Patents Examined by Viet D Pham
  • Patent number: 10372237
    Abstract: A method for controlling a computer display cursor in an interaction region includes projecting an image of the computer display to create the interaction region. A distance is established between a first point and a second point. The first point has a predetermined relation to the projection device, and the second point has a predetermined relation to the interaction region. At least one of an orientation and a position of a pointing line is measured. The pointing line has a predetermined relation to a pointing device. The established distance and the at least one of measured position and orientation are used to control the cursor position on the interaction region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: UltimatePointer, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Erik Jan Banning
  • Patent number: 10365877
    Abstract: Data, particularly display data, is sent to a particular peripheral device, particularly a display device) from a computer device, such as a mobile device. The method involves determining an identifier of each peripheral device and receiving (35) a user identification identifying a particular peripheral device. The user identification is then associated (36) with the identifier of the particular peripheral device, and data is sent to the particular peripheral device based on the identifier associated with the user identification. The user identification comprises a user gesture which is captured as an input image, which is processed to determine which particular peripheral device the user gesture is gesturing towards and associating the user gesture with the identifier of the particular peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: DISPLAYLINK (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Jonathan Alexander Jeacocke, Daniel Ellis
  • Patent number: 10365522
    Abstract: A GOA driving panel is disclosed. The GOA driving panel includes an active area and a non-active area arranged at two opposite sides of the active area. The non-active area is provided with a plurality of GOA driving units, and each GOA driving unit is connected with one corresponding scanning line in the active area for outputting a scanning signal to the scanning line. The non-active area is further provided with a plurality of signal waveform delay units, and each signal waveform delay unit is arranged between a GOA driving unit and a corresponding scanning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuanfu Liu
  • Patent number: 10359813
    Abstract: A touch sensing device is disclosed. The touch sensing device includes one or more multifunctional nodes each of which represents a single touch pixel. Each multifunctional node includes a touch sensor with one or more integrated I/O mechanisms. The touch sensor and integrated I/0 mechanisms share the same communication lines and I/O pins of a controller during operation of the touch sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Steven P. Hotelling
  • Patent number: 10345924
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for an electronic device and sensor includes: a housing; at least one sensor disposed on a part of the housing to detect an external image of the electronic device or sound. A communication circuit cis arranged in the housing, and at least one processor is electrically connected to the at least one sensor and the communication circuit. A memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to control operation of the at least one sensor to operate as a user interface of the electronic device, and/or to operate as a sensing device for detecting a movement and/or sound of an object within a selected range or space, and to provide data based at least partly on the detected movement and/or sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Bong Chun, Dong-Il Son, Chi-Hyun Cho, Gyu-Cheol Choi, Chang-Ryong Heo, Chang-Taek Kang, Changsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10347202
    Abstract: Disclosed are a driving method and a driving device for reducing electromagnetic interference. A method for driving a source-chip on film S-COF and a timing controller TCON is provided as: the timing controller TCON first outputs initial data A stored in the source-chip on film S-COF; it is determined whether data received is correct by comparing transmission data received by the source-chip on film S-COF with initial data A built in the source-chip on film S-COF, and if a determination result is no, a swing value of transmission data mini-LVDS is adjusted by the timing controller TCON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaoyu Huang
  • Patent number: 10347184
    Abstract: A pixel compensation circuit, a driving method and a display device are disclosed. The pixel compensation circuit includes: a light-emitting element; a driving switch, a first terminal is connected to a power source voltage; a first switch and a control terminal is connected to a first scanning signal, a first terminal is connected to a data signal; a second switch, a control terminal is connected to a control signal and a first terminal is connected to the second terminal of the driving switch; a third switch, a control terminal is connected to a second scanning signal; a storage capacitor, a first terminal is connected to a control terminal of the driving switch, a second terminal is connected to the second terminal of the second switch. Through the above method, the affection of the current flowing through the light-emitting element caused by the threshold voltage of the driving switch is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Baixiang Han, Liang Sun
  • Patent number: 10334903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a helmet that includes an outer shell, a heads-up information system that comprises a display, and an attachment assembly. The heads-up information system is movable from a storage position within the outer shell to a use position in which the display of the heads-up information system is visible by a user, without obstructing the field of vision of the user, when the helmet is worn by the user. The attachment assembly is coupled to outer shell and the heads-up information system, and is operable to move the heads-up information system between the storage position and the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hamid Abdollahi, Raymond C. M. Leung
  • Patent number: 10331262
    Abstract: A driving unit, a driving method, a driving circuit, and a display panel are disclosed. The driving unit is for providing a signal to a touch electrode of an array substrate, comprising: a first control signal input terminal, a second control signal input terminal, a gating signal input terminal, a touch control driving module, a display driving module, and a signal output terminal. The touch control driving module is configured to output a touch control signal to the signal output terminal, and is controlled by a signal inputted through the first control signal input terminal, a signal inputted through the second control signal input terminal, and a signal inputted through the gating signal input terminal. The display driving module is configured to output a common voltage signal to the signal output terminal, and is controlled by the signal inputted through the gating signal input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd, Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingjun Lai, Zhaokeng Cao, Poping Shen, Xiufeng Zhou, Yihua Zhu, Zhaodong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10331263
    Abstract: An OLED display panel includes a common electrode layer, a display pixel electrode and touch sensing electrode layer, an OLED layer, a lower substrate, a thin film transistor layer, and an encapsulation layer. The common electrode layer has plural through holes defined therein. The display pixel electrode and touch sensing electrode layer includes plural display pixel electrodes and plural touch sensing electrodes, wherein each touch sensing electrode has a mesh type pattern. The OLED layer is configured between the common electrode layer and the display pixel electrode and touch sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor layer is disposed at one side of the lower substrate facing the OLED layer. The encapsulation layer is disposed at the other side of the common electrode layer facing the OLED layer. A first power circuit for the touch sensing electrodes is independent to a second power circuit for the OLED display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 10324615
