Patents by Inventor Bart Cappaert

Bart Cappaert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10241618
    Abstract: A touchscreen display system that has a touchscreen display having an active area and an user-input area, a touchscreen controller and an auxiliary controller. The active area and the user-input area are connected to the touchscreen controller and to the auxiliary controller, where a part of the active area has at least one test area allocated for test operations. Instructions are provided to assert the test areas to states of validated touches, a response signal is provided relating to the coordinates corresponding to the validated touches, and the signal is compared with the initial instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BARCO NV
    Inventors: Jurgen Ooghe, Bart Cappaert
  • Publication number: 20170139538
    Abstract: A touchscreen display system that has a touchscreen display having an active area and an user-input area, a touchscreen controller and an auxiliary controller. The active area and the user-input area are connected to the touchscreen controller and to the auxiliary controller, where a part of the active area has at least one test area allocated for test operations. Instructions are provided to assert the test areas to states of validated touches, a response signal is provided relating to the coordinates corresponding to the validated touches, and the signal is compared with the initial instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: BARCO NV
    Inventors: Jurgen OOGHE, Bart CAPPAERT
  • Patent number: 8400607
    Abstract: Applications of embodiments include the use of transmissive or transflective display technologies in extreme temperature environments. Specifically, display assemblies and methods using heating and/or active cooling are described. For example, such applications may include the use of display panels, such as LCD panels, having a diagonal dimension of 17 inches or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Barco N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Cappaert, Jean-Marc Schroeyers
  • Publication number: 20120274876
    Abstract: Applications of embodiments include the use of transmissive or transflective display technologies in extreme temperature environments. Specifically, display assemblies and methods using heating and/or active cooling are described. For example, such applications may include the use of display panels, such as LCD panels, having a diagonal dimension of 17 inches or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: BART CAPPAERT, JEAN-MARC SCHROEYERS
  • Patent number: 8130321
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for calibrating an analogue video interface. Due to the lack of pixel clock signal (206) information in the video-handling unit, a sample clock signal (202) needs to be generated, which should correspond with the unknown pixel clock signal (206). The types of signals transmitted to the video-handling unit may correspond with strange display formats and no up-front information may be present. The present invention provides methods and systems for automatic calibration of an analogue video interface. These are based on obtaining an analogue video signal (208) that is based on a pixel clock signal (206), generating a sample clock signal (202) having a first frequency by means of a PLL feedback divider having a value, determining a phase-relation between the video signal (208) and the sample clock signal (202) and evaluating the phase-relation to determine if the correct sample clock signal (202) is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Barco N.V.
    Inventors: Bart Cappaert, Martin Vanbrabant
  • Publication number: 20080074544
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for calibrating an analogue video interface. Due to the lack of pixel clock signal (206) information in the video-handling unit, a sample clock signal (202) needs to be generated, which should correspond with the unknown pixel clock signal (206). The types of signals transmitted to the video-handling unit may correspond with strange display formats and no up-front information may be present. The present invention provides methods and systems for automatic calibration of an analogue video interface. These are based on obtaining an analogue video signal (208) that is based on a pixel clock signal (206), generating a sample clock signal (202) having a first frequency by means of a PLL feedback divider having a value, determining a phase-relation between the video signal (208) and the sample clock signal (202) and evaluating the phase-relation to determine if the correct sample clock signal (202) is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Bart Cappaert, Martin Vanbrabant
  • Publication number: 20070081344
    Abstract: Applications of embodiments include the use of transmissive or transflective display technologies in extreme temperature environments. Specifically, display assemblies and methods using heating and/or active cooling are described. For example, such applications may include the use of display panels, such as LCD panels, having a diagonal dimension of 17 inches or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Bart Cappaert, Jean-Marc Schroeyers