Patents Examined by Nicholas Lee
  • Meandering interconnect on a deformable substrate
    Patent number: 9904425
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first plurality of first conductive lines; and a first meandering interconnect supported in a spaced relationship from a deformable substrate, wherein the first meandering interconnect includes a first multiplicity of meandering conductive lines each of which is electrically connected to one of the first plurality of first conductive lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Darryl Cotton, Mark Allen, Piers Andrew
  • Multi-layer piezoelectric polymer film devices and methods
    Patent number: 9904428
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a touch sensor having a dielectric core layer disposed between first and second piezoelectric layers. Each piezoelectric layer comprises a poled piezoelectric polymer. The touch sensor further includes at least a first set of individually addressable electrodes disposed over the first piezoelectric layer and at least one second electrode disposed over the second piezoelectric layer. Circuitry is coupled to the first set of electrodes and the second electrode. The circuitry is configured to detect a change in an electrical signal of at least one electrode of the first set of electrodes referenced to the second electrode in response to a touch applied to the touch surface of the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Craig R. Schardt, Andrew P. Bonifas, Derek W. Patzman
  • Game pieces for use with touch screen devices and related methods
    Patent number: 9895605
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for communicating with a first peripheral device, of a plurality of peripheral devices, using a touch-sensitive system that has a processor and a touch surface. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method includes detecting, using the processor, a plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device. The method further includes identifying, using the processor, the first peripheral device based on the plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device. The method additionally includes communicating data, using the processor, to a receptive circuit of the first peripheral device in response to the identifying of the first peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Heatherly, Armen Mkrtchyan, Jonathan Backer, Brian White
  • Systems, methods and techniques for inputting text into mobile devices using a camera-based keyboard
    Patent number: 9898809
    Abstract: Systems, methods and techniques are provided for interacting with mobile devices using a camera-based keyboard. The system comprises a processor system including at last one processor. The processor system is configured to at least capture a plurality of images in connection with the keyboard and at least one hand typing on the keyboard via the camera. Based on the plurality of captured images, the processor system is further configured to locate the keyboard, extract at least a portion of the keys on the keyboard, extract a hand, and detect a fingertip of the extracted hand. After that, a keystroke may be detected and localized through tracking the detected fingertip in at least one of the plurality of captured images, and a character corresponding to the localized keystroke may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: NANJING UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
    Inventors: Lei Xie, Yafeng Yin, Qun Li, Sanglu Lu
  • Display device and method for driving same
    Patent number: 9892667
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel substrate which includes pixel circuits disposed in rows and columns; COF substrates connected to the display panel substrate; gate driver ICs for display driving, which are mounted on the display panel substrate or on the COF substrates, and each of which includes a shift register; printed circuit boards which are connected to the COF substrates, and each of which includes one or more lines which cascade the gate driver ICs; and a control unit configured to supply a predetermined signal to a cascade input terminal of a gate driver IC located most upstream of the cascade, and monitor a signal from a cascade output terminal of at least one gate driver IC located downstream of the gate driver IC located most upstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Takayuki Arima
  • Mobile terminal and control method therof
    Patent number: 9891706
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a camera configured to obtain an image of at least one user; a display configured to display the image obtained by the camera; and a controller configured to extract a gaze direction of the at least one user from the captured image, and display a guide image for guiding the gaze direction based on the extracted gaze direction on the display unit in proximate relationship with the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Kilho Ha
  • Display panel, electronic apparatus having the same, and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 9892303
    Abstract: A display panel having a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a subpixel region and an inter-subpixel region. The display panel includes a light filtering layer forming a light filtering region within the inter-subpixel region, the light filtering layer comprising a light filtering material at least partially transmissive for a light of a selected wavelength; and a photosensor in the light filtering region for detecting the light of the selected wavelength, the photosensor being sensitive to the light of the selected wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changfeng Li, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Lei Wang
  • Display apparatus capable of image scanning and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 9891746
    Abstract: A display apparatus capable of image scanning and a driving method thereof are provided. A display apparatus capable of image scanning includes a plurality of contact sensors each of which includes an N-type transistor, a P-type transistor connected to a gate electrode of the N-type transistor, and a sensing capacitor, the plurality of contact sensors being arranged so as not to cover a unit color pixel area of a color filter layer; a first scan line to which a selective signal is periodically applied, the first scan line being connected to a source electrode of the N-type transistor; a second scan line to which a selective signal is applied followed by the first scan line, the second scan line being connected to the gate electrode and source electrode of the P-type transistor; and a readout line connected to the drain electrode of the N-type transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CRUCIALTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Seong Bae, Ho Sik Jeon, Woo Young Choi, Jong Uk Kim, Jun Suk Lee, So Hyun Jeong, Ju An Yoon, Sang A Oh
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
    Patent number: 9886107
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a sensor, a storage section, and a controller. The sensor includes an input surface for accepting an input operation of a user using a writing tool and is capable of detecting coordinates of a position at which the input operation is made and a weight applied to the position. The controller is capable of causing the storage section to store, at predetermined time intervals, coordinate data indicating the detected coordinates and weight data indicating the weight in association with identification information of the user, and reading out the stored coordinate data and weight data from the storage section in association with the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Kawaguchi, Manabu Kodate, Munetake Ebihara
  • Electronic devices, electronic device suites, and methods for operating user interface
    Patent number: 9886147
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage unit, a touch-sensing unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of combinations of at least two shapes. The touch-sensing unit detects the touch of a first touching object and a second touching object while the electronic device is in an idle mode. The touch-sensing unit further generates a sensing signal when the capacitance values corresponding to the first touching object and the second touching object are within a predetermined range over a predetermined time, and the combination of the shapes of the first touching object and the second touching object conforms to one of the combinations stored in the storage unit. The processing unit enables an application program according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Hung Chou, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Touch panel with infrared light receiving elements, and display device
