Patents Examined by Stephen G. Sherman
  • Patent number: 10971573
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electroluminescence display panel including a pixel circuit, a signal line, a scan line, a drive power supply line, a common power supply line, a power supply line drive circuit, a high-potential power supply line, and a low-potential power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatsugu Tomida, Mitsuru Asano
  • Patent number: 10963666
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an image of at least one fingerprint from a sequence of images is disclosed. The method comprises a segmentation of images in a sequence of acquired images making it possible to determine regions liable to comprise a fingerprint, a tracking of regions determined along with the sequence of images and a calculation of a confidence mark for each region determined. The confidence mark of a region determined is incremented (or respectively decremented) at each acquired image if the region is present in (or respectively absent from) the image, the increment (or respectively the decrement) being dependent on the predefined image acquisition frequency. Information making it possible to obtain a final image containing fingerprints is generated by the method when a predefined number of regions each having reached a confidence mark at least equal to a predetermined threshold is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCE
    Inventor: Laurent Kazdaghli
  • Patent number: 10963715
    Abstract: A device for biometric recognition, a method for biometric recognition and a method for registering a biometric template are disclosed herein. The device for biometric recognition, comprises: a sensor configured to sense biometric information of a biometric feature; a microprocessor configured to obtain the biometric information from the sensor and perform image preprocessing and feature extraction on the obtained biometric information, in order to obtain biometric data; and a security chip configured to store a biometric template, compare the obtained biometric data with the stored biometric template, in order to determine a biometric recognition result. Compared to conventional and logical isolating solutions, the embodiments of the present disclosure improves the security of biometric recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: CHIPONE TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD, CHIPONE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kun Li, Dong Xu, Lei Fan, Jinfang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10949637
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing including a transparent cover including a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region, a touchscreen display interposed between the first region and a second surface of the housing and exposed through the first region, an opaque layer interposed between the second region of the transparent cover and the second surface and exposed through the second region, a fingerprint sensor interposed between the opaque layer and the second surface, and a pressure sensor interposed between the fingerprint sensor and the second surface and sensing a pressure of an external object against the opaque layer. The pressure sensor includes a first electrode substantially in parallel with the opaque layer, a second electrode spaced from the first electrode layer and extending substantially in parallel in the second direction, and a dielectric layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Kyung Kang, Young Tae Jeong, Han Vit Kang, Byeong Cheol Kim, Jung Won Kim, Jeong Sik Jeong, Kwang Tai Kim, Hyung Sup Byeon, Hyun Ju Hong
  • Patent number: 10948979
    Abstract: The present application provides methods and devices for determining an action or an action part, and generally relates to the field of wearable devices. A method disclosed herein comprises: in response to detecting a motion of a first part of a body of a user, acquiring, using a photoelectric sensor, target Doppler measurement information of the first part or a second part corresponding to the first part; determining target velocity related information corresponding to the target Doppler measurement information; and determining the first part or the action according to the target velocity related information and reference information, wherein the target velocity related information comprises target blood flow velocity information or target blood flow information. The methods and devices provide a new scheme for recognizing an action and/or an action part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanchun Shi, Yuntao Wang, Chun Yu, Lin Du
  • Patent number: 10943083
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method of fingerprint identification and a terminal device, the fingerprint identification apparatus including: an optical sensor including a pixel array, the pixel array includes a plurality of first type of pixel points and at least one second type of pixel point, the plurality of first type of pixel points and the at least one second type of pixel point are configured to receive optical signals from an object; a color filter layer or a polarizer plate disposed above the at least one second type of pixel point; an intensity of an optical signal received by the at least one second type of pixel point and an intensity of an optical signal received by at least one first type of pixel point adjacent to the at least one second type of pixel point are used to determine whether the object is a real finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guofeng Yao, Jian Shen
  • Patent number: 10936844
