Patents Issued in July 1, 2014
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Patent number: 8766878Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including first to fourth pixels in a first direction, wherein each of the first to fourth pixels has a first width in the first direction and a length more than the width and in a second direction; and a backlight unit including first and second line light regions supplying light to the display panel to display three-dimensional images, wherein the first and second line light regions have a slanted angle with respect to the second direction, wherein light from the first line light region comes to right and left eyes of a viewer through the first and second pixels, respectively, and light from the second light region comes to the right and left eyes through the third and fourth pixels, respectively, wherein the display device has K view points.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co. Ltd.Inventor: Hyung Ki Hong
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Patent number: 8766879Abstract: A display image to be projected onto a projection surface is formed on an imaging surface of a screen member at time of projecting the display image onto the projection surface. A projector is adapted to project a light, which forms the display image on the imaging surface. The imaging surface is formed as a convex surface that limits a curvature of field of the virtual image.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Takayuki Fujikawa, Kazuto Fukasawa, Hideaki Imahori
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Patent number: 8766880Abstract: A system and method are provided for a pixel module to determine its location in a large scale LED display. The system and method determine the pixel module's location based upon the data received by the module and the identity of the module's port via which the data was received.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Inventors: Hamid Kharrati, Robert J. Sefton
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Patent number: 8766881Abstract: The present invention allows an organic EL display device to perform display with high definition by reducing an area of each pixel forming a display region of the display device. A drive TFT for driving an organic EL element, a storage capacitance connected with a gate of the drive TFT, and a switching TFT connected to a scanning line are used in common by pixels arranged adjacent to each other in the lateral direction and hence, areas occupied by these circuit elements per one pixel can be reduced whereby the pixel can be made small. Further, a data line for supplying a video signal and a power source line for supplying an electric current to the organic EL elements can be used in common by the pixels arranged adjacent to each other and hence, the number of data lines and the number of power source lines can be halved thus reducing an area of the pixel. Due to such a constitution, the present invention acquires an organic EL display device capable of performing display with high definition.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masamitsu Furuie, Hajime Akimoto
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Patent number: 8766882Abstract: In an apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image, sub-pixels having color components are arranged in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction in a matrix form, in a display section for displaying a flat image, and a light ray control element is disposed so as to be opposed to the display section. In the light ray control element, linear optical openings extending in a vertical direction are arranged in the lateral direction. A sum of opening area lengths of opening areas of a plurality of sub-pixels adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction is varied in a single row, and the sum thereof in a plurality of rows becomes constant. Further, an arrangement of the sub-pixels is a color arrangement of a mosaic arrangement or a lateral stripe arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Rieko Fukushima, Yuzo Hirayama, Kazuki Taira, Tatsuo Saishu
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Patent number: 8766883Abstract: The present innovation provides a system for driving an OLED pixel that includes an arrangement for driving the OLED pixel in a voltage mode and an arrangement for driving the OLED pixel in a current mode. The system includes an arrangement for switching between the voltage mode and the current mode. When a selected luminance for the OLED pixel is high, the voltage mode may be selected by the switching arrangement, and when the selected luminance for the OLED pixel is low, the current mode may be selected by the switching arrangement. A driver circuit for an OLED pixel is provided. A method of driving an OLED pixel is provided that includes driving the OLED pixel in a voltage mode when a selected luminance for the OLED pixel is high. A computer-readable medium is provided having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that cause a processor to perform a method when executed.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: eMagin CorporationInventors: Ihor Wacyk, Olivier Prache
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Patent number: 8766884Abstract: A display module to prevent the leakage current generated between a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer that constitute a pixel via an organic light emitting layer and obtains uniform luminance. An interlayer insulation layer is provided between an edge of a first electrode layer and an organic light emitting layer that constitute the pixel and the distance between the edge and a second electrode layer is secured sufficiently. Further, the interlayer insulation layer ILI is coated with a resin material having fluidity, and flatness is improved as a whole. An aperture that accommodates the organic light emitting layer is formed in this interlayer insulation layer and the coated organic light emitting layer is formed in uniform thickness and through a necessary and sufficient spread.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshihiro Sato
