Patents Examined by Peter D McLoone
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Patent number: 11709570Abstract: A sensor substrate and an electronic device are disclosed. The sensor substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of sensor units spaced apart from each other, each sensor unit includes a hollowed-out electrode and a matching electrode spaced apart from each other, one of the hollowed-out electrode and the matching electrode is a sense electrode and the other is a drive electrode. An orthographic projection of the hollow-out electrode on the base substrate includes an inner edge and an outer edge at an outer side of the inner edge. An orthographic projection of the matching electrode on the base substrate includes a portion at an inner side of the inner edge.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Xu, Wenjun Xiao, Ji Dong, Shijun Wang
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Patent number: 11709527Abstract: A computing device can be reconfigurable to include one or more electrical devices in various configurations. The computing device can include a base forming an input surface configured to receive user input. The base can receive one or more input devices, such as, displays or keyboards. The base can include a hinge rotatably attached to the base and configured to removably retain an electronic device, such as, a display. The computing device can include a coupling mechanism having a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion rotatably coupled to an intermediate portion. The first and second retaining portions can be configured to removably retain electrical devices to the coupling mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Keith J. Hendren, Nicholas L. Qu, Dinesh C. Mathew, Adam T. Garelli
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Patent number: 11703970Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel has a display region including a fingerprint recognition region. The fingerprint recognition region includes a plurality of light-transmitting apertures. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels, a plurality of touch electrodes, and a plurality of touch leads that are located in the display region. The plurality of touch leads is electrically connected to the plurality of touch electrodes, respectively. The display region includes sub-pixel spacing regions located between two adjacent sub-pixels, and at most one of the touch lead and the light-transmitting aperture is arranged in the sub-pixel spacing region.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yang Zeng, Zhe Li, Jing Zhang
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Patent number: 11698690Abstract: An active stylus includes a memory; a transmission module; and an active stylus controller, coupled to the memory and the transmission module. The active stylus controller controls the transmission module to periodically transmit a downlink beacon signal and a plurality of downlink signals so as to synchronize timing with a touch panel and transmit information. The downlink beacon signal is composed of a plurality of bit data and includes a preamble, stored in the memory, for synchronizing the timing; a digital data, for transmitting information from the active stylus to the touch panel; and a cyclic redundancy check, for executing an error check or an error correction for data. The touch panel is an in-cell/on-cell organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen or an in-cell/on-cell liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: ILI Technology Corp.Inventors: Chia-Yu Hung, Yi-Fan Lin
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Patent number: 11698692Abstract: A transmitter comprising: a signal modulator for transmitting electrical signals via an electrode, wherein the electrical signals carry a message representing a signal value; and a controller, coupled to the signal modulator, configured for having the signal modulator transmitting the electrical signals with a first duty cycle in a reference signal time period and transmitting the electrical signals with a second duty cycle in a modulation signal time period, wherein a first ratio corresponding to the second duty cycle and the first duty cycle is corresponding to the signal value, wherein the lengths of the reference signal time period and the modulation signal time period are the same, and wherein the maximum amplitudes of the electrical signals during the reference signal time period and the modulation signal time period are the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Shang-Tai Yeh
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Patent number: 11693494Abstract: The utility model provides an electromagnetic stylus having a tip, a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core and a cartridge. The tip includes a nib arranged at an end portion thereof. The first magnetic core has a first through hole. The second magnetic core is arranged on a distal end of the first magnetic core from the nib, having a second through hole. An inner diameter of the second through hole is less than an inner diameter of the first through hole, the tip sequentially penetrates through the first through hole and the second through hole. A step structure is arranged on a proximal end of the second magnetic core to the nib. A spacer is arranged on an inner wall of the cartridge, the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are at least partially received in the cartridge and respectively positioned on two sides of the spacer, the step structure abuts against the spacer, a thickness of the step structure is less than a thickness of the spacer along a lengthwise direction of the tip.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN HUION ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Meilun Li, Yuanhua Liao
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Patent number: 11693502Abstract: A display device including: a display panel including first and second pixels a substrate; and a touch sensor on the display panel, wherein the touch sensor includes: sensor patterns on the display panel; bridge patterns connected to the sensor patterns; a first light blocking pattern on the sensor patterns, wherein the first light blocking pattern is provided for each of the first pixels, the first light blocking pattern including a first opening corresponding to an emission area of each of the first pixels; and a second light blocking pattern located under the first light blocking pattern, wherein the second light blocking pattern is provided for each of the first pixels, the second light blocking pattern including a second opening to correspond to the emission area of each of the first pixels, and wherein the first and second light blocking patterns have the same planar shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeon Bum Lee, Chi Wook An
