Patents Examined by Mark Edwards
  • Patent number: 11972672
    Abstract: Display assemblies providing alerts, along with related systems and methods, are provided. A side assembly with an electronic display is movably attached to a structural subassembly. A latching device selectively secures the side assembly to the structural subassembly. Where a controller receives data from a sensor indicating that the latching device is latched, the controller causes the side assembly to provide normal operations, including displaying normal programming images at the electronic display. Where the controller receives data received from the sensor indicating that the latching device is unlatched, the controller causes the side assembly to interrupt the normal operations and display an unlatched alert image at the electronic display indicating that the side assembly is unlatched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: William Dunn
  • Patent number: 11972065
    Abstract: An example electronic device may include a display module, a communication module, a physical input device, and a processor. The processor may detect a trigger related to external device control from the electronic device and identify a capability to be controlled by the external device, based on the detection of the trigger. The processor may change a first function configured to cause a designated physical input device of the electronic device to operate, to a second function related to control of the identified capability of the external device and control the capability of the external device on the basis of detection of a user input through the physical input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bonheon Koo, Seoyoung Ko, Kyoungae Kim, Hyungjoo Nam, Semin Park, Sooah Park, Dasom Lee
  • Patent number: 11963413
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of vertical organic light-emitting transistors; a data line that supplies a voltage to a gate electrode of the vertical organic light-emitting transistor; a thin-film transistor that is connected between the gate electrode of each of the vertical organic light-emitting transistors and the data line and controls supply of the voltage to the gate electrode of the vertical organic light-emitting transistor; a gate line that is connected to the gate electrode of the thin-film transistor and transmits a signal for switching the thin-film transistor; and a plurality of current supply lines that are wired in a first direction outside a formation region of the vertical organic light-emitting transistor, the current supply lines being in contact with a source electrode of the vertical organic light-emitting transistor to supply a current to the vertical organic light-emitting transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: JSR CORPORATION, MATTRIX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Katsui, Bo Liu, Maxime Lemaitre
  • Patent number: 11953690
    Abstract: Multiple head-mounted devices and/or other electronic devices can operate in concert to provide multiple users with shared experiences and content enjoyment. Such operations can be facilitated by a connection between multiple head-mounted devices and/or other electronic devices to allow different users to receive content. Such a connection can be made possible by a connector that directly and physically connects head-mounted devices and/or other electronic devices to each other and transmits signals there between. By providing a physical connection, the signals can be efficiently transmitted even when other types of connections (e.g., wireless) are not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest C. Wang, Ritu Shah
  • Patent number: 11954282
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to methods and computing devices for determining a distance of an input device from a surface of a computing device. In one example, a method comprises receiving a plurality of input device signals via the input device. A portion of the input device signals are used to determine an effective voltage of the input device. Adjusted input device signals are generated by adjusting another portion of input device signals using the effective voltage of the input device. The method further comprises providing the adjusted input device signals as an input to a distance model, and receiving and outputting the distance of the input device from the surface of the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Igor Grebnev, Jonathan Westhues
  • Patent number: 11947742
    Abstract: A cheat detection methodology is disclosed that relates to identifying cheaters making super-human movements in interactive programs. For example, users trying to outcompete their opponents in video games using large aim assists and aim bots that perform actions that are not feasibly human. The disclosed methodology substantially reduces or even eliminates the benefit that various cheating solutions offer. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method of monitoring cheating in interactive programs. In one example, the method includes: (1) obtaining motion data corresponding to a user input device interacting with an interactive program, (2) segmenting data submovements from the motion data, (3) determining one or more attributes of the data submovements, and (4) detecting, based on the one or more attributes, the data submovements that are a deviation of human submovements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: Ben Boudaoud
  • Patent number: 11944508