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Patent number: 8766885Abstract: A full color flat panel display module is formed of a matrix of pixels in rows and columns. Each pixel is formed of respective red, green and blue solid state light emitting diodes that can form any color on that portion of a CIE curve that falls within a triangle whose sides are formed by a line on the CIE curve between 430 nm and 660 nm, a line between 660 nm and a point between 500 and 530 nm, and a line between the 500-530 nm point and 430 nm.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Antony P. Van de Ven, Charles M. Swoboda
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Patent number: 8766887Abstract: Described is a device comprising: an array of light modulating elements; and one or more processing elements for controlling each of the light modulating elements, wherein the light modulating elements are arranged in a two-dimensional array, and wherein the one or more processing elements are adapted to skip some bit locations and use other bit locations of bit values when performing multiple bit logical and/or arithmetic operations.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Syndiant, Inc.Inventor: Karl M. Guttag
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Patent number: 8766888Abstract: Disclosed is an IPS mode LCD device, which comprises first and second substrates, N gate lines arranged on the first substrate substantially in parallel, M data lines arranged to cross the gate lines so as to define m×n pixel regions, a plurality of first switching devices formed at each crossing of the gate lines and the data lines, first electrodes electrically connected with the first switching devices, second electrodes generating a horizontal electric field along with the first electrodes in the pixel regions, a common voltage supplier generating a common voltage from an n?1th gate line and an nth gate line and supplying the generated common voltage to the second electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ju-Young Lee
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Patent number: 8766889Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data lines. Each pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel is coupled to the data line, and includes a switch, a storage capacitor, and a sub-pixel electrode. The switch is coupled to a scan line to receive a scan signal. The switch is turned on by the scan signal to receive a data signal transmitted from the data line. The storage capacitors of the sub-pixels of each pixel are coupled to the scan lines, or the storage capacitor of one of the sub-pixels of each pixel is coupled to a common electrode and the storage capacitors of the other sub-pixels are coupled to the scan lines. The switch and the storage capacitor of each sub-pixel are coupled to different scan lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Ming-Sheng Lai, Chih-Wei Wang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Chen-Kuo Yang
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Patent number: 8766890Abstract: This disclosure primarily concerns 3D stereoscopic displays that provide alternately polarized left and right eye images encoded with a modulating LC polarization control panel (PCP) attached to the front of the display. Viewers then wear polarization analyzing eyewear to correctly see the different images. More specifically, the disclosure introduces global LC electrical reset during the addressing of liquid crystal time-sequential stereoscopic displays in order to reduce left/right eye contamination. LC materials in general do not respond fast enough with conventional addressing schemes to provide independent left and right eye images at the desired flicker-free, rate of sixty frames per second per eye. This disclosure and its embodiments may overcome this limitation, and also may address motion blur limitations, by driving pixels to a common LC state as part of the addressing cycle.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Michael G. Robinson, Douglas J. McKnight
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Patent number: 8766891Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate opposite a second substrate, a plurality of electrode patterns in the second substrate, the plurality of electrode patterns extending along a first direction, a plurality of barrier patterns in the second substrate, the plurality of barrier patterns being insulated from the electrode patterns and extending along a second direction crossing the first direction, and a plurality of pixels, the first and second substrates with the pixels defining a display panel, and each pixel including a gate line extending along a third direction, a data line extending along a fourth direction, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, the pixel electrode being configured to generate an electric field with a corresponding electrode pattern of the plurality of electrode patterns to display an image.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Yeon Yang, JongWoung Park, Geun-Young Jeong, Ju-Hyung Lee
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Patent number: 8766892Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate with pixels for displaying an image and a first wire transmitting a common voltage received from an outside source. A second substrate includes a second wire transmitting the common voltage received from the outside source and a common electrode receiving the common voltage from the first wire and the second wire. Conductive spacers are formed between the first wire and the common electrode in correspondence with a part of an area where the first wire is formed, and electrically connect the first wire to the common electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyungguel Kim, Woongkwon Kim, HeeJoon Kim, Daecheol Kim, Ki-Hun Jeong, Kyung-ho Park
