Patents Examined by Ricardo L. Osorio
  • Patent number: 9766748
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a touch panel control unit, a plurality of scanning electrodes formed on the display panel, a plurality of detection electrodes formed on the display panel so as to intersect with the plurality of scanning electrodes, a drive signal supply unit for inputting a drive signal to each of the scanning electrodes, and a detection unit for detecting a detection signal from each of the detection electrodes. The touch panel control unit supplies the driving signal to each of the scanning electrodes from the drive signal supply unit to enable detection of a touch position of a detection object based on the detection signal detected, and supplies the driving signal to all of the scanning electrodes collectively from the drive signal supply unit to enable detection of approach of the detection object to the touch panel based on the detection signal detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Koji Doi
  • Patent number: 9761174
    Abstract: In a display apparatus including a switching transistor, a correction voltage for eliminating an effect of a variation in a characteristic of a driving transistor is stored in a storage capacitor. The switching transistor is disposed between one current terminal of the driving transistor and a light emitting element. The switching transistor turns off during the non-light emission period thereby to electrically disconnect the light emitting element from the one current terminal of the driving transistor thereby preventing a leakage current from flowing through the light emitting element during the period in which the correction unit operates, and thus preventing the correction voltage from having an error due to the leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Masatsugu Tomida, Katsuhide Uchino
  • Patent number: 9761181
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a color display device in which each pixel can display at least six high-quality color states, and an electrophoretic fluid for such an electrophoretic display. The different types of particles exhibit different levels of attraction force to display different color states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: E INK CALIFORNIA, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Hans Chan, Craig Lin, Hui Du, Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 9761166
    Abstract: Display devices and methods for making and driving the display devices. In one example, a device for display includes an array of pixels for display. Each of the pixels includes a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element. The first light emitting element is formed on a substrate. The second light emitting element is formed on the first light emitting element. The first and second light emitting elements share a same electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN YUNYINGGU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Gu, Xixi Luo, Keigo Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 9753579
    Abstract: A device comprising a display, a predictive input system coupled to the display and configured to store zone data indicating zones of the display, wherein each zone constitutes a portion of a display area; store predictive parameter data, wherein each zone is assigned a subset of predictive parameter data, wherein each subset indicates at least one of a look-ahead prediction value that indicates a time period corresponding to how far in the future a predictive user input pertains, an indication of a particular prediction algorithm, or at least one value used by the particular prediction algorithm, and wherein at least two zones of the display have different values for the subsets of predictive parameter data; receive input data via the display; determine the zone in which the input data is received; and generate prediction data based on the input data, the zone data, and the subset of predictive parameter data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Magnus Ola Johansson, Olivier Thierry Nicolas Moliner, Magnus Midholt, Alexander Leonard Hunt, Sergii Skorokhodov
  • Patent number: 9753599
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a plurality of drive electrodes that face a plurality of pixel electrodes in an orthogonal direction to the surface of the substrate, and extend in a direction parallel to the direction in which a plurality of signal lines extend. The display device with a touch detection function also includes a scan driving unit that applies a touch drive signal to a signal line that faces, in an overlapping manner in the orthogonal direction, a drive electrode to which the touch drive signal is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Noguchi, Yasuyuki Teranishi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Kohei Azumi
  • Patent number: 9747015
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for displaying information in various display regions within wearable display devices in a manner that enhances user experience. The wearable display devices may include a flexible display region and may be capable of operating in a wrinkled state. In one aspect, a wearable display device includes a plurality of sensors configured to determine the state of the display. The sensors may, for example, be configured to detect pressure, light, and/or deformation. In some aspects, the device includes a processor configured to provide image data to the display. In some aspects, the processor is capable of changing at least one characteristic of the image data provided to the display based at least in part on input received from the sensors. For example, the processor may re-size an image and/or deactivate a portion of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, William Thomas Frantz, Daniel Scott Baker
  • Patent number: 9746959
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate and a color filter substrate of a capacitive touch control screen, a touch control display device and a method for driving the touch control display device, so as to achieve the self-capacitive multi-point touch. The array substrate of the capacitive touch control screen includes: a peripheral area and a display area; a plurality of pixel units with pixel electrodes arranged in the display area; a plurality of touch control electrodes; and touch control electrode lead wires connected with a module configured to detect a touch control signal, wherein each of the touch control electrodes is connected respectively with one of the touch control electrode lead wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baoling Liu, Lingxiao Du, Qijun Yao, Jun Ma
  • Patent number: 9740329
    Abstract: A display device is configured in a display state to allow the common electrode to function as an electrode for display and a scanning electrode for a touch panel, to which a common voltage and a first scanning pulse voltage are supplied, and to allow a detection circuit to detect a touched position based on the voltage detected by the first and the second detection electrodes. In a display stop state, the first detection electrode is configured to function as a temporary scanning electrode, and the detection circuit is configured to supply a second scanning pulse voltage to the first detection electrode so as to detect existence of a swipe based on the voltage detected by the second detection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tokita, Toshiaki Atsuta
  • Patent number: 9741276
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a display unit having a plurality of pixel circuits each including a driving transistor and a light emitting element that emits light depending on a current output from the driving transistor when a voltage is applied to a gate terminal of the driving transistor; and a test unit having a test unit connection switch connected to the gate terminal of the driving transistor of each of the pixel circuits, and a test voltage supply circuit connected to the gate terminal of each of the driving transistors through the test unit connection switch and configured to supply a test voltage to the gate terminal of each of the driving transistors when the test unit connection switch is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nishinohara, Akimasa Maruo
