Patents Issued in January 25, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180025655
    Abstract: An electronic version for how to care for an infant child on Smartphone/tablet devices. Students will access the application via the AppStore/Play Store on their device and will be provided login information from their administrator/teacher. At that point the application will be live and the student will begin performing the required tasks for the child through the device. This app will educate students how to perform the typical parenting duties such as changing diapers, feeding, rocking, reading stories, and playing with the baby. We will achieve this by having educational tutorials for each responsibility and examples of how to care for the child. The infant's status will be available for the student to view and will help to educate the student what he or she needs to do to care for the child. A website with login and tracking capabilities allowing the administrator to create and assign new accounts, as well as monitor and assesses student's progress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew Elthon
  • Publication number: 20180025656
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus comprising a processor (108) is presented that tracks a plurality of events experienced by a subject using data from wearable sensors (38) and network-connected devices (50), determines whether each of the events complies with a personalized schedule, and provides feedback related to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN CRONIN, SETH MELVIN CRONIN
  • Publication number: 20180025657
    Abstract: A method performed using at least one processor to facilitate word learning, the method including selecting a plurality of words to be learned; generating a learning word pool including the plurality of words to be learned; selecting a determined number of words from the learning word pool; generating a learning list including the determined number of words; displaying a first word included in the learning list; receiving a selection of whether to maintain the displayed first word in the learning list or replace the displayed first word with an alternate word; excluding the displayed first word from the learning list in response to the selection to replace the displayed first word; and adding the alternate word to the learning list in response to the excluding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: NAVER Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan KIM, Dong-Hoon HAN, Jonghwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20180025658
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an online learning system in which learning outcome content output by learners is used without modification as teaching content for other learners, and teaching content is developed and improved in an autonomous manner without management by a system administrator. [Solution] In this invention, video/audio content materials (referred to herein as “video/audio clips”) of small units having a certain significance and typically having a length from several seconds to several tens of seconds are used as learning/teaching content, and video/audio clips of images and recordings of learners themselves implementing learning content are collected. The video/audio clips are used not only as material for measuring the degree of learning achieved, but also as learning/teaching content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: HAYATO TAKAHASHI, YOSHIHITO KANEDA, NOBUYUKI TANAKA, MICHIO ENDO
  • Publication number: 20180025659
    Abstract: A method of providing an electronic manual with three-dimensional (3D) virtual models includes instructions executed by a processor and includes retrieving an electronic manual from a memory device and displaying the electronic manual on a display interface of a display device, where the electronic manual includes a textual instruction section and a virtual model section and where the virtual model section includes a 3D virtual model of an object. The method includes receiving, by a user interface of the display device, a user input selecting a linked text displayed in the textual instruction section, identifying a component of the object in the 3D virtual model that is linked to the linked text, and highlighting, in response to identifying the component of the object in the 3D virtual model, the component of the object in the 3D virtual model displayed on display interface of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: SHARP VISION SOFTWARE, LLC
    Inventor: Win Liu
  • Publication number: 20180025660
    Abstract: An apparatus assists educators in selecting achievement tools to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards. A first table holds a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of linked keywords. A second table holds a plurality of achievement tools, such as lesson plans, assessments and resources, and a plurality of linked keywords. A table manipulator program permits an educator to select an educational standard and shows achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: EdGate Correlation Services, LLC
    Inventors: Sandra Schugren, Mark Mitrovich, Benjamin Beasley, Richard E. Nangle
  • Publication number: 20180025661
    Abstract: An educational tool provides for presenting a challenge to solve a puzzle game with multiple, differentiated levels of playing surfaces and puzzle pieces. A user may zoom dynamically in and out and shift between the levels of playing surfaces and/or puzzle pieces. A geographic map-based puzzle game may include multiple layers of a world level with an option for zooming to a continent level, with a further option for zooming to a country level with all of the options having the potential to provide various levels of specifics and information, etc. and further in or back out. Each level or playing surface and each puzzle piece may make educational elements available to the user, at the user's discretion. For example, in a map-based puzzle, each piece at the country level may also state the largest city and/or the capital of the country and also all important bodies of water surrounding each country along with name of the body of water for any waters surrounding the country.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Lynn Properties, L.L.C.
