Patents Examined by Saifeldin E Elnafia
  • Patent number: 10825395
    Abstract: Disclosed are a circuit and a method for detecting a driving current of an organic light emitting diode display device, and an organic light emitting diode display device, the method includes: after detecting for a predetermined time period, obtaining an output voltage of the integrating circuit, and comparing the output voltage with at least one reference voltage; in the case that the output voltage and the reference voltage satisfy a predetermined condition, adjusting capacitance of a capacitor of the integrating circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Chen, Chen Song, Airong Liu, Tangxiang Wang, Xuelian Cheng
  • Patent number: 10812783
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for displaying information. A display system comprises a display device with pixels, a lenticular lens system, a sensor system, and a controller. The lenticular lens system is located on the pixels in the display device. The sensor system is positioned to detect a position of eyes of an authorized user with respect to the display device. The controller determines an authorized viewing angle of each lenticular lens to the eyes of the authorized user in the lenticular lens system using the position of the eyes of the authorized user and turns on a set of the pixels such that the authorized user sees information at the authorized viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Madhav Peri, Charles Paul Hofer, James K. Wong, Tony Sawan
  • Patent number: 10802624
    Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a touch display panel and a touch display device. The touch display panel includes a plurality of touch electrodes located in a display area, a plurality of electrode wire pins located directly above the display area, and a plurality of electrodes wires, each of the electrode wires is configured to directly connect one of the plurality of touch electrodes with one of the electrode wire pins, wherein, in a plan view of the touch display panel, the portion of each of the electrode wires located above the display area is of a straight line shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qingpu Wang, Lei Zhang, Tsung Chieh Kuo, Zhenzhong Fang, Wenjin Fan
  • Patent number: 10762599
    Abstract: A method is described that includes receiving, from a first device, input used to select a first object in a computer-generated environment. The first device has at least two degrees of freedom with which to control the selection of the first object. The method also includes removing, in response to the selection of the first object, at least two degrees of freedom previously available to a second device used to manipulating a second object in the computer-generated environment. The removed degrees of freedom correspond to the at least two degrees of freedom of the first device and specify an orientation of the second object relative to the selected first object. Additionally, the method includes receiving, from the second device, input including movements within the reduced degrees of freedom used to manipulate a position of the second object while maintaining the specified orientation relative to the selected first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Steve Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10705666
    Abstract: A user interface system for a vehicle interior includes a contact surface, a sensor grid and a controller. The sensor grid is configured for variable electrical resistance in response to applied pressure and the controller is configured to detect the electrical resistance of the sensor grid by monitoring a voltage. The controller detects the location of an input from a vehicle occupant, the intensity of the input, and the duration of the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Shanghai Yangfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Kring, Mario J. Enriques Ortiz, Tyler J. Newkirk, Ankit Singh
  • Patent number: 10705610
    Abstract: A touch interface device that produces tactile and audio output comprising a touch surface, an first electrode coupled to the touch surface that receives a first haptic/audio output potential, a second electrode coupled to a low impedance return path to the device, the first and second electrodes being configured such that when both the first and second electrodes are touched by an appendage of a user, a current flows between the first and second electrodes and the appendage, where the current creates an electric field that imparts a controlled electrostatic force at interfaces of the first electrode and the appendage, and wherein the electrostatic force provides tactile feedback to the appendage of the user and causes vibration in the surrounding air that is audible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James E. Colgate, Michael A. Peshkin, Craig Shultz
  • Patent number: 10685620
    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: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William J. Plut
  • Patent number: 10656728
    Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are described. The method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes detecting an operation performed via a keyboard; determining which keys on the keyboard the operation is addressed to, the keys including ordinary keys, a first dedicated key, and a second dedicated key, wherein when the second dedicated key and each of the ordinary keys are simultaneously operated, a predetermined function corresponding to an associated ordinary key is performed, respectively; and when a determination result indicates that the operation includes an operation addressed to the first dedicated key and one of the ordinary keys, a predetermined function executed corresponding to that the second dedicated key and the ordinary key are simultaneously operated is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Siming Zhu
  • Patent number: 10635169
    Abstract: A system for determining a gaze direction of a user is disclosed. The system may include a first illuminator, a first profile sensor, and at least one processor. The first illuminator may be configured to illuminate an eye of a user. The first profile sensor may be configured to detect light reflected by the eye of the user. The processor(s) may be configured to determine a gaze direction of the user based at least in part on light detected by the first profile sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Simon Gustafsson, Daniel Johansson Tornéus, Jonas Andersson, Johannes Kron, Mårten Skogö, Ralf Biedert
  • Patent number: 10607522
