Patents Examined by Scott Au
  • Patent number: 11782499
    Abstract: A user may interact and select positions in three-dimensional space arbitrarily through conversion of a two-dimensional positional input into a three-dimensional point in space. The system may allow a user to use one or more user input devices for pointing, annotating, or drawing on virtual objects, real objects or empty space in reference to the location of the three-dimensional point in space within an augmented reality or mixed reality session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
    Inventor: Marc Alan McCall
  • Patent number: 11776687
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and method for medical examination of human body using haptics is provided. The electronic apparatus controls a first head-mounted display to render a 3D model of an anatomical portion of the body of a human subject. The rendered 3D model includes a region corresponding to defect portion in the anatomical portion. The electronic apparatus transmits a touch input to wearable sensor in contact with the anatomical portion. Such an input corresponds to a human touch on the region of the rendered 3D model. The electronic apparatus receives, based on the touch input, bio-signals associated with the defect portion via the wearable sensor. The bio-signals include physiological signals and somatic sensation information associated with the defect portion. As a response to the human touch, the electronic apparatus controls a wearable haptic device to generate a haptic feedback based on the received set of bio-signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ramu Ramachandran, Sankar Shanmugam, Abilash Rajarethinam
  • Patent number: 11682341
    Abstract: A light emitting device and a light emitting method are provided. The light emitting device includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels displays a grayscale during a frame. The frame includes N sub-frames. Each of the sub-frames include a scan period and an emission period. Each of the sub-pixels include a pixel circuit and a light emitter. The pixel circuit include a current control circuit and a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit. The current control circuit receives an analog signal, and outputs a driving current according to the analog signal. The PWM circuit receives M digital signals and M reference pulse signals, and outputs a PWM pulse according to the M digital signals and the M reference pulse signals. The light emitter receives the driving current and the PWM pulse during emission period of each of the N sub-frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Watsuda
  • Patent number: 11500209
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for displaying graphic interfaces are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure. The method includes: generating a first graphic interface associated with an operation performed by a user of a wearable device at a computing device connected to the wearable device; causing a display device of the computing device to display the first graphic interface; and causing the wearable device to display at least a second graphic interface, the second graphic interface being obtained by extending the first graphic interface. In this way, a plurality of graphic interfaces can be efficiently displayed with both a physical display device and a wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Danqing Sha, Zhen Jia, Anzhou Hou, Bin He
  • Patent number: 11374084
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display panel and a display device are provided. The organic light emitting display panel includes: an anode power wire, the anode power wire including a first extension segment and a second extension segment, a head end of the first extension segment being electrically connected to the driving power supply, a tail end of the first extension segment being electrically connected to a head end of the second extension segment; each sub-pixel includes a light emitting device and two pixel driving circuits, anode connection terminals of the two pixel driving circuits are electrically connected to an anode of the light emitting device; anode power wire connection terminals of the two pixel driving circuits are electrically connected to the first extension segment and the second extension segment, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD., WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
    Inventor: Yaolin Wang
  • Patent number: 11334152
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for executing content by using sight-line information thereof, the electronic device comprising: a display; a sight-line tracking module; a memory storing at least one command; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the display, the sight-line tracking module and the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Choi, Hyunjin Kim, Da-Hye Park, Jaeyoung Lee, Say Jang, Sang-Woong Hwang
  • Patent number: 11127802
    Abstract: An electroluminescence display comprises transistor arrays, OLEDs, and power source lines. The transistor arrays are arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The OLEDs are electrically connected to the transistor arrays, and emit first, second and third colors. The power source lines apply power source voltage to the transistor arrays. The transistor arrays are disposed adjacently in the first direction to share one power source line positioned between the transistor arrays, and include a transistor array of an A type and a transistor array of a B type symmetrical to each other with respect to a reference line extended in the second direction. All the OLEDs emitting a light of any one of the first to third colors are connected to the transistor array of the A type. All the OLEDs emitting another of the first to third colors are connected to the transistor array of the B type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusok Lim, Moungo Kim
  • Patent number: 11114049
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a display unit including a first liquid crystal panel and a second liquid crystal panel disposed on a rear surface side of the first liquid crystal panel; and an image processor that generates first and second output image signals respectively output to the first and second liquid crystal panels based on an input image signal. The image processor includes; a distributor that distributes the input image signal into first and second distribution image signals used to generate the first and second output image signals, respectively; and a first unevenness corrector that generates the first output image signal by performing first unevenness correction to prevent display unevenness of the display unit on the first distribution image signal output from the distributor, and outputs the generated first output image signal to the first liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., PASONA KNOWLEDGE PARTNER INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirotsune, Yasuyuki Suga, Tatsuo Itoman
  • Patent number: 11107436
    Abstract: A motion detection section 720 detects a motion exceeding a permissible limit in a wide-viewing-angle image displayed on a head-mounted display 100. A field-of-view restriction processing section 750 restricts a field of view for observing the wide-viewing-angle image in a case in which the motion exceeding the permissible limit has been detected in the wide-viewing-angle image. An image provision section 760 provides, for the head-mounted display 100, the wide-viewing-angle image in which the field of view has been restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Yasushi Okumura
  • Patent number: 10976832
    Abstract: A multi-functional human interface device includes a control unit and a first multi-functional input button. The first multi-functional input button includes a cover unit configured to receive a touch input of a user's finger, an electrode unit including a transmitter and a receiver to form an electric field, an elastic unit configured to move from a first height to a second height when a first pressure is applied from the cover unit and configured to move back to the first height when the first pressure from the cover unit is released, and a switch unit configured to generate an electric signal representing an input of a predetermined letter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: INNOPRESSO, INC.
