Patents Examined by Robert J Michaud
  • Patent number: 11079852
    Abstract: An input device includes: a detector that detects an operation state of an operation object on an operation surface; a controller that performs an input operation on a predetermined instrument; and a driver that vibrates the operation surface. Multiple operation areas for operating the predetermined instrument are set on the operation surface in advance. The controller applies an attraction action into a second operation area by causing the driver to generate a predetermined vibration in an intermediate area between a first operation area and the second operation area. The controller stops an actuation of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuya Tomaru
  • Patent number: 11081042
    Abstract: A gate driving unit includes a shift register including a forward input sub-circuit and a backward input sub-circuit, and a forward-backward scanning controller. The forward-backward scanning controller transmits a first clock signal provided by the first clock signal terminal to the forward input sub-circuit and the backward input sub-circuit for forward scanning, and transmits a second clock signal provided by the second clock signal terminal to the forward input sub-circuit and the backward input sub-circuit for backward scanning. The forward input sub-circuit transmits a signal provided by the forward-backward scanning controller to the pull-up node under control of an enabling signal provided by the forward scanning input terminal, and the backward input sub-circuit transmits the signal provided by the forward-backward scanning controller to the pull-up node under control of an enabling signal provided by the backward scanning input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaofang Gu, Xiaoye Ma, Ruifang Du, Donghui Zhang, Guodong Liu
  • Patent number: 11081039
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels, a data converter to receive grayscale values respectively corresponding to the plurality of pixels, generate first compensated grayscale values by remapping the grayscale values of a first grayscale range to the first compensated grayscale value of a second grayscale range, and generate second compensated grayscale values by compensating for the first compensated grayscale values based on first compensated grayscale values of adjacent pixels, and a data driver to generate data signals based on the second compensated grayscale values and provide the data signals to the plurality of pixels of display unit, wherein adjacent pixels of a target pixel correspond to pixels adjacent to the target pixel, and wherein at least one of the adjacent pixels emits light having a color different from that of the target pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Woong Park, Jae Gwan Jeon, Nam Gon Choi
  • Patent number: 11073917
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reading support system and method which output interactive contents related to a book object in corresponding to a location of an interactive object. The provided reading support system includes a reading support apparatus, and the reading support apparatus shoots an activity surface video including one or more interactive objects disposed on an activity surface, detects a location of an interactive object which is the coordinate in the activity surface video as a result of the video analysis for the activity surface video, detects interactive contents related to the activity surface video and the location of the interactive object, and outputs the interactive contents with respect to the coordinate corresponding to the location of the interactive object of the activity surface video to output the interactive contents so as to overlap the interactive object of the activity surface video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: WOONGJIN THINKBIG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Samrak Choi, Jeonguk Park, Hyejung Jang, Bonggyu Kim, Jaiok Shin, Hyunsun Jung
  • Patent number: 11068075
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reading support system and method which change a portion of an activity surface video displayed on a display corresponding to a location of an interactive object. The provided reading support system includes a reading support apparatus, and the reading support apparatus outputs interactive contents corresponding to the interactive object included in an activity surface video, detects at least a portion of the interactive contents as a deformation target area based on the location of the interactive object after the interactive contents are output, generates a deformation video reflecting video deformation information in the deformation target area of the interactive contents, and replaces the interactive contents being output with a deformation video to output the deformation video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: WOONGJIN THINKBIG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Samrak Choi, Jeonguk Park, Hyejung Jang, Bonggyu Kim, Jaiok Shin, Hyunsun Jung
  • Patent number: 11068076
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reading support system and method which recognize a front subject disposed on the front surface through an interactive object having a reflective surface, and output interactive contents which are generated by synthesizing the front subject. The provided reading support system includes a reading support apparatus which outputs interactive contents including a front subject reflected by a reflective object having a reflective surface, and the reading support apparatus detects the reflective object and the front subject as a result of a video analysis for an activity surface video including the front subject, detects the interactive contents related to at least one of the activity surface video and the reflective object, and outputs the interactive contents including the front subject to output the interactive contents so as to overlap the activity surface video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: WOONGJIN THINKBIG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Samrak Choi, Jeonguk Park, Jaiok Shin
