Patents Examined by Nalini Mummalaneni
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Patent number: 10296130Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an operation unit equipped with a touch screen disposed on a display device. Coordinate information indicating a detected touch position is output from the touch screen to a CPU. The CPU sequentially stores coordinate information about respective touch positions in a memory. The CPU determines whether there is any change in a moving direction of the touch position, with reference to a history of the touch positions. If it is determined that the moving direction of the touch position has changed, the CPU invalidates the touch position detected after determination of the change until action of a touch-up operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kimihiro Masuyama
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Patent number: 10268320Abstract: A touch sensor panel is disclosed. The touch sensor panel includes a plurality of rows, at least one of the rows being a split row including a plurality of row subsections; and a plurality of columns, at least one of the columns being a split column including a plurality of column subsections. The touch sensor panel is configured with at least one split row and at least one split column located to increase a likelihood that a touch anywhere on the touch sensor panel overlaps with at least one split row and at least one split column. The rows and columns are individually charged electrodes capable of detecting a change in capacitance in a corresponding area of the touch sensor panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wayne Carl Westerman, Martin Paul Grunthaner, Steven Porter Hotelling, Christopher Tenzin Mullens
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Patent number: 10269295Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including pixels, a memory to store degradation data of the pixels, a group-setting portion to classify the pixels into degradation regions according to a degradation degree and based on the degradation data, perform a contour-simplifying process with respect to the degradation regions, classify the degradation regions into labeling regions according to proximity of adjacent ones of the degradation regions, and set one of the degradation regions as a reference region, a sensor to sense electric characteristics of the degradation regions and the reference region as they separately emit light, a compensation amount controller to compare the electric characteristics of the degradation regions with electric characteristics of the reference region, and calculate a per-position compensation data corresponding to a position of the labeling regions, and a converter to convert a first image data into a second image data based on the per-position compensation data.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Myeon Han, Dong Sup Jin, Chang Kyu Seol, Baek Woon Lee, Jun Jin Kong, Hong Rak Son
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Patent number: 10248161Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic device having a display moveable relative to a keyboard, between a first position in which the keyboard is not exposed and a second position in which the keyboard is exposed. The method includes, detecting movement of the display relative to the keyboard, to a third position, between the first position and the second position, in which the keyboard is partially exposed, determining a location of the display relative to the keyboard when the display is in the third position relative to the keyboard, identifying an action associated with the third position, and performing the action associated with the third position.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jeremy Lawson Kominar, Neil Patrick Adams
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Patent number: 10222913Abstract: A device is provided for interacting without contact, via at least one command object, with a user appliance, including at least one first and one second part which, in use, form between them a non-zero angle, the device including: at least one first mechanism of detection by capacitive technology, and without contact, of the at least one command object with respect to a first control surface defined with respect to the first part of the user appliance, the first detection mechanism including several measurement electrodes; at least one, of the measurement electrodes being guarded, by a guard mechanism, at a guard potential, different from a ground potential, of the at least one command object, and substantially identical to the potential of the measurement electrode; and at least one second guard mechanism, for guarding the second part of the user appliance at least partially at the guard potential.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: QUICKSTEP TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Didier Roziere, Christophe Blondin
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Patent number: 10216272Abstract: A strain measurement ring measures strain information describing deformation of a strain-sensitive element included in the strain measurement ring due to movement of a user's finger. The strain measurement ring includes a semi-rigid band coupled to a deformable band, which together encompass a portion of the user's body. The semi-rigid band includes two coupling ends each coupled to a respective coupling end of the deformable band. The deformable band includes the strain-sensitive element. The strain measurement ring may include an emitter to transmit strain information to a virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) console. The strain measurement ring may include an actuator to change the tension of the deformable band in response to haptic command signals from a VR/AR console. As a result, the strain measurement ring may apply pressure to the user's skin to simulate contact with a virtual object.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Sean Jason Keller, David R. Perek, Tristan Thomas Trutna, Garett Andrew Ochs, Nicholas Roy Corson, Raymond King
