Patents Issued in February 16, 2016
  • Patent number: 9262914
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a method for rogue vehicle detection. The method includes receiving at least one violation report for a vehicle from at least one mobile communication device. The at least one violation report is indicative of a traffic violation made by the one or more vehicles. The method further includes categorizing the vehicle as a rogue vehicle, based on at least one rogue vehicle detection metric, the at least one rogue vehicle detection metric being determined from the violation report. The method also includes compiling a traffic observation record based on at least one of the violation report and the rogue vehicle detection metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Balamuralidhar Purushothaman, Rajan Mindigal Alasingara Bhattachar
  • Patent number: 9262915
    Abstract: A system, device, and methods for monitoring and responding to information needs of users in an urban grid or local map area. The system is a platform to virtualize an urban space, provide map overlayers with local data content, and allow users to access personalized content having relevance based on proximity, location, time, and keyword search criteria such as guest entries, local ties recent user internet activity, time of day, special events related to a user's profile, appointments in a user's calendar, traffic conditions, destinations along a user's footpath having possible significance, schedules and routes for transit, taxi or rental information for visitors, environmental conditions, and the like. In a second embodiment, the system may be expanded to assist guests with parking and traffic management issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KERBspace, Inc
    Inventors: William E Clem, Leif Summerfield
  • Patent number: 9262916
    Abstract: A server for providing a traffic image to a user device includes a location information receiving unit which receives information relating to a respective location of each of a plurality of vehicles, a location management unit which receives information relating to a particular area from a user device, and which detects at least one vehicle located within the particular area based on the location information, an information sending unit which sends information relating to the at least one detected vehicle to the user device, an image requesting unit which receives information relating to a vehicle selected from among the at least one detected vehicle from the user device, and which requests, from a device installed in the selected vehicle, transmission of a traffic image of the selected vehicle, and an image providing unit which receives the image and which provides the traffic image to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KT Corporation
    Inventors: Seok-Woo Kim, Se-Hoon Kim, Eui-Jik Kim, Jin-Soo Park, Han-Wook Jung, Sung-Phil Heo
  • Patent number: 9262917
    Abstract: Provided is a safety directional indicator to improve highway safety. Embodiments of the invention include devices for guiding a driver of a vehicle in a desired direction, typically away from highway workers, pedestrians, curbs, and opposing lanes of traffic. Specifically included is a safety directional indicator system comprising a flexible belt with a plurality of light transmitting bars disposed along the belt and having a plurality of LEDs disposed at one elongated end of each light transmitting bar and in operable communication with a control system for illuminating the LEDs in a manner to indicate a direction for traffic. Safety devices according to the invention can be stand-alone devices, devices capable of being attached to objects or structures at a highway scene, or configured to be worn on a person's body. An object of the safety devices according to embodiments of the invention is to increase driver awareness of highway situations especially during conditions of restricted visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Haynes, David Eric Collins
  • Patent number: 9262918
    Abstract: A signal information processing device and a signal information processing method for calculating the state of a traffic light for driving assistance for traffic lights for which signal information is not transmitted from a roadside apparatus, and a driving assistance device and a driving assistance method for performing driving assistance on the basis of the calculated state of the traffic light. A driving assistance ECU of a vehicle acquires signal information corresponding to a first traffic light and information indicating the driving environment of the vehicle corresponding to a second traffic light placed at a position different from the first traffic light. The driving assistance ECU is provided with a signal information processing unit, which estimates signal information of the second traffic light by performing a computation on the basis of the signal information corresponding to the first traffic light and the information indicating the driving environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotada Otake
  • Patent number: 9262919
    Abstract: A street lamp for providing the safe driving information comprises: a main lighting portion for lighting a road; a vehicle reception portion for receiving an accident or malfunction occurrence signal from a vehicle in an accident or which is malfunctioning; a control portion for generating accident or malfunction recognition signals that can be distinguished, in accordance with the reception of the accident or malfunction occurrence signal; and a vehicle transmitting portion for selectively transmitting the accident or malfunction occurrence signal to vehicles in front and behind the location of the accident or the malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventor: Duk Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 9262920
    Abstract: A method and to a device are provided for outputting information in a motor vehicle, in which as a function of an event visual and/or acoustic information is output to a driver of the motor vehicle. In order to achieve an improved choice of the suitable timing of the outputting of the information it is provided that the time between registering of the event and outputting of the information is set as a function of the orientation of the driver's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Rami Zarife
