Patents Examined by Nicholas Lee
  • Touch display
    Patent number: 9690411
    Abstract: A touch display includes a display panel and a touch layer. The display panel has pixel areas, and one of the pixel areas has a pixel pitch in a first direction. The display panel includes a substrate, and a display medium layer disposed over the substrate. The touch layer is disposed over the substrate, and includes slits and an electrode. The slits include a first slit and a second slit adjacent to the first slit. The electrode is disposed between the first slit and the second slit. The electrode includes first linear sections and second linear sections alternately arranged in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong-Sheng Hsieh, Jian-Cheng Chen, Shusaku Naito, Ayumu Mori, Keiko Edo
  • Method and apparatus for performing motion recognition using motion sensor fusion, and associated computer program product
    Patent number: 9690386
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing motion recognition using motion sensor fusion and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes the steps of: utilizing a plurality of motion sensors of the electronic device to obtain sensor data respectively corresponding to the plurality of motion sensors, the sensor data measured at a device coordinate system of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of motion sensors includes inertial motion sensors; and performing sensor fusion according to the sensor data by converting at least one portion of the sensor data and derivatives of the sensor data into converted data based on a global coordinate system of a user of the electronic device, to perform motion recognition based on the global coordinate system, in order to recognize the user's motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: CM HK LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhou Ye, Shun-Nan Liou, Ying-Ko Lu, Chin-Lung Lee
  • Input device having extendable nib
    Patent number: 9690394
    Abstract: An input device for computing devices that include touch screens. The input device includes a body, a nib or tip movably coupled to the body, and an actuator operably connected to the body and the nib. The actuator moves the nib from a first position to a second position, and in the first position the input device provides a first input to the computing device and in the second position the input device provides a second input to the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joel S. Armstrong-Muntner
  • Input device configuration having capacitive and pressure sensors
    Patent number: 9684382
    Abstract: Input device configurations are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a sensor substrate having one or more conductors and a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate. The flexible contact layer is configured to flex to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input of a computing device. The flexible contact layer includes a force concentrator pad that is configured to cause pressure to be channeled through the force concentrator pad to cause the flexible contact layer to contact the sensor substrate to initiate the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy C. Shaw, James C. Marshall, Brian R. Cox, Carl E. Picciotto, Aric A. Fitz-Coy
  • Manipulation input device and manipulator system having the same
    Patent number: 9671860
    Abstract: A manipulation input device includes a master grip having a grip part and manipulation handles movably supported on the grip part, a spring configured to generate manipulation resistance in response to a displacement amount of the manipulation handles when the manipulation handles are manipulated, and a force magnitude adjusting unit configured to adjust the force magnitude of the manipulation resistance relative to the displacement amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Ogawa, Masaru Yanagihara
  • Actuation of device for viewing of first content frames presented on a display between second content frames
    Patent number: 9672791
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, at least one lens accessible to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive synchronization information from another device, and based on the synchronization information, actuate the at least one lens to permit visible light to pass therethrough at times at which first frames of first content are presented and not at times that second frames different from the first frames for second content different from the first content are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert James Kapinos, Russell Speight VanBlon, Axel Ramirez Flores, Joshua Neil Novak, Jason Grimme, Alfredo Zugasti Hays
  • Systems and methods of direct pointing detection for interaction with a digital device
    Patent number: 9671869
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recognizing an aimed point on a plane are provided. Images captured by one or more image sensor are processed for obtaining data obtaining data indicative of location of at least one pointing element in the viewing space and data indicative of at least one predefined user's body part in the viewing space; using the obtained data an aimed point on the plane is identified. In case it is determined that a predefined condition is met a predefined command and/or message is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: EYESIGHT MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Itay Katz, Amnon Shenfeld
  • Methods for driving electro-optic displays
    Patent number: 9672766
    Abstract: A bistable electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels each of which is capable of displaying at least three optical states, including two extreme optical states, is driven by the method comprising a first drive scheme capable of effecting transitions between all of the gray levels which can be displayed by the pixels; and a second drive scheme which contains only transitions ending at one of the extreme optical states of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventor: Theodore A. Sjodin
  • Flexible display device and data displaying method thereof
    Patent number: 9671870
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a display, a bending sensor configured to detect a bending of the flexible display device, and a controller configured to control the display so that a graphical user interface (GUI) appears in response to detection of the bending of the flexible display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Kang, Kyoung Woon Hahm, Hyun Jin Kim, Ju Yun Sung
  • Display device and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 9666135
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of pixels; a scan driver connected to a plurality of scanning lines connected to the plurality of pixels; and a gate signal generator configured to determine a level of a gate-on voltage according to ambient temperature and to supply the gate-on voltage to the scan driver, wherein the gate signal generator is further configured to apply a hysteresis characteristic to a thermistor voltage to vary according to the ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bon-Sung Koo, Jong Jae Lee, Eui-Dong Hwang, Jun Dal Kim, Yang Uk Nam
  • System for managing risk in employee travel
