Patents Examined by Roy P Rabindranath
  • Patent number: 10921881
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the position of a head-mounted display (HMD). The HMD may include a support structure that carries a forward facing camera and a plurality of optical flow sensor integrated circuits (ICs). The forward camera captures image sensor data in a forward camera field of view (FOV) at a first frame rate, and each of the plurality of sensor ICs captures image sensor data in a respective plurality of sensor IC FOVs at a second frame rate. The sensor IC FOVs may collectively cover at least a substantial portion of the forward camera FOV. A processor may receive the image sensor data from the camera and the plurality of sensor ICs. The processor may process the received image sensor data and/or other sensor data (e.g., IMU data) to track a position of the head-mounted display based on the processing of the received sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventor: Joshua Mark Hudman
  • Patent number: 10909767
    Abstract: In an approach for augmented reality, a processor captures an object, via a sensor, that has captured an attention of a user. A processor injects the object in a virtualized view into an augmented reality simulation. A processor modifies the augmented reality simulation around the object in the virtualized view in a non-intrusive way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Zachary A. Silverstein, Michael Bender, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Patent number: 10891908
    Abstract: A display system includes a display device and a driver circuit. The display device has a first panel and a second panel, wherein the first panel and the second panel are disposed with a gap therebetween. The driver circuit is coupled to the display device and includes a protection circuit. The protection circuit, coupled to the second panel of the display device, is configured to generate a gray scale data to be outputted to a pixel among a plurality of pixels of the second panel according to a luminance corresponding to the pixel and according to whether a protection function is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Tao Liao, Shih-Ting Huang, Hsien-Po Huang
  • Patent number: 10885829
    Abstract: A driving controller includes a first compensator and a second compensator. The first compensator is configured to generate first compensation data based on input image data. The second compensator is configured to generate second compensation data based on present frame data of the input image data, previous frame data of the input image data, present frame data of the first compensation data and previous frame data of the first compensation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingyu Kim, Hee Joon Kim, Jae Seob Chung, Hoi Sik Moon
  • Patent number: 10860155
    Abstract: A touch sensor and a display device are provided, which include a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode, wherein a border area of the first touch electrode is provided with at least one suspension electrode, and a border area of the second touch electrode is provided with at least one suspension electrode, and the suspension electrodes on the adjacent first touch electrode and second touch electrode are connected by a connecting bridge. Such a touch sensor can realize the sensing of the touch intensity and simplify the production process, thereby saving the production cost of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian Ye
  • Patent number: 10859840
    Abstract: Provided are graphics rendering method and apparatus of virtual reality, which include according to an acquired spatial position information and direction information of a head-mounted virtual reality device, rendering in accordance with a first angular resolution to generate a first image corresponding to the spatial position information and the direction information; according to an acquired position information of a human eye fixation point on the display screen, rendering in accordance with a second angular resolution to generate a second image corresponding to the position information of the human eye fixation point; and synthesizing the first image and the second image into a third image. Since the first angular resolution and the second angular resolution adopted in the present disclosure are lower angular resolutions, when rendering a virtual reality image, the calculating amount of the GPU may be effectively reduced, and the image rendering efficiency may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Tianrong Dai, Xin Zhang, Lei Cai
  • Patent number: 10852844
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring the layout of a hovering keyboard using gestures are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: detect a hand gesture using proximity sensors disposed on a hovering keyboard coupled to the IHS, and configure a layout of the hovering keyboard based on the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Srinivas Kamepalli, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 10845913
    Abstract: A touch detection system is provided. The touch detection system includes a hardware processor. The touch detection system further includes a touch input surface mounted using a set of torque sensors, where a location of a touch on the touch input surface is calculated by the hardware processor based on collective results from the set of torque sensors, the touch comprising a user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Aaron, Emrah Akin Sisbot, Mark E. Podlaseck, Hyun Kyu Seo, David O. S. Melville, Kenneth B. Ocheltree
  • Patent number: 10845929
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a touch panel includes: providing a silver nano wire layer; providing first organic patterns and second organic patterns on the silver nano wire layer; providing a metal layer on the first organic patterns and the second organic patterns; forming a first bridge layer, first sensing electrodes, and second sensing electrodes by etching the metal layer and the silver nano wire layer; providing a transparent conductive oxide layer on the first organic patterns, the second organic patterns, the first bridge layer, the first sensing electrodes, and the second sensing electrodes; and forming a second bridge layer by etching the transparent conductive oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-hyun Cho, Seungrok Lee
  • Patent number: 10838205
    Abstract: A head mounted display includes a plurality of vibrators disposed in a device main body which is attached to a head and includes a display unit that displays an image, and a control unit that individually controls the plurality of vibrators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Fujimaki, Masahide Takano
  • Patent number: 10838561
    Abstract: A detection apparatus comprising: a first substrate; a detection region having a first detection side extending along a first direction parallel with a surface of the first substrate and a second detection side extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; a frame region provided outside the detection region and having a first frame region extending along the first detection side and a second frame region extending along the second detection side; a first electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region of the first substrate, the first electrode extending in the second direction; a second electrode provided at a position overlapping the detection region, the second electrode extending in the first direction; a plurality of terminals provided in the first frame region of the first substrate and arrayed in the first direction, and including a first terminal; a first wire; and a second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Chihiro Tanaka, Hayato Kurasawa, Naoki Takada, Toshihiko Tanaka, Tatsuya Wakimoto, Keita Sasanuma, Koji Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 10839742
