Patents Examined by Prabodh M. Dharia
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Patent number: 11314352Abstract: A flexible display module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel, a touch sensor layer disposed on the display panel, the touch sensor layer including sensing electrodes and traces that extend from the sensing electrodes, a combining layer by which the display panel and the touch sensor layer are combined with each other, the combining layer having an elastic modulus in a range from 0.1 to 5 MPa and a moisture permeability in a range from 500 g/m2·24 hr or less, a flexible circuit board electrically connected to the traces at an end portion of the touch sensor layer, and an upper supporting structure that commonly and partially covers the flexible circuit board and the touch sensor layer. End portions of the display panel and the touch sensor layer are bent together with the upper supporting structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.Inventors: Hye Rim Kwon, Dong Jin Son, Jin Woo Lee
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Patent number: 11307718Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described that includes providing a watch defining a body and a watch face on a surface of the body, the body having one or more sensors arranged to sense user inputs in an area adjacent to the body. The method further comprises sensing a motion of an object in the area adjacent to, but not touching, the body using the one or more sensors and changing a display of a pointing element on a graphical user interface on the watch in coordination with the sensed motion.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: James B. Miller, Richard C. Gossweiler, III
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Patent number: 11307663Abstract: An input device includes an input structure, a magnet attached to the input structure, and an electromagnet. The magnet rotates when the electromagnet is activated, thereby rotating the input structure. The magnet and input structure rotate about a pivot in order to provide haptic and/or visual feedback to a user. The pivot may attach the magnet and input structure to a body, which in turn may be affixed to, or part of, an electronic device. The electromagnet can encircle the body and/or magnet.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Michael J. Beyhs, Mark A. Salada, Megan A. McClain, Brenton A. Baugh, Brian T. Gleeson, Thayne M. Miller
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Patent number: 11307705Abstract: A touch display device has a small bezel size even when touch routing lines connecting a touch sensor to a touch sensing circuit are disposed in a non-display area and can improve touch sensitivity by preventing the formation of parasitic capacitance caused by the touch routing lines.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: HwiDeuk Lee, Yangsik Lee, YongChan Park
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Patent number: 11308306Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller are provided for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of applying an anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Patent number: 11308844Abstract: A multi-primary color conversion method is provided to include: establishing a spatial gamut model of a display panel; determining a target peripheral surface corresponding to the target color according to the color coordinates of the target color and color coordinates of a color corresponding to each vertex of each peripheral surface; obtaining reference gray scales of a part of primary colors of the target color according to gray scales of the primary colors of a color corresponding to each vertex of the target peripheral surface; obtaining reference gray scales of the rest primary colors of the target color and a reference luminance of the target color; and respectively converting the reference gray scales of the plurality of primary colors of the target color into target gray scales according to a proportional relationship between the reference luminance and the target luminance of the target color.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanhui Xi, Bin Dai, Xiaomang Zhang, Haijun Niu, Kuanjun Peng, Xiaolong Li, Donghui Wang, Yan Sun
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Patent number: 11310483Abstract: An HMD includes a six-axis sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a head motion detecting section that detect at least one of the position and motion of a head, a reference setting section that sets a reference state based on at least one of the head position and motion detected by the head motion detecting section, and a display controlling section that changes the display state of a content displayed by the display section based on changes in the position and motion of the head with respect to those in the reference state. The content is formed of a plurality of contents, and the display controlling section changes the display state of the contents displayed by an image display section in such a way that the relative display positions of the contents are maintained.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Shinichi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11295108Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor is provided for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes a plurality of steps, and the steps are applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal on the second control signal line, and applying a second ALD signal on at least one of the first control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microeletronics Corp.Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
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Patent number: 11295235Abstract: Technology for a data filter device operable to filter training data is described. The data filter device can receive training data from a data provider. The training data can be provided with corresponding metadata that indicates a model stored in a data store that is associated with the training data. The data filter device can identify a filter that is associated with the model stored in the data store. The data filter device can apply the filter to the training data received from the data provider to obtain filtered training data. The data filter device can provide the filtered training data to the model stored in the data store, wherein the filtered training data is used to train the model.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Francesc Guim Bernat, Mark A. Schmisseur, Karthik Kumar, Thomas Willhalm
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Patent number: 11294500Abstract: A touch panel for sensing a fingerprint/touch input and a display device using the same are provided. The display device includes a display panel and the touch panel. The touch panel includes drive line groups and sense line groups. Each of the drive line groups includes a drive line. Each of the sense line groups includes sense lines. A distance between adjacent two of the drive/sense line groups in a fingerprint recognition area is smaller than that between adjacent two of the drive/sense line groups in a portion of a touch control area other than the fingerprint recognition area. A distance between adjacent two of the sense lines in the fingerprint recognition area is designed to be equal a sub-pixel width, and a distance between adjacent two of the drive lines in the fingerprint recognition area is designed to be equal a sub-pixel length.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Jia-Ming He, Yaw-Guang Chang
