Patents Examined by William Lu
  • Patent number: 11696476
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region and a non-display region. First lines are between the substrate and the first insulating layer in the non-display region. Second lines are on a first insulating layer in the non-display region and are alternately disposed with the first lines. A second insulating layer is over the second lines and has a surface unevenness formed by the first and second lines. Third lines are over the second insulating layer and intersect the first lines and the second lines. First insulating patterns are on the second insulating layer and serve to planarize the surface unevenness. The first insulating patterns are between at least adjacent third lines in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Won Se Lee
  • Patent number: 11686948
    Abstract: A head-mounted display system includes a positioning and stabilising structure structured and arranged to hold a display unit in an operational position over a user's face in use and an interfacing structure for the display unit constructed and arranged to be in opposing relation with the user's face. The interfacing structure comprises a substantially continuous face engaging surface adapted to contact the user's face around a periphery of the user's eyes. The interfacing structure comprises silicone. The interfacing structure is configured and arranged such that force applied to the user's face is distributed around the periphery thereof. The interfacing structure comprises a first compliance at a first region and a second compliance at a second region, wherein the first region and the second region are configured around the periphery of the interfacing structure to allow selective distribution of the force onto the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Ian Andrew Law, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Stewart Joseph Wagner
  • Patent number: 11681399
    Abstract: A user-input system includes a force-measuring device, a cover member, and an elastic circuit board substrate interposed between the force-measuring device and the cover member and mechanically coupled to the cover member and to the force-measuring device. The force-measuring device includes a strain-sensing element. The force-measuring device is mounted to and electrically connected to the elastic circuit board substrate. The cover member undergoes a primary mechanical deformation in response to forces imparted at the cover member. The elastic circuit board substrate transmits a portion of the primary mechanical deformation to the force-measuring device resulting in a concurrent secondary mechanical deformation of the force-measuring device. The strain-sensing element is configured to output voltage signals in accordance with a time-varying strain at the strain-sensing element resulting from the secondary mechanical deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: UltraSense Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao-Yen Tang, Andrew Jonathan Wright
  • Patent number: 11681369
    Abstract: A device and method for detecting control-point activation conditions corresponding to a portion of a glove body coming in contact with or being within a threshold distance from at least one of another portion of the glove body or a control surface separate from the glove body. The glove may include a conductive path attached to the glove body and an expanded conductive area conductively coupled to the conductive path and attached to the glove body. The expanded conductive area may be wider than individual portions of the conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Iron Will Innovations Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Michael Baier, Jesse Katzman-Beimuts, Slade Luchynski
  • Patent number: 11656688
    Abstract: A system for provisioning information to a user comprises a first display for displaying information for an application executing on an information handling system and a second display with a first zone for displaying information associated with the application and a second zone for displaying information associated with the information handling system. A biometric sensor determines which display the user is viewing. If the user is viewing the first display, eye tracking software determines actions based on the application. If the user is viewing the second display, eye tracking software determines if the user is viewing the first zone or the second zone. If the user is viewing the first zone, advanced or additional information associated with the application is displayed. If the user is viewing the second zone, advanced or additional information associated with the information handling system is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Amy Li Tam, Terry Lane Matula, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 11650626
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for virtually extending a physical keyboard are disclosed. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer readable medium contains instructions that cause a processor to: receive image data representing a keyboard placed on a surface from an image sensor associated with a wearable extended reality appliance; determine that the keyboard is paired with the wearable extended reality appliance; receive an input for causing a display of a virtual controller with the keyboard; display, via the wearable extended reality appliance, the virtual controller in a first location on the surface, with original spatial orientation relative to the keyboard; detect a movement of the keyboard to a different location on the surface; and in response to the detected movement, present the virtual controller in a second location on the surface, with a subsequent spatial orientation relative to the keyboard that corresponds to the original spatial orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MULTINARITY LTD
    Inventors: Tamir Berliner, Tomer Kahan, Orit Dolev, Oded Noam, Doron Assayas Terre, Amir Eshel, Aviv Burshtein
  • Patent number: 11644892