    Inventor: William J. More
  • Publication number: 20180025662
    Abstract: An apparatus for simulating a vehicle traveling on a road and towing a trailer, wherein the apparatus includes a scale model towing vehicle and trailer combination positioned on a moving belt of a treadmill. The apparatus has a speed control and a remote control steering mechanism to demonstrate how the vehicle/trailer towing combination will react to vehicle operator inputs under varying conditions, including variations in weight distribution of the trailer load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Steve Taub, James D. Fait, Marco Garcia, Javier Nolasco, Edwin Dale Beck, III, Luis Paul Vendrell
  • Publication number: 20180025663
    Abstract: A method for caring persons suffering from dementia. The disclosed method of care lowers caregiver stress and helps the patient stay home longer. The disclosed method is a set of seven steps comprising tools caregivers can use to help someone who has dementia develop and maintain a sense of security and wellbeing, despite the progression of dementia. The seven steps include (1) managing mood, (2) making it safe to ask, (3) making it safe to trust, (4) creating social success, (5) creating a sense of control, (6) creating a sense of value, and (7) creating a sense of a safe future. The disclosed method provides simple steps that can attain immediate positive results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Judy A. Cornish
  • Publication number: 20180025664
    Abstract: A method of motor skill training using visual computer generated feedback, comprising: receiving from a plurality of sensors measurements of a current position and motion of a trainee's body; constructing an estimated model of the body in the current position and motion based on the measurements and on specific characteristics of the body; calculating a predicted model of the body in an estimated future state based on the estimated model; and presenting the predicted model to the trainee on a visual output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Anna CLARKE, Per - Olof GUTMAN
  • Publication number: 20180025665
    Abstract: The systems and methods taught herein are generally directed to a dynamic point referencing of an audiovisual performance for an accurate and precise selection and controlled cycling of portions of the performance. The dynamic point referencing can be used by a learning artist, for example, in analyzing or performing a portion of the work through an accurate and precise digital audio/video instructional method having the controlled cycling feature. Such systems and methods will be appreciated, for example, by musicians, dancers, and other enthusiasts of the performing arts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: SCOTT HUMPHREY, FRANK GRYNER
  • Publication number: 20180025666
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to robotically controlling a medical device to utilize manual skills and techniques developed by surgeons. The system may comprise an emulator representing a medical device. The system may comprise at least one detector configured to track the emulator. The system may further comprise an imaging device configured to track the medical device. The system may be configured to move the medical device to reduce an alignment offset between the location of the emulator and the location of the medical device, to move the imaging device based on the translational movement of the emulator, and/or to move the medical device based on data indicative of an orientation of the emulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Shyh-Yen Ho, David S. Mintz, Edward Joseph Menard, Mark A. Lown, Jason Tomas Wilson, Yanan Huang
  • Publication number: 20180025667
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods appropriate for use in combat medical training are provided. In some instances, the combat medical simulators facilitate training of common field medical techniques including tracheostomy, wound care, tourniquet use, pneumothorax, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and/or other medical treatments. Further, the combat medical simulators have joints that provide realistic ranges of motions to enhance the realism of the training experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Miguel Carvajal, Alberto Perez, Alberto Rodriguez, Senyon Romero
  • Publication number: 20180025668
    Abstract: [Technical Problem] It was difficult to replicate the wide-ranging brightness magnitude of tiny stars through the starry sky reproduction apparatus to replicate the whole sky with details as deeply as the observation through astronomical telescopes. [Solution to Problem] According to the present invention, the starry sky reproduction apparatus is a laminating sheet that is pasted up N layers (N?2) of light reducing effect sheet. Under the condition that M and L is integer number, magnitude is N?M>L?1, and when the laminating sheet is stacked L layers, the L-Layer light transmittable through hole will be formed. Light beam can go over the sheet passing through the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Yasufumi Mase
  • Publication number: 20180025669
    Abstract: A media display assembly, having a base assembly, including a frame, defining a set of resiliently deformable inwardly facing side surfaces, and a planar portion, surrounded by the frame and having a front surface that is recessed relative to the frame. Also, a cover, including a sheet having transparent display portion, is fit and held by tension between the resiliently deformable inwardly facing side surfaces. Further, display media interposed between the front surface and the cover. Finally, a level is set into the base assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: REVOLUTION SIGN AND MEDIA GROUP LLC
    Inventor: Richard Wendell Hiatt
  • Publication number: 20180025670