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Patent number: 11294512Abstract: An apparatus comprises a circuit board having a first conductive pad on a circuit board surface and a conductive overlay, which has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and is configured to deflect in response to a touch on the first surface. A protrusion protrudes from the second surface and is configured to be a second conductive pad. The circuit board, the conductive overlay, and the protrusion are arranged such that the second surface faces the circuit board surface and is separated from the first conductive pad by a first distance. The protrusion and the first conductive pad are separated by a second distance and have an overlapping area. The apparatus may also comprise a spacer configured to separate the first conductive pad from the second surface by the first distance and from the protrusion by the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Ling Zhu, Xutong Han
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Patent number: 11281312Abstract: The present invention provides a method that includes accepting a plurality of positional data with corresponding times of the motion, determining one or more continuous positional functions that together represent an approximation of path of the positional data, and determining, for each positional function, one or more time functions that together represent an approximation of the times for the positional data corresponding to the positional functions.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: IMMERSION NETWORKS, INC.Inventor: Joshua Jersild
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Patent number: 11281334Abstract: The present application discloses interaction method, system, and device for information. After recognizing a non-transparent shielding object or a second device, a first device with a light-sensing screen provided in the embodiments of the present application transmits shielded screen information to the second device for processing. One example is that the second device sends an operation instruction to the first device with a light-sensing screen according to a use scenario of a user, to change the screen information stored or/and displayed in the first device with a light-sensing screen. In this way, Interaction for information according to user requirements based on a photosensitive recognition technology between different devices may be implemented according to this application.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin Ding, Xiaofei Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Genying Xie
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Patent number: 11281290Abstract: A display system including eye-tracking means, first image renderer, second image renderer, optical combiner and processor is described. Eye-tracking data is processed to determine gaze directions of user's eyes. Gaze location and gaze velocity and/or acceleration of user is determined based on gaze directions of user's eyes. It is detected whether or not gaze has been fixated for predefined time period based on gaze location and gaze velocity and/or acceleration of user. If gaze has been fixated, input image is processed to generate and render first image and second image substantially simultaneously. Projection of rendered first image and projection of rendered second image are combined optically by optical combiner to create extended-reality scene. If gaze has not been fixated, input image is processed to generate and render first image via first image renderer, whilst switching off or dimming second image renderer.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Varjo Technologies OyInventors: Niko Eiden, Klaus Melakari, Jarno Wuolijoki, Ville Kivistö, Antti Peuhkurinen
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Patent number: 11277603Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating stereoscopic images for display with respect to a virtual display screen (VDS) include: setting a VDS position for displaying a stereoscopic image of an object in a virtual scene, the VDS having a depth profile that approximates a depth profile of the object; generating the stereoscopic image for display at the VDS within the virtual scene; and controlling a configuration of the VDS based on the detected change in the viewpoint of the stereoscopic image by the viewer.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Ian Henry Bickerstaff, Hidehiko Morisada, Tomohiro Oto, Andrew Damian Hosfield, Nicola Orrù
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Patent number: 11275108Abstract: A display device and a testing method for a display panel are provided. The testing method for the display panel includes the steps of: storing an image signal for controlling the display panel to display a default image in a driver chip of the display panel, providing a power signal and a clock signal to the display panel, and retrieving the image signal and testing the display panel according to a preset test condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei Chen
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Patent number: 11271608Abstract: A system made up of a first device which includes a communication interface and a processing device and a second device which includes a touch sensor assembly and a controller, where the controller uses the touch sensor assembly to communicate with the processing device through a capacitor that is jointly formed by the touch sensor assembly and a conductive portion of the communications interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: David G. Wright
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Patent number: 11265457Abstract: An electronics-enabled eyewear device provides a primary command channel and a secondary command channel for receiving user input during untethered wear, one of the command channels providing for tap input detected by motion sensor(s) incorporated in a body of the eyewear device. A predefined tap sequence or pattern can be applied to frame of the device to trigger as device function. In one example, a double tap of the device's frame causes charge level display indicating a battery charge level.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventor: Matthew Hanover
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Patent number: 11262861Abstract: A display device includes a display including a plurality of pixels and an input sensor for sensing an input of a user. The display device includes: a driving controller for providing the display with a scan signal and a data signal according to a driving frequency; an input controller for providing a touch driving signal to the input sensor; a horizontal synchronization signal information line connecting the driving controller and the input controller, the horizontal synchronization signal information line transmitting a horizontal synchronization signal therethrough; and a vertical synchronization signal information line connecting the driving controller and the input controller, the vertical synchronization signal information line transmitting a vertical synchronization signal therethrough. Amplitude of the vertical synchronization signal or the horizontal synchronization signal varies according to the driving frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Inventors: Sang Hun Park, Soo Won Kim, Il Ho Lee
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Patent number: 11262881Abstract: A display module including a display panel, and an input sensing unit disposed on the display panel and having a sensing area and a non-sensing area adjacent to the sensing area, the input sensing unit including a plurality of first conductive patterns overlapping the sensing area, extending in a first direction, and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of second conductive patterns overlapping the sensing area, electrically insulated from the first conductive patterns, extending in the second direction, and arranged in the first direction, in which at least one of the first conductive patterns includes a first pattern and a second pattern, the second pattern having a partial shape of the first pattern and disposed adjacent to the non-sensing area, and the second pattern has a line width greater than that of the first pattern in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sunhwa Lee, Mukyung Jeon, Kihyun Pyo