Patents Examined by Ricardo Osorio
  • Patent number: 11215835
    Abstract: A transparent light-guiding unit for guiding imaging light, a positioning portion provided at the transparent light-guiding unit, a camera for performing space detection of an external space, and a camera holder that contacts the positioning portion and is attached to the transparent light-guiding unit, and holds the camera are provided. In this case, the camera holder contacts the positioning portion, thus, when the camera is attached to the transparent light-guiding unit, high positional accuracy is reliably maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Terashima
  • Patent number: 11210982
    Abstract: A method of Mura defect repair, the method including: decoding an image input signal into pixel grayscale data of a frame image; looking up a DeMura lookup table and DeMura control data, and performing linear interpolation on Mura designated areas of the frame image according to the DeMura lookup table and DeMura control data to obtain compensation data of the Mura designated areas of the frame image; and superposing the compensation data and the pixel grayscale data of the frame image to obtain a compensated frame image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN JINGCE ELECTRONIC GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zengqiang Zheng, Li Qin, Zhao Liu
  • Patent number: 11209949
    Abstract: An electronic device according is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seunghoon Ko, Hoondo Heo, Dongchul Kim, Jooyoung Park, Eunsung Cho
  • Patent number: 11200855
    Abstract: A mode-switchable backlight and mode-switchable privacy display provide narrow-angle emitted light during a first mode and broad-angle emitted light in a second mode, the broad-angle emitted light being a combination of the narrow-angle emitted light and bidirectional emitted light. The mode-switchable backlight includes a first directional backlight and a second directional backlight. The first directional backlight is configured to provide the narrow-angle emitted light during both of the first mode and second mode, while the second directional backlight is configured to provide the bidirectional emitted light exclusively during the second mode. The mode-switchable privacy display includes an array of light valves configured to modulate the narrow-angle emitted light as a private displayed image during the first or privacy mode and to modulate broad-angle emitted light as a public displayed image during the second or public mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventor: David A. Fattal
  • Patent number: 11194431
    Abstract: A display device and a method for driving the same are provided. Touch electrode groups of a display panel of the display device correspond to the touch switch groups in one-to-one correspondence, each touch electrode group includes d touch electrodes subgroups arranged in a first direction, each touch switch group includes multiplexers, and each multiplexers includes m input terminals, and n output terminals electrically connected to the touch electrodes in one-to-one correspondence, where d=n/m. One touch analog front end group corresponds at least two touch pin groups. In one touch pin group and one touch analog front end group corresponding thereto, every two touch analog front ends are electrically connected to a same number of the touch pins. In one touch pin group and one touch switch group corresponding thereto, every two touch pins are electrically connected to a same number of the input terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyin Lin, Zhixin Chen
  • Patent number: 11194404
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing input from an image-capture device for gesture-recognition. The method further includes computationally interpreting user gestures in accordance with a first mode of operation; analyzing the path of movement of an object to determine an intent of a user to change modes of operation; and, upon determining an intent of the user to change modes of operation, subsequently interpreting user gestures in accordance with the second mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ultrahaptics IP Two Limited
    Inventor: David S. Holz
  • Patent number: 11187906
    Abstract: Provided herein are augmented reality visual aid systems, software, and methods which enhance vision, to simulate natural vision, by utilizing hybrid see through occlusion enabled hardware, and software through image manipulation, reprocessing, blending, for presentation and display to the eyes thus enabling a range of tasks previously lost or impacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: EYEDAPTIC, INC.
