Patents Examined by Thuy N. Pardo
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Patent number: 12223139Abstract: A display device with a touch sensor having a display function and a touch sensor function is provided. The display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode; a first electrode along a first direction; and a second substrate including a second electrode that includes patterns of electrodes along a second direction crossing the first direction and that faces the first electrode and the pixel electrode, wherein upon the display function being activated, the pixel electrode is supplied with a pixel signal, and the second electrode is supplied with common voltage, and upon the touch sensor function being activated, the first electrode is applied with a first signal and the second electrode is configured to receive the first signal to be a second signal as a touch detecting signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naosuke Furutani, Hayato Kurasawa, Makoto Hayashi
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Patent number: 12210679Abstract: A system and method for attention redirection is disclosed. The system may include a display, an environment imaging sensor configured to receive environment images comprising elements of an environment, a user state sensor configured to receive user images comprising a user gaze, and a controller. The controller may be configured to execute program instructions to receive environment images, identify elements and their identities and locations, receive user images comprising the user gaze, track the user gaze direction, determine salience values associated with the elements, and direct a focus adjustment of at least one region of the display based on the salience values.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventor: David Watkins
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Patent number: 12197675Abstract: Described is a touch-sensitive apparatus including a plurality of drive electrodes and control circuitry is configured to: apply time-varying voltage signal(s) to groups of neighbouring drive electrodes for a first time period; perform a first measurement on a receiver electrode during the first time period; apply time-varying voltage signal(s) groups of neighbouring drive electrodes for a second time period; perform a second measurement on the receiver electrode during the second time period; and determine a resultant signal corresponding to the mutual capacitance between the first group of neighbouring drive electrodes and the receiver electrode based on both the first measurement and the second measurement. Further described is a corresponding method for determining the presence of a touch on a touch-sensitive element.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: TouchNetix LimitedInventors: Peter Timothy Sleeman, Stephen William Roberts
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Patent number: 12190807Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, a pixel circuit arranged in the display area of the substrate and including a wiring, a driving transistor, a compensation transistor, a first initialization transistor, and an emission control transistor, and a light-emitting element connected to the pixel circuit. A trench indented in a width direction of the wiring is defined in at least a portion of the wiring disposed inside the pixel circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jonghyun Choi, Minjeong Oh, Kijune Lee
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Patent number: 12190798Abstract: Display panels and driving methods thereof are provided. The driving method includes: obtaining to-be-displayed grayscales of a frame of to-be-displayed image, where the frame of to-be-displayed image includes at least one first subframe and at least one second subframe; determining a target driving mode of each pixel driving circuit according to the to-be-displayed grayscales, where the target driving mode includes a first driving mode and a second driving mode; and when the target driving mode is the first driving mode, adjusting a time interval between an effective level of a first scanning signal and an effective level of a second scanning signal in the second subframe, so as to control a conduction duration of a light-emitting loop, where the first scanning signal includes at least one effective level in both the first and second subframes, and the second scanning signal includes the effective level between the first and second subframes.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Zhengbo Cui
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Patent number: 12189342Abstract: A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sameer Pandya, Antonio Herrera, Colin M. Ely
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Patent number: 12181670Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image generation device including: a space construction section that constructs a virtual world to be displayed on a head-mounted display; an image generation section that generates, based on a position and a posture of a head of a player wearing the head-mounted display, a display image representing the virtual world in a field of view corresponding to a point of view of the player, and causes the head-mounted display to display the generated display image; and a visitor information acquisition section that acquires information regarding presence of a visitor without a head-mounted display in a space where the player is able to move. While the visitor is present, the space construction section displays an object indicating the presence of the visitor at a corresponding position in the virtual world.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventor: Junichi Muramoto
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Patent number: 12181675Abstract: An augmented reality electronic device includes a light adjusting component. The light adjusting component includes a panel and a first quarter wave plate. The panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first quarter wave plate is disposed on a first side of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Jian-Min Leu
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Patent number: 12175048Abstract: The present application discloses a self-capacitance touch panel and a touch display panel. One or more of redundant electrodes are connected in parallel with each of signal transmission lines of the self-capacitance touch panel to reduce trace impedance of the signal transmission lines (especially for the signal transmission lines connected to self-capacitance touch electrodes at a far end). Problems of inability to drive touches, large touch power consumption, and marked incongruities in touch performance of different regions caused by excessive trace impedance are relieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ding Ding, Liang Fang
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Patent number: 12170050Abstract: A moving object detecting apparatus includes a display panel and a processor. The display panel is configured to display a plurality of pixels. The processor is configured to detect the pixels of a detected area to generate a first color value and a second color value corresponding to the detected area, and the first color value corresponds to a first time point and the second color value corresponds to a second time point. The processor is further configured to compare the first color value with the second color value to generate a color boundary variation value corresponding to the detected area. The processor is further configured to determine whether a moving object appears in the detected area based on the color boundary variation value.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: Chun-Chin Chien
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Patent number: 12164735Abstract: An input sensing part includes a first sensing electrode, a second sensing electrode that is insulated from the first sensing electrode and crosses the first sensing electrode, a plurality of dummy electrodes that are disposed in dummy areas located between the first and second sensing electrodes, when viewed in a plan view, and a dummy connection pattern that is insulated from the first and second sensing electrodes. The dummy connection pattern crosses the first sensing electrode or the second sensing electrode, when viewed in a plan view, and connects the dummy electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungbae Kim, Hyun-Wook Cho, Sangkook Kim, Taejoon Kim
