Patents Examined by Mansour M. Said
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Patent number: 9947286Abstract: A display driving apparatus and a method for driving display apparatus are provided. Source drivers generate abnormality-notify signals according to driving signals. A timing controller determines the source drivers received abnormal driving signals according to the abnormality-notify signals and a horizontal synchronizing signal and adjusts the driving signals corresponding to the source drivers received the abnormal driving signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventor: Min-Pao Lin
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Patent number: 9946338Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a gaze point of a user in a display image displayed on a display unit, an estimation unit configured to estimate an intention of the user based on the gaze point detected by the detection unit, an image generation unit configured to generates a varying image that subtly varies from the display image to a final display image according to the intention estimated by the estimation unit, and a display control unit configured to control the display unit in a manner that the varying image generated by the image generation unit is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori Hayashi, Yoichiro Sako, Takayasu Kon, Yasunori Kamada, Takatoshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 9936902Abstract: Techniques for monitoring and detecting ergonomic hot spots associated with movements of subjects are disclosed. For example, data may be collected by way of sensors attached to a plurality of subjects and may be analyzed to determine forces (e.g., vibration, jerks, acceleration, etc.) associated with the movements of the subjects. The analyzed data can be compared to ergonomic conditions to detect the ergonomic hot spots.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Anant Bhushan
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Patent number: 9934733Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided that employ one or more of a variety of techniques for reducing the time required to display high resolution images on a high dynamic range display having a light source layer and a display layer. In one technique, the image resolution is reduced, an effective luminance pattern is determined for the reduced resolution image, and the resolution of the effective luminance pattern is then increased to the resolution of the—display layer. In another technique, the light source layer's point spread function is decomposed into a plurality of components, and an effective luminance pattern is determined for each component. The effective luminance patterns are then combined to produce a total effective luminance pattern. Additional image display time reduction techniques are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Lorne A. Whitehead, Helge Seetzen, Gregory John Ward, Wolfgang Heidrich
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Patent number: 9927893Abstract: A glass film laminate (1) for a touch panel includes a glass film (2), a glass film (3), a glass film (4), and transparent adhesive layers (5). The glass films (2), (4) form both outermost layers. The glass film (3) has a transparent conductive layer (6) formed on each of both surfaces thereof. The glass films (2), (3), (4) each have a thickness of 200 ?m or less. The glass film laminate (1) for a touch panel itself assumes a curved state without the application of an external force, in which a curved concave surface (21) and a curved convex surface (41) are formed. The curved concave surface (21) has formed therein a compressive stress, and the curved convex surface (41) has formed therein a tensile stress.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiji Hamada, Hiroyuki Uchida, Hiroaki Tanaka, Michiharu Eta
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Patent number: 9927914Abstract: Disclosed is a double-sided touch recognition digital device. The digital device includes a display unit to display a visual object, a front-side touch sensor unit to sense a touch input on a front side of the device, a rear-side touch sensor unit to sense a touch input on a rear side of the device, and a processor to control the display unit and the front-side and rear-side touch sensor units. The processor obtains a first reference position and second touch position on the front-side or rear-side touch sensor unit, obtains a distance between the first reference position and the second touch position, and determines whether or not the distance between the first reference position and the second touch position is within a valid recognition distance. The valid recognition distance for the rear-side touch sensor unit is longer than the valid recognition distance for the front-side touch sensor unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jihwan Kim, Sihwa Park
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Patent number: 9916015Abstract: A recognition device includes an acquisition unit and a processor. The acquisition unit acquires first and second informations. The first information relates to a first signal corresponding to a state of a first portion of a body performing an action. The first signal is generated by a first element mounted to the first portion. The second information relates to a second signal corresponding to a state of a second portion. The second signal is generated by a second element mounted to the second portion. A relative positional relationship between the first portion and the second portion changes according to the action. The processor calculates a first feature based on the first information and a second feature based on the second information. The processor recognizes a type of the action based on a change of the first feature and a change of the second feature.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshiaki Nakasu, Tsukasa Ike, Yasunobu Yamauchi
