Patents Examined by Nicholas J Lee
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Patent number: 11051375Abstract: A color adjusting method for a color light-emitting element is provided. Firstly, a first white light beam is produced by red, green and blue light-emitting units collaboratively, and a second white light beam is produced by a white light-emitting unit. Then, a second chromaticity value corresponding to the second white light beam is acquired. Then, the red, green and blue light-emitting units are controlled to produce a third white light beam according to the second chromaticity value, and a first adjusting parameter is acquired. Then, the white light-emitting unit is controlled to produce a fourth white light beam according to a third luminance value corresponding to the third white light beam, and a second adjusting parameter is acquired. Then, a gray level adjustment process is performed according to the first and second adjusting parameters.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.Inventors: Ding-Hsiang Pan, Hui-Ling Lin, Chuan-Tai Hsiao, Chun-Han Huang
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Patent number: 11036351Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for enabling presentation of information to a user in a more easy-to-understand manner according to the situation. A control section controls an output associated with a position of an object which is disposed in a three-dimensional space, on the basis of user action information indicating a user's action and a position relationship between a display region of a display device and the object. The present technique is applicable to an AR-use display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Fukazawa, Akane Kondo, Kei Nitta
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Patent number: 11029843Abstract: A touch sensitive keyboard is disclosed. In one embodiment, a touch sensitive keyboard is provided that has a touchpad area separate from the keyboard keys. The keyboard is configured to disabled touchpad sensitivity when certain touch signals are received. In another embodiment, a touch sensitive keyboard is used as a controller. In a controller mode, keys on a touch sensitive keyboard are adapted to output a signal strength corresponding to a distance between the key and a finger operating as a control. In an embodiment, a touch sensitive keyboard includes a processor adapted to output a keystroke in response to one of the plurality of touch sensitive keys being pressed, and to output one or more touch points determined by interpolating signal strength for each of the plurality of touch sensitive keys on the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Clifton Forlines, David Holman, Stephen Dennis, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Steven Leonard Sanders, David Clark Wilkinson, Braon Moseley, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo
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Patent number: 11029910Abstract: A display screen of a terminal includes a substrate, and a display layer over the substrate. The display layer includes a primary display area and a secondary display area. The secondary display area has a resolution equal to or greater than that of the primary display area. The light transmission performance of the secondary display area is superior to that of the primary display area.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Jian Bai
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Patent number: 11017728Abstract: A display device includes: first and second dots arranged on a first horizontal line in a first direction, each of the first and second dots including first to fourth pixels; a switch unit configured to selectively couple first to fourth output lines respectively to the first to fourth pixels of each of the first and second dots, in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and a data driver configured to supply data voltages to the first to fourth output lines in a time-sharing manner. The data driver may include: a data processor configured to generate data signals corresponding to the first to fourth output lines; and first to fourth digital-to-analog converters (DACs) configured to convert the data signals into the data voltages. Each of the first to fourth DACs may be supplied with a corresponding one of first to fourth gamma voltages.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun Gyeong Choe, Jin Wook Yang
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Patent number: 11017196Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for look-ahead column sensing for fast voltage-mode read on ultrasonic sensors. For example, certain aspects are directed to an ultrasonic sensor that generally includes a column line, a pixel having a transistor coupled between a voltage rail and the column line, a receiver circuit, and a first column control circuit coupled between the receiver circuit and the pixel, the first column control circuit being configured to electrically isolate the column line from the receiver circuit during a look-ahead settling phase of the ultrasonic sensor, and electrically couple the column line to the receiver circuit during a sensing phase of the ultrasonic sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sameer Wadhwa, Subbarao Surendra Chakkirala, Mowen Yang
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Patent number: 11016605Abstract: An optical IR touch sensing apparatus can determine, based on output signals of light detectors, a light energy value for each light path across a touch surface, and generate a transmission value for each light path based on the light energy value. A processor can operate an image reconstruction algorithm on at least part of the thus-generated transmission values and determine a position of a touching object on the touch surface, an attenuation value corresponding to the attenuation of the light resulting from the object touching the touch surface, and an occlusion compensation value for compensating the occlusion affect from other objects on the touch surface. Using these values, the processor can identify the type of object.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Inventors: Tomas Christiansson, Kristofer Jakobson