    Patent number: 9665834
    Abstract: A system for managing risk in employee travel may display a world risk map having countries color coded or otherwise indicating a risk level associated with each of the countries. The countries may be assigned to geographic groupings, such as continents, and the countries of the geographic grouping may change to a uniform color or other indication when the cursor is disposed within the boundaries of one of the countries of the geographic grouping. Clicking on the geographic grouping may cause the world risk map may cause the display to zoom in on an enlarged geographic group map with the countries displayed with their risk level indication. Clicking on one of the countries may cause a country information page to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: iJET International, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Turk, Abi Faircloth, Christopher Holt, Justin Priestley, Ian Nunn
  • Display driver integrated circuit chip
    Patent number: 9659515
    Abstract: A display driver integrated circuit chip is provided. The display driver integrated circuit chip may include a source driver circuit configured to process gamma data and generate a driving signal in response to a control signal and a clock signal, a gamma data manager circuit configured to provide the gamma data to the source driver circuit, control logic configured to provide the control signal and the clock signal to the source driver circuit, and a memory configured to store data used to operate the source driver circuit, the gamma data manager circuit and the control logic. A gamma signal line used to transmit the gamma data may include a metal line provided on an area other than an area on which the source driver circuit is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YoungJin Cho, HyoJoon An, Yun ji Hur, YounHo Hwang
  • Display devices
    Patent number: 9653023
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels divided into a plurality of block regions. The block regions are arranged in a scan direction. The display device also includes a display panel driver configured to sequentially drive the block regions and apply a plurality of first emission signals to the pixels. Each of the first emission signals has an activation voltage. The display device further includes a timing controller configured to control the display panel driver. The display panel driver is further configured to incrementally change the activation voltages of the first emission signals applied to the pixels in each of the block regions in the scan direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Yeop Kim
  • Touch panel
    Patent number: 9652102
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensing groups. Each of the touch sensing groups includes a central electrode, a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The central electrode includes a main body, and has a wavy contour. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are disposed at two sides of the main body along a direction, respectively. Each of the first electrodes includes a first inner edge adaptively spaced from a first edge of the central electrode. Each of the second electrodes includes a second inner edge adaptively spaced from a second edge of the central electrode. One first electrode of the first electrodes overlaps two adjacent second electrodes of the second electrodes in another direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Yang Kuo, Kai-Ting Ho
  • Precise object selection in touch sensing systems
    Patent number: 9645729
    Abstract: A method for operating a user interface on a system in which objects are displayed on a touch sensitive display screen. A touch coordinate is received from the touch sensitive display screen indicative of a touch location on the display screen. A search area surrounding the touch coordinate is searched for an object. The search area has an initial minimum size. If an object is found within the initial minimum search area it is identified. If no object is found, then the size of the search area is incrementally increased and searched until a final maximum size is reached. If no object is found, then the search is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel James Zay, Michel G. Stella
  • Method and apparatus to improve noise immunity of a touch sense array
    Patent number: 9645690
    Abstract: A method for improving noise immunity of capacitive sensing circuit associated with a touch sense array is disclosed. The capacitive sensing circuit receives a response signal from a touch sense array. The capacitive sensing circuit measures a noise component of the response signal. When a level of noise of the noise component within a passband of the capacitive sensing circuit is greater than a threshold, the capacitive sensing circuit changes at least one parameter of capacitive sensing circuit to move the passband substantially outside the frequency spectrum of the noise component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Anton Konovalov, Andriy Yarosh, Roman Ogirko, Oleksandr Pirogov, Roman Sharamaga, Andriy Maharyta, Viktor Kremin
  • Using vibration to determine the motion of an input device
    Patent number: 9639187
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the speed and/or position of an input device from vibrational signals is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a response spectrum is generated as the input device moves across a surface. Amplitude and frequency data associated with the response spectrum is analyzed to determine the magnitude of the velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Amm, Omar S. Leung
  • Stretchable display
    Patent number: 9639122
    Abstract: A stretchable display is disclosed. In one aspect, the stretchable display includes a display unit that is stretchable and a rotation member arranged below the display unit and connected to the display unit. The rotation member is configured to tension the display unit. The stretchable display further includes a fixing member arranged below the rotation member and defining a rotation axis. The rotation member is further configured to rotate about the rotation axis so as to tension the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonil Choi, Jongho Hong
  • Force-sensitive input device
    Patent number: 9639179
    Abstract: An input device for computing devices that include touch screens. The input device includes an outer housing having an inner surface and an inner shaft. The inner shaft is at least partially received within the outer housing. A nib is operatively coupled to the inner shaft. Providing a first force to the nib causes the inner shaft to contact the inner surface of the outer housing at a first contact point along the outer housing, and providing a second force to the nib causes the inner shaft to contact the inner surface of the outer housing at a second contact point along the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joel S. Armstrong-Muntner
  • Mobile terminal, image display device and user interface provision method using the same
    Patent number: 9632648
    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of mobile terminals connected to an externally connected image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kwontae Lee, Youngkeun Kim