    Abstract: A medical video processing system (MVPS) including a system housing and electronic circuitry within the housing. The electronic circuitry is configured to (a) receive medical video imagery; (b) process the medical video imagery in order to superimpose a virtual medical object (VMO) on the medical video imagery; and (c) transmit the medical video imagery with the VMO in a format that may be received on a wireless display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Altair Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Cowin, Chetan K. Patel
  • Patent number: 11947871
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for spatially aware virtual meetings is provided. The embodiment may include establishing a virtual conference room and connections thereto by a speaking participant, an addressee participant, and a non-addressee participant. The embodiment may also include assigning the speaking participant, the addressee participant, and the non-addressee participant to positions in a virtual space. The embodiment may further include displaying a virtual output stream of the virtual space to a viewing participant on a user device display screen. The embodiment may also include determining that a speaking participant is directing a speech segment to an addressee participant. The embodiment may further include altering at least one of the visual output stream and an audio output stream for a viewing participant based at least on the positions of the speaking participant and the addressee participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Shikhar Kwatra, Moitreyee Mukherjee-Roy, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11940630
    Abstract: To provide a display apparatus that makes it possible to further improve a performance in controlling video presentation according to characteristics of an eyeball of a user. A display apparatus is provided that includes a light source; a processor that performs processing on a distribution of characteristics of an eyeball; a monitoring section that monitors a state of the eyeball; a matching section that performs matching on the distribution of the characteristics of the eyeball and the state of the eyeball; and an irradiator that irradiates a specified position on a retina with video display light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Teppei Imamura, Ryo Ogawa, Masanori Iwasaki, Takanobu Omata, Katsuyuki Akutsu, Itaru Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11937891
    Abstract: A surgical robotic system includes at least one eye tracking system positioned detect the direction of at least one user's gaze. Input derived from the eye tracking system may be used to enter commands to the surgical robotic system depending on the directions of the gaze detected or other aspects of the gaze such as pupil dilation or speed of eye movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Andrew Hufford, Nicholas J Bender, Alexander John Maret, Matthew Robert Penny, Paul Wilhelm Schnur, Dustin Owen Vaughan, Sevan Abashian, Michael Okyen
  • Patent number: 11941221
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a sensing part in which a plurality of sensing cells is arranged and connected and a wiring part connected to the sensing part and formed outside the sensing part. The wiring part includes a first divisional wiring part having a plurality of first divisional wires having a connecting protrusion with a width larger than that of the wiring at one end thereof and a second divisional wiring part having a plurality of second divisional wires having one end thereof with a width smaller than that of the connecting protrusion and coupled to and overlapped with the connecting protrusion. The first divisional wiring part and the second divisional wiring part are formed by divisional exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongjin Son, Junha Kim
  • Patent number: 11941211
    Abstract: In some examples, a touch screen can include touch electrodes that can function as drive (Tx) electrodes and sense (Rx) electrodes during a touch sensing operation of the electronic device. The drive electrodes can include +Tx electrodes and ?Tx electrodes that can receive drive signals that can have the same amplitude and frequency and opposite phases, for example. In some examples, the surface areas of the +Tx electrodes and the ?Tx electrodes can be the same and the distances of the +Tx electrodes and ?Tx electrodes from the Rx electrodes can be different. In some examples, the total charge coupled to a proximate or touching object can be zero, which can mitigate problems associated with ungrounded or poorly grounded objects in contact with the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William Matthew Pender Paul, Christoph H. Krah, Bin Huang, Stanley Bo-Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 11934607
    Abstract: A touch display device and a display panel uniformly distributing capacitances between the touch lines and the touch electrodes are provided. The device includes a display panel in which a plurality of X-touch electrodes are electrically connected to form a X-touch electrode line and a plurality of X-touch electrode lines arranged in parallel to receive a plurality of touch driving signals, and a plurality of Y-touch electrode lines to transmit a plurality of touch sensing signals, and a touch driving circuit. A plurality of X-touch lines transmit the touch driving signals connect together the plurality of X-touch electrodes constituting a same X-touch electrode line through a plurality of contact holes. Distances between at least one Y-touch electrode line and the plurality of contact holes through which the plurality of X-touch lines are electrically connected to the X-touch electrodes adjacent to the at least one Y-touch electrode line are uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooram Oh, YoungChul Kwon