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Patent number: 11012670Abstract: A device includes an illuminance information referring unit configured to refer to an illuminance information database that stores therein illuminance information indicating illuminance at each of positions in a lighting device installed place in which lighting devices are installed, an identification information acquiring unit configured to acquire identification information for identifying the lighting device installed place in which a vehicle travel, and a display controller configured to cause a projection device of a head-up display device to project a virtual image. The display controller is further configured to control luminance of the virtual image projected by the projection device in accordance with the illuminance information at each of the positions in the lighting device installed place based on the illuminance information referred to by the illuminance information referring unit and the identification information acquired by the identification information acquiring unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CorporationInventors: Ryuichi Okazaki, Makoto Kurihara
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Patent number: 11003885Abstract: A high-precision fingerprint sensing method includes providing a fingerprint sensor (10) having a plurality of transistor switches (Q), a plurality of sensing electrodes (SE), a plurality of gate lines (GL), a plurality of data lines (DL), arranging at least one sampling conductor (SC) near the gate lines (GL) to form a coupling capacitance between the sampling conductor (SC) and the gate lines (GL) and to render the sampling conductor (SC) sensing noise on the adjacent gate lines (GL), inverting the noise signal (Vn) obtained from the sampling conductor (SC) into a noise-suppressing signal (Vc) and sending the noise-suppressing signal (Vc) to the fingerprint sensor (10) to suppress noise of the fingerprint sensor (10) and enhance fingerprint sensing accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATIONInventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin, Chia-Hsun Tu
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Patent number: 11003888Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fingerprint recognition device, which includes a luminescent display panel, a substrate, an image capturing module, a plurality of first prism arrays and a plurality of second prisms. The first prism arrays are disposed on the substrate and paralleled to each other, and each of the first prism arrays receives an incident ray from the luminescent display panel. The first prism arrays provide a first light guiding direction, and the first light guiding direction is orthogonal to the incident ray. The second prisms are disposed on the substrate, and the second prisms are corresponding to the first prism arrays respectively. Each of the second prisms has a light-emitting surface, and the light-emitting surface faces toward the image capturing module. The second prisms provide a second light guiding direction, and the second light guiding direction is perpendicular to the first light guiding direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Liang Liao
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Patent number: 10997392Abstract: An electronic device, including a touch recognition unit; a display unit receiving a signal from the touch recognition unit; a fingerprint recognition unit receiving a signal from the display unit. A processor is configured to transmit and receive a signal to/from the touch recognition unit, the display unit, and the fingerprint recognition unit. The processor may remain in an inactive state while the touch recognition unit, display unit, and fingerprint recognition unit are activated. The processor is activated when a preset user's fingerprint input is provided. A method operates the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Sub So, Sang Jin Pak, Moon Sang Hwang
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Patent number: 10996771Abstract: An electronic apparatus for controlling a touch screen is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a touch screen for sensing a signal generated by an electronic pen and displaying an image, and at least one processor configured to, in response to an object displayed on the touch screen being selected based on a first signal generated by the electronic pen, control the touch screen to obtain a search result for the selected object and provide the search result, and in response to the object displayed on the touch screen being selected based on a second signal generated by the electronic pen, control the touch screen to display a user interface (UI) for preforming a function related to the selected object.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: So-young Youn
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Patent number: 10990783Abstract: Provided are a terminal device and related products. A method includes the following. Pixels contained in an ordinary pixel set and a standby pixel set in a preset area are controlled to emit light when a finger of a user is applied to the preset area, where the light emitted by the pixels is configured to illuminate a fingerprint of the user. Perform fingerprint collection on the fingerprint illuminated by the light emitted by the pixels of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Le Yang, Haiping Zhang
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Patent number: 10989926Abstract: A near-eye display based on a polarization-selective diffusive combiner includes a polarizer for polarizing impinging ambient light to have a first polarization state, and a polarization-selective scatterer downstream of the polarizer, for passing through the ambient light having the first polarization state substantially without scattering, while scattering impinging display light having a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state. The display light at the second polarization state may be provided by a projector, the polarization-selective scatterer playing the role of a projector screen. A polarization-selective ocular lens may be disposed downstream of the polarization-selective scatterer for viewing images generated by the projector while propagating through orthogonally polarized light from outside environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Nathan Matsuda, Yusufu Njoni Bamaxam Sulai, Ying Geng, Brian Wheelwright, Douglas Robert Lanman, Afsoon Jamali, Jasmine Soria Sears, Alireza Moheghi
