Patents Examined by Nicholas Lee
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Patent number: 9805516Abstract: A 3D holographic virtual object display controlling method and apparatus based on human-eye tracking are provided. The display controlling method comprises the following steps of: activating tracking of human eyes of a user; tracking motions of eyeballs of the user; controlling a 3D holographic virtual object presented in a display interface to rotate in response to the motions of the eyeballs of the user; and ending up the tracking of the human eyes of the user. Thereby, the present disclosure can control rotation of a 3D holographic virtual object presented in a display interface by tracking eyeballs and in response to the motions of the eyeballs, which makes the operations convenient and easy.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: SHENZHEN MAGIC EYE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Meihong Liu, Yihua Chen
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Patent number: 9804696Abstract: On a computing system, a method includes receiving a depth video, producing a machine-understandable model of a player interacting with a user-input control device from the depth video, controlling operation of the computing system without influence of the machine-understandable model responsive to receiving a control signal from a user-input control device while the user-input control device is in an attached state, and controlling operation of the computing system with influence of the machine-understandable model responsive to receiving the control signal from the user-input control device while the user-input control device is in a detached state.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventor: Michael Anthony Hall
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Patent number: 9799248Abstract: A system to improve the extraction of transistor and OLED parameters in an AMOLED display includes a pixel circuit having an organic light emitting device, a drive device to provide a programmable drive current to the light emitting device, a programming input to provide the programming signal, and a storage device to store the programming signal. A charge-pump amplifier has a current input and a voltage output. The charge-pump amplifier includes an operational amplifier in negative feedback configuration. The feedback is provided by a capacitor connected between the output and the inverting input of the operational amplifier. A common-mode voltage source drives the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier. An electronic switch is coupled across the capacitor to reset the capacitor. A switch module including the input is coupled to the output of the pixel circuit and an output is coupled to the input of the charge-pump amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Ignis Innovation Inc.Inventors: Gholamreza Chaji, Yaser Azizi
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Patent number: 9799285Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image, a compensation area determiner which divides a display area of the display panel into a compensation area and a normal area, a compensation coefficient determiner which determines a compensation coefficient corresponding to input data of the compensation area, a compensation look up table which stores a noise compensation data which compensates a luminance difference of the compensation area by an interference noise of a light-source driving signal, and a correction data calculator which calculates a correction data corresponding to the input data of the compensation area using the compensation coefficient and the noise compensation data.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji-Eun Jang, Seung-Hwan Moon, Sung-In Kang, Kyun-Ho Kim, Min-Ho Park, Shim-Ho Yi, Go-Eun Cha
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Patent number: 9799246Abstract: A system reads a desired circuit parameter from a pixel circuit that includes a light emitting device, a drive device to provide a programmable drive current to the light emitting device, a programming input, and a storage device to store a programming signal. One embodiment of the extraction system turns off the drive device and supplies a predetermined voltage from an external source to the light emitting device, discharges the light emitting device until the light emitting device turns off, and then reads the voltage on the light emitting device while that device is turned off. The voltages on the light emitting devices in a plurality of pixel circuits may be read via the same external line, at different times.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Ignis Innovation Inc.Inventors: Gholamreza Chaji, Ricky Yik Hei Ngan, Nino Zahirovic, Yaser Azizi
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Patent number: 9799291Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a first capacitor, a data input unit, a liquid crystal capacitor, a control unit and a driving unit. The first capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is configured for receiving a first reference voltage. The data input unit is configured for inputting a data signal to the second terminal of the first capacitor according to a first scanning signal. The liquid crystal capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal receives a first operating signal. The control unit is configured to control a voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor according to a second scanning signal. The driving unit is configured to control the voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor in response to the data input unit is disabled by the first scanning signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chia-Che Hung, Tokuro Ozawa, Chia-Ting Hsieh, Bo-Shiang Tzeng, Chia-Wei Kuo, Chih-Lung Lin
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Patent number: 9791949Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Scott A. Myers, Stephen Brian Lynch, Anthony S. Montevirgen
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Patent number: 9791939Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting between multiple gesture recognition systems includes an electronic device determining a context of operation for the electronic device that affects a gesture recognition function performed by the electronic device. The electronic device also selects, based on the context of operation, one of a plurality of gesture recognition systems in the electronic device as an active gesture recognition system for receiving gesturing input to perform the gesture recognition function, wherein the plurality of gesture recognition systems comprises an image-based gesture recognition system and a non-image-based gesture recognition system.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Rachid M. Alameh, Patrick J. Cauwels, David G. Fliszar
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Patent number: 9786243Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages for providing gate signals, wherein a k-th stage (k is a natural number greater than 3) includes a first output transistor including a control electrode connected to a first node, an input electrode for receiving a clock signal, and an output electrode for outputting a k-th gate signal, a second output transistor including a control electrode connected to the first node, an input electrode for receiving the clock signal, and an output electrode for outputting a k-th carry signal, a pull-down unit connected to a discharge node to pull down the output electrode of the first output transistor in response to a signal of the discharge node, and a discharge unit configured to output a (k?1)-th carry signal output from a (k?1)-th stage to the discharge node in response to a (k+1)-th carry signal output from a (k+1)-th stage.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sehyoung Cho, Kyung-hoon Kim, Dongwoo Kim, Ilgon Kim, Kangmoon Jo
