the video processing interface unit; the main control handle comprises an application processor, a power unit, and a USB interface and a video interface connected to the processor, and the power unit supplies power to a power-consuming part of the handle. The glasses can improve portability and enhance user experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Beijing Pico Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Guanghui Liu
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Patent number: 9772699Abstract: The present invention discloses a touch control system for a computer system with high compatibility. The touch control system includes an touch sensing device for detecting a touch event to generate a plurality of sensed signals conformed to a first format, and an embedded controller coupled to the touch sensing device for determining a user instruction according to the plurality of sensed signals and generating a plurality of control signals conformed to a second format to the computer system. An internal driving program in the computer system can only identify signals conformed to the second format.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Chung-Chia Chen, Wen-Chun Tsao
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Patent number: 9766518Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a panel driver, panel-side output terminals, image signal lines, and control signal lines. The terminals are disposed in a non-display area of the display device and connected to the panel driver. The image signal lines are routed in the non-display area from the terminals to cross a long edge of the panel driver and spread in a fan-like form toward the display area. The control signal lines including first lines and second lines are routed in the non-display area from the terminals toward a display area of the display device. The first lines are routed from the terminals to cross the long edge and along the image signal lines toward the display area. The second lines each including portions having a width larger than the first lines are routed from the terminals to cross a short edge of the panel driver.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yohsuke Fujikawa
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Patent number: 9760183Abstract: An input apparatus including a deformable sheet-like operational member having a plurality of key areas.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroto Kawaguchi, Tetsuro Goto, Toshio Kano, Hideo Tanaka, Hayato Hasegawa, Takashi Itaya, Takayuki Tanaka, Fumihiko Iida, Tomoaki Suzuki, Taizo Nishimura, Yuji Takahashi, Yasushi Itoshiro, Shogo Shinkai
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Patent number: 9760165Abstract: Mobile terminal device and method for switching inputs methods. In an embodiment, a mobile terminal device switches between two or more different input methods upon satisfaction of a switching condition, which indicates that input detection via the current input mode is difficult.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Saki Kubota, Atsutaka Saiki
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Patent number: 9753596Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, it includes a light source, a light guide including an entrance surface facing the light source and an exit surface from which light incident on the entrance surface exits, and a display panel including a display area in which a plurality of display pixels are arranged, with the display area facing the exit surface. The display panel is configured to selectively transmit light incident on the display area for displaying an image in the display area by driving the display pixels. A dimming panel including a dimming area faces the display area and the exit surface, and is configured to change a transmittance of light incident on the dimming area for each portion in the dimming area.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shigenori Aoki, Tsutomu Harada
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Patent number: 9753566Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes a first acquisition processing module, a touchscreen display, a display processing module, a second acquisition processing module, and a request processing module. The first acquisition processing module acquires first content from a first delivery device. The display processing module displays content based on the first content on the touchscreen display. The second acquisition processing module acquires second content from a second delivery device based on data included in the first content, when a predetermined operation is executed for the touchscreen. The request processing module requests an output processing device corresponding to the second content to execute output processing based on the second content.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshiyuki Tsuzuki, Takashi Nishimura, Go Fujino
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Patent number: 9746896Abstract: A computing device is described that includes a display unit. The display unit includes an array of pixels defined by N rows and M columns and at least one row select unit configured to select one or more of the N rows. The display unit further includes a first column control unit configured to drive a first contiguous group of pixels from the array of pixels, and a second column control unit configured to drive a second contiguous group of pixels from the array of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Roman Lewkow, Philipp Schmaelzle
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Patent number: 9741293Abstract: A display device is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the display device includes a light source, a dimming panel and a display panel. The dimming panel includes a dimming area with sub-areas arrayed in a matrix. The dimming panel also controls a transmittance of light from the light source in each of the sub-areas. The display panel includes a display area with pixels arrayed in a matrix and displays an image due to incident light transmitted through the dimming panel thereon. In one example, an optical separation system is arranged between the dimming panel and the display panel. It separates light from the light source into respective wavelength bands. The display panel includes corresponding liquid crystal panels on which the respective wavelength bands are made incident.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Harada, Akira Sakaigawa