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Patent number: 8766893Abstract: The invention relates to a method for compensating for poor uniformity of a liquid crystal display having a non-uniform backlight. By virtue of selecting a standard color that all cells can achieve to serve as a virtually primary color, the invention measures to give the relationship between the tri-stimulus values of the virtually primary color and those presented by the respective cells and records the resultant values to serve as compensation data. During operation of a display, the input image data are computed based on the compensation data for respective cells in accordance with the cell locations and converted into compensated image signals. As such, all of the cells are able to present the same chromaticity and brightness upon receiving the same image signal, thereby performing uniform chromaticity and brightness across the entire display.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Dynascan Technology Corp.Inventor: Tsung-I Wang
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Patent number: 8766894Abstract: A liquid crystal display system including a signal processing device uses interpolation to generate an intermediate image frame using previous image frame data and present image frame data. The system converts data of the intermediate image frame into transposed image data that is to be used to drive a liquid crystal display panel and display a corresponding image. The transposed image data and the present image data are subjected to a prespecified DCC process (dynamic capacitance compensation process) to thereby generate respective first and second compensation image data. Since the first compensation image data is generated based on the transposed image data and the transposition is configured to prevent over-compensation by the DCC process, over-compensation by the dynamic capacitance compensation process can be reduced or prevented.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bong-Im Park, Jong-Hyon Park, Bong-Ju Jun, Jae-Won Jeong, Yong-Jun Choi, Woo-Chul Kim, Byung-Kil Jeon, Nam-Gon Choi, Yun-Jae Kim, Dong-Beom Cho
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Patent number: 8766895Abstract: The invention relates to a driving method, compensation processor and driver device for liquid crystal display. The driving method includes steps of receiving data signal of a present frame; obtaining an average brightness value of the present frame; comparing the previous frame with the present frame, and when the difference between the average brightness values is larger than or equal to a set threshold, generating at least two back light driver pulse signals of which the duty ratios gradually changing, and outputting them to drive the back lights. The compensation processor includes a data analysis module, a data compensation module, a back light linear filtering module and a pulse generator module. The driver device employs the compensation processor of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Bejing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chulgyu Jung
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Patent number: 8766896Abstract: A driving circuit for an LCD system is provided. The LCD system includes a common electrode, a display electrode, and a capacitor. An AC voltage output terminal of the driving circuit is coupled to the common electrode via the capacitor. The display electrode and a charging/discharging unit in the driving circuit are respectively coupled to the AC voltage output terminal through a switch. According to requirements to change the electrical polarity of the common electrode, a control unit in the driving circuit turns on/off the two switches respectively so as to charge or discharge the AC voltage output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Jun-Ren Shih, Shin-Tai Lo, Hung Li
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Patent number: 8766897Abstract: A matrix substrate having plural switching elements provided in matrix corresponding to intersecting points of scanning lines and signal lines, plural picture element electrodes connected to the switching elements, and horizontal circuits and vertical circuits for inputting the signals to the switching elements comprises a horizontal scanning circuit for sampling a picture data based on digital picture signals, a latch circuit for memorizing the data synchronously with output from the horizontal scanning circuit, a D/A converter for converting the output from the latch circuit into analog signals, plural signal transfer switches provided between the D/A converter and the signal lines, and a selection circuit for selecting at least one of the signal transfer switches. A liquid crystal device comprises the matrix substrate, a counter substrate opposing to the matrix substrate and a liquid crystal material placed between the matrix substrate and the counter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daisuke Yoshida, Katsumi Kurematsu, Osamu Koyama, Mamoru Miyawaki, Koichi Yamagishi
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Patent number: 8766898Abstract: A multi-channel circuit includes a first-channel circuit configured to receive a digital input and a second-channel output voltage, and to generate a first-channel output voltage as a function of the received digital input and second-channel output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Iliana Fujimori Chen, David Hall Whitney
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Patent number: 8766899Abstract: An active liquid crystal display panel includes a pixel array, a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, and an analog buffer. The gate driving circuit is used for driving M first scan lines where M is a natural number. The analog buffer is coupled to the gate driving circuit and includes M buffer circuits and a regulator. Each buffer circuit drives a corresponding second scan line according to an output signal of a corresponding first scan line of the M first scan lines, and the regulator is used for maintaining at least one reference voltage supplied to the M buffer circuits.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Chun Hsu, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chung-Lin Fu, Tsao-Wen Lu, Nan-Ying Lin, Pei-Hua Chen