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Patent number: 9785271Abstract: A gate drive circuit, includes a driving transistor and a switching transistor. A gate electrode of the switching transistor is configured to receive first switching signal. A first electrode of the switching transistor is configured to receive second switching signal. A second electrode of the switching transistor is connected to gate electrode of the driving transistor. A first electrode of driving transistor is configured to receive first control signal, and a second electrode of driving transistor is connected to output terminal. During display period, the first control signal is display scanning signal, the first switching signal switches the switching transistor off, the driving transistor is switched on and the driving transistor outputs the display scanning signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Lihua Wang, Conghua Ma, Qijun Yao
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Patent number: 9784973Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to visual presentation techniques for micro-Doppler signatures. A method may include receiving a micro Doppler signature indicative of a projectile flight path, identifying a beginning trace marker and a termination trace marker, and presenting in a head-worn computing system field of view digital content representative of the projectile flight path, wherein the beginning trace marker and termination trace marker provide a world-lock perspective for a wearer of the head-worn computing system such that the digital content appears to remain referenced to the environment independent of a position of the head-worn computing system.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Osterhout Group, Inc.Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, John N. Border
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Patent number: 9780123Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of transmitting lines, and a driving chip. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second signal lines. The driving chip includes a plurality of first pins, a plurality of second pins, and a driving circuit. The first pins are electrically connected to the first signal lines, and the second pins are electrically connected to the transmitting lines. The first pins and the second pins are disposed alternately and evenly, such that the first signal lines and the transmitting lines do not intersect each other. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate evenly.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Shu-Hao Chang, Chi-Ming Wu, Ian French
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Patent number: 9779656Abstract: A pixel driving method of a display panel is disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of scan lines, data lines and pixels. Each of the pixel includes a first transistor with a first end coupled to the data line, and a gate end coupled to the scan line, a second transistor with a first end selectively coupled to a voltage source or current source, and a gate end coupled to a second end of the first transistor, and a light-emitting unit with a first end coupled to a second end of the second transistor. The method includes turning on the first transistors of the pixels; coupling the data lines and first ends of the second transistors to the current source; reading voltage levels of gate ends of the second transistors; and providing corresponding data voltages to the pixels according to voltage levels of gate ends of the second transistors.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chun-Chieh Lin, Chih-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 9778467Abstract: A system for providing virtual reality imagery to a rider of an amusement park ride having a headgear piece for securing a viewing screen to a head of the rider. The viewing screen is removable from the headgear piece to allow the headgear piece to be cleaned and sanitized.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Inventors: Daryl White, Peter R. Schnabel, Christopher David Glen Robertson, Joanne Parker Robertson
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Patent number: 9778787Abstract: A touch display device including multiple data lines, multiple scan lines and a substrate is provided. The data lines and the scan lines are formed on the substrate. The touch display device includes multiple pixel elements arranged in the form of a pixel array and coupled to the corresponding data lines and the corresponding scan lines and multiple touch sensor electrodes arranged in the form of a sensor array. The touch display device further includes a touch gate pad formed on the substrate and multiple first switch transistors. Each first switch transistors includes a first end, a second end and a control end. The first end is coupled to one of the touch sensor electrodes in a first column of the touch sensor electrodes, and a touch display driver. The second end is coupled to a first test pad. The control end is coupled to the touch gate pad.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Pai-Tsun Cheng, Huai-Chin Tsai
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Patent number: 9778779Abstract: An assembly with a device (10) for visual sharing of data includes processing elements and data storage elements, a touch screen (12), and network connection elements allowing a connection with one or more computers (14), for displaying on the sharing device (10) instantaneous images obtained from connected computers.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: IMMERSIONInventors: Christophe Chartier, Jean-Baptiste De La Riviere
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Patent number: 9779679Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Umezaki, Ryo Arasawa
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Patent number: 9772720Abstract: Control apparatus includes an optical subsystem, which is configured to direct first light toward a scene that includes a hand of a user in proximity to a wall of a room and to receive the first light that is reflected from the scene, and to direct second light toward the wall so as to project an image of a control device onto the wall. A processor is configured to control the optical subsystem so as to generate, responsively to the received first light, a depth map of the scene, to process the depth map so as to detect a proximity of the hand to the wall in a location of the projected image, and to control electrical equipment in the room responsively to the proximity.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Alexander Shpunt, Raviv Erlich, Ronen Akerman, Ran Halutz
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Patent number: 9772719Abstract: In various embodiments, a touch surface may comprise multiple individual sensors, each of which is capable of mechanical deflection in a direction parallel to the surface, with the device using the touch surface being able to detect such deflection in each sensor. With this capability, the device may be able to detect intended movement of a touch over the touch surface even if no additional sensors are activated by that movement. Such sensors may be useful for detecting very small motions, and may be especially useful for motions in which the shape of the user's thumb results in the same touch area being in contact with the thumb even though the thumb is executing an extension or retraction movement.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Bran Ferren, Michael Keesling
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Patent number: 9773148Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a display panel provided with a plurality of display electrodes, where the display electrodes are configured for displaying images, display electrodes located within a predetermined region of the display panel are defined as first electrodes, the first electrodes are configured for fingerprint sensing, and a stage during which the first electrodes perform the fingerprint sensing is defined as a fingerprint sensing stage; and a driving circuit configured to, provide display signals to the display electrodes to display the images, and provide a fingerprint sensing signal to the first electrodes during the fingerprint sensing stage and perform a self-capacitance detection on the first electrodes, to implement the fingerprint sensing. A driving circuit, a method for driving the display device, a liquid crystal display device and an electronic apparatus including the display device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua Mo, Junqiao Liu, Haijun Hu, Jie Liu