Patents Examined by Peter D McLoone
  • Patent number: 11429226
    Abstract: A drive sense circuit comprises an analog front-end and a digital back end. The analog front-end generates an analog drive sense signal based on an analog reference signal that includes a varying component. The varying component has a magnitude that is substantially less than a supply rail power of the drive sense circuit. When the drive sense circuit is coupled to a load, the analog front end drives the load with the analog drive-sense signal and detects an analog signal variation in the analog drive-sense signal based on a characteristic of the load. The digital back-end converts the analog signal variation into a digital sensed value corresponding to the characteristic of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.
    Inventors: Patrick Troy Gray, Gerald Dale Morrison, Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11422641
    Abstract: A touch sensing device can reduce the searching time and the report rate for an active pen through a local search for the active pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ho Sup Choi
  • Patent number: 11416106
    Abstract: An electronic device with touch sensing function is provided, which includes first touch electrodes, second touch electrodes, and pixel circuits. The first touch electrodes are in parallel with a Y-axis, in which each first touch electrode includes first electrode blocks and bridge patterns. The first electrode blocks are coupled with the bridge patterns in series. The second touch electrodes are in parallel with an X-axis, in which each second touch electrode includes second electrode blocks and connection patterns. The second electrode blocks are coupled with the connection patterns in series and the X-axis is substantially perpendicular to the Y-axis. The pixel circuits are arranged as corresponding to the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes in a projection direction. The pixel circuits are configured to receive one or more voltages from the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Chuan Lin, Wenhung Wang, Chuan Chih Fu
  • Patent number: 11416093
    Abstract: A touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a substrate layer, sensing electrodes that are formed on the substrate layer, and a black matrix that is formed on the same layer as the sensing electrodes or on a lower portion of the sensing electrodes. It may be possible to prevent excessive thermal damage to the sensing electrode which may occur during forming the black matrix after the sensing electrode is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won Yun, Seung Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 11409377
    Abstract: A foldable computer mouse is provided that includes a deformable body configurable to be formed into a first expanded configuration usable for receiving inputs for controlling a computing device and a second folded configuration in which a first portion of the deformable body is folded over a second portion of the deformable body. The mouse also includes an input sensor disposed on the deformable body and configured to detect tactile input, a motion tracking component disposed on the deformable body and configured to detect movement of the computer mouse, and a communications component configured to wirelessly communicate tactile input and motion tracking data to the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Cameron Dearsley, Randal Joseph Kinser
  • Patent number: 11397476
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sensor system that detects a stylus on at least one panel surface having an effective region. The sensor system includes a memory device including computer-executable instructions, and a processor. The processor, when loaded with the computer-executable instructions, performs: and obtaining a position of the stylus and a pen pressure value indicating a pressure applied to a pen tip of the stylus; outputting the position and the pen pressure value to a host processor. In response to the position being outside the effective region, the processor performs processing to conceal from the host processor occurrence of at least one of a pen-down indicating the stylus contacting the panel surface and a pen-up indicating the stylus being removed from the panel surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Nomura, Yuhi Hatano
  • Patent number: 11392223
    Abstract: A user interface device includes a barrel, with a retractable active stylus positioned within the barrel. A cap portion connects to the barrel at a rotatable interface. A power source is positioned within the cap portion. A rotation-position switch connects the power source to activate the stylus when the cap portion is rotated to an “on” position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: A.T. CROSS COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Santos, Thomas Arthur Clem, Abhijat Vijay Mangrulkar
  • Patent number: 11379058
    Abstract: An active stylus includes a stylus tip assembly and an elongate housing enclosing a portion of the stylus tip assembly. A winged bracket mounted within the elongate housing and affixed to a tip-distal end of the stylus tip assembly is configured to flex in response to pressure applied to the stylus tip assembly. A strain gauge disposed along the winged bracket is configured to measure strain along the winged bracket caused by pressure applied to the tip assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Edgar Clements, Brady James Toothaker, Yuanhua Robert Shen, Jingyu Zou
  • Patent number: 11379079
    Abstract: A touch drive method, a touch display device, and an electronic equipment are provided. The touch display device includes a display structure and a touch structure stacked with the display structure, a touch scan frequency of the touch structure is different from a display scan frequency of the display structure, and the touch drive method includes: applying a touch scan signal to the touch structure during a process in which the display structure performs progressive scan in respond to a row synchronization signal; a display noise signal is generated during at least one level switching process of the row synchronization signal; and each period of the touch scan signal has a signal rising edge and a signal falling edge, and the signal rising edge and the signal falling edge of each period of the touch scan signal are respectively located outside a noise duration of the display noise signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yichen Jiang, Kwang Gyun Jang, Hongqiang Luo, Guiyu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11379068
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes a display panel that includes a display area and a non-display area. The example display panel includes a flexible substrate, a touch metal layer, and a metal layer between the flexible substrate and the touch metal layer. Each of the display area and the non-display area include the flexible substrate, the touch metal layer, and the metal layer. The metal layer includes signal lines for transmitting signals between the display area and the non-display area. The non-display area includes a bending area with the touch metal layer being disposed on the metal layer in the non-display area to shield noise from signals transmitted through the signal lines in the bending area from the antenna. The display area includes light emitting diodes and a thin film encapsulation layer disposed between the touch metal layer and the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hyungsoo Kim, Hyun Woo Koo, Ying Zheng, Vasudha Gupta, Rajesh Dighde
  • Patent number: 11366539
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel to display an image for each of frame periods, and an input sensing unit directly on the display panel to sense a user input. A display device further includes a first driver to control driving of the display panel and a second driver to control driving of the input sensing unit. The frame period includes a display period and a blank period adjacent to the display period. The duration of the blank period may vary randomly during a set reference period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongHwan Shin, Hyo-Sang Yang