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Patent number: 8766900Abstract: There is a need for decreasing a variation in times for writing to TFT elements for pixels in a direction along the extension of a gate line in a liquid crystal display apparatus. A display apparatus includes a display panel having multiple gate lines and drain lines arranged in a matrix and a data driver for outputting a display data signal to each drain line. The data driver includes: an internal control signal generation circuit generating an internal control signal for setting a timing to output a data signal to a drain line of each block on a block basis by dividing the plurality of drain lines into multiple blocks; and a register circuit for recording a setting for division of the block, a setting for delay direction and width of a timing to output the data signal, and a setting for rising and falling of an internal control signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hironobu Isami, Haruhisa Iida, Hidenori Kikuchi, Yukihide Ode
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Patent number: 8766901Abstract: An object is to suppress change of a threshold voltage of a transistor in a shift register and to prevent the transistor from malfunctioning during a non-selection period. A pulse output circuit provided in the shift register regularly supplies a potential to a gate electrode of a transistor which is in a floating state so that the gate electrode is turned on during a non-selection period when a pulse is not outputted. In addition, supply of a potential to the gate electrode of the transistor is performed by turning on or off another transistor regularly.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Miyake
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Patent number: 8766902Abstract: Embodiments of a system that includes one or more integrated circuits are described. During operation, the system may determine an intensity setting of the light source based on at least a portion of a video image, such as the portion of the transformed video image that includes spatially varying visual information in the video image. Moreover, the system may modify the video image so that a product of the intensity setting and a transmittance associated with the modified video image approximately equals a product of a previous intensity setting and a transmittance associated with the video image. For example, the modification may include scaling brightness values in the transformed video image. Next, the system may identify a region in the video image in which the scaling of the brightness values results in a visual artifact associated with reduced contrast. For example, the region may include a bright region surrounded by a darker region.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ulrich T. Barnhoefer, Wei H. Yao, Wei Chen
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Patent number: 8766903Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source, a duty determining part, a luminance shifting determining part and a duty compensation part. The light source includes a plurality of light-emitting blocks. The duty determining part determines a duty of light-emitting blocks by using a block representative value obtained from a plurality of image blocks that are divided in accordance with a plurality of light-emitting blocks. The luminance shifting determining part compares block representative values of a previous frame with block representative values of a current frame to determine whether a luminance shifting is generated at an adjacent light-emitting block. The duty compensation part compensates a duty of the adjacent light-emitting blocks when the luminance shifting is generated at the adjacent light-emitting blocks. Thus, the duty of the adjacent light-emitting blocks determined as a block representative value is compensated so that an occurrence of flicker may be decreased.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Jun Seo, Dong-Min Yeo, Gi-Cherl Kim
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Patent number: 8766904Abstract: A controller for an LCD display is described. The controller can control an LED backlight that includes an array of LED lighting elements and an LCD panel that includes a number of pixels. The controller can modulate an individual or groups of the lighting elements in the LED backlight, such as dimming lighting elements, to control a light-field emitted from the LED backlight. The modulation of the lighting elements, such as dimming, can improve image contrast ratios that are generated using the LCD display. Methods and apparatus are described that can simplify calculations used to determine 1) the light-field generated by the LED backlight and 2) a correction factor for adjusting pixel data. The correction factor can be used to adjust an amount of light transmitted by each pixel in the LCD panel to compensate for the backlight producing a light-field that is brighter in some areas and dimmer in other areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventor: Greg Neal
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Patent number: 8766905Abstract: A backlight device which uses a light emitting diode as a light source, the back light device being configured to irradiate a liquid crystal display panel from a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel, the backlight device having a structure where plural lines are provided on a backlight board with a certain gap, each of the lines being where plural of the light emitting diodes are provided, the backlight device includes a light emitting diode driving part configured to segment an entire screen of the backlight board into plural segmented regions and configured to independently control brightness of the light emitting diodes with a segmented region unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., ATRC CorporationInventor: Takeshi Adachi
