Patents Examined by Stephen Sherman
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Patent number: 9646574Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Quin C. Hoellwarth
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Patent number: 9639184Abstract: The method for manipulating a cursor is performed at a portable multifunction device with one or more processors, memory, and a touch screen display. Initially, content of an electronic document is displayed on the display, where a cursor is displayed within the electronic document. Two substantially simultaneous touch inputs are then detected on the touch screen display, and preferably anywhere on the touch screen display. In response to detecting the two substantially simultaneous touch inputs, a portion of the content in the document closest to the cursor is selected, and the portion of the content is displayed as selected content.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Stephen O. Lemay, Tiffany S. Jon, Nicholas V. King, Imran A. Chaudhri, Patrick L. Coffman, Morgan H. Winer, Alastair K. Fettes, Nicholas K. Jong
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Patent number: 9632641Abstract: A touch panel for determining real coordinates of multiple touch points is provided. The touch panel for determining real coordinates of multiple touch points comprises a sensing path layer having a plurality of first paths and a plurality of second paths for detecting the raw coordinates of said multiple touch points, and an Eliminating Path Layer having a plurality of third paths for eliminating ghost coordinates of said multiple touch points from said raw coordinates to output said real coordinates of said multiple touch points. The method of determining real coordinates of multiple touch points on the touch panel is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.Inventor: Yong Liu
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Patent number: 9626017Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a display device. The touch panel includes a first sensing electrode layer, a second sensing electrode layer and an insulating layer between the first sensing electrode layer and the second sensing electrode layer, wherein the first sensing electrode layer includes first sensing electrode patterns; the second sensing electrode layer includes second sensing electrode patterns; and the insulating layer includes insulating patterns, a shape of the insulating patterns is the same as that of the first sensing electrode patterns or the second sensing electrode patterns.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Benlian Wang
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Patent number: 9625979Abstract: A method in an electronic device, includes receiving an instruction to enter a power saving mode, switching a first sensing area of the electronic device into an idle mode and a second sensing area of the electronic into a lock mode, detecting an input on the first sensing area in the idle mode, and unlocking the second sensing area. An electronic device includes a processor configured to determine whether to receive an instruction to enter a power saving mode, switch a first sensing area of the electronic device into an idle mode and a second sensing area of the electronic device into a lock mode, detect an input on the first sensing area in the idle mode, and unlock the second sensing area.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Yup Lee, Man-Cheol Heo
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Patent number: 9626936Abstract: The technology provides a dimming module for a near-eye display (NED) device that controls an amount of ambient light that passes through the transmissive near-eye display to a user. The dimming module includes at least one electrochromic cell that enables variable density dimming so that the NED device may be used in an augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) application. The electrochromic cell may be a monochrome electrochromic cell having stacked layers of, a monochrome electrochromic compound layer and insulator sandwiched between a pair of transparent substrates and conductors. A current may be applied to the conductor layers to control the amount of dimming in response to a dimming value. A NED device having a dimming module may be included in a visor, or other type of head-mounted display (HMD). The dimming module may be flat and supported by a flat waveguide mount in the user's field of view.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Cynthia Bell
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Patent number: 9619033Abstract: A system that produces a dynamic haptic effect and generates a drive signal that includes a gesture signal and a real or virtual device sensor signal. The haptic effect is modified dynamically based on both the gesture signal and the real or virtual device sensor signal such as from an accelerometer or gyroscope, or by a signal created from processing data such as still images, video or sound. The haptic effect may optionally be modified dynamically by using the gesture signal and the real or virtual device sensor signal and a physical model, or may optionally be applied concurrently to multiple devices which are connected via a communication link. The haptic effect may optionally be encoded into a data file on a first device. The data file is then communicated to a second device and the haptic effect is read from the data file and applied to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: David Birnbaum, Chris Ullrich, Jason Short, Ryan Devenish
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Patent number: 9620067Abstract: An electro-optic display uses first and second drive schemes differing from each other, for example a slow gray scale drive scheme and a fast monochrome drive scheme. The display is first driven to a pre-determined transition image using the first drive scheme, then driven to a second image, different from the transition image, using the second drive scheme. The display is thereafter driven to the same transition image using the second drive scheme; and from thence to a third image, different from both the transition image and the second image, using the first drive scheme.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: E Ink CorporationInventors: Demetrious Mark Harrington, Theodore A. Sjodin, Robert W. Zehner, Timothy J. O'Malley, Benjamin Harris Paletsky
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Patent number: 9612441Abstract: Disclosed is a glasses-type terminal including a display, a controller, a power supply, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame configured to mount to a front portion of a head of a user, a first sub frame connected to a first end of the main frame and configured to be received by a first ear of the user, and a second sub frame detachably connected to a second end of the main frame and including the power supply unit, wherein the first sub frame includes the controller and wherein the power supply unit is electrically connected to the controller when the first sub frame and second sub frame are respectively connected to the first end and second end of the main frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minjong Lee, Wonseok Joo