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Patent number: 10216354Abstract: Provided is a system for implementing 3D information of contents includes: a main display device that outputs 2D planar information; and a tangible interface device that reference position, which are 2D coordinate values on a display panel of the main display device, to the basis display device, receiving 3D contents according to height information for the reference position from the main display device or a specific storage device and outputs the 3D contents to a content display unit, and adjust the height of the content display unit to be matched with the height information.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Tek Jin Nam, Jun Gu Sim
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Patent number: 10198998Abstract: There is provided a gate driver including a plurality of gate sub-drivers electrically connected to a plurality of gate lines, wherein an (n)th gate sub-driver, of the gate sub-drivers includes a shift register configured to receive an (n?1)th carry signal from an (n?1)th gate sub-driver of the gate sub-drivers adjacent to the (n)th gate sub-driver, to synchronize the (n?1)th carry signal with a first clock signal, and to output an (n)th carry signal based on the synchronized (n?1)th carry signal, and a mask configured to output a gate signal based on the synchronized (n?1)th carry signal and a mask signal, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 2.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hai-Jung In, Bo-Yong Chung
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Patent number: 10180750Abstract: A touch sensor integrated display device is provided comprising gate lines and data lines formed on a substrate to be intersected with each other, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed at intersections between the gate lines and the data lines, and a common electrode formed to overlap the plurality of pixel electrodes through an insulating film disposed between the common electrode and the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein the common electrode includes at least two touch electrodes, each of which is connected to at least one of signal lines arranged in one of a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Cheolse Kim, Buyeol Lee, Sunjung Lee, Sangsoo Hwang, Yoonhwan Woo, Manhyeop Han
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Patent number: 10176785Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of adjusting an electronic device display based on eyewear properties. Eyewear properties such as tint level, tint shade, and polarization are obtained from eyewear, a database, or manual entry. The device display is then adjusted based on the eyewear properties to facilitate viewability of the electronic display for the user while wearing the eyewear.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michal Broz, Steven D. Clay, Richard S. Schwerdtfeger, Shunguo Yan
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Patent number: 10108012Abstract: A glare visor (13) for reducing ambient light intensity perceived by a wearer viewing a head-up display (3) employing display light (7) including a given wavelength(s) of light. The visor includes a visor body comprising optically transparent material which is partially absorbing of light of visible optical wavelengths thereby to reduce the intensity of ambient light transmitted therethrough to the wearer. A transparent optical coating (12) is formed upon a surface of the visor body which is partially transmissive of light of visible optical wavelengths amongst which it is preferentially transmissive of light of a sub-range of wavelengths for including therein the wavelength(s) of display light. This permits a perceived enhancement of contrast between display light (7) relative to ambient light (8).Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: BAE Systems plcInventors: Colin Richard Mills, Ian Marshall
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Patent number: 10102816Abstract: The embodiment of the present invention provides methods and apparatus for compensating data voltage and display devices and relates to a display field, which are capable of decreasing leakage currents of thin film transistors and improving or eliminating the vertical crosstalk phenomenon. The method for compensating data voltage, comprising the following steps of: determining whether a current frame is identical to a previous one frame; outputting a compensation voltage to compensate data voltage of the current frame if the current frame is identical to that previous one frame; and outputting information about the frame according to the compensated data voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shuai Hou
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Patent number: 10102819Abstract: A driving module for a display device includes a first driving unit, for generating a plurality of data driving signals to a plurality of data lines of the display device according to a first control signal; and a control unit, for generating the first control signal to the first driving unit and a second control signal to a second driving unit of the display device; wherein the control unit controls the second driving unit to generate a plurality of gate driving signals to a plurality of scan lines of the display device via the second control signal, and durations of a plurality of gate enable periods in the plurality of gate driving signals are different.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.Inventors: Chi-Yang Ho, Wen-Yuan Kuo