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Patent number: 8766906Abstract: To provide a hold-type display device without a problem of motion blur and a driving method thereof. The length of a period for displaying a blanking image in one frame period is controlled in accordance with a control parameter showing the degree of motion blur, and the level of a signal supplied to a display element is changed in accordance with the length of the period for displaying the blanking image. Accordingly, the hold-type display device without a problem of motion blur and the driving method thereof can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 8766907Abstract: A drive control method for a display panel configured to constantly provide a good display quality with ensuring that EMI countermeasures are properly carried out is accomplished. Image data used to display a plurality of drive regions of a display panel obtained by dividing the display panel is supplied to data drivers of the plurality of drive regions based on transmission clock signals respectively having different transmission clock frequencies suitable for the plurality of divided drive regions, a common drive-start control signal used for all of the plurality of drive regions is generated based on a reference clock signal having a clock frequency different from any of the transmission clock frequencies, and drive signals start to be output from the data drivers of the plurality of drive regions to display elements corresponding to the respective data drivers at a same timing based on the supplied drive-start control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hirotaka Nishimoto
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Patent number: 8766908Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel having a pixel area and a sensing area includes a first substrate and an opposite second substrate. A press sensing spacer is disposed on the sensing area of the first substrate. A press sensing stage is disposed on the sensing area of the second substrate, corresponding to the press sensing spacer. An alignment layer is disposed over the second substrate, covering the press sensing stage and the pixel area of the second substrate. In an embodiment, the height of the press sensing stage is greater than the height from the surface of the second substrate at the pixel area to the bottom of the alignment layer by at least 0.05 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.Inventors: Hsuan-Chen Liu, Yi-Chung Juan, Sung-Chun Lin, Wei-Chi Lin
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Patent number: 8766909Abstract: An ElectroPhoretic Display (EPD) for changing a display is provided. An apparatus having the EPD applies a driving voltage with a periodic pulse to first color particles for a voltage applying period of the first color particles if a current temperature is below a predetermined temperature. The apparatus applies a driving voltage with a pulse that is kept at the same level as applied to second color particles for a voltage applying period of the second color particles. The first color particles have a higher mobility than the second color particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Gwan-Hyung Kim, Joo-Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 8766910Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for detecting interaction of a user with a sensor array disposed on the wall of a protrusion from the surface of a control panel of a device that physically resembles a mechanical knob protruding from the surface of the control panel of the device. The method may include receiving a plurality of signals from the sensor array and detecting interaction of a user with the sensor array based on the plurality of signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Edward L. Grivna
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Patent number: 8766911Abstract: A multifunction display and operating device of a motor vehicle and comprise a display device (4), a control unit linked to the display surface (6) for implementing a user interface and at least one detection unit (8). The user interface comprises at least one display and operating context, display information depending on the display context being represented in a context information area (21) in a display mode on a display surface (6) and additional, cross-context information being represented in a status information area (22), and a change into an operating mode is initiated by an actuating action detectable by the detection unit, additionally or alternatively representing operating information depending on the operating context in the context information area, a change to a selection operating mode is initiated by a further detectable actuating action, selection information linked to a selection of an operating parameter being displayed in the status information area.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Christoph Wäller, Markus Missall, Mathias Thom
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Patent number: 8766912Abstract: Technologies are generally described for environment-dependent dynamic range control for gesture recognition. In some examples, user environment including, but not limited to, location, device size, virtual or physical display size, is detected and gesture control range adjusted according to the detected environment. In other examples, a controller user interface or dynamic range status indicator may be adjusted based on the modified gesture recognition range control.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Seungil Kim
