Patents Examined by Lisa Landis
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Patent number: 9013384Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided to calibrate an electronic display to reduce or eliminate mura artifacts. Such mura artifacts may be due to differential behavior of multiple common voltage layers (VCOMs) of the display. One method for reducing or eliminating such muras may involve setting pixels of an electronic display to a gray level and setting an operating parameter of the liquid crystal display to a starting value. An image of the pixels may be captured. Using the image, an average luminance of the pixels may be determined and the image may be amplified around the average luminance to enhance contrast of the image. When the amplified image substantially does not indicates the presence of a mura, the value of the operating parameter may be stored in the electronic display.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, David A. Stronks, Hopil Bae
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Patent number: 8982100Abstract: An interactive panel comprises an optical waveguide within which totally internally reflected (TIR) illumination propagates, a display device beneath the optical waveguide and a partially transparent layer beneath the display device. The partially transparent layer reflects backlight illumination towards the display device and at least allows TIR illumination escaping from the optical waveguide and passing through the optical waveguide and the display panel, as a result of one or more contacts made on the optical waveguide, to pass therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Robbie Rattray, David Popovich
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Patent number: 8913092Abstract: A compensation table generating system includes a test signal applying part which applies a test signal corresponding to reference gray scales to a display panel, an image obtaining part which obtains a test image of each of the reference gray scales displayed on the display panel based on the test signal, a position information extractor which measures a brightness distribution of each of the reference gray scales of the display panel based on the test image of each of the reference gray scales and extracts a representative position information of an stain area, in which a stain appears, based on the brightness distribution of each of the reference gray scales, a compensation data calculator which calculates a compensation data corresponding to a position of the stain area, and a brightness compensation table which stores the representative position information and the compensation data.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngsuk Ha, Jee-Hoon Jeon, Min-Kyu Park
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Patent number: 8890804Abstract: The amount of the light emitted from a light-emitting diode is changed from that of the initial condition to increase, among the light sensors that are not shielded from the light emitted from the light-emitting diode, the number of the light sensors at which the difference (C?D) between the light detection amount at the light sensor when the light-emitting diode is ON and the light detection amount at the light sensor when the light-emitting diode is OFF is equal to the difference (A?B) between the light detection amount at the light sensor in the initial condition when the light-emitting diode was ON and the light detection amount at the light sensors in the initial condition when the light-emitting diode was OFF with no detection object present.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Hata, Toshiaki Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Yoshimizu
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Patent number: 8884864Abstract: An imaging device includes a pixel section and an amplification unit which amplifies the signal of the pixel section. The amplification unit includes an input capacitor having first and second nodes, an amplification circuit, a first feedback capacitor connected between the input capacitor and an output portion of the amplification circuit, a first MOS transistor switch connected in series with the first feedback capacitor, a second MOS transistor switch which is connected in series with the first feedback capacitor, and has a drain and a source connected to each other, a second feedback capacitor connected between the input capacitor and the output portion, a third MOS transistor switch connected in series with the second feedback capacitor, and a fourth MOS transistor switch which is connected in series with the second feedback capacitor, and has a drain and a source connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takamasa Sakuragi
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Patent number: 8872744Abstract: In at least one embodiment a ripple, generated in an electric potential of data signal lines even in long-term reversal driving, is reduced and display quality is improved. In at least one example embodiment, the liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention includes scanning signal lines and data signal lines, in which one scanning pulse is outputted to select one scanning signal line, each of the data signal lines receives data signals whose polarities are reversed per one vertical scanning period while in one horizontal scanning period, one of two data signal lines receives a data signal having a polarity and the other of the two data signal lines receives another data signal having another polarity, the two data signal lines being arranged adjacent to each other, scanning pulses are successively outputted in sets of two, and at a timing in which two scanning pulses fall, two scanning pulses rise.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masae Kitayama, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Kentaroh Irie
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Patent number: 8866714Abstract: A source-drain voltage of one of two transistors connected in series becomes quite small in a set operation (write signal), thus the set operation is performed to the other transistor. In an output operation, two transistors operate as a multi-gate transistor, therefore, a current value can be small in the output operation. In other words, a current can be large in the set operation. Therefore, the set operation can be performed rapidly without being easily influenced by an intersection capacitance and a wiring resistance which are parasitic on a wiring and the like. Further, an influence of variations between adjacent ones can be small as one same transistor is used in the set operation and the output operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 8866807Abstract: A display device includes an organic EL display unit including plural pixels, a variable-voltage source which supplies a positive electrode supply potential and a negative electrode supply potential to the display organic EL display unit, and an arithmetic circuit which measures an anode potential and a cathode potential of a representative pixel. The variable-voltage source regulates the positive electrode supply potential with respect to the negative electrode supply potential, according to at least the potential difference between the negative electrode supply potential of the variable-voltage source and the cathode potential of the representative pixel, and supply the regulated positive electrode supply potential to the organic EL display unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Toshiyuki Kato
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Patent number: 8842094Abstract: A capacitive touch device capable of distinguishing conductor and nonconductor includes a flexible sensor layer receiving a first driving signal, an elastic insulation layer below the flexible sensor layer, and an electrically conductive layer below the elastic insulation layer and receiving a second driving signal synchronous but out of phase to the first driving signal. The flexible sensor layer generates a capacitance variation responsive to an object touching thereon, for identifying the object as a conductor or a nonconductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Elan Microelectronics CorporationInventors: Hsin-Fu Hsu, Wei-Wen Yang
