Patents Examined by Patrick N. Edouard
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Patent number: 11947766Abstract: A touch panel device includes a first conductive film having first and second regions, at least a part of the first conductive film between the first and the second regions being removed, a second conductive film laminated on the first conductive film across a gap, first and second terminals that output signals, a first electrode electrically connected to the first terminal, a second electrode facing the first electrode across the first region, a first resistor provided on the first conductive film in the second region and having a pair of electrodes, the pair of electrodes facing each other across a first resistance region in the first conductive film, one of the electrodes being electrically connected to the second electrode, the other of the electrodes being electrically connected to the second terminal, and a first switch electrically connecting the first conductive film to the second conductive film, in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Yuta Nakamura, Yutaka Ueno, Masaya Morohashi, Takuya Ozawa, Hideyuki Hagihara, Yuji Makiuchi
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Patent number: 11941170Abstract: The invention is related to a method and system for calibrating an eye tracking device configured to track a gaze point of a user on a display The method comprises: presenting a video on the display to a user, the video having a start size and a start position; tracking the gaze of the user, using an image sensor of the eye tracking device; and sequentially completing, for at least one calibration position, the steps of: resizing the video to a calibration size, wherein the calibration size is smaller than the start size, and translating the video to a calibration position; recording calibration data, using the eye tracking device, for the user viewing the video in the calibration position; and resizing the video to a second size that is greater than the start size.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Tobii ABInventors: Sergey Slobodenyuk, Mikkel Rasmussen, Andreas Jansson, Thomas Gaudy, Evgeniia Farkhutdinova, Jonas Högström, Richard Andersson
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Patent number: 11941218Abstract: The invention relates to an input device comprising: a touch-sensitive input surface facing towards an operator (B); a detection device for the spatially resolved detection of an approach towards and touch on the touch-sensitive input surface having a sensor array for capacitive and/or inductive detection, which extends parallel to the input surface; an input part, which is disposed on the input surface and mounted so as to be movable from a rest position (X0) into an actuation position (XE) along an actuating direction (B1) extending perpendicularly to the input surface, for enabling a performance of an operating input by the operator (B) through a manual displacement of the input part along the actuating direction (B1); a position indicator for contactless position detection, which is attached to the input part and cooperates with the detection device; restoring means for generating a restoring force (F) with snap haptics counteracting the manual shifting from the rest position (X0); wherein the detection dType: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: PREH GMBHInventors: Norbert Bauer, Thomas Kleffel
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Patent number: 11936927Abstract: A multimedia signal transmission control system is provided, which includes a transmitter control circuit and a receiver control circuit coupled with each other. The transmitter control circuit packs a control signal and at least one of multimedia signals into first hybrid data packets in an active video period of a video frame, and packs the control signal and another at least one of the multimedia signals into second hybrid data packets in a vertical front porch and a vertical back porch of the video frame. The receiver control circuit receives the first hybrid data packets in the active video period, and receives the second hybrid data packets in the vertical front porch and the vertical back porch. The receiver control circuit unpacks the first hybrid data packets and the second hybrid data packets to provide the control signal and the multimedia signals to a display module.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Yun-Hung Lin, Po-Hsien Wu, Li-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 11928960Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Invent F & W, LLCInventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Patent number: 11928302Abstract: A touch panel device includes a cover panel having a front surface including an operation region on which a touch operation is performed and a back surface as a surface on a side opposite to the front surface, a first adhesive material provided on the back surface, a touch panel unit that includes a base substrate and a plurality of touch sensor electrodes provided on a region of the base substrate corresponding to the operation region and is arranged to face the back surface via the first adhesive material, a first displacement detection electrode provided on a part of the back surface outside a region of the back surface corresponding to the operation region, and a second displacement detection electrode provided on a part of the base substrate outside the region of the base substrate corresponding to the operation region to face the first displacement detection electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Ono, Tae Orita, Seiichiro Mori, Yusuke Shimasaki, Yuichi Sasaki, Masaya Nidaira