  • Patent number: 9262921
    Abstract: A method for assisting a driver to locate a parking space includes identifying a user-selected destination with a navigation system of a first vehicle. While the driver of the first vehicle is being guided by the navigation system towards the selected destination, parking availability information is acquired from a first space allocation device (e.g., ticket vending machine), associated with a first parking zone. The parking availability information includes parking availability information for at least one second parking zone associated with a respective second, space allocation device, remote from the first space allocation device. The second parking availability information for the second parking zone(s) is communicated to the first space allocation device by at a respective second navigation system of at least one second vehicle. A parking zone is selected, based on the user-selected destination and acquired parking availability information transmitted from the first space allocation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Denys Proux
  • Patent number: 9262922
    Abstract: A parking management system including a rail is described. A camera module takes images of a parking area, has a chargeable battery, and moves along the rail using a motor and wheels. A charging and AP module charges the camera module, receives image information from the camera module, and is movable using a motor, a running rail and gears. A server processes the image information received from the charging and AP module. A computer is connected to the server, and contains management software which executes a parking situation search using a database of the server. The camera takes images from the parking area while moving along the rail, and is positioned on the charging rail so as to be charged from the charging and AP module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: CHANG SHIN INFOTEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongsoo Song, Jaegu Baek, Jaesung Lee, Taeheon Kang
  • Patent number: 9262923
    Abstract: A blind spot detection system for a vehicle includes a vehicle information detecting module for obtaining at least one vehicle information of the vehicle corresponding to an external environment, an alarm for generating an alarm signal, a plurality of sensors each for emitting a radio signal and receiving a reflecting signal of the transmitted radio signal to detect whether an object exists within a specific range and generate a detection result accordingly, and a control module for controlling the alarm to generate the alarm signal according to the at least one vehicle information and a plurality of detection results generated by the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
    Inventors: Tsai-Wang Chang, Min-Jung Wu, Chien-Chung Tseng
  • Patent number: 9262924
    Abstract: A human machine interface (HMI) can communicate warnings and messages to a driver by selecting among a variety of warning devices based on information related to the driver's viewing angle. The variety of warning devices can include a primary-visual warning device (e.g., a heads up display), secondary-visual warning devices (e.g., an instrument cluster or a navigational screen), a portable device (e.g., a tablet or a cellular phone), an audio system, or a haptic device. The HMI apparatus displays warnings on visual warning devices within the driver's view, can signal an active portable device to output a warning. Visual warnings can include directional cues. Audio warnings may accompany the visual warnings, and can be output with greater intensity when no visual devices are within the driver's view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: John-Michael McNew
  • Patent number: 9262925
    Abstract: A vehicle display apparatus includes a plurality of display devices that superpose and display a plurality of pieces of information by displaying information at each position of a plurality of different positions in a predetermined direction towards the front of a vehicle that can be viewed by a driver of the vehicle, and includes as at least one of the plurality of display devices, an attention attracting display device that displays as the information, attention attracting information on the nearest side to the driver in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Murayama, Megumi Nagumo
  • Patent number: 9262926
    Abstract: A reference pass code is received from a first user. Location information of a vehicle of the first user is received from a first computer. A pass code is received from a second user. Location information of a vehicle of the second user is received from a second computer. One or more computer processors verify that the pass code received from the second user matches the reference pass code. Based on verification of the pass code received from the second user, the location information of the vehicle of the first user is transmitted to the second computer and the location information of the vehicle of the second user is transmitted to the first computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Gilad Sharaby, Neil Sondhi, Yulia Tseytlin
  • Patent number: 9262927
    Abstract: Methods and devices for automatically managing audio air control messages on an aircraft are described. The device comprises a unit for automatically transcribing an audio message received on board an aircraft into a textual message, a unit for automatically processing the textual message in order to extract all the indications included in this message, and a unit for automatically displaying, for each extracted indication, on at least one screen of the aircraft cockpit, an information message relating to the indication and a validation request for the pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Frédérique Populus, Eric Petit
  • Patent number: 9262928
