Patents Examined by Michael Pervan
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Patent number: 12761707Abstract: A system can include a smart textile arranged on at least a portion of a surface of a device: and at least one processor communicatively coupled with the smart textile and configured to receive at least one signal from the smart textile related to input to the smart textile, process the at least one signal to identify at least one characteristic of the input, and based on the processing, cause at least one change related to the input.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Assignee: Bang & Olufsen A/SInventors: Pablo Martinez-Nuevo, Sven Ewan Shepstone
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Patent number: 12760786Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device of the present disclosure includes: a display panel; a frame including a first frame disposed adjacent to a first side of the display panel, and a second frame disposed adjacent to a second side of the display panel; and a driving module configured to move the display panel in a direction in which the first frame and the second frame are spaced apart from each other, wherein the driving module includes: a roller coupled to the first frame; a pulley coupled to the second frame; a motor configured to provide torque to the roller; and a belt having a first end fixed to the roller and a second end fixed to the display panel, wherein the belt is stretched over the pulley at a position between the first end and the second end of the belt.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Myungho Lee, Kwaneun Jin, Jonggil Pyo, Chulki Kim, Deugjin Lee
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Patent number: 12761693Abstract: A laptop computer may include a base portion having a keyboard and a display portion flexibly coupled to the base portion and positionable in an open configuration relative to the base portion and in a closed configuration relative to the base portion. The display portion may include a display stack, a display cover positioned over the display stack and may define a peripheral side surface and an exterior surface. A housing may define a side exterior surface of the display portion and may extend at least partially around a periphery of the display cover, and a trim member. The trim member may be positioned between the display cover and the housing. The trim member may be bonded to a peripheral side surface of the display cover and define a protruding portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2024Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nicholas A. Rundle, Lauren M. Farrell, Gregory D. Carini, Anton Talalayev
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Patent number: 12765156Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel that includes a first pixel driving circuit and a first light emitting element, a second pixel that includes a second pixel driving circuit and a second light emitting element, a sensor that includes a sensor driving circuit and a light detection element, a first data line that extends in a first direction and is electrically connected to the first pixel, a second data line that extends in the first direction and is electrically connected to the second pixel, and a readout line that extends in the first direction and is electrically connected to the sensor. The readout line is disposed on a different layer from at least one of the first data line and the second data line.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2025Date of Patent: October 13, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae-Young Lee, Sangwoo Kim, Hyeonsik Kim
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Patent number: 12754634Abstract: A sensor controller that controls a touch sensor detects a position of a passive pointer. The sensor controller includes a transmission circuit that transmits a transmission signal to the touch sensor in a plurality of third periods, each including a first period for measuring electromagnetic noise and a second period for detecting the position of the passive pointer and a processor configured to measure a level of electromagnetic noise at a frequency associated with the first period and a frequency associated with the second period, and select, as a scan frequency of the transmission signal in the second period, the frequency associated with the first period or the frequency associated with the second period according to a measurement result of the level of the electromagnetic noise at the frequency associated with the first period and the level of the electromagnetic noise at the frequency associated with the second period.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2025Date of Patent: October 6, 2026Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Ono, Paiching Hsiao, Yoshio Nomura, Yuhi Hatano
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Patent number: 12755663Abstract: A display includes at least one substantially transparent structural layer, a display layer configured to present visual content, and a first dimmable layer positioned relative to a first surface of the display layer. The display may include at least one sensor configured to monitor a parameter corresponding to a characteristic of an environment in which the display is provided. The display may include a display control configured to control an input voltage to the dimmable layer to operate the dimmable layer to provide a degree of contrast based on values of the parameter provided by the at least one sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 6, 2026Assignee: Supernal, LLCInventor: Chase Lookofsky
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Patent number: 12754647Abstract: The disclosure relates to a conductor arrangement comprising: an active region bounded by at least one edge region that extends in an edge region direction; and a plurality of conductive elements that each extend through the active region in a direction that is oblique to the edge region direction, in which the plurality of conductive elements comprises a first set of conductive elements and a second set of conductive elements, in which each conductive element of the first set of conductive elements is electrically connected to a corresponding conductive element of the second set of conductive elements at the at least one edge region to provide respective connected pairs of conductive elements, in which each pair of conductive elements is configured to be coupled to circuitry via the at least one edge region.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 6, 2026Inventor: Ronald Peter Binstead
