Patents by Inventor Miao LIAO

Miao LIAO 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).

  • Publication number: 20140168162
    Abstract: A display includes a display area that emits light and a border region surrounding at least a portion of the light emitting region. A light guide plate is overlaying the display area. A lighting module is operatively interconnected with the light guide plate to provide light to the light guide plate and positioned within the border region, and a one camera module is operatively interconnected with the light guide plate to sense light from the light guide plate and positioned within the border region. The display determines a position of a touch on the light guide plate by determining a location of frustrated total internal reflection within the light guide plate as a result of the touch on the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Miao LIAO, Ahmet Mufit FERMAN, Xiaofan FENG, Philip B. COWAN
  • Publication number: 20140028662
    Abstract: An auto stereoscopic display includes a plurality of views thereby providing a perceived three dimensional image to a viewer. The display includes a sensor that determines the position of the viewer with respect to the display and modifies the plurality of views to provide an improved perceived three dimensional image to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Miao LIAO, Chang YUAN
  • Publication number: 20130331145
    Abstract: A mobile device including an imaging device with a display and capable of obtaining a pair of images of a scene having a disparity between the pair of images. The imaging device estimating the distance between the imaging device and a point in the scene indicated by a user on the display. The imaging device displaying the scene on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Miao LIAO, Chang YUAN