    Abstract: A method of predicting an achievable level of privacy of a flight path can include receiving an indication of a flight route of an aircraft, receiving an indication of one or more privacy enhancement techniques, estimating an air traffic density for one or more airspaces along or near the flight route where the estimating is based on information obtained from one or more aviation information databases, and estimating an achievable level of privacy of the flight path based, at least in part, on the air traffic density for one or more airspaces and the one or more privacy enhancement techniques. The method can further include using the estimated achievable level of privacy of the flight path as a privacy layer in one or more flight planning and optimization problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Radhakrishna G. Sampigethaya
  • Patent number: 9262929
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may help to automatically create flight plans that incorporate information regarding a number of different societal considerations. An illustrative computer-implemented method may involve receiving societal-consideration data for a plurality of geographic areas over which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are deployable. For a given geographic area from the plurality of geographic areas, the societal-consideration data may include one or more land-use indications for the geographic area that are indicative of a type of land use in the geographic area. The method may also involve, for each of one or more of the plurality of geographic areas: applying a cost function to the one or more land-use indications for the geographic area to determine a societal-consideration cost of UAV flight over the geographic area; and sending an indication of the determined societal-consideration cost to a computer-based flight planner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Roy, Leila Takayama, Mathias Samuel Fleck, Roger William Graves
  • Patent number: 9262930
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating arrival traffic schedules incorporating equipage-dependent in-trail spacing (time or distance). An arrival management system has a ground-based scheduling tool that applies customized spacing buffers between in-trail aircraft depending on the types of FMS equipage onboard aircraft sequence pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Johan De Prins
  • Patent number: 9262931
    Abstract: A system and method for graphically creating an approach course on a navigation display is provided. A processor operatively coupled to a display and is configured to generate an approach course by (1) generating a graphical representation of at least one terminal area procedure, (2) selecting the at least one terminal area procedure on the display, and (3) displaying the approach course including the at least one terminal area procedure. The approach course is then accepted and inserted into a flight plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Sudarshan Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 9262932
    Abstract: Extended runway systems and methods include generating a runway centerline that extends from a start point on the runway to an endpoint located at a predefined distance from the start point. One or more distance markers are also calculated for the runway centerline. Display data is provided to an electronic display that causes the display to show the runway centerline and the one or more distance markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Barber, Christopher A. Scherer, Travis S. VanDerKamp, Victor E. VIllagomez
  • Patent number: 9262933
    Abstract: A system on-board an unmanned aerial vehicle for controlling a lateral maneuver to avoid a loss of separation between the unmanned aerial vehicle and an intruder into its airspace. The system receives as inputs the desired miss distance, desired bank angle, state vectors for the unmanned aerial vehicle, wind, and an intruder, and a target vector; and outputs a lateral route change which will achieve the desired miss distance and return the unmanned aerial vehicle back to path. In one embodiment, the system comprises a computer programmed with software that runs automatically and guides the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a lateral maneuver that avoids loss of separation. In another embodiment, the software runs automatically and advises a pilot on the ground (who is flying the drone by remote control) that a maneuver is about to happen, which maneuver the pilot can either accept or reject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Patrick Donald Hoy
  • Patent number: 9262934
    Abstract: A portable wireless data transfer and display device includes a user interface, a display, a processor, and a short-range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly receive vehicle data, in real-time, from a data acquisition device mounted inside a vehicle when in close proximity to the data acquisition device. The device is configured to receive an input of driver information and driver communications from a user via the user interface. The short-range wireless communication module is configured to communicate two ways, in real-time, the driver communications via a long-range wireless network. The device is configured to process into a trip schedule at least one of: the vehicle data, the driver information, and the driver communications via the processor. The device is further configured to present the trip schedule and the driver communications to the user via the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: XRS Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Mohn, Christopher A. Sekula, Sarat Kakumanu, Odell R. Tuttle, Daniel P. Fuglewicz, Peter S. Anderson, Thomas J. Martin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9262935
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and products for language learning that may extract text from various resources having text, using various natural-language processing features, which can be combined with custom-designed learning activities to offer a needs-based, adaptive learning methodology. The system may receive a resource, extract keywords pedagogically valuable to non-native language learning and academic exercises. Metadata describing various aspects of resources from which keywords are extracted may be associated with keywords. Metadata describing various aspects of keywords may also be associated with keywords. Extracted keywords may be stored into a keyword store along with any metadata associated with keywords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: VOXY, Inc.