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate. The display device includes a pixel region on the first substrate. The pixel region includes a plurality of input lines. Each input line is configured to apply an electric potential to a portion of a pixel in the pixel region. The display device includes a memory storing a drive scheme for the display device and a pixel control system. A solution to a cost function for the display device is calculated, such as by the pixel control system. The cost function expresses a performance attribute of the display device. The drive scheme is modified using the solution to the cost function to create a modified drive scheme, and a voltage is applied to one of the plurality of input lines according to the modified drive scheme to drive the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Ramos Carneiro, Pavel Novoselov
  • Patent number: 10607519
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, a gate driving circuit, a sensor part, and a control voltage generator. The gate driving circuit includes driving transistors including a first control electrode and a second control electrode. The sensor part is configured to measure an environmental factor that changes a threshold voltage of the driving transistors. The control voltage generator is configured to apply to the second control electrode a control voltage for controlling the threshold voltage of the driving transistors on the basis of the environmental factor measured by the sensor part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaekeun Lim, Chongchul Chai, Jonghee Kim
  • Patent number: 10607563
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller, a driver, and a display panel. The timing controller outputs a first clock signal having first rising time during an active section and a second clock signal having second rising time during a blank section adjacent to the active section. The driver generates a data signal based on the first clock signal and the second clock signal and to output the data signal. The display panel displays an image based on the data signal. The first rising time is shorter than the second rising time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong In Kim, Jin Kyu Park, Yo Han Lee, Ki Hoon Choi, Hyun Seok Hong
  • Patent number: 10600350
    Abstract: A pixel array includes a plurality of repeating units. Each repeating unit includes three first color sub-pixels, three second color sub-pixels, three third color sub-pixels, and three fourth color sub-pixels. The size of one of the first color sub-pixels is greater than the size of each of the other two first color sub-pixels. The size of one of the second color sub-pixels is greater than the size of each of the other two first color sub-pixels. The size of one of the third color sub-pixels is greater than the size of each of the other two third color sub-pixels. The size of one of the fourth color sub-pixels is greater than the size of each of the other two fourth color sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hui Chu Ke
  • Patent number: 10592019
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel having a manipulation surface; a position detector configured to detect a position of a manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface; a vibrating element; and a drive controlling part configured to drive the vibrating element for generating a natural vibration in an ultrasound frequency band at the manipulation surface such that an intensity of the natural vibration is changed in accordance with the position of the manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface and a time change degree of the position, wherein a width of the vibrating element in a direction in which an amplitude of the natural vibration changes is set based on a ratio between a flexural rigidity of the top panel and a flexural rigidity of the top panel and the vibrating element at a portion where the vibrating element is attached to the top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akinori Miyamoto, Yuichi Kamata, Kiyoshi Taninaka, Yasuhiro Endo
  • Patent number: 10554959
    Abstract: In an example display device for displaying a stereoscopic image, plural stereoscopic pixels composed of pixels for right eye and pixels for left eye are arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. A parallax barrier according to a vertical display mode or a horizontal display mode is formed. The pixel for right eye and the pixel for left eye each include at least one sub pixel for each of red, blue, and green. In the vertical display mode, sub pixels at first intervals in the horizontal direction are not allowed to emit color lights, and sub pixels at second intervals in the vertical direction are allowed to emit color lights. In the horizontal display mode, sub pixels at second intervals in the vertical direction are not allowed to emit color lights, and sub pixels at first intervals in the horizontal direction are allowed to emit color lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sebastien Guido, Janos Boudet
  • Patent number: 10528145
    Abstract: Systems, methods, computer readable media and articles of manufacture consistent with innovations herein are directed to gesture based user interaction, user interface and/or other features. According to one illustrative implementation, for example, an illustrative operating system may comprise an input program using images from one or more cameras to analyze and interpret user gestures, may (in some implementations) involve an operating system based on Linux kernel with access to local disks and files, and/or may include or involve a graphical user interface outputting the cursor corresponding to user gestures and providing a uniquely designed interaction between the gestures and content. Additional aspects for interacting with other/multiple devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Archer Software Corporation
    Inventors: Weijie Zhang, Joseph McGee
  • Patent number: 10474410
    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 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Martin Gimpl, Karina A. Limongi
  • Patent number: 10466951
    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: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Martin Gimpl, Mohammed Selim, Ron Cassar, John S. Visosky
  • Patent number: 10466521
    Abstract: To provide a display device including a touch sensor, in which input feeling can be obtained and deterioration of image quality is suppressed. The display device includes a touch sensor portion, a display panel, an elastic member, and a support. The touch sensor portion is provided over the display panel. The support is provided below the display panel. The elastic member is provided between the display panel and the support. The elastic member is provided in part of the periphery of a pixel region included in the display panel or in the entire periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hikaru Tamura
  • Patent number: 10461283
    Abstract: By forming a repair structure in a horizontal direction and vertical direction by using one or more repair lines between two or more pixels adjacent to each other in a display panel, even though a dark spot appears due to a defective operation of one pixel, the one pixel may be compensated to be driven by using the other pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YoonJu Lee, JeongHwan Kim, SooHong Choi, HongJae Shin, KwangMo Park, JaYeon Song