  • Patent number: 11928380
    Abstract: Display assemblies, systems, and methods are provided for reporting customer-specific information. A controller is in electronic communication with an electronic display and is configured to associate portions of data regarding operations of at least the electronic display with client identifiers such that at least two portions of the data are associated with different client identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot Newnham, Brock Bearchell
  • Patent number: 11928281
    Abstract: An electronic device, includes: a sensor layer having an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region, the sensor layer including a plurality of sensing units on the active region and a plurality of wiring lines on the peripheral region, wherein each of the plurality of sensing units includes a plurality of sub-sensing units, wherein each of the plurality of sub-sensing units includes: a first portion extending in a first direction; a plurality of second portions protruding from the first portion; a plurality of cross patterns spaced apart from each other across the first portion; and a bridge pattern insulated from the first portion and electrically connected to the plurality of cross patterns, the bridge pattern intersecting the first portion, wherein the plurality of wiring lines include a first wiring line and a second wiring line that are electrically connected to the plurality of sub-sensing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeongnam Bang, Deokjung Kim, Eunyoung Kim, Hyeyun Han
  • Patent number: 11921961
    Abstract: A display device including a non-sensing area and a sensing area with a first sensing area and a second sensing area spaced apart from each other in a first direction, includes a light emitting element emitting light, and a sensor unit including a plurality of first sensor electrodes disposed in the first sensing area and extending in the first direction, a plurality of second sensor electrodes disposed in the second sensing area and extending in the first direction, a plurality of third sensor electrodes disposed in the first sensing area and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, a plurality of fourth sensor electrodes disposed in the second sensing area and extending in the second direction, and a connection pattern disposed in the non-sensing area. The connection pattern electrically connects the plurality of third sensor electrodes to the plurality of fourth sensor electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon Gyu Lee, Hyun Wook Cho
  • Patent number: 11914826
    Abstract: The present application provides a touch display panel and a display device. A plurality of touch units of the touch display panel includes a plurality of first electrode sets, a plurality of second electrode sets, and dummy electrodes. The first electrode sets include a plurality of first electrodes, the second electrode sets include a plurality of second electrodes. The first electrodes, the second electrodes, and the dummy electrodes are disposed insulatively from one another. The dummy electrodes are disposed in dummy electrode regions surrounded and formed by the first electrode sets and the second electrode sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian Ye
  • Patent number: 11907470
    Abstract: A touch display device and a touch sensing system are disclosed. When a touch controller transmits or receives data to or from a plurality of touch driving circuits through a common line, the touch driving circuit that does not transmit a sensing completion signal to the touch controller may identify whether a malfunctioned state occurs based on an operation state when a read command is received from the touch controller and may transmit transformed sensing data to the touch controller. Accordingly, the touch controller easily identifies the malfunctioned state of the touch driving circuit and performs control according to a type of the malfunctioned state, thereby preventing or reducing the performance degradation of touch sensing due to a malfunction of the touch driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: HyunWoo Jang
  • Patent number: 11903657
    Abstract: This document describes devices used during surgical procedures for the treatment of heart conditions. For example, this document describes technology to monitor the operations of a heart-lung machine and then shows associated read outs on a head-worn display in order to provide an augmented-reality presentation. For example, various sensors on and around a heart-lung machine, patient, and/or extracorporeal circuit can monitor the operations of the procedure using the heart-lung machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Geric, Takeshi Tsubouchi
  • Patent number: 11907489
    Abstract: A sensor module includes: a plurality of sensor electrodes arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; a plurality of terminals respectively corresponding to the plurality of sensor electrodes; and a plurality of sensor wirings respectively corresponding to the plurality of sensor electrodes. Each of the plurality of sensor wirings electrically connects the respective sensor electrode to the respective terminal without passing through any other sensor electrode. Each of the plurality of sensor electrodes does not overlap at least the plurality of sensor wirings other than the corresponding sensor wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Makoto Hayashi