    Abstract: The present application provides a fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor includes an array of a plurality of optical fibers. Each of the plurality of optical fibers has a first end and second end opposite to the first end. Each of the plurality of optical fibers is configured to allow an incident light to enter into the second end and an exit light to exit from the second end. Each of the plurality of optical fibers includes a fiber core; a fiber Bragg grating in the fiber core; and a reflective film on the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Liguang Deng, Ming Zhai, Xiaoliang Fu, Shuqian Dou, Yawen Zhang, Ting Tian, Zhiqiang Fan, Dayong Zhou, Dong Zhang, Youcai Yang, Yongjie Han
  • Patent number: 10936845
    Abstract: An OLED display panel and an under-screen optical fingerprint recognition method are provided. In the OLED display panel, light sensitive units for optical fingerprint recognition are assembled in an OLED module functional layer and located on a same film layer where an anode of an organic electroluminescence device is located on, and located at gaps between the anodes. Such a structure reduces a path for light propagation, increases intensity of light received by the light sensitive units, and improves accuracy and efficiency in fingerprint recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10929736
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a body; a module enclosed in the body; a microcircuit and a direct current source, both forming part of the body; and an electronic component forming part of the module and accessible from the exterior, the electronic component being electrically connected to the microcircuit and having to be supplied with direct current from the direct current source. The body includes a first antenna connected to the direct current source via an oscillator and the module includes a second antenna connected to the electronic component via a rectifier circuit, the first and second antennas being electromagnetically coupled, providing a wireless radio frequency power supply to the electronic component of the module from the direct current source of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: IDEMIA FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Gac, Denis Guerard, Ahmed Ali
  • Patent number: 10932102
    Abstract: A notification system for location-based fingerprint detection includes a wireless device scanner, at least one sensor, and a remote server. The sensor is configured to sense parameters indicative of at least one of vaping, potential bullying, or smoking. The system further includes a processor, and a memory having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the notification system to: detect an occurrence of vaping, potential bullying, or smoking based on the sensed parameters; receive, by the wireless device scanner, a wireless signal of a user device; determine a unique identifier of the user device based on the wireless signal; and transmit the determined unique identifier to the remote server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Soter Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Peterson, Mohammed Elbadry
  • Patent number: 10923059
    Abstract: An operation method of a display device with high visibility is to be provided. The display device is an electronic device including a first display element, a second display element, an optical sensor, and a gain calculation circuit. In the electronic device, the illuminance of external light is obtained with the optical sensor, and depending on the illuminance, images displayed using the first display element and the second display element are corrected. The gain calculation circuit obtains the illuminance and calculates a gain value depending on the illuminance. In particular, the gain value is calculated for each of the first display element and the second display element. Furthermore, the gain calculation circuit performs dimming and toning on image data displayed using the first display element and the second display element by multiplying the image data by the gain values or values corresponding to the gain values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Yuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10915723
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate including a first substrate area and a second substrate area; and a display area disposed in the first substrate area and including a plurality of sub-pixels and a fingerprint sensing area, the fingerprint sensing area including a photic hole and a light emitting unit; a fingerprint imaging area disposed in the second substrate area and aligned with the fingerprint sensing area, and configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the light emitting unit, reflected by a fingerprint and passing through the photic hole, and convert the optical signal into an electrical signal; and a fingerprint recognition circuit connected to the fingerprint sensing area and configured to generate a corresponding fingerprint image signal based on the electrical signal output by the fingerprint imaging area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiyun Huang, Benlian Wang
  • Patent number: 10901557
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product embodiments are provided that can support touch interaction on a projective capacitive (PCAP) display system in the presence of water contamination. According to an embodiment, a system includes a touchscreen coupled to a controller. The controller determines the presence of water contamination on the touchscreen, and obtains measurements during a mixed-mode measurement frame that includes a self-mode measurement and a mutual-mode measurement. Based on the measurements obtained, the controller determines a touch on the touchscreen in the presence of the water contamination on the touchscreen. In some embodiments, the self-mode measurement includes measurements collected at a both lower and a higher drive frequency, the higher drive frequency may be in the frequency range of 100 kHz to 500 kHz. In another embodiment, the self-mode measurement includes simultaneously measuring both horizontal-electrodes and vertical-electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gazi Ali, Yansun Xu
  • Patent number: 10896313