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Patent number: 12749426Abstract: Provided are a signal generation circuit, a driving method thereof and a display device. The signal generation circuit includes: a first control sub-circuit, a second control sub-circuit, an output control node and a target output terminal, the output control node is coupled to the target output terminal; the first control sub-circuit is coupled to a control signal input terminal, a first level signal input terminal and the output control node, and is configured to control an electrical connection between the first level signal input terminal and the output control node to be turned on or turned off under the control of the control signal input terminal; and the second control sub-circuit is coupled to an adjustable data signal input terminal, an analog signal input terminal and the output control node.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2024Date of Patent: September 29, 2026Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO. LTDInventors: Jinyu Ren, Fangzhen Zhang, Wei Wang, Yanan Niu, Zhikun Gao, Xinxing Wang
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Patent number: 12745534Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting display module including an active area, a pad area, and a boundary area between the active area and the pad area. Unlike the active area and the pad area, since the boundary area does not include an inorganic layer, less stress is applied to the boundary area when the boundary area is bent. Display panel pads and touch sensing member pads are disposed at the same height without having a height difference therebetween. Thus, a dummy pad may be added to remove the height difference between the display panel pads and the touch sensing member pads.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2025Date of Patent: September 22, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-hwan Park, Jongseok Kim, Miyoung Kim, Chiwook An
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Patent number: 12737068Abstract: An electrostatic input device includes a plurality of electrostatic sensor electrodes arrayed in one direction, a measurement circuit configured to measure a capacitance between each of the plurality of electrostatic sensor electrodes and an operation body, a storage unit, and a control unit configured to calculate a position of the operation body based on a capacitance correction value obtained by subtracting a reference value from the capacitance measured by the measurement circuit, determine whether the operation body is close to at least one of the plurality of electrostatic sensor electrodes based on the capacitance correction value, and calculate a direction of movement and an amount of movement of the operation body.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2025Date of Patent: September 15, 2026Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Nakajima, Kohei Kitagawa, Shogo Ujikawa, Masaya Sugawara, Zhiyuan Chen, Shunichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 12737076Abstract: Provided is a system for a touch pad used by both a finger and a pen to input operations to a computer. The system includes a sensor electrode group, an integrated circuit, and a memory storing a device driver. The sensor electrode group is configured to be placed over a touch surface that is different from a display surface of the computer. The integrated circuit uses the sensor electrode group to detect a touch position on the touch surface where the finger is in contact and a pen position on the touch surface where the pen is in contact and supplies the detected touch position and pen position to the device driver. The device driver is configured to convert the touch position into relative coordinates when the device driver receives the touch position, and convert the pen position into absolute coordinates when the device driver receives the pen position.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2025Date of Patent: September 15, 2026Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jun Kadowaki
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Patent number: 12730523Abstract: A device control method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: A first electronic device establishes a connection to a second electronic device in response to a preset gesture operation; the second electronic device returns first information to the first electronic device, where the first information includes related information of the second electronic device and/or related information of a first application and/or a first function on the second electronic device; and the first electronic device displays a control interface based on the first information, where the control interface is for controlling the second electronic device. In this manner, a user performs the preset gesture operation on the first electronic device, to invoke the first information of the second electronic device, to display the control interface for controlling the second electronic device. In this way, an operation is convenient, and user experience is good.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: September 8, 2026Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Liu, Xiaotian Zhang, Ji Huang
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Patent number: 12725572Abstract: Provided are a gate driver circuit, a display panel, and a display apparatus. In the gate driver circuit, a first driving circuit outputs a first node signal of a first node and a second node signal of a second node, a first output sub-circuit is electrically connected to a second clock signal terminal and a first output terminal, and a second output sub-circuit is electrically connected to a second level signal terminal and the first output terminal configured to provide a first control signal. A third output sub-circuit is electrically connected to a third clock signal terminal and a second output terminal. A fourth output sub-circuit is electrically connected to a first level signal terminal and the second output terminal. At at least one moment, one of the first and second control signals includes a first level signal, and the other one includes a second level signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2025Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wenshuai Zhang