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Patent number: 11687171Abstract: A foldable computer mouse is provided that includes a deformable body formable into an expanded configuration usable for receiving inputs for controlling a computing device and a folded configuration. The expanded configuration being an arcuate configuration having a first curvature and the folded configuration having a second curvature greater than the first curvature. The mouse also includes a hollow shell disposed on a top surface of the deformable body. The shell expands based at least on the deformable body being formed into the expanded configuration, and the shell collapses against the top surface of the deformable body based at least on the deformable body being folded into the folded configuration. The shell comprises a flexible material that retains a shape of the shell in the expanded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Cameron Dearsley, Randal Joseph Kinser
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Patent number: 11688356Abstract: An electronic paper display and a driving method thereof are provided. The electronic paper display includes an electronic paper display panel, a touch panel and a processing circuit. The touch panel outputs a first touch coordinate of a current touch and a second touch coordinate of a next touch. The processing circuit executes a filter module and a line drawing module. The filter module outputs a first measured position data and a first predicted position data to the line drawing module. The line drawing module drives the electronic paper display panel to display a first predicted track. The filter module outputs a second measured position data to the line drawing module. The line drawing module determines whether a second track display coordinate corresponding to the second measured position data is equal to the first predicted display coordinate to correct the first predicted track.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Shu-Cheng Liu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng, Pei-Lin Tien, Chi-Mao Hung, Wen-Pin Liu
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Patent number: 11681391Abstract: A display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, an input sensor disposed on the display panel to sense an input and including a first area and a second area, and a sensor controller connected to the input sensor. The input sensor includes first sensing electrodes disposed in the first area, second sensing electrodes disposed in the second area, and a boundary sensing electrode disposed to overlap a boundary between the first and second areas. The boundary sensing electrode forms a mutual capacitor with one or more of the first sensing electrodes that are adjacent to the boundary sensing electrode, and forms a mutual capacitor with one or more of the second sensing electrodes that are adjacent to the boundary sensing electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Il Ho Lee, Sanghun Park, Jihoon Kim, Yongsub So
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Patent number: 11675451Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first sub-pixels configured to display red, a plurality of second sub-pixels configured to display green, a plurality of third sub-pixels configured to display blue, and a plurality of fourth sub-pixels configured to display white, a first signal line coupled to the first sub-pixels, a second signal line coupled to the second sub-pixels, and a third signal line coupled to the third sub-pixels and the fourth sub-pixels, a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a matrix (row-column configuration) and each provided overlapping the first sub-pixels, the second sub-pixels, the third sub-pixels, and the fourth sub-pixels, and a plurality of signal supply wires coupled to the respective detection electrodes. The signal supply wires are each provided overlapping at least one of the first signal line and the second signal line and not overlapping the third signal line.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Gen Koide
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Patent number: 11675460Abstract: A control circuit of an in-cell touch panel device associates a touch position P1 and a touch position P2 with each other when a refresh rate is F1 and a touch-to-touch distance d1 between the successive touch positions P1 and P2 is equal to or less than a determination distance D1. The control circuit associates a touch position P3 and a touch position P4 with each other when a touch-to-touch distance d2 between the touch position P3 detected last in a period in which the refresh rate is F2 lower than F1 and the touch position P4 detected first since a period in which the refresh rate is F1 starts is equal to or less than a determination distance D2 greater than the determination distance D1.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Daiji Kitagawa, Jin Miyazawa, Yousuke Nakamura, Daisuke Suehiro
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Patent number: 11656703Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of displays, and discloses touch module, touch display screen, and touch display device. The touch module includes touch region, peripheral region, and bonding region. The peripheral region includes: connection traces, which include first trace and second trace that are disposed at interval; a shielding wire disposed between the first trace and the second trace, wherein a side wall of the shielding wire close to the first trace is a first side wall, a side wall of the shielding wire close to the second trace is a second side wall, a side wall of the first trace close to the shielding wire is a third side wall, a side wall of the second trace close to the shielding wire is a fourth side wall, and a grounding wire disposed at sides of the connection traces away from the touch region.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Jiawei Xu