    Inventors: Katharine Nielson, Kasey Kirkham, Na'im Tyson, Andrew Breen
  • Patent number: 9262936
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to encouraging an individual to assume a leadership role associated with an online group relating to a subject matter. In one innovative aspect, the disclosed subject matter can be embodied in a method. The method includes determining a leadership score corresponding to an individual. The leadership score corresponds to a level of correlation between the individual and a leadership role associated with an online group relating to a subject matter. The method further includes providing, based on the leadership score, an invitation to be sent to the individual, inviting the user to assume a leadership role associated with the online group. The method further includes receiving an indication of an acceptance of the invitation. The method further includes assigning to the individual, based on the received indication of the acceptance, the leadership role associated with the online group relating to the subject matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Matthew Marra, Frances Bordwell Haugen
  • Patent number: 9262937
    Abstract: A system and method for correlating learning objectives, curriculum items or elements or competency expectations between multiple curricula, or between a curriculum and established national, industry or governmental standards, includes multiple steps. A first curriculum, including multiple curriculum items, is selected. A second curriculum or standard, containing multiple elements, is selected. A curriculum item from within the first curriculum is selected. A filter is applied to the elements of the second curriculum or standard to produce a visible display of a subset of elements from within the second curriculum. Individual elements, from within the subset of elements, are identified as correlating to the curriculum item. The individual elements that correlate to the curriculum item are tagged, or cross-walked, to create a link between the curricula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Gregg Alan Chandler
  • Patent number: 9262938
    Abstract: In a method of answering questions, a question is received, a question LAT is determined, and a candidate answer to the question is identified. Preliminary types for the candidate answer are determined using first components to produce the preliminary types. Each of the first components produces a preliminary type using different methods. A first type-score representing a degree of match between the preliminary type and the question LAT is produced. Each preliminary type and each first type-score is evaluated using second components. Each of the second components produces a second score based on a combination of the first type-score and a measure of degree that the preliminary type matches the question LAT. The second components use different methods to produce the second score. A final score representing a degree of confidence that the candidate answer matches the question LAT is calculated based on the second score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sugato Bagchi, James J. Fan, David A. Ferrucci, Aditya A. Kalyanpur, James W. Murdock, IV, Christopher A. Welty
  • Patent number: 9262939
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for training in an aircraft. A display system is associated with an aircraft. A sensor system is associated with the aircraft. A training processor is configured to be connected to the aircraft. The training processor is configured generate constructive data for a number of simulation objects and generate simulation sensor data using the constructive data. The training processor is further configured to present the simulation sensor data with live sensor data generated by the sensor system for an aircraft on a display system in the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert James Lechner, Timothy Stumpf, John Wokurka, Kenneth Leonard Bernier, Ryan Greene, Chad Michael Keller
  • Patent number: 9262940
    Abstract: Various systems to aid a visually impaired musician to learn musical notation. The system includes a microprocessor with a memory adapted to store musical notation. Multiple transducers are operatively attached to the microprocessor. The transducers are spatially located on and/or in contact with a part of the body of the visually impaired musician. Responsive to the musical notation, the microprocessor is configured to signal the transducers to provide a physical or tactile sensation to the part of the body of the visually impaired musician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Shlomo Michael Farber
  • Patent number: 9262941
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for assessing non-native speech proficiency. A non-native speech sample is processed to identify a plurality of vowel sound boundaries in the non-native speech sample. Portions of the non-native speech sample are analyzed within the vowel sound boundaries to extract vowel characteristics. The vowel characteristics are used to identify a plurality of vowel space metrics for the non-native speech sample, and the vowel space metrics are used to determine a non-native speech proficiency score for the non-native speech sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Educational Testing Services
    Inventors: Lei Chen, Keelan Evanini, Xie Sun
  • Patent number: 9262942
    Abstract: MRI training and adjustment device for positioning the tip of a medical implement in living tissue, comprising a dummy which contains in the space inside it target pieces that show up in the MRI and the other component parts of which are invisible in the MRI, wherein a further component part of the training device is a base plate, which can be fastened under an MRI coil for the living tissue to be examined and carries at least one fastening block, which can be moved linearly with respect to the tissue and to which there can be detachably fastened either the dummy and/or a tissue pressing frame, which has an opening that is crossed by at least one elongated pressing rail, wherein the base plate, the fastening block, the tissue pressing frame and the pressing rail are invisible in the MRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Hubert Noras