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Patent number: 8766913Abstract: A telephone book data processor includes: a connection element for connecting to an external device via a short range communication manner to transfer a telephone book data; a telephone book data obtaining element for obtaining the telephone book data; a memory having multiple memory regions for storing the telephone book data; and a controller for executing a telephone book data transfer process and a telephone book data utilizing process. The controller defines one memory region as an object of the telephone book data transfer process and another memory region as an object of the telephone book data utilizing process. The controller executes the telephone book data utilizing process with using the telephone book data in the another memory region while the controller executes the telephone book data transfer process for storing a new telephone book data in the one memory region.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryuji Sakata, Soichi Saito, Suguru Matsushita, Shinichi Yamamoto, Kazushige Hayashi, Masao Sasaki
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Patent number: 8766914Abstract: Measuring audience size for a digital sign comprises generating a plurality of paths, one for each face detected in a first sequence of video frames captured by a camera proximate the digital sign, and generating a zone in the sequence of video frames through which passes a threshold number of the paths. Motion and direction of motion within the zone is then measured in a second sequence of video frames to calculate the audience size that passes through the zone in the second sequence of video frames.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Shahzad Malik, Abhishek Ranjan, Philipp J. Hubert, Umesbbhal Patel, William J. Colson, Haroon F. Mirza, Faizal N. Javer
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Patent number: 8766915Abstract: Methods and apparatus for incremental prediction of input device motion. In one embodiment, the input device comprises one or more sensors adapted to output motional data of the input device as measured at a certain period. A prediction of input device motion is generated based upon the last prediction and a weighted error in estimate determined by the sensory output. According to one embodiment, the weight is calculated as a Kalman gain. In one embodiment, once the prediction has been generated, it is provided to a display update algorithm adapted to orient a navigational object upon an associated display screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Farshid Moussavi
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Patent number: 8766916Abstract: A pointing device includes two lenses with wide and narrow view angles respectively. In a short distance range, the pointing device utilizes the lens with wide view angle to increase visible range. In a long distance range, the pointing device utilizes the lens with narrow view angle to increase size of a formed image of a reference point. In addition, the pointing device senses images through both of the lenses with wide and narrow view angles to obtain rotational information. The pointing device can provide not only positional information but also angular information.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Chun-Yi Lu, Cheng-Kuang Sun, Yao-Hui Tseng, Horng-Goung Lai, Chao-Chien Huang, Meng-Huan Hsieh
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Patent number: 8766917Abstract: Systems and methods according to the present invention address these needs and others by providing a handheld device, e.g., a 3D device, which uses at least one sensor to detect motion of the handheld device. The detected motion can then be mapped into a desired output, e.g., cursor movement.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Matthew G. Liberty, Daniel S. Simpkins, Charles W. K. Gritton, Mark Turner, Frank A. Hunleth
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Patent number: 8766918Abstract: A system is described for predictive text entry. Initially, the items that may be entered by the user are displayed. The user can navigate through these items and enter one of them to a text string (130). A predictive text entry algorithm is used, which depending on the previously entered item, determines items, which are likely to be entered next. A plurality of these items (140), for example two or three, is displayed. The user can then select any one of these items without navigating through the displayed items.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu, Igor Berezhnyy
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Patent number: 8766919Abstract: An electronic device in a low power mode, for example an eBook reader device, may use a fast awake module to quickly update a display. The electronic device may receive an interrupt, begin to awaken, present a cached pre-rendered image on the display, and may resume the low power mode or pre-render additional images to refill the cache before resuming the low power mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Inventors: Manish Lachwani, Jay Michael Puckett, David Berbessou, James Samuel Bowen, David J. Isbister
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Patent number: 8766920Abstract: A data inputting apparatus includes a plurality of keyswitches, an optical module, a sensing module and a processing module. The keyswitches are disposed on the data inputting apparatus. The optical module is disposed on a first side of the data inputting apparatus and is used for emitting a plurality of lights along a first direction, and the lights are corresponding to the keyswitches respectively. The sensing module is disposed on a second side opposite to the first side and is used for receiving the lights and generating a sensing result. The processing module is coupled to the sensing module. When one of the keyswitches is pressed, one of the lights is blocked by the pressed keyswitch resulting in the sensing module adjusting the sensing result, and the position of the pressed keyswitch is determined by the processing module based on the sensing result.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor CorporationInventors: William Wang, Meng Shin Yen, Chung Cheng Chou