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Patent number: 11929029Abstract: A display device includes first and second initialization voltage sources and first and second pixel circuits. The first initialization voltage source provides a first initialization voltage. The second initialization voltage source provides a second initialization voltage less than the first initialization voltage. The first pixel circuit includes a first organic light emitting diode. The second pixel circuit includes a second organic light emitting diode with an organic material having a band gap different from a band gap of an organic material in the first organic light emitting diode. The first pixel circuit is coupled to the first initialization voltage source and the second initialization voltage source. The second pixel circuit is coupled to a single initialization voltage source.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Jun Park, Yang Wan Kim, Byung Sun Kim, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee
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Patent number: 11922898Abstract: A display device includes a display controller and a plurality of source drivers that supply gradation voltage signals to a plurality of pixel parts in a display panel. The plurality of source drivers each includes a setting register that stores setting data, at least one calculation circuit that performs calculation based on the setting data and calculates a setting value for a gradation voltage signal to be outputted, a source output unit that outputs a gradation voltage signal based on a video data signal and the setting value, and a code value calculation unit that calculates an error detection code value based on the calculation result of the calculation circuit. The display controller detects failure that has occurred in the calculation circuit in the plurality of source drivers, based on a calculation result of the code value in each of the plurality of source drivers.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LAPIS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroaki Ishii
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Patent number: 11915634Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. In the display substrate, a first display region includes a first light emitting unit column and a second light emitting unit column each connected with a column of first sub-pixel circuits; a second display region includes a third light emitting unit column and a fourth light emitting unit column each connected with a column of first sub-pixel circuit pairs; each second sub data line is connected with each second light emitting unit column, and each fourth sub data line is connected with each fourth light emitting unit column. The first sub-pixel circuits connected with the fourth light emitting unit column and the first sub-pixel circuits connected with the second light emitting unit column are located in different columns, and the second sub data line and the fourth sub data line are connected by a data line connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Lili Du, Yao Huang, Yue Long, Benlian Wang, Weiyun Huang
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Patent number: 11916582Abstract: Systems and methods of determining a noise-robust acquisition configuration for a sensor or communication system are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises a noise scan with: obtaining a sensor receive signal from the sensor system; determining a digital receive signal from the sensor receive signal by A/D conversion of the sensor receive signal at a predefined noise scan frequency; determining a plurality of decimated digital receive signals by integer decimation of the digital receive signal using two or more decimation rates that differ from each other, wherein each of the two or more decimation rates is associated with a respective candidate acquisition configuration; determining one or more noise measures for multiple of the candidate acquisition configurations using one or more of the plurality of decimated digital receive signals; and using the one or more noise measures, determining the acquisition configuration for operation of the sensor system from the candidate acquisition configurations.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventor: Axel Heim
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Patent number: 11908387Abstract: A display with multiple light sources sharing a device driver is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention a display includes a first device driver, a first light source, a second light source and a first light-source selection circuit which is coupled to the first device driver, the first light source and the second light source. The first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the first light source during a first time interval and to pair the first device driver with the second light source in a second time interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: Syndiant, Inc., XDMicro (Zhongshan) Optoelectronics Semiconductor Co., LTDInventors: Chun Chiu Daniel Wong, Craig Michael Waller
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Patent number: 11908398Abstract: A display device includes: a display area; a non-display area around the display area; a substrate; and a first terminal in the non-display area on the substrate, the first terminal including: a plurality of first conductive patterns spaced apart from each other, an insulating layer covering each of the plurality of first conductive patterns, and a second conductive pattern on the insulating layer, covering the plurality of first conductive patterns, and including concave and convex portions on a surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Byoung Yong Kim