    Abstract: A method generates synchronized auditory and haptic feedback for artificial-reality environments. The method includes performing a simulation of a user interaction with a virtual object in an artificial-reality environment. The user interaction (i) traverses a surface of the virtual object (e.g., running a finger over a textured surface), and (ii) includes a set of contact events (e.g., a sparse set of events). The method also includes estimating a trajectory of the user interaction with the virtual object based on the set of contact events. The method also includes determining a surface profile associated with the surface of the virtual object, generating an excitation force profile according to (i) the estimated trajectory and (ii) the surface profile, and rendering, based on the excitation force profile, audio and synchronized haptic feedback for the user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sonny Chan, Nicholas Colonnese
  • Patent number: 11635803
    Abstract: A detection system has an interface including a substrate supporting a conductive coating. Electrodes are provided to the substrate. A multiplexer provides current to the electrodes. A demultiplexer receives voltages from electrodes and provides corresponding signals to a controller. The controller receives these signals and determines therefrom an operation performed in connection with the interface by applying an algorithmic approach. Static interaction is recognizable, and machine learning can be used for gesture recognition and/or identification of other interaction types. The technology can be used in a broad array of applications, e.g., where it is desirable to sense interactions with a defined region such as, for example, in the case of touches, gestures, hovers, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Andersen, Okan Agbuga, Xuequn Hu, Robert G. Rogers
  • Patent number: 11630509
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to displaying a user interface for a computing device based upon a user intent determined via a spatial intent model. One example provides a computing device comprising a see-through display, a logic subsystem, and a storage subsystem. The storage subsystem comprises instructions executable by the logic machine to receive, via an eye-tracking sensor, eye tracking samples each corresponding to a gaze direction of a user, based at least on the eye tracking samples, determine a time-dependent attention value for a location in a field of view of the see-through display, based at least on the time-dependent attention value for the location, determine an intent of the user to interact with a user interface associated with the location that is at least partially hidden from a current view, and in response to determining the intent, display via the see-through display the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Austin S. Lee, Anthony James Ambrus, Sheng Kai Tang, Keiichi Matsuda, Aleksandar Josic
  • Patent number: 11625096
    Abstract: A wearable article comprising a knitted fabric formed in the shape of a glove. A force sensing element coupled to the fabric, the force sensing element comprising a resistive sensing system and a fluidic sensing system comprising one or more soft tubes coupled to a surface of the wearable glove wherein the resistive and fluid sensing systems correspond to first and second different sensor modalities which are physically decoupled. Control circuitry is coupled to receive signals from both the resistive sensing system and the fluidic sensing system and to combine resistive and fluidic sensing system signals provided thereto to perform at least one of: pose estimation, environment sensing, human state sensing, and static and dynamic task identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Wojciech Matusik, Daniela L. Rus, Andrew Spielberg, Josephine Anna Eleanor Hughes, Gloria Chang, Mark Chounlakone
  • Patent number: 11609632
    Abstract: A biosignal-based avatar control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an avatar generating unit that generates a user's avatar in a virtual reality environment, a biosignal measuring unit that measures the user's biosignal using a sensor, a command determining unit that determines the user's command based on the measured biosignal, an avatar control unit that controls the avatar to perform the command, an output unit that outputs an image of the avatar in real-time, and a protocol generating unit for generating a protocol that provides predetermined tasks, and determines if the avatar performed the predetermined tasks. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide feedback in real-time by understanding the user's intention through analysis of biosignals and controlling the user's avatar in a virtual reality environment, thereby improving the user's brain function and motor function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Song Joo Lee, Hyung Min Kim, Laehyun Kim, Keun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 11604538
    Abstract: An electric field (e-field) touchscreen is described. A continuous stream of digital signal data that represents e-field signal deviations is received from multiple receive electrodes. The stream of digital signal data is processed using a machine learning model to determine a touch event and a location on a display screen of the touchscreen. The touch event is processed. The e-field touchscreen may determine whether a non-normal event may be occurring causing noise in the digital signal data. If so, the received stream of digital signal data is processed through a low-pass filter and processed through an absolute value average baseline filter. A difference between the filtered data is determined to generate a filtered stream of digital signal data and is processed using the machine learning model determine a touch event and a location on a display screen of the touch event. The touch event is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CHARGEPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Hungerford, Robert M. Khamashta
  • Patent number: 11599198
    Abstract: A device for motion sickness reduction, directional indication, and neural rehabilitation that provides three modes of operation. The device operates by providing haptic feedback using transducers that convert electrical signals to a tactile sensation such as pressure, vibration, electrical stimulation, temperature, or airflow. The transducers are located at different locations on the body of a user, and actively change their operation to indicate a direction of motion or rotation to the user through haptic (tactile) feedback. This tactile feedback can be used to reduce motion sickness, provide directional indication, and enhance neural rehabilitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEUROHAPTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Evgene Fainstain