    Inventors: David Watola, Jay E. Cormier
  • Patent number: 11181746
    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 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AUGMENTED VISION, INC
    Inventors: Hong Hua, Chunyu Gao
  • Patent number: 11175740
    Abstract: A haptic feedback device for providing haptic sensation comprises a haptic feedback interface that includes a plurality of haptic elements. The haptic feedback device detects a plurality of different motion associated with a plurality of objects in an upcoming scene of a video based on a look-ahead buffer of the video played on an external display device or the haptic feedback device. A haptic feedback is determined for the upcoming scene of the video based on the look-ahead buffer of the video and the detected plurality of different motion associated with the plurality of objects. One or more movable haptic cues are generated on the haptic feedback interface using the plurality of haptic elements in synchronization with a current scene played on the external display device or the haptic feedback device, based on the determined haptic feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Hamid Mani
  • Patent number: 11169639
    Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a substrate; pixel electrode on the substrate; a signal line coupled to the pixel electrode; a plurality of drive electrodes including a first drive electrode overlapping the signal line; a drive signal line configured to supply a drive signal to the first drive electrode; and a drive electrode switch connecting the drive signal line and the first drive electrode, wherein during a touch detection period, the drive electrode switch is closed to apply the drive signal to the first drive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Noguchi, Yasuyuki Teranishi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Kohei Azumi
  • Patent number: 11156841
    Abstract: An HMD is an HMD mounted at a head of a user, and includes a display unit located at a left eye side and a right eye side of the user, and displaying a first image that is overlapped on an outside scene, a first detector detecting an inclination of the head, a first adjustment unit adjusting, based on a detection result of the first detector, a display region of the first image, and a second display control unit causing, based on an adjustment result of the first adjustment unit, the first image to be displayed in the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Emi Ozawa
  • Patent number: 11158264
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device of the present invention may comprise: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; an anode electrode being positioned in the display area; an organic light emitting layer being layered on the anode electrode, the organic light emitting layer being positioned in the display area; a cathode electrode being layered on the organic light emitting layer; and a gate driver being positioned in the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wontae Kim, Heumseok Baek, Jongup Lee, Insuk Jeong, Jeonghwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 11145251
    Abstract: A display device is provided that includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a light-emitting unit having an illumination area, wherein the illumination area is divided into a plurality of illumination regions, and each illumination region is configured to be illuminated independently. The light-emitting unit emits a light, and a gray level of the light is determined according to the total area of the illumination regions being illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Watsuda, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11145259
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device wherein blurring of a moving image is effectively suppressed. A liquid crystal display device 1 includes a liquid crystal layer 13 that is arranged on a backlight 10, and includes liquid crystal that is driven in response to a voltage applied thereto; a light detection unit 20 that is arranged between the backlight 10 and the liquid crystal layer 13; and a control unit that controls a timing of turning on the backlight 10. After the backlight 10 is turned off and driving of liquid crystal is started, the control unit turns on the backlight 10 when intensity of light detected by the light detection unit 20 enters a steady state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Tomokawa
  • Patent number: 11137849
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a first substrate, an active layer disposed on the first substrate, a gate insulation film disposed on the first substrate with the active layer disposed thereon, a gate electrode disposed at a position overlapping with the active layer, an inter-layer insulation film disposed on the gate insulation film with the gate electrode disposed thereon, a pixel electrode disposed on the inter-layer insulation film, a first protection layer disposed on the inter-layer insulation film with the pixel electrode disposed thereon, a first electrode disposed on the first protection layer and connected to the active layer through a first contact hole, and a second electrode disposed on the inter-layer insulation film, connected to the active layer through a second contact hole, and connected to the pixel electrode through a third contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: InDuk Song
  • Patent number: 11132980
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in a display area, the display area comprising a first area and a second area; a gamma voltage supply including gamma voltage generators that are configured to generate respective ones of gamma voltage sets; and a data driver configured to convert image data into data signals using the gamma voltage sets, supply the data signals to the pixels, generate the data signals corresponding to the first area and the second area using a first group comprising some of the gamma voltage generators in a first mode, and generate the data signals corresponding to the second area using a second group comprising different gamma voltage generators from the first group in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventor: Hai Jung In
  • Patent number: 11112911
    Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a lead-out line disposed between the data lines in the second direction, first and second photo touch sensors disposed in left and right pixels of the lead-out line and electrically connected to the lead-out line to transmit a touch sensing signal, first and second sensing data lines disposed in the second direction and applying first and second sensor data signals to the first and second photo touch sensors and first and second sensing gate lines disposed in the first direction and applying first and second sensor gate signals to the first and second photo touch sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SeungHwan Shin, Daeyoung Seo
  • Patent number: 11099681
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive control element for a vehicle interior comprises a partially transparent decorative part, a functional part and a light source, wherein the functional part is arranged between the decorative part and the light source and comprises a layer of several conductors. The functional part comprises at least one first region and at least one second region, wherein the light transmittance of said at least one second region is less than the light transmittance of said at least one first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BCS AUTOMOTIVE INTERFACE SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Koehnlein
  • Patent number: 11086425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of touch display technology, and in particular, provides a touch display apparatus and a driving method therefor. Specifically, the touch display apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, a light source on a side of the second substrate facing the first substrate, a plurality of touch sensors in an array on a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate, and one or more interference color filters on a side of each touch sensor facing the second substrate. Specifically, the light source is configured to emit light towards each interference color filter. Further, each interference color filter comprises a first sub-interference color filter, a second sub-interference color filter and a third sub-interference color filter configured to output different colors of light respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huan Ni, Xiaohua Lin, Xiao Guo, Xinxia Zhang, Qun Li, Bo Yang, Fengzhen Lv
  • Patent number: 11067821
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to a near-eye display system. One example of an optical device of a near-eye display includes a substrate and holographic grating conformally coupled to a surface of the substrate. The substrate is transparent to visible light and infrared light and is configured to be placed in front of an eye of a user of the near-eye display. A refractive index modulation of the holographic grating is apodized in a surface-normal direction of the substrate to reduce optical artifacts in the visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Olegovic Andreev, Gang Li, Erik Shipton, Yingfei Jiang, Wanli Chi, Andrew John Ouderkirk