Patents Examined by Temesgh Ghebretinsae
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Patent number: 9329719Abstract: A hybrid touch-screen display that integrates force-based touch-screen technology with any one from among a group of projective capacitive, surface capacitive, resistive, digital resistive, SAW, IR, APR, DST, optical and electromagnetic touch-screen technologies to provide an ability to compensate for non-perfect force transfer. An alternate implementation is also disclosed that employs a single force sensor for relative force measurement in a system in which force is traditionally not measured, here a water dispenser unit. This allows compensation for varying static loads, run-time calibration, and filtering of extraneous loads through firmware.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anders L. Mölne, David Griffith
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Patent number: 9323402Abstract: Systems and methods for navigating between images of multiple exams using gestures performed on a touch sensitive input device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: D.R. Systems, Inc.Inventor: Evan K. Fram
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Patent number: 9323401Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a pixel array including plural pixels arranged in matrix, plural scan lines electrically coupled to a corresponding pixel line of the pixel array, and at least one touch detection unit arranged corresponding to the pixel array. The touch detection unit includes a first transistor having a first transistor, a second transistor, and a touch detection circuit. The first transistor has a first terminal for receiving a first bias voltage, a second terminal, and a gate. The second transistor has a third terminal electrically coupled to the second terminal, a fourth terminal for receiving a second bias voltage, and a gate. The touch detection circuit includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor and is configured to output a touch signal according to the capacitance value of the first capacitor and the second capacitor when the touch panel is being touched.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Tzu-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 9323056Abstract: A method and system of aligning a helmet mounted display mounted to a helmet is disclosed. A method may comprise aligning a first and a second helmet mounted display guide symbol with a reference direction, respectively; selecting the alignment of the first and second helmet mounted display guide symbol with the reference direction, respectively; aligning a first and a second stabilised guide symbol, starting at positions of the aligned first and second symbols, respectively, with the reference direction, the first and second stabilised symbols being stabilised to reduce the movement of the stabilised symbol with respect to the reference direction in response to movements of the head of the user; selecting the alignment of the first and second stabilised guide symbol with the reference direction, respectively; determining a relative position and orientation between the helmet and the display according to the positions and orientations of the helmet at the alignments.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventor: John Richard Williams
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Patent number: 9317167Abstract: A signal processing method for a touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a first sensing region and a second sensing region. The first sensing region is monitored by at least one first sensor to generate a first monitoring result. The second sensing region is monitored by at least one second sensor to generate a second monitoring result. The signal processing method includes determining whether a touch point formed in the first sensing region is close to the second sensing region, and generating position information of the touch point according to the first monitoring result and the second monitoring result when the touch point is close to the second sensing region.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Chao-Ting Cheng, Meng-Che Tsai, Chao-Cheng Wen
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Patent number: 9311881Abstract: Provided are: a liquid crystal display device capable of rapidly removing residual electric charges in a panel when a power supply is turned off, and in particular, suitable for a case where IGZO-GDM is adopted; and a driving method of the liquid crystal display device. In the liquid crystal display device, when an OFF state of the power supply is detected, a power supply OFF sequence including an initialization step, a first discharge step and a second discharge step is executed. In the initialization step, only a clear signal (H_CLR) among GDM signals is set at a high level, and a state of each of bistable circuits which constitute a shift register is initialized. In the first discharge step, only the clear signal (H_CLR) among the GDM signals is set at a low level, all of gate bus lines are turned to a selected state, and electric charges in pixel formation portions are discharged.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihisa Iwamoto, Hideki Morii, Takayuki Mizunaga, Kazuya Nakaminami, Satoshi Horiuchi
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Patent number: 9311840Abstract: A display and an operating method of the display are provided. The display includes a display panel, a timing controller, and a plurality of source drivers. The source drivers are coupled to the timing controller and the display panel, and the source drivers are coupled to one another. The timing controller outputs a plurality of training packets to the source drivers. When the source drivers lock a clock of the timing controller according to the training packets, the timing controller outputs a plurality of color data packets and a plurality of control packets to the source drivers according to a lock signal. The source drivers respectively output pixel voltages to the display panel and determine output timings of the pixel voltages according to the clock of the timing controller and the control packets. The training packets and the color data packets are serially transmitted to the source drivers.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Hsin-Chia Su, Chuan-Che Lee
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Patent number: 9313483Abstract: A polarization switching device includes a lower panel; an upper panel facing the lower panel; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower panel and the upper panel; and a driver to apply a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage to the lower panel and the upper panel, respectively, the first driving voltage to transition among a center voltage, a first voltage and a second voltage. The first voltage and the second voltage have the same difference in value from the center voltage. The driver includes a voltage changing unit to generate the first voltage and the second voltage based on a digital data input to a first digital-analog converter.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Jae Lee, Jun Dal Kim, Cheol-Ho Lee
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Patent number: 9304162Abstract: A processing system configured for capacitive sensing comprises transmitter circuitry, a first internal diagnostic mechanism, and a determination module. The transmitter circuitry is coupled with a first transmitter path of a plurality of transmitter paths and configured to transmit a first transmitter signal with the first transmitter path, wherein each transmitter path of the plurality of transmitter paths is configured for capacitive sensing. The first internal diagnostic mechanism is coupled to a second transmitter path of the plurality of transmitter paths. The first internal diagnostic mechanism is configured to acquire a first resulting signal while the transmitter circuitry transmits the first transmitter signal with the first transmitter path, wherein the first internal diagnostic mechanism comprises a selectable leakage path coupled to the transmitter circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventor: Wen Fang
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Patent number: 9300714Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and program logic in storage media to process media data for quality enhancement. The media data is for rendering at a wireless device. Environmental quantities are accepted from one or more sensors located remote from the wireless device but sufficiently close to be indicative of similar quantities in the device's environment. The sensors at in or connected to a network node. At the network node, the method includes processing the media data using the environmental quantities to generate processed data, and wirelessly sending the processed output to the resource constrained device for rendering, such that the processed output is usable by the resource constrained device to render or to process and render the media data.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Claus Bauer, Brett G. Crockett, Charles Q. Robinson