    Abstract: An inconsistency in shares is detected with a small volume of communications traffic. n inconsistency detecting devices generate random numbers si and make the random numbers si public. The n inconsistency detecting devices generate a common random number s which is the sum total of the random numbers s0, . . . , sn?1. The n inconsistency detecting devices calculate shares [c]i. The n inconsistency detecting devices generate shares [r]i, each of which would become a random number r by reconstruction. The n inconsistency detecting devices calculate shares [d]i, each of which would become a judgment value d by reconstruction. One inconsistency detecting device receives shares [d]1, . . . , [d]n?1 from n?1 inconsistency detecting devices. The one inconsistency detecting device restores n?k shares [d]?k, . . . , [d]?n?1 from k shares [d]0, . . . , [d]k?1. The one inconsistency detecting device judges, for j=k, . . . , n?1, whether or not a share [d]j and a share [d]?j coincide with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dai IKARASHI, Ryo KIKUCHI, Koki HAMADA, Koji CHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180025671
    Abstract: A visual image display board according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a horizontal base and a display board. The display board includes a front surface, a back surface, a left side, a right side, an upper side and a bottom side. The bottom side of the display board is coupled to the horizontal base. An adhesive layer is disposed between the bottom side of the display board and the horizontal base. The adhesive layer couples the display board to the horizontal base. One or more photographs are conformally disposed on the front surface of the display board. A shape of the one or more photographs substantially corresponds with a shape of the display board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Richard Zappa
  • Publication number: 20180025672
    Abstract: A label sheet for making a pharmaceutical label for placement on a medicinal container, the label sheet includes a front printing face having an adhesive backing, a first portion for adhesion to the container and a second and third portion that form an information tab projecting radially from the container. A backing sheet liner covers the adhesive backing. The front printing face may have a score formed therein defining a first portion and a second portion of the front printing face. Optionally, the score may define a border between the first portion and the second portion, whereby the second portion projects from the container when the first portion is attached to the container. The backing sheet liner may have a liner score line formed therein corresponding to the score in the front face for removing the releasable backing liner from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Stacy R. Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20180025673
    Abstract: A safety lock (100) comprising a transponder (1) and a shackle (2). The transponder (1) comprises an inlay (10) including an IC (13) and antenna coupling elements (14). The inlay (10) is arranged in a base member (8). The safety lock (100) further comprises a housing (6), wherein the base member (8) comprises a reduction zone (9) the mechanical strength of which is reduced compared to portions of the base member (8) next to said reduction zone (9). The reduction zone (9) is arranged under the IC (13) and/or the antenna coupling elements (14) of the inlay (10). The force striving the shackle (2) from the locked state to the open state is arranged to being transmitted to the reduction zone (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: MATTI RITAMÄKI, Heikki Ahokas
  • Publication number: 20180025674
    Abstract: A labeling article and a method of use and assembly of the labeling article, where the labeling article comprises a label, an elastic securing band, and a release liner, and where the elastic securing band is configured to be stretched to define a loop between the elastic securing band and the release liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Maltas
  • Publication number: 20180025675
    Abstract: A flexible, thin pouch sized to fit in a clothing pocket that includes an open side to insert and remove contents. Additional features such as one face that includes a hole to aide with inserting and removing contents. An opposite face that includes a non-damaging, non-perforating, quick release method of attachment, such that it can be affixed and removed quickly and repetitively to a hard surface with one hand, without the use of tools, without degradation of performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Eric Douglas Sparks
  • Publication number: 20180025676
    Abstract: Architectural signage and the providing of systems and methods for adjustable signage suitable for operation with one hand. A signage assembly may include a slider panel assembly having a back plate and a plurality of slider portions, where each of the slider portions may include a guidance tongue formed from a portion of the back plate. The guidance tongue may include a lock button extending from a front face of the guidance tongue, wherein the guidance tongue is configured to flex in a direction perpendicular to or from a front face of the back plate to allow insertion of a slidable tab with reduced interference from the lock button, and wherein the lock button is configured to mate with a lock pocket of a slidable tab when the slidable tab is fully extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Adelphia Graphic Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20180025677
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a first pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying three primary colors respectively; and a second pixel including three sub-pixels for displaying two colors selected among the three primary colors and a predetermined color other than the three primary colors, wherein, in the first pixel, the size of the display surface of a sub-pixel for displaying a specific color included in the three primary colors as a specific color missing from the second pixel is larger than each of the sizes of the display surfaces of the two other sub-pixels for displaying the two other primary colors respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kenta Seki
  • Publication number: 20180025678
