Patents Examined by Nelson Rosario
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Patent number: 9311873Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technical field of liquid crystal display, and particularly, to a polarity inversion driving method for a liquid crystal display panel, a driving apparatus and a display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jian He
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Patent number: 9304607Abstract: A pointer positioning method of a handheld pointer device, which includes capturing a first image frame containing a reference point to compute a first pointing coordinate according to the image position of the reference point in the first image frame; generating a cursor parameter of a cursor according to the first pointing coordinate; when the handheld pointer device enters a pointer-lock mode, records the first pointing coordinate and positions the cursor at the first pointing coordinate on a display apparatus; when the handheld pointer device exits the pointer-lock mode, captures a second image frame to compute a second pointing coordinate according to the image position of the reference point in the second image frame to obtain a displacement vector between the first and the second pointing coordinates; generating the cursor parameter and controlling the movement of the cursor according to the displacement vector and the first pointing coordinate.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Han-Ping Cheng, Chao-Chien Huang, Chia-Cheun Liang
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Patent number: 9298309Abstract: Various embodiments enable driving one or more sub-pixels with a source voltage while concurrently modulating the voltage of one or more common electrodes coupled to the sub-pixels to perform input sensing with the common electrodes. The voltage driven onto the sub-pixel may be shifted while the common electrode is modulated by a value about equal to about the amplitude of the modulation applied to the common electrode. Thus, the potential difference between the source line and common electrode remains substantially unchanged so that display asperities are not introduced while input sensing while concurrently updating a sub-pixel with display information. Thus, the common electrode(s) may be modulated for input sensing without interfering with display updating of the one or more sub-pixels, greatly increasing the amount of time available for performing input sensing and/or display updating.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Stephen L. Morein, Marshall J Bell, Jr.
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Patent number: 9294748Abstract: Provided is a display device including a setting condition acquisition unit for obtaining various conditions for adjusting a gain of a video-signal, a current-brightness table calculation unit that calculates a table representing a relationship between an average brightness and a gain of a video-signal, and that calculates the table capable of setting a peak-brightness and power consumption of the video-signal independently, based on the various conditions acquired by the setting condition acquisition unit, a video-average brightness conversion block that calculates average-brightness of the video-signal input for each frame, a current-brightness control table that calculates a gain of the video-signal from the table based on the average-brightness calculated above, a video gain block that adjusts the video-signal using the gain calculated above, and a display panel that includes a plurality of pixels that emit light in response to a video-signal and displays a video based on the video-signal adjusted above.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventor: Hideto Mori
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Patent number: 9292098Abstract: An input device featuring a representation means with a transparent keypad situated above a representation means, wherein the keypad consists of a multitude of transparent keys and functions are mapped to the keys of the keypad, the functions being represented by means of symbols which are displayed within an area on the representation means assigned to the respective keys.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Inventor: Jean Marc Trobrillant
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Patent number: 9292088Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a display unit; a gaze detection unit configured to detect the user's gaze; and a control unit configured to control a display of a series of images, wherein in case that the user removes the gaze while the series of images are sequentially displayed, the control unit obtains first information specifying a position of an image in the series of images, which is displayed when the user removes the gaze, and instructs the display unit to continue a dynamic display of the series of images, and then, in case that the user returns the gaze, the control unit makes a judgment as to whether the control unit executes a replay process from the position specified in the first information, and in case that the control unit judges that the control unit executes the replay process, the control unit executes the replay process.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Yasuaki Sugimoto
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Patent number: 9280235Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a display unit on which a pointer is displayable, and a touch panel which is arranged to overlap the display unit and is capable of detecting a distance from an indicator. The pointer moves according to a movement of the indicator, and when the distance is equal to or less than a first distance and is greater than a second distance smaller than the first distance in a predetermined region of the touch panel, a length of the movement of the pointer has a predetermined magnification to a length of the movement of the indicator.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventor: Tomoki Takano
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Patent number: 9268446Abstract: A touchscreen sensing module includes a first baseplate, a first conductive layer, a second baseplate, a second conductive layer, and a supporting substrate. A first groove in a predetermined shape is defined on a side of the first baseplate. The first conductive layer matches with the first groove in shape, and the first conductive layer is received in the first groove. A second groove in a predetermined shape is defined on a side of the second baseplate. The second conductive layer matches with the second groove in shape, and the second conductive layer is received in the second groove. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer respectively match with the first groove and the second groove in shape, no etching is needed to obtain electrodes when forming the conductive layers, which avoids material waste and reduces costs In addition, a monitor is also provided by the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Nanchang O-Film Tech. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yulong Gao
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Patent number: 9261961Abstract: A screen protector is provided with tactile aids for vision-impaired users. The screen protector can be placed on the display screen of a computing device to enhance the out-of-box experience for vision-impaired users and/or guide the user during subsequent use of the device. For example, the screen protector can be configured to be tactilely-informative about how to activate accessibility features of the device and/or how to proceed with initial set-up and configuration of the device. The screen protector may include, for example, braille instructions for activating the accessibility mode and/or a raised or embossed tactile aid that identifies the location of a UI control feature that can be engaged to initiate the accessibility mode or other desired function. Once the user has engaged the accessibility mode, the user may receive verbal instructions and cues going forward so as to allow the user to successfully use the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Nook Digital, LLCInventor: Ian C. Smith