  • Patent number: 9262943
    Abstract: A CPR training mannequin includes a humanoid torso, the torso composed of a material having a degree of transparency. A humanoid head is connected to the torso and has a mouth opening connected to a ventilation tube within the head. The torso is supported by resilient elements from the base to simulate resistance to chest compressions. A simulated heart and simulated lungs are arranged within the torso and are visible through the front surface of the torso. Sensors measure the air flow during CPR ventilation and depth of CPR chest compressions. Lights within the heart, brain and lungs indicate the chest compressions and ventilation are adequate to resuscitate the simulated victim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Oneal Clash
  • Patent number: 9262944
    Abstract: Problems of dot pattern technology include latitude/longitude information not being able to be acquired from a curvilinear solid. To read coordinate and/or code information from the vicinity of a line segment to acquire information associated with the line segment, it is necessary to define manually an area including the line segment to form the dot-pattern associated with the information in the area. In the case where line segments are adjacent, a sufficient area cannot be secured and information cannot be defined accurately for the line segment. Stream dot-patterns which are formed based on a prescribed rule, and which have few moires that are streaky periodic patterns are connected and formed in a belt-like shape. It becomes possible to create an information inputting medium that accurately defines the latitude/longitude and coordinate information on various line segments on the curvilinear solid, the map, the drawing, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Kenji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9262945
    Abstract: A panel element includes a fabric panel, a corner gasket element and two auxiliary gaskets. The corner gasket element has a tab member and two gasket legs. Each leg extends to respective outer ends from a common intersection in a manner orthogonal to one another. The tab member extends from the intersection in a manner orthogonal to the legs. The auxiliary gaskets each have at least one gasket end positioned adjacently to a respective outer end. The fabric panel has a display face and an outer perimeter portion. The outer perimeter portion is affixed to the gasket legs and the auxiliary gaskets. The gasket legs and auxiliary gasket elements are removably insertable into a perimeter groove disposed in the closed-contour framework, thereby facilitating tensioned attachment of the fabric panel across an opening defined by the closed contour with said tab member gripably protruding outward of the display face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Moss Holding Company
    Inventor: Robert M. Frey
  • Patent number: 9262946
    Abstract: A profile for making channel letters is disclosed. The profile can have a rule having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first surface, and a protective coating. The top edge and the bottom edge can be separated by a profile height. The first surface can describe an interior surface of a completed channel letter. The profile can also have a first rib bonded to the first surface with an adhesive. The first rib can be disposed parallel to a profile axis and separated from the top edge by a face plate thickness. The first rib can be configured to receive one or more cuts allowing the profile to bend and form the channel letter. The profile can be made by bonding the first rib to the rule using an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SEOUL LASER DIEBOARD SYSTEM CO. LTD
    Inventor: Kyong-Chan Lim
  • Patent number: 9262947
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying electronic advertisements or the like is provided herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include a first planar body having a first electronic display and a second planar body having a second electronic display. The apparatus may include a connector for connecting the first and second planar bodies, and at least one controller component operatively coupled to the first and second electronic displays. The apparatus may include at least one alarm component attached to at least one of the first and second planar bodies, and at least one movement detection component operatively coupled to the at least one alarm component. The apparatus may include at least one power component operatively coupled to the first and second electronic displays and the at least one alarm component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Total Range Design Pty Ltd
    Inventor: David Gregory Ranger
  • Patent number: 9262948
    Abstract: A collapsible and deployable indoor-outdoor sign assembly that can easily and quickly be installed, taken down, and transported, and still have excellent stability, strength, and longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Joel Pounders
  • Patent number: 9262949
    Abstract: A portable collapsible sign assembly including a fabric covering and support frame which is adjustable between a collapsed and expanded position. When the sign assembly is expanded, or in its deployed state, the fabric covering and support frame possess a connective tension relationship with respect to one another which creates and supports both the sign assembly display sign and base in a stable manner. The fabric covering engagement with the support frame enables the entire sign assembly, including both the display sign and assembly base, to be simultaneously deployed in one user-initiated motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Mead Pelletier
  • Patent number: 9262950
