Patents Examined by Nelson Rosario
  • Patent number: 10234982
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a touch sensing unit including touch signal lines (TSL) and sensor columns (SCs) including sensor blocks (SBs). Each SB includes a first sensor (FS) and i (i being ?2) second sensors (SSs). The TSLs include: first signal lines (FSLs) respectively connected to some of the FSs, a portion of each of the FSLs extending to a first end of a corresponding SC from a corresponding sensor of the some of the FSs; second signal lines (SSLs) respectively connected to other FSs, a portion of each of the SSLs extending to a second end of the corresponding SC from a corresponding sensor of the other FSs; and third signal lines connecting a j-th (j being ?1) SS of an n-th (n being ?1) SB to an (i?j+1)-th SS of an (n+1)-th SB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunjae Na, Gwang-bum Ko
  • Patent number: 10235939
    Abstract: A light emitting element display device with a narrow frame and high light emission efficiency is provided even when high definition is achieved. The light emitting element display device includes: a light emitting element which emits light at each of a plurality of subpixels forming one pixel; a drive transistor in which one of a source and a drain is connected to an anode of the light emitting element; and an output control circuit which selectively sets the other of the source and the drain of the drive transistor into one of a state of being connected to a power-supply voltage, a state of being connected to a reset voltage that is a lower voltage than the power-supply voltage, and a high-impedance state of not being connected to any of these voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kimura, Seiichiro Jinta
  • Patent number: 10228801
    Abstract: Systems and methods for proximity-based position, movement and gesture detection are provided that utilize capacitive sensor arrays. In one embodiment, the system utilizes textile-based capacitive sensor arrays that can be integrated into other textiles, such as clothing, bed linens, etc., or that can be integrated into the environment (e.g., furniture, wheelchairs, car seats, etc.). The system recognizes gestures from detected movement by utilizing hierarchical signal processing techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Inventors: Ryan Robucci, Nilanjan Banerjee
  • Patent number: 10223960
    Abstract: The transmission delay time of a receiver for receiving a differential signal is reduced. A first amplifier circuit is provided in an input stage of the receiver, and a second amplifier circuit is provided in an output stage of the receiver. The first amplifier circuit is a differential input, differential output amplifier circuit. The second amplifier circuit is a differential input, single-ended output amplifier circuit. A first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage are input as a high-level power supply voltage and a low-level power supply voltage to the first amplifier circuit and the second amplifier circuit, respectively. The withstand voltage of transistors of a differential pair of the first amplifier circuit is higher than the withstand voltage of another transistor included in the first amplifier circuit and a transistor included in the second amplifier circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Inoue, Kei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10222905
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a second substrate includes a detection electrode of a touch panel, pixels include pixel electrodes and counter electrodes, the counter electrodes are divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are provided in common to the pixels on a plurality of display lines being side by side, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel as well, the liquid crystal display device includes a semiconductor chip configured to supply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the divided blocks, the semiconductor chip includes a first terminal group formed on a side of a display area side configured by the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shuuichirou Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10216300
    Abstract: An interface device for a computerized system, the interface device including an engagement element configured for operable engagement with a region on a touchscreen of the computerized system to enable interfacing with the computerized system via the touchscreen, wherein the engagement element includes a viewing surface configured to allow a representation of content that is displayed at the region on the touchscreen with which the engagement element is operably engaged, to be visible through the viewing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Spring Power Holdings Limited
    Inventor: David Hanson
  • Patent number: 10212517
    Abstract: Described herein is a head-mounted device including an audio system configured to provide a surround sound audio effect. The device may include one or more of a forehead assembly, a rear-head assembly, a set of speakers, a set of straps connecting the forehead assembly to the read-head assembly, and/or other components. The forehead assembly may include one or more speakers. Individual ones of the straps may include one or more speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Meta Company
    Inventors: Alan Beltran, Lin Cong, Eric Bokides
  • Patent number: 10209778
    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for gesture classification and recognition are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a system can determine multiple motion patterns for a same user action (e.g., picking up a mobile device from a table) from empirical training data. The system can collect the training data from one or more mobile devices. The training data can include multiple series of motion sensor readings for a specified gesture. Each series of motion sensor readings can correspond to a particular way a user performs the gesture. Using clustering techniques, the system can extract one or more motion patterns from the training data. The system can send the motion patterns to mobile devices as prototypes for gesture recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Xiaoyuan Tu, William Matthew Vieta
  • Patent number: 10209954
    Abstract: Input access may be provided. A user interface may be displayed on a user device. Upon receiving a selection of at least one element of the user interface, a plurality of input receiving modes of the user device may be activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Anne Sullivan, Lisa Stifelman, Adam Elman, Ken Thai
  • Patent number: 10203530
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel driving circuit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. A first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal of the second switch are connected with a data line, a common electrode line, a second pixel electrode, respectively. The first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal of the second switch are turned on, and a voltage of the second pixel electrode is between a data voltage provided by the data line and a common voltage provided by the common electrode line, such that a predetermined voltage difference is formed between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hongyuan Xu
  • Patent number: 10203782
    Abstract: A touch sensing system comprises a touchscreen with a plurality of touch electrodes, to which a touchscreen driving signal is applied, and a stylus pen that generates a pen driving signal based on the touchscreen driving signal and sends the same to the touchscreen. The stylus pen comprises: an amplifier that amplifies the touchscreen driving signal to generate an amplified signal; a comparator that compares the amplified signal with a preset reference voltage to generate a comparator output signal; and a signal processor that measures the pulse width of the comparator output signal, adjusts an amount of delay based on a measurement, and determines an output timing of the pen driving signal based on an adjusted amount of delay to synchronize the pen driving signal with the touchscreen driving signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doyoung Jung, Hyunguk Jang, Sungchul Kim, Sanghyuck Bae, Sungsu Han, Suyun Ju