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Patent number: 11908362Abstract: A display device includes first lead lines connecting the circuit signal lines with the driving integrated circuit, and second lead lines connecting the panel signal lines with the driving integrated circuit, wherein the second lead lines comprise a 2-1 sub-lead line configured to supply a scan-high voltage signal from the driving integrated circuit to the panel signal lines, and a 2-2 sub-lead line configured to supply a scan-low voltage signal from the driving integrated circuit to the panel signal lines, wherein the first lead lines comprises a 1-1 sub-lead line connected to the driving integrated circuit, a 1-1-1 sub-lead line separated from the 1-1 sub-lead line in a first direction, a 1-2 sub-lead line spaced apart from the 1-1 sub-lead line in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a 1-2-1 sub-lead line spaced apart from the 1-2 sub-lead line in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Cheol Hwan Eom, Hyung Jun An, Ji Phyo Hong, Jong Won Moon, Hyea Weon Shin
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Patent number: 11907443Abstract: An information handling system mouse includes an acoustic isolation enclosure coupled proximate a switch and having a first position that suppress actuation sound of the switch and a second position that directs actuation sound of the switch out from the mouse. In one embodiment, the acoustic isolation enclosure has a first portion in a fixed position around the switch and a second portion in sliding engagement with the first portion and having an opening that is blocked in the first position and exposed in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Peng Lip Goh, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
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Patent number: 11908415Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for brightness control for under-display fingerprint sensor are disclosed. A method includes receiving, at a computing device, an indication to activate an under-display sensor that is located underneath a display of the computing device; activating a collection of LEDs of the display to provide illumination for the under-display sensor, including activating an LED in the collection of LEDs by: establishing, by drive circuitry of the LED, a first overdriven voltage across an LED-driving transistor that is arranged to energize the LED; establishing a second overdriven voltage across the LED-driving transistor; and establishing a steady state voltage across the LED-driving transistor; and activating the under-display sensor by reading a signal from the under-display sensor once the collection of LEDs has activated, including once the steady state voltage has been programmed across the LED-driving transistor.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Sang Young Youn, Chien-Hui Wen
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Patent number: 11900846Abstract: The present application provides a chrominance visual angle correction method for a display, and an intelligent terminal and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring brightness data of different primary colors varying with the gray scale at a vertical visual angle and a squint visual angle, and generating a search database; splitting, according to the search database and a preset rule, a pixel gray scale of the display into a plurality of high and low gray scale combinations composed of high gray scales and low gray scales; calculating a scale of brightness of the plurality of high and low gray scale combinations, and acquiring a scale of brightness of high and low gray scale combination closest to a scale of vertical vision brightness as a primary color pixel gray scale.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Daxue Xia, Lin Chen, Renli Xie
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Patent number: 11900891Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
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Patent number: 11899855Abstract: The disclosure herein describes changing a mode of operation of a computing device using signals from a pen device. The pen device obtains gesture input data from at least one sensor of the pen device and the obtained gesture input data is compared to at least one gesture pattern. Based on the gesture input data matching the at least one gesture pattern, the pen device transitions to an active state. The pen device detects, via an electrostatic communication channel, an uplink signal from the computing device and sends a signal to change a mode of operation of the computing device by at least one of a network interface or a communication channel, other than the electrostatic communication channel. Changing modes of operation of a computing device provides a flexible, stream-lined way to enhance the user experience of using a computing device with a pen device (e.g., performing an initial pairing process).Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ilan Geller, Nadav Linenberg, Eran Arbel, Uri Ron, Amir Zyskind
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Patent number: 11900896Abstract: A source driver includes a plurality of output terminals and a plurality of driving channels. Each of the plurality of driving channels is coupled to an output terminal among the plurality of output terminals and includes an output buffer, an output enable switch and a charge sharing circuit. The output enable switch is coupled between the output buffer and the corresponding output terminal. The charge sharing circuit is coupled to the corresponding output terminal. Wherein, the charge sharing circuits of at least two of the plurality of driving channels are commonly coupled to a charge sharing bus.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yen-Kai Chen, Jui-Chan Chang, Chih-Hsien Chou
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Patent number: 11893147Abstract: An occupant support system is disclosed for controlling a computer-generated representation of an object, comprising: (i) a support device comprising a plurality of support members configured to support an occupant, and a corresponding plurality of independently movably supported suspension systems such to provide at least one independent motion selected from vertical, lateral, tilt and azimuthal motions and longitudinal roll motion of the support members.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LIMBIC LIFE AGInventor: Patrik Kunzler