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Patent number: 10990210Abstract: Disclosed are a touch control display, a method for controlling a touch control display, and a storage medium, in the field of display technology. The touch control display includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel and a touch control component; the OLED display panel includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixel electrodes on the base substrate; and the touch control component includes a plurality of touch control electrode lines between the plurality of pixel electrodes, and any one touch control electrode line of the plurality of touch control electrode lines is configured to form a first touch control capacitor with a pixel electrode adjacent to the any one touch control electrode line.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jinzhong Zhang
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Patent number: 10990175Abstract: A method and system of a brain computer interface in a headset including an augmented reality display, one or more sensors, a processing module, at least one biofeedback device, and a battery. The interface may include a printed circuit board that has the sensors to read bio-signals, provides biofeedback, and performs the processing, analyzing, and mapping of bio-signals into output. The output provides feedback via stimulation of multiple sensory brain systems of a user, including audio and visual on the augmented reality display, or audio and haptic in terms of vibration patterns that a human user may feel. All together this forms a closed-loop system, by detecting the bio-signal, then providing sensory-feedback, which in turn enhances the bio-signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: CognixionInventors: Andreas Forsland, Leonard Zerman
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Patent number: 10983653Abstract: A conductive film includes a support, detection electrodes that are arranged on at least one main surface of the support, connection portions that are arranged on the main surface so as to be electrically connected to an external terminal, and lead-out wirings that are arranged on the main surface, electrically connected to the detection electrodes through one end portion thereof, and electrically connected to the connection portions through the other end portion thereof, in which the connection portions contain a binder and a metal component, and a content of the metal component in the connection portions that is determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is 0.5 to 10 at %.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kensuke Katagiri
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Patent number: 10979698Abstract: A method of displaying a light field to at least one viewer of a light field display device, the light field based on a 3D model, the light field display device comprising a plurality of spatially distributed display elements, the method including the steps of: (a) determining the viewpoints of the eyes of the at least one viewer relative to the display device; (b) for each eye viewpoint and each of a plurality of the display elements, rendering a partial view image representing a view of the 3D model from the eye viewpoint through the display element; and (c) displaying, via each display element, the set of partial view images rendered for that display element.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Inventor: Paul Lapstun
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Patent number: 10976650Abstract: A light source unit includes: a first light emitting element configured to emit a first wavelength band light; a second light emitting element configured to emit a second wavelength band light; a luminescent wheel configured to have a first fluorescent light emitting region irradiated with the second wavelength band light to emit a third wavelength band light, and a second fluorescent light emitting region that emits a fourth wavelength band light including a wavelength band of the first wavelength band light and the third wavelength band light having a wavelength band adjacent to the first wavelength band light being provided in parallel in a circumferential direction; a color wheel configured to have a second transmissive region that transmits the first wavelength band light to the fourth wavelength band light, and a third transmissive region that transmits only the first wavelength band light or transmits only the first wavelength band light and the second wavelength band light being installed in parallelType: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTDInventor: Hiroki Masuda
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Patent number: 10970509Abstract: A fingerprint recognition apparatus with fingerprint data compression is introduced, including: a pixel array obtaining a fingerprint data; a control circuit coupling to the pixel array and obtaining characteristic values of the pixel array; an effective fingerprint distribution judgement circuit coupling to the pixel array and determining a first part of the pixel array as an effective fingerprint zone and a second part of the pixel array as an invalid fingerprint zone according to the characteristic values of each row of the pixel array; and a multi-compressing circuit coupling to the effective fingerprint distribution judgement circuit and compressing the fingerprint data in the effective fingerprint zone with a first compression method and compressing the fingerprint data in the invalid fingerprint zone with a second compression method.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Ping Liu