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Patent number: 9298260Abstract: A system and method for communicating tactile information, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, Robert Rango
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Patent number: 9293101Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a substrate; first and second pixel rows formed on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels; a first gate line extending in a row direction on the substrate and connected with the first pixel row; a second gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the first pixel row; a third gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row, and adjacent to the second gate line; a fourth gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row; a plurality of data lines extending in a column direction on the substrate, wherein each of the data lines are disposed every two of the pixels; a first gate driver connected with the first and fourth gate lines and applying gate signals to the first and fourth gate lines; and a second gate driver connected with the second and third gate lines and applying gate signals to the second and third gate lines.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-Man Kim, Bong-Jun Lee, Shin-Tack Kang
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Patent number: 9292132Abstract: A multi-touch recognizing device for distinguishing an illusion from an actually touched position and an illusion position by using an inclination angle measuring method, minimizing time for measuring a touch position, and more accurately measuring the position is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: RNDPLUS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk Min An, Hong Hee Han, Gu Berm Jung
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Patent number: 9285903Abstract: A device comprising a magnetic stylus, touch sensor, and reflective display provides new opportunities for content presentation and interaction. A user interface is configured to use input from the stylus and touch sensor to modify content presented on the reflective display.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany Yun, Julien G. Beguin, Susan Jie Gao, Tomer Moscovich, Bradley J. Bozarth, Ilya D. Rosenberg
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Patent number: 9285937Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes: a scan drive unit that supplies a touch drive signal to a touch detection element in a touch detection operation period different from a display operation period in which a pixel signal and a display drive signal are sequentially supplied to display elements to perform display scanning; and a noise detector that detects noise included in a frequency component sampled by a touch detection unit. When the noise detector detects the noise, the scan drive unit changes a frequency of the touch drive signal in the touch detection operation period and supplies the changed frequency to the touch detection element.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Noguchi, Yasuyuki Teranishi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Kohei Azumi
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Patent number: 9275572Abstract: Display device includes: a power supplying unit which outputs at least a high-side or low-side output potential; an organic EL display unit which includes pixels and receives power supply from the power supplying unit; two or more detecting lines for transmitting a high-side or low-side applied potential applied to two or more pixels; a relay unit which outputs the high-side or low-side applied potentials transmitted by the detecting lines, to output lines fewer in number than the detecting lines; and a regulating unit which regulates at least the high-side or low-side output potential to be outputted by the power supplying unit, such that any one of potential difference between a reference potential and the high-side applied potential from the relay unit, potential difference between the reference potential and the low-side applied potential, and potential difference between the high-side applied potential and the low-side applied potential reaches a predetermined potential difference.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventors: Yosuke Izawa, Toshiyuki Kato, Kouhei Ebisuno, Shinya Ono, Tetsurou Nakamura
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Patent number: 9274356Abstract: A parallax barrier type stereoscopic image display device comprises: an image panel that display a left-eye image and a right-eye image; a barrier panel that has a switchable barrier comprising a liquid crystal layer, a reference electrode positioned above the liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of driving electrode channels positioned below the liquid crystal layer, each of which is controlled independently, and selectively blocks light from the image panel; and a driver that supplies a reference voltage to the reference electrode and applies a channel driving voltage to the driving electrode channels to form a barrier area and an open area in the switchable barrier.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hojae Kim, Jonghyuck Lee, Doheon Kim
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Patent number: 9275581Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes 1) a driving transistor controlling a driving current supplied to an OLED, 2) a first capacitor connected to a first electrode of the driving transistor and 3) a switching transistor connecting the first capacitor and the data line. Each pixel further includes a first light emission transistor transmitting a first power source voltage to the first electrode of the driving transistor and a second capacitor connected between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the first power source voltage. When the first power source voltage is applied to the first electrode of the driving transistor, the corresponding scan signal of a gate-on voltage is supplied and thus the corresponding data voltage is stored in the first capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
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Patent number: 9268453Abstract: A touch sensor integrated type display device includes gate and data lines that cross over each other to form a plurality of pixel regions; first electrodes arranged in parallel in a first direction; second electrodes arranged in parallel in a second direction; first subpixel electrodes formed within the pixel regions on a different layer from the first electrodes and overlap the first electrodes; a second subpixel electrode formed on the same layer as the first electrodes and overlaps the second electrodes; first routing wires that group the first electrodes into m units; second routing wires that group the second electrodes into n units; first electrostatic discharging circuits that connect the first routing wires to a ground wire; and second electrostatic discharging circuits that connects the second routing wires to the ground wire, wherein the first subpixel electrodes and the second subpixel electrode constitute a unit pixel.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungkyeom Kim, Jinseong Kim, Manhyeop Han
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Patent number: 9269289Abstract: A shift register unit, a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus are disclosed. The shift register unit includes a first TFT (T1) having a first electrode connected to an input terminal and a gate connected to a second clock signal input terminal; a second TFT (T2); a third TFT (T3) having a second electrode connected to an output terminal, a first electrode connected to a first clock signal input terminal, and a gate connected to the second electrode of the first TFT; a fourth TFT (T4); a fifth TFT (T5) having a gate connected to the second clock signal input terminal, a first electrode connected to the output terminal and a second electrode connected to the low potential connecting terminal; a capacitor (C1), and thus the burrs and miscellaneous spikes in a gate driving waveform outputted by the circuit can be suppressed well.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shan Gao, Weiyun Huang, Xiaojing Qi