  • Patent number: 9734779
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for displaying information in various display regions within wearable display devices in a manner that enhances user experience and extends battery life. The wearable display devices may include a flexible display region and may be capable of operating in a wrinkled state. In some aspects, the wearable display devices may be capable of displaying images at different image qualities in the separate display regions. For example, in some implementations, wearable display devices include a first display region that has a higher pixel density than the second display region. In some aspects the wearable display devices may be configured to determine and/or select a display region in which specific image content is displayed. For example, text may be displayed region best suited to display text while video is displayed in region best suited to display video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Babak Forutanpour, William Thomas Frantz, Daniel Scott Baker
  • Patent number: 9733396
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a touch panel includes the following steps. A touch-sensing unit is provided. A decoration layer is formed on the touch-sensing unit. And, a cover lens is disposed on the decoration layer. A touch panel is also provided. A touch panel includes a cover lens, a touch-sensing unit, and a first decoration layer separating the cover lens from the touch-sensing unit, wherein the first decoration layer and the touch-sensing unit have a first adhesive force per unit area therebetween, the first decoration layer and the cover lens have a second adhesive force per unit area therebetween, and the first adhesive force per unit area is greater than the second adhesive force per unit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Henghao Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Chieh Chen, Chun-Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 9733506
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a housing which is disposed to cover a rear surface of a display device, the housing comprising a top bezel and a bottom bezel which extends to wrap a portion of a top edge and a bottom edge, respectively, of a front surface of the display device, and a side bezel which extends to wrap a portion of a side edge of the display device; and a mounting portion which is disposed on a rear surface of the housing, wherein a black matrix area is exposed in a side surface opposite to one side surface of the display device which is wrapped by the side bezel of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-woo Kim
  • Patent number: 9733780
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate having a first conductive film formed on a surface thereof, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate on a same side thereof as the first conductive film, the second substrate having a second conductive film formed on a surface thereof facing toward the first substrate, a decorative layer formed on the first conductive film on a surface thereof facing toward the second substrate, the decorative layer being formed along a perimeter of the first substrate, a first wire formed on the decorative layer on a surface thereof facing toward the second substrate, a first insulating layer laminated to the first wire, a second wire formed on the second conductive film on a surface thereof facing toward the first substrate, and a second insulating layer laminated to the second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masanari Tomita, Shozo Furukawa, Nobuya Iwasaki, Hideyuki Hagihara
  • Patent number: 9734783
    Abstract: A touch screen display may include gate line driver circuitry coupled to a display pixel array. The display may be provided with intra-frame pausing (IFP) capabilities, where touch or other operations may be performed during one or more intra-frame blanking intervals. In one suitable arrangement, a gate driver may be operable in a high impedance mode, where the output of the gate driver is left floating during touch or IFP intervals. In another suitable arrangement, the gate driver may be operable in an IFP reduced stress mode, where a digital pass gate in the gate driver is deactivated during IFP intervals. In yet another suitable arrangement, the gate driver may be operable in an all-gate-high (AGH) power-down mode, where the output of each gate driver in the driver circuitry is driven high in parallel when the displayed is being powered off. These arrangements may be implemented in any suitable combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ho Yu, Keitaro Yamashita, Ting-Kuo Chang, Yun Wang, Hopil Bae, Kingsuk Brahma
  • Patent number: 9720232
    Abstract: Eye-tracked head-mounted displays are provide which, in one aspect, may utilize the same optics for eyetracking and image viewing, with a selected portion of the optics used for an eyetracking optical path and a selected portion of the display optics used for an image viewing optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
    Inventors: Hong Hua, Chunyu Gao
  • Patent number: 9720515
    Abstract: A gesture-controlled interface apparatus includes one or a plurality of bio-potential sensors and a processor. The one or a plurality of bio-potential sensors are wearable on a body of a user, for detecting one or a plurality of bio-electrical signals from the body of the user, wherein the one or a plurality of bio-potential sensors include at least one surface nerve conduction (SNC) sensor for detecting at least one surface nerve conduction signal. The processor is configured to compare the detected at least one surface nerve conduction signal with data of a plurality of reference signals corresponding to a plurality of known gestures, each of the reference signals distinctly associated with one of the known gestures, to identify a known gesture from the plurality of known gestures that corresponds to said at least one surface nerve conduction signal, and to communicate the identified known gesture to a computerized device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Wearable Devices Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy Wagner, Leeor Langer, Asher Dahan
  • Patent number: 9715278
    Abstract: A user interface device includes a housing, a touch sensitive surface supported by the housing, a haptic output device supported by the housing, and a processor disposed within the housing. The processor is configured to receive a gestural input from the touch sensitive surface, generate a signal for a haptic effect to be generated by the haptic output device, and output the signal to the haptic output device to generate the haptic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Danny A. Grant, Vincent Levesque
  • Patent number: 9710092
    Abstract: A device has a touch processing module that processes touch screen input to determine if the manner in which the input was entered indicates that the user intends for execution of a particular command. In one embodiment, the module may acquire fingerprint data from the user's input and analyze the data to determine if the input was entered with a particular finger or finger sequence. In another embodiment, the module may also acquire timing data from the user's entry of a plurality of inputs and analyze the timing data to determine if the touch screen input was entered with a particular timing or cadence. In still another embodiment, the module may also acquire force data from the user's entry of a plurality of touch screen inputs and analyze the force data to determine to determine if the touch screen input was entered with a particular force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Byron B. Han, Craig A. Marciniak, John A. Wright
  • Patent number: 9710074
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods of using a stylus that houses optics and a detector capable of receiving optical signals that are combined with a displayed image. Stylus position determination is made by analyzing received optical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Bernard O. Geaghan