    Abstract: A method of recognizing a fingerprint includes generating, by using a fingerprint sensor, an input fingerprint image that is to be used when a fingerprint verification mode is executed; obtaining, from a memory, a registered fingerprint image that is generated from a finger image captured by a camera and stored in the memory prior to the generating the input fingerprint image; determining, from among partial regions of a registered fingerprint image that is obtained, a partial region of the registered fingerprint image, which is superimposed on the input fingerprint image, as a registered superimposed image; converting the registered superimposed image such that a first histogram of the registered superimposed image corresponds to a second histogram of the input fingerprint image; and determining, by comparing the registered superimposed image, which is converted, with the input fingerprint image, whether the input fingerprint image is verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunjoon Kim, Jingu Heo
  • Patent number: 10897528
    Abstract: Head-mounted display systems and methods of operation that allow users to couple and decouple a portable electronic device such as a handheld portable electronic device with a separate head-mounted device (e.g., temporarily integrates the separate devices into a single unit) are disclosed. The portable electronic may be physically coupled to the head-mounted device such that the portable electronic device can be worn on the user's head. The portable electronic device may be operatively coupled to the head-mounted device such that the portable electronic device and head mounted device can communicate and operate with one another. Each device may be allowed to extend its features and/or services to the other device for the purpose of enhancing, increasing and/or eliminating redundant functions between the head-mounted device and the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Quin C. Hoellwarth
  • Patent number: 10890767
    Abstract: Systems and methods for auto-calibrating a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display to a given user with a refractive condition without adding corrective lenses to optical elements of the head-mounted display and without requiring subjective refraction procedures. An autorefractor assembly of the head-mounted display, or a separate autorefractor headset, measures refractive error and communicates the measurements to a control system of the head-mounted display. Based on the refractive error measurements, the head-mounted display can adjust adaptive lenses and other adaptive optics to modify transmitted images; can make compensating adjustments to images displayed by a stereoscopic display device of the head-mounted display; or can make both types of adjustment. These automatic calibrations correct displayed images to compensate for refractive aberration in one or both eyes of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Amanda D. Fernandez
  • Patent number: 10877600
    Abstract: The system manages a keyboard displayed on a touchscreen to address non-responsive regions of the touchscreen. The system monitors usage behavior of the displayed keyboard on the touchscreen. The system determines the non-responsive region of the touchscreen based on the usage behavior. For example, the non-responsive region may result from damage caused by dropping. The system modifies the displayed keyboard to avoid the non-responsive region of the touchscreen. For example, the system may change the location, size, orientation, and/or layout of the keyboard, or keyboard characters thereof, to avoid the non-responsive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ROVl GUIDES, INC.
    Inventor: Madhusudhan Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10878772
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for preventing excessive determination that control in a display control apparatus is abnormal. A control test apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a controller. The controller determines, whenever necessary, on the basis of a second image that is output from the display control apparatus and first test data that is acquired in the acquisition unit, whether the control in the display control apparatus over the display apparatus is abnormal. The controller stops the determination until a predetermined time elapses from a first time point, the predetermined time being equal to or greater than a time from the first time point at which the first test data is input to the controller to a second time point at which the second image is input to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Tanaka, Haruhiko Wakayanagi, Mitsuo Shimotani
  • Patent number: 10877613
    Abstract: A touch display panel includes a touch circuit, a touch electrode layer and a plurality of multiplexers. The touch electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes. Each of the multiplexers is electrically connected to the touch circuit and the first electrodes. Each of the multiplexers is configured to output a touch sensing signal, a first guarding signal and a second guarding signal according to a first guarding control signal, a second guarding control signal, a first touch control signal, and a second touch control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Chi Lee, Che-Chia Chang, Tsung-Yen Tu, Zeng-De Chen, Ming-Hung Chuang, Wen-Rei Guo
  • Patent number: 10877577
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an input device for an electronic device and an input system. The input device includes: a body, a holding information acquiring component, and a style recognizing component, and the holding information acquiring component is disposed on the body and configured to acquire holding information of the user, and the style recognizing component is configured to determine a handwriting style according to the holding information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naifu Wu, Wei Wei