Patents Examined by Mihir K Rayan
  • Patent number: 12379275
    Abstract: Touchpads, computing devices, and methods for estimating a plurality of forces exerted by a plurality of contacts on a touchpad are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises estimating a plurality of forces exerted by a plurality of contacts at a plurality of touch locations on a touchpad. For each contact, a plurality of assigned calibration weights are determined from a predetermined set of calibration weights. The plurality of assigned calibration weights and data from touchpad force sensors are used to determine a force exerted by the contact on the touchpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shiran Barnea, Ahia Peretz, On Haran
  • Patent number: 12381922
    Abstract: An example may include identifying an initial context of a meeting based on one or more data inputs received from one or more participant devices operated by a plurality of meeting participants, querying remote data sources to identify one or more additional contexts associated with one or more of a specific period of time and a trending topic related to the initial context, forwarding a first of the one or more additional contexts to a first collaboration space of a virtual collaboration space, forwarding at least one additional context of the one or more additional contexts to a second collaboration space of the virtual collaboration space, identifying one or more sentiment actions associated with the one or more meeting participants, and overlaying the first collaboration space and the second collaboration space on an augmented reality display of a device based on the one or more sentiment actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: NCA Holding BV
    Inventors: Daniel Erasmus, David Marvit, Rein Brune, Petrus Pelser, Ian van Wyk, Floris Fok
  • Patent number: 12373031
    Abstract: An information processing device controls a display that displays an image representing a virtual space in accordance with a content and that includes a second avatar associated with a second user. The information processing device switches an action mode between a first mode in which operations performed by the first user are reflected in the first avatar and also operations performed by the second user with respect to the second avatar are reflected in actions of the second avatar, and a second mode in which the operations performed by the first user are reflected in the first avatar and also a particular action is reflected in actions of the second avatar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wenjing Li
  • Patent number: 12374272
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including a first panel, a second panel, and a control circuit configured to output a reference gate signal to the first panel and to output a timing-delayed gate clock signal to the second panel. At least one of the panels includes an upper substrate having a micro-LED mounted thereon and a lower substrate connected to the upper substrate via routing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungjae Lee, Jinho Kim
  • Patent number: 12340017
    Abstract: A hand-mounted position-tracking device includes a plurality of position-tracking subsystems. Each position-tracking subsystem is associated with a different digit of a hand and includes a magnet and a sensor that generates a signal based on a distance between the magnet and the sensor. Each position-tracking subsystem further includes a rotatable coupling that rotationally couples the magnet to the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Inventor: Hunter Maximilian King
  • Patent number: 12333994
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel, comprising: a pixel array disposed in the display area; a driving module disposed in the non-display area; a driving signal line, a first end of the driving signal line being connected to the driving module, and a second end of the driving signal line being connected to the pixel array; a detection module disposed in the non-display area; and a detection signal line, a first end of the detection signal line being connected to the driving module, and a second end of the detection signal line being connected to the detection module. An orthographic projection of the detection signal line in a thickness direction of the display panel has no overlap with an orthographic projection of the driving signal line in the thickness direction of the display panel; and a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Niu, Zhou Zhang
  • Patent number: 12326971
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system and method for facilitating adaptive recentering in virtual reality (“VR”) environments capable of autonomously monitoring a user's viewpoint orientation within a VR environment using integrate sensors to detect deviations exceeding a predetermined threshold angle from a central reference point. The system employs an algorithm to evaluate the duration and extent of the user's viewpoint deviation, enabling detection of potential recentering needs without requiring direct physical input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Bansen Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Ray Abel, Qiqing Zhang
  • Patent number: 12326973
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a gaze tracking system and an optical sensor. The gaze tracking system may include a camera, ambient light sensor, or other optical sensor to determine an angle/direction of a user's gaze. The optical sensor may be a camera, directional color ambient light sensor, or other optical sensor. After determining the user's gaze, the optical sensor may be used to determine the color of an external object in the direction of the determined angle/direction. For example, the color of the external object may be determined in response to an input from the user, such as a button press, a voice command, or a blink. The determined color may be used as an input color in a virtual space or on another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M Dodson, Kenneth J Vampola
  • Patent number: 12326970
    Abstract: Tracking means is utilised to estimate potential positions of a head of a user sitting on a seat of a vehicle. A three-dimensional (3D) volume where the user's head is likely to be present is determined, based on a current setting of adjustable seat parameter(s), the adjustable seat parameter(s) being detected by sensor(s). It is detected whether at least one of the plurality of potential positions of the head lies outside the 3D volume. When it is detected that at least one of the plurality of potential positions of the head lies outside the 3D volume, the at least one of the plurality of potential positions is considered as an outlier, and a correct position of the user's head is determined as one of the plurality of potential positions of the head that lies within the 3D volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Distance Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Strandborg, Thomas Carlsson
  • Patent number: 12322164
    Abstract: A UI for a HMD system includes a HMD configured to be worn by a surgeon. A tracker is configured to track head gestures by the surgeon. A footswitch is configured to detect foot motion inputs by the surgeon. A computer couples to the HMD, the tracker, and the footswitch. A user interface includes the HMD, tracker, and footswitch. The use interface is configured to: provide to the computer the head gesture in association with the foot motion input, and display an image relating to a surgical procedure on the HMD. The computer is configured to: apply the head gesture received in association with the foot motion input to perform a first action on the HMD system when the HMD system is in a first system mode, and perform a second action on the HMD system when the HMD system is in a second system mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: BEYEONICS SURGICAL LTD.