  • Patent number: 10203781
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for implementing integrated free space and surface inputs are provided. An integrated free space and surface input system includes a mixed-input pointing device for interacting and controlling interface objects using free space inputs and surface inputs, trigger buttons, pressure sensors, and haptic feedback associated with the mixed-input pointing device. Free space movement data and surface movement data are tracked and determined for the mixed-input pointing device. An interface input is detected for the mixed-input pointing device transitioning from a first input to a second input, such as, from a free space input to a surface input or from the surface input to the free space input. The interface input is processed based on accessing the free space movement data and the surface movement data. An output for the interface input is communicated from the mixed-input pointing device to interact and control an interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anatolie Gavriliuc, Shawn Crispin Wright, Jeffrey Alan Kohler, Quentin Simon Charles Miller, Scott Francis Fullam, Sergio Paolantonio, Michael Edward Samples, Anthony James Ambrus
  • Patent number: 10204553
    Abstract: A pixel circuit comprises a light emission element; a driving transistor including a first electrode connected to the first node, a second electrode connected to a second node, and a gate electrode connected to a third node; a first transistor including a first electrode receiving a third voltage, a second electrode connected to the first node, and a gate electrode receiving a second light emission control signal; a first transistor including a first electrode connected to a first line transferring a first power voltage, a second electrode connected to the second node, and a gate electrode receiving a first light emission control signal; a first storage capacitor connected between the third node and a fourth node; and a switching transistor including a first electrode connected to a data line, a second electrode connected to the fourth node, and a gate electrode receiving a scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Il-Hun Jeong
  • Patent number: 10198068
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for blink detection, tracking, and stimulation. In one implementation, a device can include a sensor configured to receive an input, the input corresponding to perceiving one or more blinks of an eye of a user. The input can be processed to determine a blink rate or an elapsed time interval since a blink of the user. Based on the blink rate or the elapsed time interval, a blink stimulation action directed to the user can be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Holz, Artem Dementyev
  • Patent number: 10198102
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch display panel and its controlling method. The touch display panel includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of first touch electrode lines arranged on an array substrate, a plurality of second touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrode lines arranged on a color filter substrate, and region scanning electrodes. Each first touch electrode line is connected to each first touch electrode, and each second touch electrode line is connected to each second touch electrode. All the first touch electrodes are located at one half of a display region of the touch display panel, and all the second touch electrodes are located at the other half of the display region of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengji Yang, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Chunlei Wang, Wei Li, Huijie Xie
  • Patent number: 10198136
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OGS touch screen, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The OGS touch screen comprises a base substrate and a metal bridge provided on the base substrate, wherein at least a region, which corresponds to the metal bridge, of a surface of the base substrate facing the metal bridge is uneven. In the OGS touch screen provided by the present invention, by making at least the region of the surface of the base substrate corresponding to the metal bridge uneven, incident light from a side of the base substrate without the metal bridge can be reflected diffusely at least at the region of the base substrate corresponding to the metal bridge, so that the vanishing effect of the metal bridge is enhanced and the visibility of the metal bridge is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Li, Wenjie Shi, Wenjin Fan, Lei Zhang, Ming Hu, Kefeng Li
  • Patent number: 10192507
    Abstract: A shift register circuit can achieve high definition of a display device with the smallest possible number of elements without causing defective operation. A unit circuit is provided with a thin film transistor functioning as an output control transistor; a thin film transistor precharging an internal node based on an on-level signal outputted from an output terminal of a previous stage; two thin film transistors provided in series with each other between the output terminal of the previous stage and the internal node of this stage; a thin film transistor provided between the internal node and an output terminal; and a thin film transistor pulling down the output terminal. The thin film transistors go to an on state only for a quarter period of a clock cycle which is a part of a period during which the output terminal of the previous stage is pulled down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Ogawa, Kaoru Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10186223
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a GOA circuit, comprising a plurality of GOA units which are cascade coupled, and the Nth stage GOA unit is employed to control charge to the Nth level scan line G(N), and the pull-down holding circuit of the Nth stage GOA unit comprises a Nth control circuit, a Nth holding circuit and a Nth shared circuit; the pull-down holding circuit of the (N+4)th stage GOA unit comprises a (N+4)th control circuit, a (N+4)th holding circuit and a Nth shared circuit; a first control end Q(N) of the Nth control circuit and a second control end receiving the first control signal regulates and controls a voltage level of the output end P(N) thereof; a first control end Q(N+4) of the (N+4)th control circuit and a second control end receiving the low frequency control signal regulates and controls a voltage level of the output end P(N+4) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hongyuan Xu
  • Patent number: 10176763
    Abstract: A method of forming a control parameter dependent on ambient light. The method comprises the steps of acquiring light values from an ambient light sensor and acquiring positional status values from a positional status sensor. The control parameter depends on the light values and is filtered in dependence on the positional status values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Apical Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Tusch
  • Patent number: 10176757
    Abstract: A pixel circuit is provided. The pixel circuit includes a drive module, a collection module, a data write module, a storage module, a light emission control module, and a light emission module, wherein the data write module is configured to write a voltage at a data signal terminal into the storage module, wherein the collection module is configured to collect a threshold voltage of the drive module and write the threshold voltage into the storage module, wherein the storage module is configured to store a driving voltage for driving the drive module, wherein the drive module is configured to drive the light emission module to emit light according to the driving voltage stored by the storage module, and wherein the light emission control module is configured to control the drive module for driving the light emission module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lirong Wang