  • Patent number: 11068683
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a display device and a method for attaching a fingerprint module. The display device comprises: a display panel, a fingerprint module and a functional flexible circuit board (FPC); a glue film is attached to a side of the display panel away from a light emitting surface, and an opening area is provided in the glue film, the functional FPC is attached to the side of the display panel away from the light emitting surface with the glue film; the fingerprint module is disposed on a side of the functional FPC close to the display panel, and the fingerprint module is embedded in the opening area of the glue film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixiang Yi, Feng Xiao, Haoqing Guo
  • Patent number: 11069326
    Abstract: A processing method for character stroke and related device are provided. The method comprises: obtaining handwriting information of a first handwriting point and handwriting information of a second handwriting point in a character stroke, the handwriting information comprising coordinate information; determining a display effect related to the first handwriting point according to the handwriting information of the first handwriting point and the handwriting information of the second handwriting point; rendering the display effect related to the first handwriting point within a display range of the first handwriting point. The display manner of the character stroke can be enriched through above manner, thereby improving the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ROYOLE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhaoyu Zhong
  • Patent number: 11069315
    Abstract: An image processing device that uses pixels displayed in a liquid crystal panel to display, across a plurality of fields, pixels constituting an image specified with image data includes, a temporary determining unit configured to, based on a gradation level specified for one pixel of a liquid crystal panel and a gradation level specified for another pixel adjacent to the one pixel in one field, make temporary determination on whether to correct the gradation level of at least one of the one pixel or the other pixel, and a cancellation unit configured to cancel the temporary determination when the gradation level specified for each of the one pixel and the gradation level specified for the other pixel are identical to a gradation level in a field that precedes, by a plurality of the fields, the one field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hosaka
  • Patent number: 11054913
    Abstract: A system includes a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) transceiver, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive a signal representative of an FMCW signal reflected from an object of interest, apply a first Fourier transform to the signal to obtain range data, identify a subset of the range data corresponding to a region of interest, apply a second Fourier transform on the identified subset of the range data to obtain velocity data corresponding to the identified subset of the range data, and identify a gesture performed by the object of interest based on at least a portion of velocity data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gregory Jan Malysa, Murtaza Ali, Dan Wang, Lorin Paul Netsch
  • Patent number: 11042230
    Abstract: A stylus device includes a body, a processor connected to the body, a memory unit connected to the body and communicatively connected to the processor, and a rotational sensor connected to the body and communicatively connected to the processor. The processor is configured to send rotational data to a stylus application, and the stylus application uses the rotational data to select a destination for information in a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nadiya Kochura, Shikhar Kwatra, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11037486
    Abstract: A pixel is provided that has an internal compensation circuit capable of compensating for a threshold voltage of a driving transistor without loss of a data voltage and a light emitting display apparatus including the same. The pixel includes a light emitting device and a pixel circuit connected to the light emitting device. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor including first and second gate electrodes, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, a first capacitor formed between the first gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor, a second capacitor formed between the second gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor, and a switching circuit connected to the first and second gate electrodes, the source electrode, and the drain electrode of the driving transistor and operating in order of a first to a fourth period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyoung-Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11029777
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch sensing device for preventing touch sensing performance from being reduced by a parasitic capacitance. The touch sensing device includes a plurality of buffers buffering a difference between a reference signal and a reception signal received from a touch electrode through a touch sensing line and generating first and second currents corresponding to a buffered signal, a plurality of current mirror unit respectively connected to the plurality of buffers, a plurality of filter circuits generating a first filter signal and a second filter signal by removing common noise included in a first output signal output from an nth current mirror unit of the plurality of current mirror units and a second output signal output from an (n?1)th current mirror unit of the plurality of current mirror units, and a plurality of integrators respectively connected to the plurality of filter circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Jin Lee, Jae Hwan Lee, Jeong Kwon Nam, Kyu Tae Lee, Hyun Soo Chung, Jin Yoon Jang, Hee Ra Yun, Kyung Min Shin, Mun Seok Kang
