Patents Examined by Saifeldin E Elnafia
  • Patent number: 11429190
    Abstract: An electronic device displays one or more views. A first view includes a plurality of gesture recognizers. The plurality of gesture recognizers in the first view includes one or more proxy gesture recognizers and one or more non-proxy gesture recognizers. Each gesture recognizer indicates one of a plurality of predefined states. A first proxy gesture recognizer in the first view indicates a state that corresponds to a state of a respective non-proxy gesture recognizer that is not in the first view. The device delivers a respective sub-event to the respective non-proxy gesture recognizer that is not in the first view and at least a subset of the one or more non-proxy gesture recognizers in the first view. The device processes the respective sub-event in accordance with states of the first proxy gesture recognizer and at least the subset of the one or more non-proxy gesture recognizers in the first view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Joshua H. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11409382
    Abstract: Various examples of the present invention relate to a method for controlling a biosensor linked with a display, the method comprising: acquiring an input of a user on the basis of a first region corresponding to the biosensor and a second region which corresponds to a touch sensor and is adjacent to at least a part of the first region; confirming an input shape corresponding to the input of the user; and acquiring, through a control of the biosensor, bio-information corresponding to the input of the user when the confirmed input shape satisfies a predetermined condition. Other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seunggeol Baek, Kyunghoon Song, Gyusang Cho, Yunjang Jin, Kwangsub Lee, Seyoung Jang, Heungsik Shin, Chihyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11397500
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component providing a user interface for an occupant is disclosed. The component may comprise a base; a cover comprising a surface; an intermediate layer comprising a foam material; and a sensor to detect an electrical signal in response to input at the user interface, contact at the surface of the cover, or compression of the foam material. The foam material may comprise electrical properties, conductivity, resistance, compression-responsive electrical properties, or variation in voltage. The foam material may comprise an additive, an additive material, a conductive material, a conductive additive, conductive particles, carbon particles, carbon black particles, carbon dust, carbon particles in a substrate, or carbon particles interspersed with a non-conductive substrate. The foam material may comprise foam with conductive particles, carbon foam, carbon additive foam, polyurethane foam, or polyurethane with carbon particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Kring, Mario J. Enriquez Ortiz, Tyler J. Newkirk, Ankit Singh
  • Patent number: 11398180
    Abstract: A display control system and a display device. The display control system (1) comprises a control unit for controlling a light source (2) to be in a bright field and a dark field alternately in the same frame of data, and controlling the status switching of a light valve of a spatial light modulator (3) to be within the time of the dark field of the light source. The display device comprises the display control system (1). The control unit controls the bright field and the dark field of the light source, so that the light valve of the spatial light modulator (3) has a relatively long switching time, thereby increasing the switching speed of the light valve, reducing the difficulty for manufacturing the spatial light modulator (3), and improving the accuracy for the spatial light modulator (3) to modulate the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Li, Zeqin Wang
  • Patent number: 11345484
    Abstract: A display system of an aircraft, able to display a localization marking of a zone of location of an approach light ramp and related method are provided. The display system includes a display unit and an assembly generating a display on the display unit. The display generator is able to display, on approach to a landing strip, a localization marking of a presence zone of an approach light ramp toward the landing strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: DASSAULT AVIATION
    Inventors: Olivier Baudson, Arnaud Turpin
  • Patent number: 11334238
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays a user interface with a plurality of content units, where the content units are arranged along a first axis in the user interface, and a respective content unit is associated with corresponding metadata. The device detects a contact on the touch-sensitive surface and a first movement of the contact. In response to detecting the first movement of the contact, the device moves a first set of one or more of the content units perpendicular to the first axis in the user interface in accordance with the first movement, and for one or more respective content units in the first set of content units, the device displays metadata for the respective content unit adjacent to the respective content unit that was not displayed immediately prior to detecting the first movement of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Zambetti, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Imran Chaudhri, Christopher P. Foss, Eugene M. Bistolas, Kyle S. Macomber, Keith W. Rauenbuehler, Lee S. Broughton, Arnold Freidling
  • Patent number: 11328676
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area, a pixel area, a data driver, a data divider, and coupling lines that couple the data driver to the data divider. The pixel area includes first pixel lines in a first area of the display area and coupled to first area data lines, and second pixel lines disposed in a second area of the display area and coupled to second area data lines. The data driver outputs data signals corresponding to the first and second pixel lines. The data divider includes first selectors that transfer the data signals corresponding to the first pixel lines to the first area data lines, and second selectors that transfer the data signals corresponding to the second pixel lines to the second area data lines. A distance between adjacent second selectors is shorter than a distance between adjacent first selectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Hee Hyeon, Hyun Chol Bang, So Young Lee, Young Taeg Jung
  • Patent number: 11328664
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel sensing device and the organic light emitting display device including the same which reduce or minimize the influence of the panel noise and improve sensing accuracy and sensing reliability. The pixel sensing device includes a current integrator connected to a pixel through a sensing line of a display panel and integrating a pixel current flowing through the pixel to generate an integrator output voltage; a sample and hold unit sampling and holding the integrator output voltage; an analog to digital converter (ADC) converting the integrator output voltage output from the sample and hold unit into a digital signal; and a first capacitor serving to reduce or minimize a distortion degree of the integrator output voltage due to panel noise mixed to the pixel current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seokhyun Hong, Changwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11301129
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays a user interface with a first electronic message, where the first electronic message is associated with corresponding message time metadata. While displaying the first electronic message, the electronic device detects only a single contact on the touch-sensitive surface and detect a first movement of only the single contact. In response to detecting the first movement of only the single contact, display message time metadata for the first electronic message adjacent to the first electronic messages, wherein the message time metadata was not displayed immediately prior to detecting the first movement of the single contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Zambetti, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Imran Chaudhri, Christopher P. Foss, Eugene M. Bistolas, Kyle S. Macomber, Keith W. Rauenbuehler, Lee S. Broughton, Arnold Freidling