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Patent number: 8830189Abstract: A monitoring unit is presented for use in monitoring a behavior of at least a part of a physical object. The monitoring unit comprises: a data input module configured for receiving measured data indicative of a behavior of at least a part of the physical object in a certain coordinate system associated with a predetermined sensing surface; and a digital signal processor configured and operable to be responsive to said measured data for transforming the measured data into an approximate representation of said at least portion of the physical object into a virtual coordinate system such that the transformation maintains a positional relationship between virtual points and corresponding portions within said at least part of the physical object. This technique enables further formatting of said approximate representation into a predetermined data input format of a certain electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: ZRRO Technologies (2009) Ltd.Inventors: Ori Rimon, Rafi Zachut, Vered Cohen Sharvit
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Patent number: 8810555Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems for driving electroluminescent segments in electroluminescent displays are disclosed. Each segment in the display receives a series of first pulses alternating in polarity at a first electrode and a series of second pulses at a second electrode. Each of the second pulses corresponds to one of the first pulses and is opposite in polarity. The width of the second pulses corresponds to the parasitic resistance of the segment.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Scobil Industries Corp.Inventors: William Joseph Pietro, Scott Stephen Fielder
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Patent number: 8797285Abstract: An electrode pattern for a position sensing panel may have an array of mesh cells formed by sinusoidaly shaped conductive lines extending between vertices of the mesh cells.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventors: David Brent Guard, Esat Yilmaz, Tsung-Ching Wu
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Patent number: 8786560Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for determining a valid sequence of touch events on a touch sensitive device. A first sequence of touch events is received, a proximity between any two touch events of the first sequence of touch events being greater than a proximity threshold. A second sequence of touch events is received. The touch events from the first and the second sequence are combined if a time difference between the first and the second sequence of touch events is below a time threshold and a proximity between the first and the second sequence of touch events is less than the proximity threshold. A valid sequence of touch events is determined if a combined pressure of the first and the second sequence of touch events is greater than a pressure threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLCInventors: Farid Khafizov, Margarita Khafizova
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Patent number: 8711136Abstract: The present invention provides a voltage transfer function, a luminance transfer function, and a transfer factors (for example, efficiency, critical point, and slope) between these two functions, derives the correlation (based on the condition change in all cases) between an input grayscale voltage and output luminance, and calibrates the input grayscale voltage by a difference between measurement luminance and target luminance using the transfer functions. Therefore, the present invention can respond to change in conditions for all cases, and increase the accuracy, easiness, and generalization of calibration compared to the existing calibration scheme that relies on the lookup table by checking the actual measurement data and readjusting the transfer factors in each calibration stage. Moreover, the present invention can further increase the manufacturing yield by an average of 35% than the existing yield, significantly saving the manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Inventor: Jaeyeol Park
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Patent number: 8692735Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display control apparatus is configured to display a single display image on a plurality of two-dimensionally-arranged display devices combined as a single display device. The display control apparatus includes a display module configured to shift, when a predetermined target image included in the display image is displayed across display screens of the display devices, a display position of the display image so that the target image fits into one of the display screens of the display devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Satoshi Kawashimo, Kazuya Fukushima
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Patent number: 8674916Abstract: A driving method with reducing image sticking effect is disclosed. The driving method includes applying a voltage on the data lines for trapping impurities crossing the data lines and lowering the degree of the image sticking effect, and applying different asymmetric waveforms to different data lines for trapping impurities crossing the data lines and lowering the degree of the image sticking effect.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Pin-Miao Liu, Shui-Chih Lien, Chia-Horng Huang, Chien-Huang Liao, Yu-Hsi Ho, Ting-Jui Chang, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Jenn-Jia Su
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Patent number: 8643568Abstract: A wearable display apparatus includes a display for providing viewable images. A display support assembly can support the display. The display support assembly can be self centering and telescoping for adjusting the position of the display for viewing by a user. The display support assembly can include right side and left side arm members spaced apart from each other, and a flexibly resilient support member to which the display is mounted between the arm members. The support member can be telescopically mounted to the arm members. The support member can have flexibly resilient right and left side portions secured to the display. Each side portion can be slidably mounted to a respective arm member for telescoping.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventors: Adrian Mark Thomas West, Zachary Jarrod Traina, Junggeun Tak, Thomas Gerard Parent
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Patent number: 8502763Abstract: The invention features electronic skin including an active layer formed of bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material and articles comprising the skin, the electronic skin having uniform gray scale reflectivity. Also featured is method for producing suitable reduction pulses that will provide a display (e.g., the electronic skin) with uniform gray scale reflectivity. Reduction pulses of narrow width are used to create uniform levels of gray in the electronic skin to overcome display imperfections that cause discontinuity in the gray scale reflectivity.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Manning Ventures, Inc.Inventors: Duane W. Marhefka, Nithya Venkatataman, Sankar Barua
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Patent number: 8416216Abstract: A touch sensor interface includes one or more touch detection electrodes whose capacitance increases when touched. A processor converts the increase in capacitance into a change in a counter value. A detector compares the change in the counter value with one or more count thresholds to detect faults in the touch sensor interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Jun Zhang, Yan Huang, Wei Luo, Wangsheng Mei, Yang Wang