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Patent number: 10062347Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a first gate driver. The display panel includes a plurality of data lines extending in a first direction, and a plurality of gate lines extending in a second direction obliquely inclined toward the first direction and spaced apart from each other in a third direction crossing the second direction. The plurality of gate lines includes a first gate line group and a second gate line group respectively disposed in first and second display areas of the display panel. The first gate driver is configured to drive at least one gate line of the second gate line group while driving at least one gate line of the first gate line group.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-Taek Kim, Joon-Chul Goh, Sang-Ik Lee, Kyoung-Ho Lim
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Patent number: 10062313Abstract: A data driver includes a data driving chip, a first data transmitting line, a second data transmitting line, a first shielding line and a second shielding line. The first data transmitting line and the second data transmitting line are configured to transmit a data signal to the data driving chip. The first shielding line is disposed at a first side with respect to the first data transmitting line. A ground voltage is applied to the first shielding line. The second shielding line is disposed at a second side with respect to the second transmitting line. The second side is opposite to the first side. The ground voltage is applied to the second shielding line.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyu-Hun Lim, Dae-Seop Kim, Ki-Deog Song, Jae-Jin Choi
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Patent number: 10056054Abstract: In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of antennas that are arranged according to a predetermined geometrical pattern receive radio emission signals from nearby radio emitting objects. Said radio emission signals are used, at least in part, to exhibit augmented reality indicia on a display, wherein the position of said augmented reality indicia on said display approximately indicates the direction of arrival of said radio emission signals and is organized or corrected according to predetermined criteria. One or more databases, either positioned on the cloud, or on the headset, or at an intermediate apparatus, may store the data, settings, and authorizations associated with said radio emitting object to permit and regulate the representation of said augmented reality indicia.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Inventors: Federico Fraccaroli, Brian Joseph Bochicco
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Patent number: 10042450Abstract: A touch sensor integrated type display device includes first touch electrodes located in the active area and divided in first and second directions crossing each other; second touch electrodes located in the active area, divided in the first direction, and alternating with the first touch electrodes arranged in the first direction; and a plurality of first sub routing wires respectively connected to the plurality of first touch electrodes, and arranged side by side in the second direction, wherein the first touch electrodes located in outermost both sides of the active area in the first direction, among the first touch electrodes arranged in the second direction, are smaller in size than another first touch electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manhyeop Han, Juhan Kim
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Patent number: 10036891Abstract: A heads up display presents images to a user. A background is located behind the heads up display. The heads up display is operable to vary the transparency of the images such that images alone are viewable, the background is viewable through the images, or the background is viewable but the images are not. The heads up display may vary the transparency of the images by varying the transparency of a display screen. Alternatively, the heads up display may record the background using a visual recording element and may combine the recorded background with the images such to overlay the images over the recorded background. The, the display screen may display the images. Alternatively, the display screen may be a projection screen upon which an image projector projects the images. The heads up display may also include an illumination element that illuminates the background when not sufficiently illuminated.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Peter Thompson, Antony Michael Dove
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Patent number: 10019120Abstract: A touch panel including: a substrate; and a touch sensor part positioned on the substrate and including a metal mesh forming a plurality of openings. Openings which are adjacent to each other among the plurality of openings have different sizes of areas. A display device including: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; and a touch sensor part disposed on the display panel to cover the plurality of pixels and including a metal mesh forming a plurality of openings. Openings which are adjacent to each other among the plurality of openings have different sizes of areas.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwan-Hee Jeong, Yeon Tae Kim, Young Soo No, In Young Han
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Patent number: 10013081Abstract: An apparatus utilizes multiple strain gauge (“SG”) sensing units which are each disposed adjacent an inner surface of the device housing. Electrical voltage generated by the SGs is amplified by one or more amplifiers to maximize the resolution between a voltage output of an SG when in a non-pressed state and a voltage output of the SG when in a pressed state. Additionally, an electronic circuit is configured to identify a baseline voltage output for an SG over a period of time for comparing to a voltage output for the SG when the SG is in a pressed state such that the pressed state of the SG can be identified by the electronic circuit by comparing a current output voltage of the SG to the identified baseline voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Tyler Reed Kugler, Alexey Polyudov, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Debanjan Mukherjee, James B. Miller, James Aaron Cooper, Kelvin Kwong, Philip Quinn