    Abstract: Augmented reality extrapolation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an augmented-reality display is rendered based at least in part on a first basis that describes a likely orientation or position of at least a part of the computing device. The rendered augmented-reality display is updated based at least in part on data that describes a likely orientation or position of the part of the computing device that was assumed during the rendering of the augmented-reality display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin J Sugden
  • Patent number: 9262951
    Abstract: Techniques for stereoscopic 3D display systems with active shuttered glasses are provided which overcomes the real-world limitations of sample/load & hold displays, resulting in greater overall brightness, while reducing crosstalk between each eye perspective. In some embodiments, a first left-eye perspective frame and a first right-eye frame are determined from image data. A first composite frame of a first type is then created. This first composite frame of the first type comprises one or more left-eye pixel values from the first left-eye frame and one or more right-eye pixel values from the first right-eye frame. The first composite frame of the first type is outputted to the display area. This may also include use of scanning backlight synchronized to loading/hold of display in conjunction with the composite frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Matthew Chang
  • Patent number: 9262952
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting display panel. The organic light emitting display panel includes a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels I displaying mutually different colors, a plurality of data pads electrically connected to wirings extending from the data lines, each of the plurality of data pads being connected to corresponding data lines, respectively, and an array test unit applying an array test signal to the plurality of pixels of the pixel unit, and sensing a current outputted from the plurality of pixels. The array test unit includes an array test pad electrically connected to a plurality of data pads through a plurality of array test switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hye Kim, Ji-Hyun Ka
  • Patent number: 9262953
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel in which all or some portions of an inspection pad and an inspection wire for inspection of a panel are formed in the display panel, and a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilgi Jeong, ChongHun Park, Soonll Yun, Hana Jung
  • Patent number: 9262954
    Abstract: A visible light communication signal display method of displaying (i) an image represented by video signals and (ii) an image obtained by encoding visible light communication signals includes: encoding at least part of the visible light communication signals to generate an encoded image; generating a plurality of sub-images which correspond to respective partial images obtained by dividing the encoded image and each of which (i) includes a corresponding one of the partial images and (ii) except for the corresponding partial image, is an image having a substantially uniform luminance value lower than or equal to a predetermined luminance value; and displaying, in a video display period, the image represented by the video signals, and displaying the sub-images in time series in a communication period different from the video display period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Oshima, Koji Nakanishi, Hideki Aoyama, Koji Aoto, Toshiyuki Maeda, Akira Shiokawa, Akihiro Ueki, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9262955
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a gate driver, a gate clock signal modulating unit, and a gate clock signal generator. The display panel includes gate lines and pixels connected to the gate lines via respective switching elements. The gate driver includes stages configured to output gate signals to the gate lines. The gate clock signal modulating unit is configured to modulate an input gate clock signal based on a scanning start signal to generate an output gate clock signal. The gate clock signal generator is configured to generate a clock signal based on the gate clock signal and output the clock signal to the gate driver. The gate clock signal modulating unit is configured to modulate a width of a pulse of the input gate clock signal overlapping a pulse of the scanning start signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-Ho Hwang
  • Patent number: 9262956
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a diagonal detector, a first processor, and a second processor. The diagonal detector may determine whether a red-blue data set includes data for controlling a display device to display any diagonal line, the display device including subpixels arranged in first-type lines and second-type lines that are alternately disposed, the red-blue data set including 9 data values that correspond to 9 subpixels among the subpixels, the 9 subpixels forming a 3-by-3 array that includes a center subpixel, the 9 data values including a center data value that corresponds to the center subpixel. The first/second processor may process the center data value using a first/second coefficient to produce a first/second value that corresponds to the center subpixel if the center subpixel is in the first-type/second-type lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geun-Young Jeong, Ji-Yeon Yang, Byung-Hyun Kim, Takeshi Kato, Myung-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9262957
    Abstract: A pixel arrangement of color display panel includes a plurality of first sub-pixels for providing a first color light, a plurality of second sub-pixels for providing a second color light, a plurality of third sub-pixels for providing a third color light and a plurality of white sub-pixels for providing a white light. The first sub-pixels extend along a first direction, and form a plurality of first sub-pixel columns disposed in parallel. The second and third sub-pixels are disposed between two adjacent first sub-pixel columns. The white sub-pixels are disposed between two adjacent first sub-pixel columns, and the white sub-pixels extend along the first direction, and form a plurality of white sub-pixel columns disposed in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Hong-Shen Lin