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an organic light-emitting layer including a plurality of display units. The plurality of display units include one or more first type display units in a first display region and one or more second type display units in a second display region. Each of the one or more first type display units includes one or more white light diodes and one or more light filter components each arranged in a light exit direction of one of the one or more white light diodes. Each of the one or more second type display units includes a red light diode, a green light diode, and a blue light diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hailong Wu, Nan Lin
  • Patent number: 10831025
    Abstract: An image display device includes: an image forming device; an optical device having a virtual image forming region where a virtual image is formed on the basis of light emitted from the image forming device; and a dimming device for adjusting the amount of external light incident from the outside, disposed so as to face the virtual image forming region and to be away from the optical device. The dimming device includes: a transparent protective substrate on which external light is incident; a dimming layer formed on a surface of the protective substrate facing the optical device; and a moisture-retaining layer formed on the dimming layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Kadono, Akio Machida, Ryosuke Sawano
  • Patent number: 10824264
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and system for a capacitive touch sensor. The system is configured to measure a capacitance of a capacitive sensor element and generate a corresponding voltage using a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit may include an amplifier configured to generate a plurality of amplified voltages by applying a set of gain values to the voltage. The sensing circuit may further analyze a set of values according to the plurality of the amplified voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tetsuya Tokunaga, Kensuke Goto, Hiroshi Yoshino, Yasunori Yamamoto, Takayasu Otagaki
  • Patent number: 10818269
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for adjusting display image contrast, which includes the following operations: in response to receiving an image signal, acquiring an image to be displayed and metadata according to the image signal, and calculating a signal amplitude corresponding to each pixel of the image to be displayed; generating a histogram showing a distribution of the signal amplitude according to each of the signal amplitudes, and acquiring display information and a backlight adjustment parameter of the image to be displayed according to the histogram; generating a signal adjustment function according to the display information, the backlight adjustment parameter, and the metadata, and adjusting the signal amplitude of each of the pixels according to the signal adjustment function to adjust a contrast of the image to be displayed. The present disclosure further provides a display and a readable storage medium. The cost of improving the display image contrast of the present application is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yixin Chen, Renli Xie
  • Patent number: 10809817
    Abstract: An active stylus is provided, which can reduce battery power consumption and reduce the time required for its signal transmission. A position detection device includes a tablet and the stylus having a built-in power source, which are capable of bi-directional transmission and reception of signals through capacitive coupling therebetween. The tablet is configured to transmit a trigger signal US_trg and then transmit a command signal US_cmd to the stylus. The trigger signal US_trg causes the stylus to start its command information receiver to receive the command signal US_cmd including information for controlling the stylus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Katsurahira, Hideyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 10802333
    Abstract: A local dimming system includes a light shape imitation (LSI) unit that receives a pulse-width modulation (PWM) value generated according to content of an image, the LSI unit generating luminance gain according to the PWM value; and a pixel compensation unit that performs pixel compensation on the image according to the luminance gain, thereby resulting in a compensated image. The LSI unit performs LSI computation by multiplying profile data with corresponding PWM values, and adding products of multiplication, thus resulting in a light shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Yun-Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10795418
    Abstract: An input device includes a first body and a second body. When the first body is connected to the second body and the first body and the second body is disposed at a notebook computer, the first body and the second body are jointly used as a touchpad. When the first body is connected to the second body and both the first body and the second body are separated from the notebook computer, the first body and the second body are jointly used as a mouse. When the first body is separated from the second body and both the first body and the second body are separated from the notebook computer, the first body and the second body are respectively used as two independent remote controls. In addition, a notebook computer including the foregoing input device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hai-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 10789872
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel, a timing controller, a gate driver, and a data driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sub-pixels. Two pixels among the pixels include five sub-pixels and temporally share a third sub-pixel among the five sub-pixels. The timing controller includes a filter that is set based on a region having the same area as four sub-pixels. The timing controller generates RGBW data having red, green, blue, and white data based on input data, and applies the filter to the RGBW data to generate output data corresponding to each of the sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Hyunkyu Namkung, Heendol Kim, Seokyun Son, Jai-hyun Koh, Iksoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10782826
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a touch sensor may include a sensor part including a first electrode and a second electrode, a signal receiving part, an amplifier circuit part connected between the second electrode and the signal receiving part, an analog-to-digital converter part configured to output a digital signal corresponding to a voltage difference between input terminals, and a processor configured to detect a touch input from the sensor part in response to the digital signal when operating in a first mode, and to output a gain control signal for calibrating a gain value of the amplifier circuit part in response to the digital signal when operating in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Ik Kim, Sang Hyun Lim, Ga Young Kim, Young Sik Kim, Sang Chul Lee