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Patent number: 9261973Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting a touch of a first key associated with a first character on the keyboard, detecting a touch of a second key corresponding to a second character on the keyboard, determining an order for previewing the first and second characters in response to the detecting, and previewing the first and second characters in the determined order in an information entry field of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Donald Somerset McCulloch McKenzie, Jerome Pasquero, Jason Tyler Griffin
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Patent number: 9256302Abstract: A stylus pen having a plurality of writing tips for writing on a plurality of dissimilar public surfaces, an ink tip configured for dispensing ink while writing on paper, a resistive stylus tip configured for writing on an electronic pad or use on a pin pad and a capacitive stylus tip for writing on a touch screen, all three tips in one stylus pen, for use by an individual, replacing a public pen, a public resistive stylus and eliminating touching a public touch screen with a finger. In one embodiment, each tip has an overcap with an antimicrobial sponge disposed therein, the sponge sanitizing the writing tip when not in use. Stylus pen housing is composed from antimicrobial material such as copper that is sanitary when the stylus pen is in use. An LED (light-emitting diode) light emitting UV light is provided on one overcap.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Inventors: Christy Chang, Amy Pepper
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Patent number: 9257099Abstract: A display device including a voltage generator is disclosed. The voltage generator includes an analog driving voltage generator to convert a source voltage from an external source to an analog driving voltage and to output the analog driving voltage through an output terminal, a capacitor connected between the output terminal and a ground voltage node, and a discharge circuit connected between the output terminal and the ground voltage node to discharge a current at the output terminal in response to a blank synchronization signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bon-Sung Koo, Jong Jae Lee, Eui-Dong Hwang
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Patent number: 9229275Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, and a controllable layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a pixel. The pixel includes a display region and a non-display region. The first substrate further includes: a transistor disposed in the non-display region; a protection layer disposed on and covering the transistor; a first electrode disposed on the protection layer; and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, the second electrode being insulated from the first electrode and including a slit disposed in the display region. One of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the transistor via a contact hole extending through the protection layer. The other of the first electrode and the second electrode is configured to receive a common voltage. The contact hole and the slit do not overlap one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: JeongMin Park, Ji-Hyun Kim, Sungkyun Park, Jung-Soo Lee, Jun Chun, Jinho Ju
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Patent number: 9223450Abstract: An apparatus performs proximity touch sensing, and includes a shield layer, an electrostatic capacity touch panel disposed with a specific distance above the shield layer, and a proximity touch controller for sensing a non-contact touch by supplying a voltage to the electrostatic capacity touch panel and the shield layer and thus by forming a first capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hoon-Do Heo, Jae-Wook Park, Jong-Dae Park, Heon-Seok Lee
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Patent number: 9223414Abstract: A method and apparatus of providing a mouse function in a touch device includes displaying a mouse interface which is divided into a panning area and a pointer move area. An input of a mouse gesture is received through the mouse interface, processing a panning operation of a contents screen which is displayed in a display device when the mouse gesture is inputted in the panning area, and processing a move operation of a mouse pointer which is displayed in the display device when the mouse gesture is inputted in the pointer move area. The touch device at the time of execution of the mouse mode, and generates a control event for panning the contents screen and moving the mouse pointer according to a mouse gesture which is inputted from the panning area and the pointer move area may provide a mouse function for a display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seoghee Jeong, Minkyung Lim, Hongju Park
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Patent number: 9207865Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an information processing method and a terminal device, where the method includes: receiving an input character input by a user; displaying, according to the input character and in a ring arrangement around the input character, candidate characters corresponding to the input character; receiving selection information so as to select one candidate character as a to-be-processed character; receiving, according to correspondence between the selection information and a candidate character position, a candidate character in the position corresponding to the selection information as the to-be-processed character; and processing the to-be-processed character.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.Inventor: Xufeng Zhang
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Patent number: 9201521Abstract: The disclosure is directed to storing trace information. An aspect includes determining whether or not a pen is within a threshold distance of the touchscreen, storing trace information generated by a user's touch in a touch buffer if the pen is not within the threshold distance of the touchscreen, and clearing the touch buffer and storing trace information generated by the pen in the touch buffer if the pen is within the threshold distance of the touchscreen.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Ren Li, Hui-ya L. Nelson, Samir K. Gupta, Noam Dagan, Darrell L. Krulce
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Patent number: 9201551Abstract: A capacitive touch screen is disclosed in the present invention, including: a transparent substrate, including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a light-shield layer formed on the edge of the first surface of the transparent substrate, which forms a non-visible area; and a transparent polymer layer formed on the first surface, which is opposite to the first surface and covers the light-shield layer, a part of the transparent polymer layer covering the light-transmission area of the transparent substrate forms a sensing area, a surface of that is patterned to form a first meshed conductive trench, which is filled with a conductive material. The defined conductive trench reduces the scratching to the conductive material when the capacitive touch screen is in use, and the use of the trench structure reduces the covering area of the conductive material, the contact resistance and the cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Nanchang O-Film Tech. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yulong Gao, Ying Gu, Yunhua Zhao, Guanglong Xie
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Patent number: 9182827Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment an information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a processor for controlling the displaying of a display object including a main display and an attached information display, and for controlling changing a display state of the attached information display based on movement of a viewer.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Fukukyo Sudo
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Patent number: 9182825Abstract: Input device has a touch sensitive input surface with a sensor for detecting the position of an object touching the input surface, an interface for transferring sensor data and a device for producing haptically detectable feedback, which is designed to move the input surface, which is mounted so as to be movable along an axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Johann Schneider, Marcus Kuehne, Ulrich Mueller