    Abstract: An example computing device includes a touch screen display; wireless communication circuitry; one or more processors; and memory for storing a browser program for displaying web pages on the touch screen display. The one or more processors are configured to execute the browser program to control the computing device to at least: display, on the touch screen display, web pages accessed via the wireless communication circuitry; receive either a first input or a second input to the touch screen, wherein the second input is different from the first input and an initial touch on the touch screen for the first input and for the second input is a link on the displayed web page; in response to the first input, perform a first operation; and in response to the second input, perform a second operation, different from the first operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hashimoto, Shigetoshi Kitayama
  • Patent number: 10319270
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a printed circuit board, and a driving chip package. The driving chip package includes a first terminal electrically connected to the display panel, a second terminal electrically connected to the printed circuit board, and a driving chip mounted on the display panel. One end of a first surface of the driving chip package on which the first terminal is arranged and one end of a second surface of the driving chip package on which the second terminal is arranged are spaced from each other in a thickness direction of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dongcheol Kim
  • Patent number: 10310660
    Abstract: A hover controlling device includes a sensing unit and a hover control unit. The sensing unit includes a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements, and a plurality of third electrodes located on a substrate. Each first electrostatic sensing element and each second electrostatic sensing element include a single walled carbon nanotube or a few-walled carbon nanotube. The resistances of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements are changed in process of a sensed object with electrostatic near, but does not touch the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. The hover control unit is electrically connected to the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin-He Wang, Dong-Qi Li, Jiang-Tao Wang, Wen-Yun Wu, Yu-Jun He, Peng Liu, Qing-Yu Zhao, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 10310661
    Abstract: A hover controlling device includes a sensing unit and a hover control unit. The sensing unit includes a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements, and a plurality of third electrodes located on a substrate. Each first electrostatic sensing element and each second electrostatic sensing element include a single walled carbon nanotube or a few-walled carbon nanotube. The resistances of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements are changed in process of a sensed object with electrostatic near, but does not touch the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements. The hover control unit is electrically connected to the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin-He Wang, Dong-Qi Li, Jiang-Tao Wang, Wen-Yun Wu, Yu-Jun He, Peng Liu, Qing-Yu Zhao, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 10310685
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes: a first touch electrode disposed on a substrate and extending in a first direction, the first touch electrode including first mesh patterns formed of crossing metal wirings including fine patterns; and a second touch electrode disposed on the substrate and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, the second touch electrode including second mesh patterns formed of crossing of metal wirings including fine patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SangGab Kim, Ji Hun Kim, Yu-Gwang Jeong
  • Patent number: 10296129
    Abstract: A touch and hover sensing device includes a hover sensing module is located on a first surface of a substrate, the hover sensing module includes a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements electrically insulated from each other. Each of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and each of the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements include a single walled carbon nanotube or few-walled carbon nanotube. A touch sensing module is located on a second surface of the substrate. The hover sensing module and the touch sensing module are connected to a control chip, the control chip controls the hover sensing module and the touch sensing module simultaneously working or working separately, to sense a position coordinate of the sensed object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin-He Wang, Dong-Qi Li, Jiang-Tao Wang, Wen-Yun Wu, Yu-Jun He, Peng Liu, Qing-Yu Zhao, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 10296096
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an operation recognition device comprising a computer including a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to acquire movement information associated with a movement of a user, and area information corresponding to a first operation section; determine, based at least in part on the movement information and the area information corresponding to the first operation section, an estimated position corresponding to a subsequent operation by the user; and determine whether the subsequent operation by the user is directed to the first operation section based at least in part on the estimated position corresponding to the subsequent operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakasu, Tsukasa Ike, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10290243
    Abstract: A vehicular video display system is provided including a vehicle, a video display attached to the vehicle, a source of advertisements unrelated to the operation of the vehicle, a source of one or more images representing the vehicle's operation, and an operational sensor device which detects one or more changes in the operation of the vehicle. In addition, the display system includes a controller which is connected to the advertisements, images and operational sensor. The controller ceases the display of advertisements upon the video display in the event that operational sensor device detects a change in the operation of the vehicle, and causes the video display to display one or more of said images on said video display indicating the change in operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Randall James Lanham
  • Patent number: 10289254
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with touch control function includes a seat armrest, the seat armrest includes an armrest frame, a flexible pad, a flexible touch panel, and a protective cover. The flexible touch panel is elastic, and the flexible touch panel includes a flexible substrate and a carbon nanotube touch function layer to collect touch input from a user. Such flexible touch panel may be installed on or in armrest of any seat in vehicle, enabling control of a display while comfortably seated, having to lean forward is avoided. A vehicle-mounted entertainment system incorporating such touch control system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shou-Shan Fan, Liang Liu, Li Qian, Yu-Quan Wang
  • Patent number: 10281724
    Abstract: An image display device is used by being mounted on an observer, and includes: a frame section that includes a front section and a temple section; a modulated light generation section, a scan section that is arranged in the temple section and scans the modulated light which is emitted from the modulated light generation section; a deflection section that is arranged in the front section and deflects the modulated light which is scanned by the scan section toward the eye of the observer; and a detection section that detects the modulated light which is reflected in the deflection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Wakabayashi