  • Patent number: 11360625
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device and a terminal. The display device includes a display panel, a touch layer, a detecting circuit, and a connecting line. The display panel includes a display area, a first through hole, and a buffer area. The touch layer is provided with a plurality of touch electrodes, and a second through hole is defined in an area of the touch layer corresponding to the first through hole. The detecting circuit is disposed in the buffer area and is configured to detect quality of the first through hole. The connecting line is formed in the touch layer and is configured to connect the detecting circuit to an external circuit. Quality of an area of the display panel where a hole is defined is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yichao Deng, Jian Ye
  • Patent number: 11360630
    Abstract: A touch panel and a method for forming a touch panel, a touch module and a touch display panel are provided. The touch panel includes a substrate including a touch area and a bonding area located at one side of the touch area; a plurality of touch electrodes located in the touch area; a plurality of touch leads connected with the plurality of touch electrodes in a one-to-one correspondence and extending to the bonding area; a plurality of ultraviolet light-emitting modules located in the touch area; and a plurality of light-emitting leads electrically connected with the plurality of ultraviolet light-emitting module in a one-to-one correspondence and extending to the bonding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai AVIC OPTO Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liyan Li, Lu Yao, Feng Qin
  • Patent number: 11340737
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch structure and a method for manufacturing the touch structure, a touch substrate and a display substrate. The touch structure includes: a touch electrode; a first signal line and an auxiliary conductive structure provided at a side of the touch electrode, the auxiliary conductive structure has a conductivity greater than that of the touch electrode; and a first insulation layer provided between the auxiliary conductive structure and the first signal line, the auxiliary conductive structure is coupled to the touch electrode at multiple coupling positions and is coupled to the first signal line through a first via-hole penetrating through the first insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weipin Hu, Congcong Wei, Chun Wang, Mingxiao Jiang, Xiao Sun
  • Patent number: 11340779
    Abstract: An operation method of touch system with handwriting function which comprises a stylus device and a touchpad, wherein a surface of the touchpad is divided into a function area and a writing area, and the operation method comprises: sending a beacon signal by the stylus device, receiving the beacon signal by touchpad, emitting a first light toward a pattern locating in the functional area of the surface of the touchpad by a light emitting element of a light emitting layer of the touchpad when signal strength of the beacon signal is bigger than a threshold, identifying, by the touchpad, a touched position on the surface when the touchpad is touched, changing the first light emitted to the pattern to a second light by the light emitting element and generating and outputting a control signal by the touchpad when the touched position falls in the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD., MSI ELECTRONIC (KUN SHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Hung Lin, Hsien-Lin Hu
  • Patent number: 11320930
    Abstract: 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 electronic paper display panel is configured to display a display screen with a background in a first color. The touch panel is integrated with the electronic paper display panel and configured to output a first touch coordinate of a current touch. The processing circuit is configured to drive the electronic paper display panel to display a first touch track having a second color and corresponding to the first touch coordinate and a previous touch coordinate. The processing circuit further drives, according to the first touch track and a previous touch track, the electronic paper display panel to display a predicted track having a third color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Pin Liu
  • Patent number: 11314473
    Abstract: A method for displaying a digital object identifier (DOI) is provided. The method includes receiving, by a server, a display instruction sent by a first device, wherein the display instruction is sent to the server after the first device receives a scan instruction to scan the DOI; determining a second device associated with the first device; and sending the display instruction to the second device, wherein the second device displays the DOI after receiving the display instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies, Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yimin Liu
  • Patent number: 11314406
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor, a touch-enabled display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify a height of a user. Then, based on the height of the user, the instructions may be executable to one or more of determine a first location of the touch-enabled display at which to present a selector and then present the selector at the first location, and/or determine a second location of the touch-enabled display to use as an area at which touch input that is received will correspond to selection of the selector and then undertake an action associated with selection of the selector responsive to receipt of touch input to the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert J. Kapinos, Robert Norton, Russell Speight VanBlon, Scott Wentao Li
  • Patent number: 11307716
    Abstract: A glass structure includes a glass substrate, a first sensing layer, a second sensing layer, a signal wire layer and an insulative layer. Each of the two sensing layers is formed by a metal oxide conductive film electrically connected onto a metal mesh and has sensing columns and isolation columns which insulatively separate the sensing columns. An end of each of the sensing columns is provided with a contact connected to the signal wire layer. Conductive material of each isolation column is divided into disconnected insulative areas. The insulative layer is adhesively disposed between the first and second sensing layers. The sensing columns of the first sensing layers are orthogonal to the second sensing columns on the second sensing layer to constitute a capacitive sensing unit array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: YOUNG FAST OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Pai, Meng-Kuei Lin, Hung-Chi Huang, Chiu-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 11308855
    Abstract: Provided are a display driving method, a display panel and a display device. The display driving method includes acquiring a to-be-displayed image; the to-be-displayed image is displayed by display pixels, and a vertical projection of each touch electrode on a plane in which the display pixels are located covers a plurality of display pixels; determining whether an area in which touch electrodes are located is in a display dark area according to the to-be-displayed image; and in response to determining that the area in which the touch electrodes are located is in the display dark area, stopping providing a touch driving signal for at least part of the touch electrodes disposed in the display dark area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng Lai, Lifeng Lu, Zhilong Zhuang, Jiancai Huang, Yumin Xu