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Patent number: 11656708Abstract: Touch responsive displays that may be integrated into a wide variety of non-transparent, non-glass surfaces to provide on-demand human computer interfaces that blend with the environment, i.e., remain invisible unless activated, effectively adding digital user interfaces (UI) to non-technology products and surfaces. The interactive display devices are frameless assemblies of a sensor layer, a light layer, and a support layer housing a microcontroller, wherein the device is configured to be positioned beneath a non-transparent surface layer with the sensor layer arranged below the surface layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TOUCHWOOD LABS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Dworman, Gaurav Asthana
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Patent number: 11656715Abstract: A touch sensing device may include a touch sensor array including at least one beacon driving section and at least one compensation section, the at least one beacon driving section including a plurality of first touch electrodes, and the at least one compensation section including a plurality of second touch electrodes; and a touch controller connected to the touch sensor array through at least one first driving channel and at least one second driving channel, the touch controller is configured to, during a first uplink period for communication with an active pen, provide at least one beacon signal to the at least one first driving channel, and provide at least one compensation signal to the at least one second driving channel, the at least one compensation signal being an inverse of the at least one beacon signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungyong Cho, Jinchul Lee, Yunrae Jo, Bumsoo Kim, Choonghoon Lee, Yoon-Kyung Choi
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Patent number: 11650686Abstract: A unitarily white touch display comprises: a cover lens, a viewing area, from an upper surface to a lower surface of the cover lens, formed in the middle of the cover lens; a touch module disposed under the cover lens to provide touch functions; a light valve module disposed under the touch module and filled with a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer; a microstructure optical film disposed under the light valve module, and a second surface of the microstructure optical film composed of a plurality of micro-prisms. When incident light enters the touch display, the incident light is scattered by the polymer liquid crystal module, and part of the incident light is reflected by the microstructure optical film, re-transmitted and scattered through the polymer liquid crystal module, so that a user can observe foggy white at the viewing area of the touch display.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: EMERGING DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Inventors: Po-Tsun Liu, Chi-Chih Chang
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Patent number: 11644917Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying a first user interface, detects an input for an input object, detects that first hover proximity criteria are met by the input object, and displays first visual feedback. While displaying the first visual feedback, the device detects a change in a current value of a hover proximity parameter of the input object and that second hover proximity criteria are met by the input object after the change. In response to detecting that the second hover proximity criteria are met, the device displays second visual feedback, distinct from the first visual feedback.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Mark K. Hauenstein, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Julian Missig, Marek A. Bereza
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Patent number: 11644860Abstract: A method for execution by one or more processing modules to configure a programmable drive-sense unit (DSU) includes determining one or more load sensing objectives based on sensing a load using the DSU that is configured to drive and simultaneously to sense the load via a single line. The method further includes determining one or more data processing objectives associated with sensing the load. The method further includes determining desired characteristics for the output data associated with sensing the load. The method further includes determining operational parameters for the DSU based on one or more of the load sensing objectives, the data processing objectives, and the desired characteristics for the output data. The method further includes configuring the DSU based on the operational parameters to achieve the one or more load sensing objectives.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SigmaSense, LLC.Inventors: Richard Stuart Seger, Jr., Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Patrick Troy Gray, Michael Shawn Gray, Timothy W. Markison
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Patent number: 11640092Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of terminals, a plurality of wiring lines, metal wiring, a second metal layer, a third metal layer. In a first wiring region, each wiring line is composed of the first metal layer and extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. In a second wiring region between the first wiring region and the terminals, the wiring lines include the wiring line composed of the first metal layer and the second metal layer and the wiring line composed of the third metal layer. The metal wiring is provided in a different layer from the first metal layer; and intersects with the wiring lines in the first wiring region and extends in the first direction when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Gen Koide, Mamoru Douyou
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Patent number: 11640070Abstract: A viewing angle light control film and a display having the same are discussed. The viewing angle light control film according to the present disclosure can include a base film, a first optical layer disposed on the base film, a second optical layer contacting the first optical layer, and a light scattering pattern disposed at an interface between the first optical layer and the second optical layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Eunhee Choi, JaeJung Han, DaeYong Kim