    Abstract: This invention relates to a display device (1) and to a connector (10) for the display device (1) and more particularly, but not exclusively to a three-dimensional display device (1) and a connector (10) therefore. A display device (1) includes an anchor means (12) and a display means (2), the anchor means (12) being connected to the display means (2) with a resiliently deformable connector (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: William Peter Cilliers
  • Publication number: 20180025679
    Abstract: A transparent display device attached to a predetermined product, displaying article information in the product, advertisement, etc. is disclosed. The transparent display device comprises a frame including an opening; a transparent display panel arranged at the opening; and a control module arranged in an area of the frame to control the transparent display panel, wherein the frame in which the transparent display panel and the control module are arranged is provided to cover a front surface of a predetermined product so as to form a door unit of the predetermined product, and is rotatably moved when the inside of the predetermined product is opened and closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongmin PARK, Jaeho AN, Hyeonjun KIM
  • Publication number: 20180025680
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the plurality sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel, locating at a first column, a first row and a second row adjacent to the first row; a second sub-pixel, locating at a second column adjacent to the first column, the first row and the second row; a third sub-pixel locating at a third column adjacent to the second column and a first row; and a fourth sub-pixel locating at the third column and the second row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Kai-Min Yang
  • Publication number: 20180025681
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a plurality of pixels; a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; a data driver applying data voltages to the plurality of data lines; and a first test pad unit connected to at least one of the plurality of data lines in order to check the data voltages, in which the first test pad unit includes a test pad which is electrically double-separated from the at least one of the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sung Chul HONG, Yun Hee KWAK, Mi-Sun LEE
  • Publication number: 20180025682
    Abstract: A display apparatus for image processing and a method thereof are disclosed. The image processing method of a display apparatus includes receiving an image frame, identifying color where color cast is present by analyzing at least one of an illumination element and a tint element of the received image frame, and correcting color where the color cast is present by using color distribution of the received image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-seok MIN, Chun ZHAO, Young-su MOON, Ho-cheon WEY
  • Publication number: 20180025683
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a panel driver. The display panel includes a first pixel including a first organic light emitting diode (OLED). The panel driver applies a first voltage to an anode electrode of the first OLED while a first frame image is displayed on the display panel if a grayscale of the first frame image is lower than a first reference grayscale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: HYUN-UK OH, Jl-TAE KIM
  • Publication number: 20180025684
    Abstract: The invention provides a gate driving circuit and a display device. The gate driving circuit is configured to drive a display panel of the display device, and includes shift registers and at least a dummy shift register. The shift registers are respectively configured to generate and output scan signals to scan lines of the display panel, the dummy shift register is configured to generate a dummy scan signal before the scan signals are generated. The dummy scan signal and the scan signals are sequentially generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Chien-Ting CHAN, Yu-Tuan HSU, Po-Yi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180025685
    Abstract: A timing controller includes a synchronization module for controlling at least one of a sending time point of a first drive control signal and a sending time point of a second drive control signal, such that the first drive control signal reaches a first driving circuit at the same time point as the second drive control signal reaches a second driving circuit. By controlling the sending time points at which the first drive control signal and the second drive control signal are sent, the two drive control signals are enabled to simultaneously reach the two driving circuits, to achieve the synchronous control of such two driving circuits. The present disclosure relates to a timing controller, a timing control method and a display panel, which make drive control signals synchronously reach two driving circuits that are symmetric with respect to a column-directional center line of a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Yanfeng WANG
  • Publication number: 20180025686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for emulating frame rates in video or motion picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Krzysztof TEMPLIN, Karol MYSZKOWSKI, Hans-Peter SEIDEL, Piotr DIDYK
  • Publication number: 20180025687
    Abstract: The display driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a characteristic collector, a comparator, a timing controller and a gate driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20180025688
    Abstract: Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Brent Howard, Gordon Davidson
  • Publication number: 20180025689
    Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for reducing the power consumption of a display panel. Specifically, the embodiments discussed herein relate to a panel pixel charge scheme that allows the current output of a display driver to be modified based on the content to be displayed at the display panel. The display driver can compare current and upcoming display content in order to determine how the line voltage for one or more output lines will change over time. If, based on the comparison, the voltage for an output line is not going to vary substantially over time, the bias current output from the display driver can be modified in order to save power. The modification to the bias current can depend on the amount of change the line voltage will undergo in subsequent executions of the content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: James AAMOLD, Fenghua ZHENG, Sandro H. PINTZ
  • Publication number: 20180025690
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, and a display panel including the same. The pixel circuit includes, a first module and a second driving circuit, the first driving circuit drives the light emitting circuit to emit light during a first period under control of a first scanning signal at the first scanning control terminal, and the second driving circuit drives the light emitting circuit to emit light during a second period under control of a second scanning signal at the second scanning control terminal, the first and the second period not overlapping with each other. A light emitting device is alternately driven to emit light by using two driving circuits, so that one driving circuit enters a recovery stage while the other driving circuit drives the light emitting device to emit light, and thus threshold voltage drift of driving transistor can be reduced, while lifespan thereof can be prolonged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Wenchao BAO, Guangcai YUAN
  • Publication number: 20180025691
    Abstract: A halt period is inserted between a drive period in an odd-numbered field and a drive period in an even-numbered field in interlace driving. When drive signals driving subpixels are time-divisionally supplied to the display panel in units of subpixel types, switch control signals controlling source line switches which distribute the drive signals associated with respective subpixels to the corresponding source lines are generated so that the number of switching of the source line switches are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Shigeru OTA, Atsushi SHIKATA, Go TOYODA, Makoto TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180025692
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a display panel having a light transmission property, the display panel includes a first sub-pixel exhibiting a first color, a second sub-pixel exhibiting a second color, a third sub-pixel exhibiting a third color, a dummy pixel exhibiting a fourth color having brightness lower than the first to third colors, and a light modulating layer capable of changing a light transmission property and a light scattering property of regions corresponding to the first to third sub-pixels and the dummy pixel, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Tatsuya Yata
  • Publication number: 20180025693
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal driving circuit for providing power to the pixel units of a liquid crystal display device. The present invention further provides the liquid crystal display device, which comprises pixel units and the liquid crystal driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yong TIAN, Xin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180025694
    Abstract: Systems and method of performing touch and force sensing in an electronic device. The device includes a cover and an array of touch-sensor electrodes disposed below the cover. The first array of electrodes may be configured to sense a touch on the cover using a capacitive sensing scheme. The device also includes a force-sensor drive electrode disposed below the first array of electrodes and a force-sensor sense electrode disposed below the force-sensor drive electrode. The force-sensor drive and sense electrode may be configured to sense a force on the cover. The device also includes a shared drive circuit having an output that is operatively coupled to the array of touch-sensor electrodes and the force-sensor drive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, Yingxuan Li, Marduke Yousefpor, Weijun Yao
  • Publication number: 20180025695
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a gate driver on array circuit and a driving method thereof, and a display device. The gate driver on array circuit comprises a first gate driver on array sub-circuit and a second gate driver on array sub-circuit; the first gate driver on array sub-circuit is configured to drive in a first working state which is a state in which no defect occurs in the first gate driver on array sub-circuit; the second gate driver on array sub-circuit is configured to drive in a second working state which is a state in which a defect occurs in the first gate driver on array sub-circuit. The present invention improves the yield rate of the gate driver on array circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu HAN, Guangliang SHANG, Seungwoo HAN, Zhihe JIN, Xing YAO, Haoliang ZHENG, Lijun YUAN, Zhichong WANG
  • Publication number: 20180025696
    Abstract: A data driver for a display device comprises a first boost circuit, a first gate clock generation circuit, a first level shift circuit, and a data drive circuit. The first boost circuit is used to receive a supply voltage value and generate at least one preset voltage value. The first gate clock generation circuit is electrically coupled to the first boost circuit, and is used to receive a plurality of timing signals and at least one preset voltage value, and generate at least one first timing signal. The first level shift circuit is used to receive the at least one first timing signal and generate at least one gate timing signal. The data drive circuit is used to receive the timing signals, and generate a plurality of display data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Shih-Yuan SU, Kai-Yuan Siao, Jian-Feng Li, Chun-Kuei Wen
  • Publication number: 20180025697