    Inventor: Eunhyung Cho
  • Patent number: 10955957
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a display including a front surface area and a side surface area disposed in at least one side of the front surface area, a first sensor included under the side surface area and configured to sense pressure applied to the side surface area; and a processor operatively connected with the display and the first sensor. The processor may be configured to determine a position of at least one point of the side surface area corresponding to the sensed pressure, if the sensed pressure using the first sensor is within a first specified range, and to display at least one graphic object on an area corresponding to the determined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sung Lee, Na Young Kim, Ha Rim Kim, Na Kyoung Lee, Hyun Soo Kim, Dong Hyun Yeom, Chang Ryong Heo
  • Patent number: 10949028
    Abstract: A texture recognition method, a texture recognition device, and a display device. The texture recognition method includes: receiving a texture recognition signal by using a light blocking structure having a light transmission aperture; performing an amplification process on the texture recognition signal to obtain an amplified texture recognition signal; and detecting a valley line and a ridge line in a texture based on the amplified texture recognition signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoquan Hai, Haisheng Wang, Jian Gao
  • Patent number: 10921901
    Abstract: A multi-functional human interface device includes a control unit and a first multi-functional input button. The first multi-functional input button includes a cover unit configured to receive a touch input of a user's finger, an electrode unit including a transmitter and a receiver to form an electric field, an elastic unit configured to move from a first height to a second height when a first pressure is applied from the cover unit and configured to move back to the first height when the first pressure from the cover unit is released, and a switch unit configured to generate an electric signal representing an input of a predetermined letter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: INNOPRESSO, INC.
    Inventor: Eunhyung Cho
  • Patent number: 10847585
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an organic light emitting display device which directly vibrates an organic light emitting display panel to generate sound, and includes: an organic light emitting display panel including a light emitting layer including an organic light emitting material layer and an encapsulation layer disposed at one side of the light emitting layer; and a sound generating actuator in direct contact with the organic light emitting display panel to vibrate the organic light emitting display panel to generate sound. Especially, the organic light emitting display panel is a bottom emission type device, and thus can prevent generation of a weighted color mixing phenomenon in a wide viewing angle at the time of panel vibration and reduce the thickness or weight of the panel to thereby enhance the sound generation characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YeongRak Choi, ChangHo Oh, KwanHo Park, Sungtae Lee
  • Patent number: 10789900
    Abstract: A display device includes: a data driver for driving a plurality of data lines; a voltage generator for generating at least one driving voltage to be provided to the data driver; and a driving controller for providing a second image signal and a reference gamma selection signal to the data driver in response to a first image signal and a control signal received from the outside, wherein the driving controller outputs a voltage control signal for changing a voltage level of the at least one driving voltage, and the reference gamma selection signal, based on metadata included in the first image signal, and the data driver receives the reference gamma selection signal and the at least one driving voltage to provide, to the plurality of data lines, data voltage signals corresponding to the second image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-min Kim, Nam-gon Choi, Namheon Kim, Joohwan Park, Jang-mi Lee, Junghwan Yi
  • Patent number: 10741620
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an organic light emitting display device which directly vibrates an organic light emitting display panel to generate sound, and includes: an organic light emitting display panel including a light emitting layer including an organic light emitting material layer and an encapsulation layer disposed at one side of the light emitting layer; and a sound generating actuator in direct contact with the organic light emitting display panel to vibrate the organic light emitting display panel to generate sound. Especially, the organic light emitting display panel is a bottom emission type device, and thus can prevent generation of a weighted color mixing phenomenon in a wide viewing angle at the time of panel vibration and reduce the thickness or weight of the panel to thereby enhance the sound generation characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YeongRak Choi, ChangHo Oh, KwanHo Park, Sungtae Lee
  • Patent number: 10725596
    Abstract: A capacitive touch sensor includes two sensing layers. Each sensing layer has capacitive sensing strings and electromagnetic antenna strings. Each of the capacitive sensing strings and electromagnetic antenna strings is connected to a highly conductive element. A transparent insulative layer is arranged between the two sensing layers. The two groups of sensing strings on two the capacitive sensing layers orthogonally interlace with each other to form a capacitive sensing matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: YOUNG FAST OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Pai, Meng-Guei Lin, Chin-Fong Lin, Chiu-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 10706804
    Abstract: A shift register provided to an in-cell touch panel, an image display including the same, and a method of driving the same. The shift register has a plurality of stages dependently connected to one another and includes first to nth stages dependently connected to one another in each of a plurality of block regions divided according to an image display period and a touch sensing period alternating plural times during each frame period; and first and second bridge stages disposed between each pair of adjacent block regions. According to the present invention, the shift register includes a plurality of bridge stages between each adjacent pair of adjacent stages among a plurality of stages divided according to an image display period and a touch sensing period to allow the plurality of stages to be driven in association with one another even during the touch sensing period, thereby preventing deterioration of specific stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taegi Kim
  • Patent number: 10691265
    Abstract: A supplemental surface area allows gesture recognition on outer surfaces of mobile devices. Inputs may be made without visual observance of display devices. Gesture control on outer surfaces permits socially acceptable, inconspicuous interactions without overt manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Kevin Li
  • Patent number: 10671203
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus that can prevent invoking of unintended functions in gesture operation. The apparatus displays gesture functions executable by movement of touch position, and when movement of touch position satisfies a first condition, confirms executable gesture functions to display confirmed functions. When the movement of touch position satisfies a second condition after the confirmation, the apparatus cancels the confirmation. When the touch input is released in the confirmed state, the apparatus executes the confirmed functions, and when the touch input is released in the canceled state, control does not execute gesture functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Hada