  • Patent number: 11023082
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern respectively extending in mutually intersecting directions on the same surface of a transparent substrate and has a first transparent layer having a refractive index of 1.6 or more and a thickness of 200 nm or less and a second transparent layer having a refractive index of less than 1.6 and a thickness of 0.5 ?m or more sequentially superimposed on the first and the second electrode patterns, the first electrode pattern has a plurality of first island-shaped electrode portions disposed at intervals and first wire portions that electrically connect the first island-shaped electrode portions, and the second electrode pattern has a plurality of second island-shaped electrode portions disposed at intervals and second wire portions that electrically connect the second island-shaped electrode portions by building a bridge on the first transparent layer and the second transparent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Toyooka, Yohei Aritoshi, Tatsuya Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 11023055
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device. The method includes in response to detecting that the stylus is proximate to the electronic device, pairing the electronic device with the stylus. The method includes in response to pairing the stylus with the electronic device: displaying, on the display, a first representation of a first gesture performed on the stylus; obtaining finger manipulation data from the stylus via the communication interface, wherein the finger manipulation data indicates a finger manipulation input received by the stylus; and in response to obtaining the finger manipulation data, displaying, on the display, a second representation of a second gesture performed on the stylus corresponding to the finger manipulation input received by the stylus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gemma A. Roper, Stephen O. Lemay, Arian Behzadi, Parthiban Mohanraj, Tiffany S. Jon, Robert Garcia, III
  • Patent number: 11024216
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device including the display substrate are disclosed. In one aspect, the display substrate includes a plurality of pixels formed in a substantially circular pixel area and a driving circuit formed in a peripheral area surrounding the pixel area and configured to drive the pixels. A boundary is formed between the pixel area and the peripheral area, and the boundary is substantially concentric with respect to an arc defining the substantially circular pixel area. The driving circuit comprises a conductive pattern having a first side which extends in a peripheral direction crossing the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Shin, Won-Kyu Kwak, Kwang-Min Kim
  • Patent number: 11023069
    Abstract: A pressure sensor that includes a piezoelectric film having a flat part and a curved part and having opposed first and second main surfaces, a first electrode on the first main surface of the piezoelectric film, and a second electrode on the second main surfaces of the piezoelectric film. When the flat part of the piezoelectric film receives a pressing operation a first output is generated, and when the curved part of the piezoelectric film receives a pressing operation a second output different from the first output is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kano, Hiroaki Kitada, Shiori Nagamori
  • Patent number: 11022829
    Abstract: An image display device includes: a display unit having a display panel and a support member supporting the display panel; a plurality of attaching members arranged on the support member; and a base plate opposing a back surface of the support member. The base plate includes a first opening part and a second opening part. The first opening part has an opening through which a fastening member passes, the fastening member fastening the base plate with a first attaching member. The second opening part has an opening into which a protruding part is inserted, the protruding part being provided to a second attaching member, the opening is larger than the protruding part as viewed from a protruding direction of the protruding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Ishida, Akihiro Fujikawa, Toshiyuki Enoki
  • Patent number: 11009982
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a circuit board, a display control device and a display device. The circuit board includes at least two circuit modules. Each of the circuit modules includes a plurality of first-type signal receiving terminals. Respective numbers of the first-type signal receiving terminals included in the at least two circuit modules are the same. Respective number of channels used by the at least two circuit modules to transmit a first-type signal are different. The display control device includes the above circuit board. The circuit board, the display control device and the display device provided by the present disclosure are used in touch display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenjin Fan
  • Patent number: 11009952
    Abstract: A method for analyzing electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is disclosed. Information associated with two or more options is presented to a user. EEG signals from a sensor coupled to the user are received contemporaneously to the user receiving information associated with the two or more options. The EEG signals are processed in real time to determine which one of the options was selected by the user. In response to determining which one of the options was selected by the user, an action from one or more possible actions associated with the information presented to the user is selected. An output associated with the selected action is then generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Ann Laszlo, Gabriella Levine, Joseph Hollis Sargent, Phillip Yee