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Patent number: 12165551Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first circuit including: a transmission port through which data is transmitted; and a reception port through which data is received and configured to be able to perform data communication with a second circuit through the transmission port and the reception port, wherein the first circuit includes an inspection processor configured to determine whether a detection signal indicating that the second circuit is able to communicate with the first circuit has been detected when data communication with the second circuit is not possible and to determine whether a potential of a reception signal line connected between the reception port and the second circuit is in a state in which communication is possible when the detection signal has not been detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventor: Shigeki Kitaura
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Patent number: 12159008Abstract: In a base element of a waveguide for a detector system at least a portion of radiation passing via the front side and incident on the diffractive element in a selection region is deflected via the diffractive element such that the deflected portion is propagated as coupled-in radiation in the base element by reflection to the out-coupling region and is incident on the associated out-coupling section of the out-coupling region. The out-coupling region couples at least a portion of the radiation out of the base element such that it is incident on the associated sensor section of the sensor unit, which continuously measures the intensity of the incident radiation and supplies the control unit. The control unit determines the distance of the object from the front side of the base element according to the measured intensity.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbHInventors: Martin Thom, Marc Junghans, Roman Kleindienst, Mirko Riethmueller
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Patent number: 12153728Abstract: An optical system for a virtual retina display and a gesture detection of a user of the virtual retina display. The optical system includes a projector unit, an image source, and an image processing unit. The projector unit includes a first, second, and a third light source, and a first controllable deflection unit for scanning deflection of first, second, and third light beams. The optical system further includes a second deflection unit designed to transmit the first and second scanned light beams and to deflect the third light beam into a gesture detection area of the user. The optical system further includes a deflection unit, onto which the image content is projectable and which is configured to direct the projected image content and the second light beam onto an eye of a user.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Johannes Fischer, Johannes Meyer
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Patent number: 12147278Abstract: A display apparatus is configured to determine and display information related to one or more electronic devices. The display apparatus includes a housing having a screen, a processor, and at east a first apparatus port. A cable has a first end connected to the first apparatus port and a second end connected to a port of a first electronic device. The display apparatus receives information via an electronic signal from the first electronic device and is configured to display the information on the screen. In another embodiment, the display apparatus includes a second apparatus port, and a second cable has a first end connected to a second electronic device. The display apparatus receives information via an electronic signal from the second electronic device and is further configured to display that information on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Mitel Networks CorporationInventor: Anilkumar Yalawarmath
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Patent number: 12143678Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that utilize machine learning techniques to dynamically adjust the placement of secondary content that is displayed across numerous user devices over time are described. The user devices may comprise electronic computing devices, such as a mobile phones and digital televisions. The secondary content may be displayed within open slots of webpages or display screens in response to being selected for display during a real-time bidding process for the open slots. In some cases, in response to a bid request for an open slot within a webpage or display screen, a computer-implemented bid generation system for determining the selection and placement of secondary content may identify the secondary content to be displayed within the open slot, determine a bid amount for the identified secondary content, and transmit a bid response that includes the bid amount and the identified secondary content.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignees: DISH NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, SLING MEDIA L.L.C.Inventors: Vinay Tiwari, Amith Kumar Ullur Raghavendra, Vignesh Narayanaswamy, Christine Michelle Chu, Faizel Rehiman Kalleri, Madhukar Pulluru, Yongjoon Oh
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Patent number: 12142238Abstract: A scan line to which a selection signal or a non-selection signal is input from its end, and a transistor in which a clock signal is input to a gate, the non-selection signal input to a source, and a drain is connected to the scan line are provided. A signal input to the end of the scan line is switched from the selection signal to the non-selection signal at the same or substantially the same time as the transistor is turned on. The non-selection signal is input not only from one end but also from both ends of the scan line. This makes it possible to inhibit the potentials of portions in the scan line from being changed at different times.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Miyake
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Patent number: 12141382Abstract: A wearable information terminal that can be worn by a user is provided with: a main body; a display that is incorporated in the main body and includes a screen; a controller that is incorporated in the main body and executes display processing onto the screen; and an operation detector that detects input operation executed by the user with respect to the controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Mayumi Matsushita, Mitsuru Nagasawa
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Patent number: 12140755Abstract: A projection device includes: a plurality of light sources arranged in a first direction; a spatial modulation element that modulates incident light into image information and emits the image information; a lens that changes an optical path of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources such that the light emitted from each light source reaches substantially the same region of an incident surface of the spatial modulation element; and a first reflective optical member that deflects the light emitted from the lens toward the spatial modulation element, the first reflective optical member having a shape that reflects light emitted from the lens so as to be incident on an arbitrary point on the incident surface of the spatial modulation element at a predetermined reference incident angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Hara, Yosuke Asai, Keiji Sugiyama, Yuji Takase
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Patent number: 12136383Abstract: In a pixel of a display device, a back gate control voltage is applied to a back gate electrode of a first transistor that operates as a driving transistor in an anode initialization period, and the back gate electrode of the first transistor is connected to an anode of a light emitting element in a light emitting period. A first transfer line is disposed apart from the first transistor in a first direction. A capacitor pattern is disposed apart from the first transistor in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A second transmission line is disposed between the first transistor and the capacitor pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Su Jin Kim, Chulkyu Kang, Donghyun Kim, Seon-Kyoon Mok