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Patent number: 12717417Abstract: Provided is a button assembly, a terminal device, and a control method. The button assembly is for electrical connection to the terminal device and includes a base body with a through-hole, a touch assembly movably connected therein, and a vibration assembly in contact with the touch assembly. The touch assembly is exposed on one side of the through-hole and is configured to detect press information. The vibration assembly includes a base plate that supports the base body and encloses to form accommodating space, and a piezoelectric vibration portion on the base plate corresponding to the accommodating space. The accommodating space is in communication with the through-hole. One end of the touch assembly facing the vibration assembly is in the accommodating space and is connected to the piezoelectric vibration portion or the base plate. The button assembly enables the user to obtain diversified tactile feedback when pressing the touch assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2025Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: AAG Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Changliang Wang, Dong Lu, Lijin Zhang, Wangwang Hu
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Patent number: 12710673Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel arrangement structure, a display panel and a display device. The pixel arrangement structure includes: a first pixel area including a plurality of first-category pixel groups, each of which is arranged according to a first arrangement manner; and a second pixel area including a plurality of second-category pixel groups, each of which is arranged according to a second arrangement manner; wherein the first pixel area is adjacent to the second pixel area, and the first pixel area has a pixel density lower than a pixel density of the second pixel area. Embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the optical signal reception of the under-screen functional elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2024Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wenjing Tan
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Patent number: 12710834Abstract: Provided is an electronic pen including a tubular pen housing, a first position indication portion arranged on one end side of the pen housing in an axial direction, a second position indication portion arranged on another end side of the pen housing in the axial direction, and a knock cam mechanism portion driven by a load applied from the other end side in the axial direction. The electronic pen further includes an elastic member for the knock cam mechanism portion to push in and out a front end side of the first position indication portion from an opening of the pen housing when a pressure larger than a pressure applied to the front end side, located on the other end side in the axial direction, of the second position indication portion during use of the second position indication portion is applied to the other end side in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2025Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Daisuke Watanabe
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Patent number: 12704924Abstract: Methods for automatic calibration of a braille interface. In embodiments, a user begins typing braille characters in 2×3 matrix into an interface without an initial calibration step. The implementing system detects the patterns of the keystrokes and determines the orientation and placement of the user's hands by comparing the keystrokes against known braille characters, identifying which row and column of the 2×3 matrix within which each finger is positioned. The interface is then calibrated based on the identified positions of the fingers within the 2×3 matrix. For touch interfaces, the surface area of each finger may also be used to enhance identification of fingers. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Tarakesava Reddy Koki, Venkata Mahesh Gunnam, Phani Alaparthi, Venkataramana Kotakonda
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Patent number: 12705011Abstract: A digital display device including digital signal processing (DSP) hardware controller executing machine readable code instructions of a digital display device augmented mirror system comprising a display panel and an onboard camera. The DSP hardware controller detects absence of an incoming video data signal from an operatively coupled information handling system and receives user selection of an auxiliary mirror mode at the digital display device to display an on screen display (OSD) graphical user interface (GUI) for selection of user modes and to activate the onboard camera and display panel. The onboard camera captures a user image and provides it to the DSP hardware controller to render the user image for display on the display panel. The DSP hardware controller automatically switches to display images pursuant to the incoming video data signal when detected and received from the operatively coupled information handling system and ceases display of the user image.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2025Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS LPInventors: Francis Joseppee Pascual, Loo Shing Tan, Lei Guo
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Patent number: 12704914Abstract: A position indicating device includes a housing in which an electronic pen including a pen tip is mountable, a force sense generator configured to generate a force sense, and a processor configured to control the force sense generator to generate the force sense when, with the electronic pen mounted in the housing, a distance between a position of the pen tip of the electronic pen in a virtual reality space and an object in the virtual reality space is equal to or less than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2025Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Ide, Hiroshi Tamano
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Patent number: 12704927Abstract: A touch sensor includes a touch driver configured to generate a plurality of signals, and a plurality of channels configured to generate the plurality of signals, the plurality of channels including a driving channel configured to transmit a driving signal having a fundamental frequency, a first cancellation channel configured to transmit a first cancellation signal having the fundamental frequency and having an inverse phase of the driving signal, and a second cancellation channel configured to transmit a second cancellation signal having an harmonic frequency of the fundamental frequency and having an inverse phase of an harmonic frequency of the driving signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2025Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungrok Lee, Il Ho Lee