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Patent number: 9898964Abstract: There are provided an array substrate and a display apparatus. The array substrate comprises a voltage driving circuit (1) for driving display pixels to display images, a current sensing circuit (2), and further comprises test pixels (3), a current comparison circuit (4), and a voltage compensation circuit (5), wherein the current sensing circuit (2) is connected to the test pixels (3) and the current comparison circuit (4), and the current comparison circuit (4) is connected to the voltage compensation circuit (5); the current comparison circuit (4) compares the current value of the current sensed by the current sensing circuit and flowing through the test pixels (3) with a set threshold, and outputs the comparison result to the voltage compensation circuit (5); and the voltage compensation circuit (5) compensates for the driving voltage of the voltage driving circuit (1) when the current value is smaller than the set threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong hyup Jeon, Bongyeol Ryu, Seong Jun An
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Patent number: 9892704Abstract: A display driving circuit having a shift register is formed on the display panel. The shift register includes a first stage having first and second transistors and a second stage having a third and fourth transistor. A voltage of a control electrode of the first transistor is boosted by a voltage of a first pulse line changing from low to high. In an On state, the second transistor connects the control electrode of the first transistor and a constant voltage line. A voltage of a control electrode of the third transistor is boosted by a voltage of a second pulse line changing from low to high. In an On state, the fourth transistor connects the control electrode of the third transistor and a constant voltage line. The fourth transistor is switched on by a signal from the first stage.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Miyazawa, Iwao Takemoto, Atsushi Hasegawa, Masahiro Maki, Kazutaka Goto
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Patent number: 9891753Abstract: An input apparatus includes: a display; and a detector that detects contactless proximity of an object to the display at first coordinates of the object along a plane of the display, and contact of the object with the display at second coordinates of the object along the plane of the display. When the contactless proximity of the object is detected, and the first coordinates of the object are located within a first distance in the plane of the display from an item, the item is temporarily selected. After the item has been selected temporarily, when the contact of the object is detected, and the second coordinates of the object are located within a second distance in the plane of the display from the item, the item is finally selected. The second distance from the item is longer than the first distance from the item.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventor: Masatoshi Nakao
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Patent number: 9886930Abstract: Disclosed is a drive control circuit, comprising a driver, a pixel array and a resistor, and the pixel array comprises M×N pixels, and M is a natural number larger than 1, and N is a natural number, and the driver is coupled to the N columns pixels through the resistor, and the resistor comprises a first resistor and a second resistor, and a resistance of the first resistor is larger than a resistance of the second resistor, and an area surrounded by the pixel array is divided into a first area and a second area, and the first area and the second area comprise at least one row pixels, and a length of a connection line of the driver with any row pixels in the first area is smaller than a length of a connection line of the driver with any row pixels in the second area.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuejun Tang
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Patent number: 9875708Abstract: A driving circuit is provided, which includes multiple shift register units, at least one scan control unit and at least one all-gate-on unit. An operation of the driving circuit includes a driving phase and a discharging phase. During the driving phase, the at least one scan control unit controls the shift register units to output multiple driving signals successively in a first direction or in a second direction, the first direction being opposite to the second direction. During the discharging phase, the at least one all-gate-on unit controls the shift register units to output multiple driving signals simultaneously. An array substrate and a display apparatus each including the driving circuit are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Zongjun Zou, Kangpeng Yang, Yumin Xu
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Patent number: 9766665Abstract: A multiple mode display apparatus and methods of use. An apparatus includes a display surface with a first and a second display area. A housing pivotally attached with the display proximate a first edge of the housing is displaceable from a coplanar position with the surface of the display device to a position wherein an angle of at least 90 degrees between the surface of the display and the housing is formed along said first edge. In the first position, the first display area is visible and activated to receive user input or to display output. The second display area is covered by the housing and placed in a mode of reduced power consumption. In the second position, the second display area is visible and activated to display output.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Nicholas W. Oakley