  • Patent number: 11592922
    Abstract: An input device includes: a touch device configured to receive a user operation; an actuator configured to apply a vibration corresponding to a drive voltage to the touch device; and a processor. The processor is configured to: apply a first voltage to the actuator to vibrate the touch device with a first vibration in response to a touch-down during a touch operation, the touch-down in which a pressing force of a predetermined value or more is detected from start of touch to the touch device; and apply a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the actuator to vibrate the touch device with a second vibration in response to a touch release during the touch operation, the touch release in which a pressing force of a value lower than the predetermined value after the touch-down is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira
  • Patent number: 11586091
    Abstract: An augmented reality (AR) device includes a light source; a light source-moving delta robot on which the light source is mounted, the light source-moving delta robot being configured to change a traveling path of light emitted from the light source by adjusting at least one of a position or a slope of the light source in a three-dimensional (3D) space based on a movement of the light source-moving delta robot; a display device configured to generate a first image by modulating the light emitted from the light source; and a combiner configured to combine the first image generated by the display device with a second image, which is different from the first image and is received from an external source, and output a combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bongsu Shin, Hongseok Lee, Changkun Lee
  • Patent number: 11586291
    Abstract: A device for motion sickness reduction. The device operates by providing haptic feedback using transducers that convert electrical signals to a tactile sensation such as pressure, vibration, electrical stimulation, temperature, or airflow. The transducers are located at different locations on the body of a user, and actively change their operation to indicate a direction of motion or rotation to the user through haptic (tactile) feedback. This tactile feedback can be used to reduce motion sickness. In an embodiment, the feedback is improved by deducting motion associated with the user's visual frame of reference from motion associated with the user's vestibular frame of reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NEUROHAPTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Evgene Fainstain
  • Patent number: 11577828
    Abstract: A power display of an aircraft having a main rotor system and a translational thrust includes a reference member, a first indicator arranged adjacent the reference member and operable to display a power being used by the main rotor system, and a second indicator arranged adjacent the reference member and operable to display a power being used by the translational thrust system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: William C. Fell, Jr., Jason E. Browning, Stacey Ann Sanchez, Kathryn P. Guy
  • Patent number: 11573635
    Abstract: Face mask communication system 100 includes face mask 10 worn by user 14 and signal receiving hand glove 16 worn by user 18. Glove 16 includes data receiver 66 for data communication with mask 10 and includes multiple vibrotactile devices for generating haptic signals. Mask 10 includes an elastic element of flexible material, and a plurality of EMG sensors 12 fixed to the element, for sensing electrical activity of face regions of the user's 14 face. Mask 10 includes a processor 60; decoding algorithm 110 and transmitter 62 for, respectively, processing signals from the sensors 12; generating command instructions based on the signals; and wirelessly transmitting the signals to receiver 66 of glove 16. Mask 10 includes thread elements connected to the elastic element of mask 10 enabling tensioning of the element to provide for fitment of mask 10 to users of different sizes, for optimal location sensors 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: United Arab Emirates University
    Inventors: Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem, Fady Alnajjar, Waleed Khalil Ahmed, Bassam Walid Aljazzar
  • Patent number: 11567335
    Abstract: An apparatus to target recipients of media content items comprises a camera, a communication interface, and a selector input device. The selector input device is communicatively coupled to the camera and the communication interface and has settings associated with groups of recipients. The groups of recipients include a first group and a second group. In response to receiving a selection of a first setting from the selector input device, the camera captures a first media content item and the communication interface transmits the first media content item to the first group. The selector input device can be a rotary wheel. To select the first setting from the plurality of settings, the user can rotate the rotary wheel to the first setting and press the rotary wheel. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Shree K. Nayar, Karl Bayer
  • Patent number: 11550391
    Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling a device using detected changes in a neural-related signal of a subject are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a device or software application comprises detecting a first change in a neural-related signal of a subject, detecting a second change in the neural-related signal, and transmitting an input command to the device upon or following the detection of the second change in the neural-related signal. The neural-related signal can be detected using a neural interface implanted within a brain of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Synchron Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Peter Eli Yoo, Thomas James Oxley