    Patent number: 9880669
    Abstract: A touch panel and a display device are provided. The touch panel includes a touch substrate; two first photodetectors disposed at both ends of a side of the touch substrate, wherein the touch substrate is divided into a first touch area and a second touch area, the second touch area is in a location corresponds to the detection blind zone of the two first photodetectors, and the two first photodetectors are configured to determine the position of a touch point in the first touch area; and a second photodetector disposed at peripheral of the touch substrate which can emit and receive infrared light and are configured to determine a position of a touch point in the second touch area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenjia Sun, Kai Diao, Inho Park
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 9874773
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image; a touch panel on the display panel and including a touch region configured to extract a touch coordinate when a touch is generated thereon, and a non-touch region adjacent to the touch region; a cover glass on the touch panel; a piezoelectric element on the cover glass and covering the touch region, the piezoelectric element being configured to generate an electrical change by a pressure of the touch; and a pressure calculating unit configured to calculate a magnitude of the pressure based on the generated electrical change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyunhee Lee
  • Semiconductor device
    Patent number: 9875713
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a semiconductor device which can supply a signal with sufficient amplitude to a scan line while power consumption is kept small. Further, it is an object to provide a semiconductor device which can suppress distortion of a signal supplied to the scan line and shorten a rising time and a falling time while power consumption is kept small. A semiconductor device which includes a plurality of pixels each including a display element and at least one first transistor and a scan line driver circuit supplying a signal for selecting the plurality of pixels to a scan line. A light-transmitting conductive layer is used for a pixel electrode layer of the display element, a gate electrode layer of the first transistor, source and drain electrode layers of the first transistor, and the scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Umezaki, Ryo Arasawa
  • Input device and electronic device
    Patent number: 9870102
    Abstract: An input device includes a display section, a touch panel, a pressed position detecting section, a pressing force detecting section, a storage section, and a control section. The touch panel includes a plurality of electrodes. The pressed position detecting section determines whether or not the touch panel is pressed according to a resistance between two electrodes among the electrodes and a pressing determination threshold. The pressed position detecting section detects a pressed position where the touch panel is pressed. The pressing force detecting section detects a determination pressing force at a time when the pressed position detecting section determines a pressing. The storage section stores therein the pressed position and the determination pressing force in association with the pressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Katsushi Saiki
  • Liquid crystal display device
    Patent number: 9870750
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a gate driving unit connected to an ith gate line and a first compensation line, a data driving unit connected to a jth data line and a pixel unit including a first switching element including a first electrode connected to the jth data line, a pixel electrode connected to second electrode of the first switching element, and a compensation capacitor including a first electrode connected to the first compensation line and a second electrode connected to the pixel electrode, where the gate driving unit includes a second switching element including a gate electrode connected to an i?1th gate line, a first electrode connected to a reset line, and a second electrode connected to the first compensation line, and a third switching element including a gate electrode connected to an i+1th gate line and a first electrode connected to the first compensation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ja Hun Koo, Hak Sun Kim, Su Han Woo, Kyung Hun Lee
  • Device and method for signalling a successful gesture input
    Patent number: 9858702
    Abstract: A device and a method for signaling a successful gesture input by means of a user. A user gesture is sensed and classified by a processing device. In response to the classified gesture, an animation may be generated that visually emphasizes a position that can change linearly at least in certain parts, along an edge of a screen assigned to the gesture input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Wild, Mark Peter Czelnik
  • Display device and reflective liquid crystal display device
    Patent number: 9858871
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a unit pixel including a first pixel, a second pixel neighboring to the first pixel in a column direction, a third pixel neighboring to the first pixel in a row direction, and a fourth pixel neighboring to the second pixel in the row direction, a scanning line extending in the row direction and electrically connected to the first to fourth pixels, and first to fourth signal lines extending in the column direction and provided at intervals therebetween in the row direction, and the first to fourth signal lines are electrically connected to the first to fourth pixels, and video signal potentials for inverted drive applied to the first and second signal lines are inverted in polarity with respect to each other, and those to the third and fourth signal lines are inverted in polarity with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takanori Tsunashima, Hirotaka Hayashi
  • Touch sensing for curved displays
    Patent number: 9857915
    Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus that includes a curved display surface that has an interior and an exterior. The curved display surface is configured to display images thereon. The apparatus also includes an emitter that emits light through the interior of the curved display surface. A detector component analyzes light reflected from the curved display surface to detect a position on the curved display surface where a first member is in physical contact with the exterior of the curved display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Hrvoje Benko, Andrew Wilson, Ravin Balakrishnan
  • Method and apparatus for providing user interface using acoustic signal, and device including user interface
    Patent number: 9857920
    Abstract: A user interface using an acoustic signal is provided. A device with the user interface includes a sensor to acquire a surface acoustic signal generated outside of the device, and at least one processor. The processor classifies patterns of the surface acoustic signal by analyzing features of the surface acoustic signal, and identifies a user's input signal corresponding to the surface acoustic signal based on the pattern of the surface acoustic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Chul Chae, Sun Jae Lee, Kyung Ah Chang, Ho Sub Lee, Hyun Jin Choi
  • Integration circuit, touch interaction sensing apparatus, and touchscreen apparatus
    Patent number: 9851833
    Abstract: An integration circuit may include a plurality of switches, at least one operational amplifier, and at least one feedback capacitor, sequentially transfers electrical charges charged in a node capacitor to the feedback capacitor, and integrates the electrical charges. The operational amplifier may be synchronized with a clock signal applied to at least one of the plurality of switches to thereby be operated in one of a normal mode and a low power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Il Kwon, Byeong Hak Jo, Moon Suk Jeong, Tah Joon Park