  • Patent number: 11262792
    Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Alexander de Paz, Martin Gimpl, Mohammed Selim
  • Patent number: 11221698
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multitasking using touch-sensitive devices are disclosed. An example method includes: displaying a first application in a display area that occupies substantially all of a touch-sensitive display (TSD). While displaying the first application: displaying a dock overlaying a first portion of the display area; detecting a contact over a first affordance displayed within the dock, and the first affordance is associated with a second set of applications; detecting movement of the contact away from the dock. Upon detecting a liftoff of the contact from the TSD while the contact is over a second portion of the display area different from the first portion, the method further includes: displaying (i) the first set of application and (ii) at least some of the second set of applications in the display area that occupies substantially all of the touch-sensitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Richard R. Dellinger, Stephen O. Lemay, Brandon M. Walkin
  • Patent number: 11169761
    Abstract: In a display control device, a first display control unit displays values of a plurality of molding conditions in a first display area, on the basis of layout information including a display size and a display position of the plurality of molding conditions. A data setting unit sets as molding data the values of the plurality of molding conditions that are displayed in the first display area. On the basis of the layout information, and in the same layout as that of the first display area, a second display control unit displays for inspection in a second display area the values of the plurality of molding conditions based on the molding data which are stored in a storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junpei Maruyama, Akimasa Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11145270
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods that reduce power consumption for an electronics device including a display. The systems and methods alter video information in a display area and reduce power for a display device when a graphics item is enlarged and the enlargement threatens to increase perceived luminance for the graphics item or increase aggregate luminance for the display area. Altering the video information reduces the luminance of video information in at least the graphics item when enlarged. This may offset perceived luminance gained by human visual processing when an item increases in size. If the graphics item is smaller than the display area after enlargement, then other video information in the display area may also be altered to conserve power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Plut
  • Patent number: 11137598
    Abstract: A display unit is equipped with an LED circuit body for irradiating light onto the windshield of a vehicle and a surface panel positioned on the front side in the light irradiating direction of the LED circuit body and constituting part of the surface of the instrument panel of the vehicle. The surface panel is provided with a plurality of pores formed in the direction connecting the LED circuit body to the windshield. The light irradiating direction of the LED circuit body is set to the direction in which the light irradiated from the LED circuit body and reflected by the windshield is visually recognized by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Takamatsu, Masahide Nagata, Takao Kanai
  • Patent number: 11048336
    Abstract: A luminous keyboard includes plural key structures, a switch circuit board, a supporting plate, a backlight module and plural ring-shaped structures. The switch circuit board is located under the keycaps of the key structures. The supporting plate is located under the switch circuit board and connected with the key structures. The backlight module is located under the supporting plate. The backlight module generates a light beam. The plural ring-shaped structure are disposed on the switch circuit board and arranged around the corresponding key structures. When the light beam is reflected by the key structures, the light beam is received by the plural ring-shaped structure. Due to the material properties of the ring-shaped structures, the periphery regions of the keycaps generate a uniform luminous effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 10963011
    Abstract: A touch input method and a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen having a transparent display panel, a front touch panel configured to detect a touch input corresponding to the front of the transparent display panel, and a rear touch panel configured to detect a touch input corresponding to a rear of the transparent touch panel. The touch input method includes detecting a touch input from one of the front touch panel and the rear touch panel, determining whether a user's intent is a data input via the rear touch panel in response to the touch input, and displaying a keypad on a top of the touch screen if the user's intent is determined as data input via the rear touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohan Lee, Jaehyeon Kang, Dasom Lee
  • Patent number: 10936067
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for generating a response that depicts haptic characteristics are presented. Haptic data is received from a client device and the haptic data indicates an interaction with a sensor included in the client device. Haptic characteristics are determined based on the haptic data. At least one image that depicts the determined haptic characteristics is generated. And the at least one image is caused to be displayed on the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Snap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Krish Jayaram
  • Patent number: 10922951
    Abstract: Various embodiments associated with a heads-up display capable of functioning while underwater are described. An underwater mask can have a segment that a diver sees through and this segmented can be augmented with various portions that disclose information to the diver. These portions can relate to the diver herself or relate to other information such as the location of a source transmitting a signal. With these portions the diver can quickly learn about important information and act on that information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Mark Govoni, John Suarez
  • Patent number: 10916187
    Abstract: A display apparatus in which data signal distortion is reduced and thus is capable of accurately displaying an image includes a substrate including a display area that includes a first display area and a second display area, and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, first and second data lines respectively across the first and second display areas, main scan lines across the display area and disposed in parallel to the first and second data lines, sub scan lines across the display area and respectively connected to the main scan lines, the sub scan lines being disposed to cross the main scan lines, first data line pads connected to the first data lines, second data line pads connected to the second data lines, and scan line pads connected to the main scan lines, the first data line pads, the scan line pads, and the second data line pads being adjacent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehoon Kim, Jisu Na, Seungkyu Lee
  • Patent number: 10885857
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first substrate includes a pixel electrode, a common electrode and a sub-pixel area including a first area and a second area. The first area includes an area where the pixel electrode exists, an axial area extending in a second direction, and branch areas extending from the axial area to a first side of the first direction. The second area includes an area where the pixel electrode does not exist, and a first gap area extending in the first direction, at a position between the adjacent branch areas. A maximum value of a first voltage applied to the pixel electrode in a first mode is higher than a maximum value of a second voltage applied to the pixel electrode in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shunichi Kimura, Toshiharu Matsushima