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Patent number: 9615003Abstract: Gamma applied data generating circuit includes motion vector extractor, gamma pattern generator, first gamma applier, second gamma applier, and output converter. Motion vector extractor extracts motion vector of object. Gamma pattern generator generates first gamma pattern corresponding to first motion vector value and second gamma pattern corresponding to second motion vector value from first time point. Value of motion vector is changed from first motion vector value to second motion vector value at first time point. First and second gamma appliers generate first and second data by applying first and second gamma pattern to input data, respectively. Output converter outputs sum of first data times first weight and second data times second weight as gamma applied data. From first time point to second time point, output converter converts first weight from 1 to 0 and converts second weight from 0 to 1.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Gyu Lee, Joon-Chul Goh, Nam-Gon Choi, Cheol-Woo Park, Bong-Hyun You
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Patent number: 9612007Abstract: There is provided embedded light guiding parts that allow for light, signals or live images to appear on its surface. Specifically there is provided a light system having an array of rods made in a hard transparent or translucent polymer material embedded in a building material. The tapered rods are held together by a back-bone that connects the bases of the tapered rods to achieve an evenly distributed array of tapered rods, preferably having the same orientation, wherein the rods are adapted to receive a light input at the base ends and to transmit the light output at the front ends of the rods.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: DUPONT LIGHTSTONEInventor: Christoffer Dupont Skovsby
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Patent number: 9606722Abstract: A portable display terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a display unit configured to display an image and a mounting unit on which the display unit is mounted. The display unit includes a front display at a front surface of the display unit, and a first lateral display, a second lateral display, a third lateral display and a fourth lateral display at respective side surfaces of the display unit adjacent to the front display.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee Soo Yoo, Hyun Jae Lee, Mu Gyeom Kim
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Patent number: 9606664Abstract: A dual display information handling system includes processor and a housing. The housing includes a display operable to detect a touch device hovering above the display. The information handling system is operable to detect an orientation of the housing, detect an application running on the information handling system, and set a hover sensitivity for the display to a power level selected from a plurality of power levels based upon the operating mode and the application.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Lawrence E. Knepper, Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Roman Joel Pacheco
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Patent number: 9608053Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masatsugu Tomida, Mitsuru Asano
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Patent number: 9599823Abstract: A detachable head mounted display (HMD) device includes a display unit configured to display a user interface, a detached sensor unit configured to detect whether the HMD device has been affixed to eye-glasses, a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal generated when the eye-glasses to which the HMD device is affixed are touched, and a controller configured to control the display unit, the detached sensor unit, and the sensor unit. The controller is further configured to acquire identification information of the eye-glasses if the HMD device detects that the HMD device is affixed to the eye-glasses, to acquire a look up table related to the identification information, to acquire a control input related to the input signal from the look up table in response to the detected input signal, and to control the user interface to perform a function corresponding to the control input.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eunhyung Cho, Jongho Kim, Doyoung Lee, Jihwan Kim, Sinae Chun
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Patent number: 9595237Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Quin C. Hoellwarth
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Patent number: 9595223Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pixel driving circuit and a driving method thereof, an array substrate and a display apparatus, which is able to avoid an influence on a driving current of an active light emitting device caused by a drift in a threshold voltage of a driving transistor. The pixel driving circuit comprises a data line, a first scan line, a second scan line, a signal controlling line, a light emitting device, a storage capacitor, a driving transistor, a first switch transistor, a second switch transistor, a third switch transistor, a fourth switch transistor and a fifth switch transistor. The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a display manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shengji Yang, Junwei Wu, Yingming Liu
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Patent number: 9595221Abstract: An OLED display with a plurality of pixels for displaying an image having a target display white point luminance and chromaticity, each pixel including three red, green and blue gamut-defining emitters defining a display gamut and a magenta emitter with two of cyan, yellow or white emitters as three additional emitters which emit light within the display gamut; the display including a means for receiving a three-component input image signal; transforming the three-component input image signal to a six component drive signal; and providing the drive signal to display an image corresponding to the input image signal. One embodiment is where the pixels have red, green, blue, cyan, magenta and yellow colored subpixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: John W. Hamer, Michael E. Miller, John Ludwicki
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Patent number: 9588611Abstract: A touch screen system and method that (1) renders a critical button in a visually distinguishable manner and (2) provides an intuitive multi-step activation process that effectively guards the button from unintentional activation is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Jeff Lancaster, Robert E. De Mers, Sonia R. Dodd, Erik T. Nelson, Jessamy Almquist
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Patent number: 9575656Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for displaying a virtual button are provided in the invention. The method includes the following steps. First, the virtual button is activated. Each interactive object displayed on a display frame of a touch screen is detected to obtain an object region occupied by each of the interactive objects, and an initial position of the virtual button on the display frame is obtained. Next, whether the initial position of the virtual button is located within the object region determined. If yes, the virtual button would be displayed at the initial position. If no, whether a non-object region satisfies a first predetermined condition is determined so as to accordingly display the virtual button at the initial position, a first designated position lies within the non-object region, or a second designated position lies within both of the object region and the non-object region.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Ya-Shian Huang, Ting-Yao Cheng, Yi-Chi Li, Chen-Pu Yang