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Patent number: 8766921Abstract: An apparatus including a first section having a display; and a second section movably connected to the first section. The second section forms a cover for the display. The cover has a first portion and a second portion movably connected to the first portion. The first and second portions are configured to cover different portions of a front of the display. The second portion is pivotably connected to the first section by the first portion. The second portion has a keyboard thereon.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Rafael A. Ballagas, Hiroshi Horii
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Patent number: 8766922Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a movement control method and system of a terminal input unit having a plurality of protrusions. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a process and an apparatus for controlling each protrusion so that the input unit forms interface modes used for a function control according to a user function of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Han Chul Jung
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Patent number: 8766923Abstract: A character input apparatus and method in a terminal are provided, in which a touch screen displays a first key set and a second key set. The first key set includes first letter keys with all consonants and a second letter key with symbols indicating Tone Marks (Tms) and positions of predetermined vowels, for inputting all vowels and Tms. The second key set includes the predetermined vowels or Tms. Upon selection of a symbol by the second letter key, the controller controls the touch screen to display the second key set and receives at least one letter by the first key set and the second key set.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Se-Hwan Park
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Patent number: 8766924Abstract: An EL emitting touch switch includes first electrodes, a single second electrode facing the first electrodes, and EL layers each sandwiched between a corresponding one of the first electrodes and the second electrode. A light emission driver applies a driving voltage between the first and second electrodes to cause the EL layers to emit light. A timing signal generator generates a timing signal to control the light emission driver such that the application of the driving voltage is stopped at predetermined intervals. Touch decision units are provided for each first electrode. Each touch decision unit includes a feedback circuit for supplying current to the corresponding first electrode such that the potentials of the first and second electrodes become equal to each other, and detects contact of a human body with the corresponding first electrode based on operation of the feedback circuit while the application of the driving voltage is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Visteon Japan, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuto Yamauchi, Yasunori Murayama, Sadahiko Tanaka, Keitaro Takizawa, Kouichi Yamanoue
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Patent number: 8766925Abstract: An apparatus for providing input to a processor includes a sensor pad having a surface and a sensor array for sensing pressure at the surface and producing signals corresponding to the pressure at the surface. The sensor array having columns and rows of electrodes that are covered with resistive material which fills in the spaces between the electrodes and acts as a linear resistor between the electrodes and measures pressure on the pad surface between the electrodes. The apparatus includes an interface in contact with the sensor pad and in communication with the sensor array which couples to the processor to communicate the signals to the processor. A method for providing input to a processor includes the steps of sensing pressure with a sensor pad having a surface and a sensor array for sensing the pressure at the surface. There is the step of producing signals corresponding to the pressure at the surface with the sensor array.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: New York UniversityInventors: Kenneth Perlin, Ilya Rosenberg
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Patent number: 8766926Abstract: A method includes displaying a set of buttons in a first layout on a touch-sensitive display when a first orientation of the portable electronic device is detected and in a second layout on the touch-sensitive display when a second orientation of the portable electronic device is detected. An alternate mode of operation of a portable electronic device is detected. While in the alternate mode, the set of buttons is displayed in a third layout, wherein the set of buttons is displayed in a set of respective locations with respect to the touch-sensitive display for the first orientation and the second orientation. At least some information is displayed based on a detected orientation of the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Jeffrey William Wirtanen
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Patent number: 8766927Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel and a display device employing the same. The touch panel includes at least one transparent layer consisting of a carbon nanotube metal composite layer including a carbon nanotube layer and a metal layer coated on the carbon nanotube layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chen Feng, Kai Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
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Patent number: 8766928Abstract: A method is performed at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a first user interface for an application at a first magnification level. The first user interface includes a first plurality of user interface objects. The application has a range of magnification levels, including a predefined magnification level for requesting a second user interface with a multi-finger pinch gesture.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher Douglas Weeldreyer, Peter William Rapp, Jason Robert Marr, Akiva Dov Leffert, Jay Christopher Capela