  • Patent number: 9262958
    Abstract: An exemplary land mobile radio control head and method are provided. In one embodiment, the control head has the capability to utilize halo light of the control head to implement a multi-function indicator that communicates a state of the land mobile radio. In another embodiment, the control head has the capability to provide buffer images constructed from data received from the land mobile radio into a video stream for rendering on an electroluminescent display. In another embodiment, the control head provides the capability for a user to modify a configuration stored on the land mobile radio that defines one of several display modes to be utilized in generating data for use in forming images to be rendered on an electroluminescent display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: E.F. Johnson Company
    Inventors: Troy Frandsen, William Earl Dunnigan, Dulie Reavill
  • Patent number: 9262959
    Abstract: Provided is an EL display device that includes: an EL display panel including an array of a plurality of pixel circuits each having a drive transistor that applies a current to an organic EL element; a driver circuit that applies, to each of the pixel circuits, a signal in response to an image signal and a signal for selecting pixel circuits that are expected to emit light; and an N-bit D/A converter. An image display period in a single frame is divided into a first subframe and a second subframe, the first subframe performing display by light emission based on a gray-level signal of high N bits, the second subframe performing display by light emission based on a gray-level signal of low M bits (where M satisfies M<N), and light emission period L1 in the first subframe and light emission period L2 in the second subframe are controlled such that a relation therebetween satisfies L1>L2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: JOLED INC
    Inventor: Hitoshi Tsuge
  • Patent number: 9262960
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus includes a power circuit and a pixel. The power circuit serves to provide a first voltage. The pixel includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a capacitor, and an OLED. During a programming period, a first terminal of the capacitor receives a data voltage through the turned-on first transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor receives the first voltage, a control terminal of the second transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the capacitor and coupled to a second terminal of the second transistor through the turned-on third transistor, and the power circuit regulates a voltage level or a current of the first voltage to accelerate a voltage level of the control terminal of the second transistor to reach a target voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Jhang Sun, Chin-Hai Huang, Szu-Chi Huang
  • Patent number: 9262961
    Abstract: A color display apparatus includes pixels P(i, j) arranged in a matrix having M columns and N rows, where i=1, 2, . . . , M, j=1, 2 . . . , N. A plurality of pixel pairs is defined along either the columns or the rows. Each pixel pair includes one pixel P(i, j) and the next immediate pixel, where if i is an odd integer, j is an odd integer, and if i is an even integer, j is an even integer. Each pixel pair has a first subpixel configured to display a first color and symmetrically positioned across the pixels, a pair of second subpixels configured to display a second color and symmetrically positioned in the pixels respectively, and a pair of third subpixels configured to display a third color and symmetrically positioned in the pixels respectively. The first subpixel is positioned between the pair of second subpixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Wei Shih, Yiyo Dai, Tse-Chin Chen, Hsueh-Yen Yang
  • Patent number: 9262962
    Abstract: A pixel and an organic light emitting display device using the same, which can improve display quality, are provided. An organic light emitting display device includes pixels, an emission control line, an initial power supply unit, a scan driver and a data driver. The pixels are at intersection portions of scan lines and data lines. The emission control line is commonly coupled to the pixels. The initial power supply unit is commonly coupled to gate electrodes of one or more transistors included in each of the pixels, and supplies a first voltage during a first period, a second voltage lower than the first voltage during a second period, and a third voltage higher than the first voltage during a third period in one frame period. The scan driver drives the scan lines and the emission control line. The data driver drives the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Jae Kim, Yong-Sung Park
  • Patent number: 9262963
    Abstract: A display unit provided with a display panel including a light emitting element and a pixel circuit for each pixel, and a drive circuit configured to drive each of the pixels. The pixel circuit includes: a first transistor configured to sample a voltage corresponding to a picture signal, the first transistor having characteristics that a parasitic capacitance at a time when the first transistor is turned off is decreased as magnitude of negative bias applied to a gate voltage is increased; a second transistor configured to control a current flowing through the light emitting element based on magnitude of the voltage sampled by the first transistor; and a retention capacitance configured to retain the voltage sampled by the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: JOLED Inc.
    Inventor: Naobumi Toyomura