    Abstract: A wireless device supporting Wi-Fi Direct service includes: a display; a communication unit; and a controller configured to cause: transmitting resolution information including a plurality of resolutions that are supported by the wireless device to a second wireless device; receiving an entire image including a first image and a second image from the second wireless device if a resolution of the first image is not one of the plurality of resolutions; displaying the first image by removing the second image from the received entire image when the entire image is received; and receiving the first image from the second wireless device without the second image if the resolution of the first image is included in the resolution information, the second image being an image that is added to the first image such that a resolution of the received entire image corresponds to one of the plurality of resolutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyungnam BAE, Jeonghwan HWANG, Chiho SHIN, Sunho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180025698
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multimedia information presentation method and a terminal. The method includes: obtaining current first environment characteristic information of a terminal in a screen-off state; determining, according to the first environment characteristic information and a first mapping relationship, first multimedia information corresponding to the first environment characteristic information; and presenting the first multimedia information to a user. According to the method provided in embodiments of the present invention, human-computer interaction intelligence is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Liwei HUANG
  • Publication number: 20180025699
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a display; an application processor that is configured to control update of the display; and a modem processor that is configured to control a modem, wherein the modem processor is further configured to control the update of the display in place of the application processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Taro IIO, Daisuke MORI, Takuya TSUJI, Yasuhiro FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20180025700
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a determining unit configured to determine a parameter to be used in predetermined image processing in accordance with an operation that is performed by a user after an image based on target image data is displayed on a display unit; a generating unit configured to generate processed image data by applying the predetermined image processing using the parameter to the target image data; an acquiring unit configured to acquire brightness information related to a correspondence relationship between a display brightness of the display unit and a brightness of the processed image data; and a recording unit configured to record, in a storage unit, the processed image data and the brightness information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Masaharu Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20180025701
    Abstract: A real-time color mapping system includes a memory and a converting module. The memory is configured for storing a mapping table. The converting module is configured for reading the mapping table stored in the memory, and for converting first image grayscale values corresponding to a first image signal into second image grayscale values corresponding to a second image signal according to the mapping table. The converting module utilizes at least part of bits corresponding to each of the first image grayscale values as a memory address to look up in the mapping table, thereby converting the first image grayscale values into the second image grayscale values. A real-time color mapping method is provided herein as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Keh-Su CHANG, Mang OU-YANG, Ting-Wei HUANG, Jyun-Wei JHUANG, Yu-Ta CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180025702
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processing device and a display. The processing device detects a privacy mode trigger, and provides a privacy mode control signal in response to detecting the privacy mode trigger. The display includes a screen to provide an image, and a backlight control module. The backlight control module controls a brightness of the image based on a display mode of the display, and provides the image in a privacy mode in response to receiving the privacy mode control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Mohammed K. Hijazi, Stefan Peana
  • Publication number: 20180025703
    Abstract: A system for providing fonts, an apparatus for providing Metafont fonts, and a method for controlling the apparatus are disclosed. The disclosed apparatus, which connects to a device to provide Metafont fonts, includes: a communication module configured to receive a first font request from the device for the font engine, where the first font request includes at least one font style parameter and the ID information of a Metafont font file; and an operating module configured to determine whether or not a font file having ID information identical to the ID information of the font file included in the first font request exists in a first external memory, and if a font file having identical ID information exists, determine whether or not the font converted from the font file having identical ID information is saved in a second external memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jae Young CHOI, Sung Min KIM, Ho Jin LEE, Geun Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20180025704
    Abstract: A system for displaying information including a central processing unit, the central processing unit receiving real-time image data consisting of at least one of waveform and picture data, and web input data and producing a first graphics layer of web data, a second graphics layer of graticule data, and a third graphics layer of real-time data, a memory connected to the central processing unit to store the first, second and third graphics layers, a graphics processor to retrieve the first, second and third graphics layers from the memory and to generate a display window, and a display device to display the display window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: LAKSHMANAN GOPISHANKAR