    Inventors: Eran Segev, Shahaf Zommer, Yaara Solomon, Ron Schneider, Rani Ben-Yishai
  • Patent number: 12321549
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a substrate, a circuit layer, an organic structure, and a sensing structure. The circuit layer is disposed on the substrate, and the circuit layer includes a switch. The organic structure is disposed on the substrate, and in a top view of the electronic device, the organic structure is adjacent to an edge of the substrate. The sensing structure is disposed on the circuit layer, and the sensing structure includes a sensing unit and a wire electrically connected to the sensing unit. The wire crosses over the organic structure and is electrically connected to the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 12300142
    Abstract: An example method includes determining, for a device having a display component configured to operate at multiple brightness levels and for a range of DBVs, a gamma value offset to a default gamma value at the second brightness level. The method includes determining, for a tap point representative of the range, a brightness value offset to a default brightness value at the second brightness level. The method includes storing the gamma value offset and the brightness value offset. Subsequent to the storing, the device is configured to transition, in response to a fingerprint authentication triggering event, the display component from a first brightness level to a second brightness level by: overriding a default gamma value based on the gamma value offset, and displaying a portion of the display component by applying a value offset to a default brightness value at the second brightness level based on the brightness value offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Chien-Hui Wen, Hsin-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 12290736
    Abstract: An input assembly is for an exercise machine. The input assembly has a housing having a keypad window, an insert in the housing, and a keypad in the keypad window, the keypad being sandwiched between the housing and the insert such that a seal is formed there between, the seal being configured to prevent ingress of liquid to the housing via the keypad window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Life Fitness, LLC
    Inventor: Warren A. Rickert
  • Patent number: 12282596
    Abstract: A head-mounted device having a plurality of electrodes configured to detect optical events such as the movement of one or more eyes or coarse eye gestures is disclosed. In some examples, the one or more electrodes can be coupled to dielectric elastomer materials whose shape can be changed to vary contact between a user of the head-mounted device and the one or more electrodes to ensure sufficient contact and electrode signal quality. In some examples, the one or more electrodes can be coupled to pressure sensors and control circuitry to monitor and adjust the applied pressure. In some examples, the optical events can be used as triggers for operating the device, including transitioning between operational power modes. In some examples, the triggers can invoke higher resolution sensing capabilities of the head-mounted device. In some examples, the electrodes can be used as an on-head detector to wake-up and/or unlock the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erdrin Azemi, Ali Moin, Christoph H. Krah, Joseph Yitan Cheng, Kaan Emre Dogrusoz, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost
  • Patent number: 12272414
    Abstract: A shift register includes a first scan unit, a leakage prevention unit, and a leakage prevention input unit. The first scan unit includes a first input circuit configured to transmit an input signal to a first pull-up node. The leakage prevention input unit is configured to: transmit a first voltage signal to a leakage prevention input node; and transmit a second voltage signal to the leakage prevention input node. The first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are different. The leakage prevention unit is configured to transmit one of the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal from the leakage prevention input node to a first leakage prevention node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Yongqian Li
  • Patent number: 12260146
    Abstract: Provided is a wearable device that includes: a first display provided on a first surface of the wearable device configured to face a face of a user wearing the wearable device, and a second display provided on a second surface of the wearable device configured to face an external environment of the wearable device when the wearable device is worn by the user. The wearable device may be configured to display a first execution screen of a first application on the first display, while the wearable device is worn by the user, determine a display type for information to be displayed on the second display, while displaying the first execution screen on the first display, and display information related to the first execution screen on the second display based on the display type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungoh Kim, Choelmin Park, Jaeyung Yeo, Chungwan Hong
  • Patent number: 12242700
    Abstract: A touch structure includes: a first conductive layer, an insulating layer and a second conductive layer that are sequentially stacked. The second conductive layer includes touch electrodes and touch lines. The touch structure includes: a first connection line and two second connection lines that are located in the second conductive layer, and a connection pattern located in the first conductive layer. The two second connection lines are arranged at two sides of the first connection line, respectively. The connection pattern crosses the first connection line, and passes through the insulating layer to be connected to the two second connection lines. For a portion of the connection pattern located between the first connection line and a second connection line, a length of a contour from the first connection line to the second connection line is greater than a distance between the first connection line and the second connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Luo, Shun Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yuanqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 12243475
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a display panel, at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to identify an object included in an image corresponding to the image signal, adjust a dimming value of an area of the display panel corresponding to the object so that a brightness of the object is increased, and control the display panel to display the image based on the adjusted dimming value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwasun Lee, Doyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 12242675
    Abstract: A multi-way input device includes a strain-generating element, strain detection elements, and a tilt operation unit including an operation shaft configured to tilt. The strain-generating element includes a base portion, detection arms extending in respective directions from the base portion, support legs, and locking arms each of which is provided to extend from the base portion, each of the locking arms having an upper surface and being situated between adjacent detection arms among the detection arms. The upper surface of each of the locking arms contacts a lower surface of the tilt operation unit, and each of the detection arms does not contact the lower surface of the tilt operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunio Hosono, Yasuji Hagiwara, Tetsuo Muranaka, Sadayuki Yaginuma
  • Patent number: 12236870
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pixel circuit including a drive sub-circuit, a writing sub-circuit, a reset sub-circuit, a coupling sub-circuit, a storage sub-circuit, and a light emitting element, wherein the drive sub-circuit is configured to provide a drive current to the light emitting element under control of signals of a first node and a second node; the writing sub-circuit is configured to write a signal of a data signal terminal to the second node under control of a signal of a scan signal terminal; the coupling sub-circuit is configured to raise the voltage of the first node through a coupling action; the reset sub-circuit is configured to reset an anode terminal of the light emitting element under control of a signal of the scan signal terminal and reset a control terminal of the drive sub-circuit under control of a signal of a reset control signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ziyang Yu, Zhiliang Jiang, Ming Hu