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Patent number: 9733830Abstract: Operation keys are arranged on a front panel along with a display screen. When an electronic device has a certain state, information indicating the certain state is displayed on the display screen. A dynamic figure is displayed on a region on the display screen corresponding to a position of a specific operation key to be operated at the time of the certain state, among the operation keys.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATIONInventors: Hitomi Tadokoro, Hideyoshi Nagado
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Patent number: 9729813Abstract: A signal determination apparatus for determining a format of an input image signal input from an image data output apparatus includes a storage unit to store numerical values of at least three parameters for defining a format of each of a plurality of image signals; and a determination unit to determine a format of the input image signal based on numerical values of at least three parameters of the input image signal and the numerical values of at least three parameters stored in the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Tatsuyuki Oikawa
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Patent number: 9720536Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a switching element SW which is connected to the gate line and the source line, and a pixel electrode which is connected to the switching element SW. The first substrate includes a common electrode which is opposed to the pixel electrode, and a detection electrode element Tx necessary for sensing a state of closeness of a conductor brought externally, that extends parallel to the common electrode and is formed of a metallic material. By this structure, power consumption of a drive electrode of an input sensor can be reduced, and improvement of a drive frequency can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kohei Azumi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 9703410Abstract: A remote sensing system for touchscreen is disclosed. The system is comprised of a surface and a pointer. The surface detects the point of a force exerted on the surface and the three-dimensional direction of the force. The pointer remotely exerts a force on the surface. The point of exerting the force on the surface, the 3D direction of the pointer, and the location of the pointer relative to the surface are then determined. The present invention is utilized in various 3D gaming, entertainment, engineering, and medical applications.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Inventor: Cherif Atia Algreatly
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Patent number: 9697790Abstract: A display driving circuit having a shift register is formed on the display panel. The shift register includes a first stage having first and second transistors and a second stage having a third and fourth transistor. A voltage of a control electrode of the first transistor is boosted by a voltage of a first pulse line changing from low to high. In an On state, the second transistor connects the control electrode of the first transistor and a constant voltage line. A voltage of a control electrode of the third transistor is boosted by a voltage of a second pulse line changing from low to high. In an On state, the fourth transistor connects the control electrode of the third transistor and a constant voltage line. The fourth transistor is switched on by a signal from the first stage.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Miyazawa, Iwao Takemoto, Atsushi Hasegawa, Masahiro Maki, Kazutaka Goto
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Patent number: 9691317Abstract: The present invention discloses an image display control method and an image display control device for realizing an ideal display result of chroma by compensating the chroma values of all sub-pixels used for displaying the current frame of an image. The image display control method comprises: acquiring chroma values, output by a signal source, of all sub-pixels needed when a display device displays the current frame of an image; adjusting the acquired chroma values of all the sub-pixels according to pre-stored chroma compensation values corresponding to respective sub-pixels to obtain adjusted chroma values corresponding to respective sub-pixels; and driving the display device according to the adjusted chroma values corresponding to respective sub-pixels to display the current frame of the image.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Dejun Li
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Patent number: 9619105Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing three-dimensional (3D) gesture based interaction with a user interface rendered from a 3D object model based upon the viewpoint of a user. Gesture based interactive systems in accordance with many embodiments of the invention utilize a spatial model of how user interface objects, such as icons and a cursor, spatially relate to one another. The user interface model can be constructed as a 3D object model. With a 3D object model, the operating system can use depth information to render a user interface display appropriate to the requirements of a specific display technology. In many embodiments, head tracking is used to determine a viewpoint from which to render a user interface display from a 3D object model maintained by the operating system and the user interface can be updated in response to the detection of 3D gestures.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Aquifi, Inc.Inventor: Carlo Dal Mutto