Patents Issued in April 24, 2018
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Patent number: 9953518Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting and increasing the threat level at ATM centers prior to alarm event detection are provided. Some methods can include receiving a first signal from an ATM machine indicative of whether the ATM machine dispenses cash, receiving a second signal from a people counter indicative of persons entering or exiting a region in which the ATM machine is located, and responsive to the first signal or the second signal, determining whether to increase a threat level associated with the ATM machine irrespective of detecting an alarm event associated with the ATM machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Pathanjali N. Bhat
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Patent number: 9953519Abstract: A universal controlling device is provided with one or more buttons which, when activated in a set up mode, serves to initiate a rapid configuration of the universal controlling device to adapt the universal controlling device to communicate with an intended target appliance.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Kohanek, Jeremy K. Black
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Patent number: 9953520Abstract: An LED lighting device, and a smart home control system and method are provided. A smart terminal is configured to send a control instruction to an LED lighting device and to receive at least one sound pulse signal from the LED lighting device to remotely control one or more household electrical appliances that have an infrared remote control function. The LED lighting device includes a Wi-Fi module, an infrared remote control module and a sound pulse detection module. The Wi-Fi module receives the control instruction and transmits the control instruction to the infrared remote control module. The infrared remote control module converts the control instruction to an infrared control signal. The sound pulse detection module detects a prompt tone when the one or more household electrical appliances are turned on remotely, converts the prompt tone to a sound pulse signal, and sends the sound pulse signal to the smart terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SENGLED OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hui Wu, Chuang Chen, Hongwei Wu, Xingming Deng, JinXiang Shen
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Patent number: 9953521Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication system configured to independently introduce channel protection data into a plurality of different channels prior to transmission. In some embodiments, the system has a plurality of sensors configured to independently generate digital sensor signals, each sensor signal corresponding to a sensed quantity. A plurality of channel protection elements are respectively configured to receive one of the digital sensor signals output from an individual one of the sensors and to introduce channel protection data (CPD) into the received digital sensor signal to generate an individual channel protected sensor signal (CPS). A shared communication interface is configured to receive the individual CPS signals from the plurality of channel protection elements and to assemble selected ones of the individual CPS signals into a data frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Dirk Hammerschmidt
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Patent number: 9953522Abstract: A system and method that enables pedestrians or individuals on smaller conveyances to communicate their location and direction of travel to signal light controllers at an intersection, enables traffic networks to receive this communication and output the detected data to the corresponding intersection traffic-signal controller to allow for individuals not in standard motor vehicles to be detected by traffic detection systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: STC, Inc.Inventors: Brad Cross, Terry Fryar, Nicholas Freed
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Patent number: 9953523Abstract: Vehicle position data from vehicles on a roadway are received. Affected nodes of the roadway are identified based on the vehicle position data. The roadway graph, representative of the roadway, is updated based on the affected nodes of the roadway. Routes of each vehicle are optimized based on updates to the roadway graph. An indication of change in the route of each vehicle may be provided for display.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventor: Eric Linder
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Patent number: 9953524Abstract: Disclosed is a method, apparatus, system and computer program configured to process traffic data and provide relevant information to a driver of a vehicle. A method that is disclosed includes receiving probe data from mobile probes; deriving, from the received probe data, an approximate traffic jam shape and traffic jam area; determining when and at what point a vehicle enters the traffic jam area, and an estimated trajectory of the vehicle within the traffic jam area; and based on the step of determining, generating and sending a message to the vehicle informing the vehicle of at least an estimated time when the vehicle will exit the traffic jam area.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Jingwei Xu, Arnold Sheynman, Bruce Bernhardt, Tony Belkin, Weimin Huang
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Patent number: 9953525Abstract: An approach detection device for motor vehicles includes a sensor carrier and a sensor electronic system disposed in a receiving space therein. The device includes a capacitive approach sensor coupled to an evaluation circuit which has a capacitive surface for detecting approaches. The device is mounted via a carrier frame, including a fastening section, to a vehicle body part and includes a detection opening. The sensor carrier is fastened to the carrier frame such that the active capacitive surface of the sensor is oriented toward the detection opening. A receiving space is defined by the detection opening and the sensor carrier and is formed in the region of the detection opening. A sealing element is disposed in the receiving space on the sensor carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Gerd Buschmann, Sebastian Raulin
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Patent number: 9953526Abstract: A system for controlling activation of a traffic warning sign. The system receives a signal generated from a local sensor indicating presence of an automobile and sends an activate signal command in response. The system will activate a local interface logic controller in response to receiving the activate signal command. The system further generates a Wi-Fi connect request with an SSID in response to activating the interface logic controller. The system sends the Wi-Fi connect request to a remote system. The system further determines if the traffic warning sign should be activated and if a positive determination is made, activate the traffic warning sign. Determination is made by determining if a Wi-Fi remote connect request is received. If it is determined a remote connect request has been received, a traffic warning message is generated and sent to a terminal for display or activation.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Inventor: Charlotte Arnold
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Patent number: 9953527Abstract: An intersection communications system includes a vehicle intersection traffic movement indicator; a traffic movement surface indicator positioned behind an edge of the vehicle traffic intersection; a pedestrian lane surface indicator; one or more traffic direction surface indicators positioned within the vehicle traffic intersection; and a communications server configured to transmit a first signal to a first traffic movement surface indicator when a first monitored event occurs, transmit a second signal to a first right-turn traffic direction surface indicator directing the first vehicle to turn right from a first street to a second street when a second monitored event occurs, transmit a third signal to a second left-turn traffic direction surface indicator directing the first vehicle to turn left from the first street to the second street when a third monitored event occurs, and transmit a fourth signal to the pedestrian lane surface indicator when a fourth monitored event occurs.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Inventor: Rayan Alhazmi
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Patent number: 9953528Abstract: A vehicle includes a communication unit for the communication with an event management server, a navigation system for the output of at least one route, and a planning system. The planning system is configured to: a) retrieve a list, for a plurality of devices, particularly traffic light systems and/or signal groups of traffic light systems, the list including one identification respectively of the respective device and at least one position indication respectively of the respective device, b) compare the list with the route, in order to select at least one device from the list, c) for the subscription of events with respect to the selected device, send at least one subscription message to the event management server, the subscription message including the identifications of the selected devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andreas Winckler
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Patent number: 9953529Abstract: A method of communicating a notification includes identifying an issue associated with a target vehicle. A location of the target vehicle is determined, and a notification signal is broadcast from a host vehicle. The notification signal includes the location of the target vehicle and the identified issue associated with the target vehicle. The broadcast notification signal is received by the target vehicle, which determines that the received notification signal is intended for the target vehicle, by comparing a current location of the target vehicle to the location of the target vehicle included in the notification signal. When the target vehicle determines that the broadcast notification signal received from the host vehicle is intended for the target vehicle, the target vehicle may issue an alert signal to alert an occupant of the target vehicle of the issue associated with the target vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Suresh Puradchithasan, Peter Andres, Munib Ahmed Yusuf
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Patent number: 9953530Abstract: Enhanced methods and systems for securing and monitoring cargo are described. Some examples provide a cargo monitoring system (“CMS”) that is configured to track, identify, and report about anomalous conditions or events related to cargo shipments. The CMS may include a software system that receives conditions information from electromechanical locks that secure cargo. The locks include data terminals that facilitate near real time monitoring of cargo. The electromechanical locks are installed on the bars or other mechanism (e.g., door rings) that lock the doors of a cargo container, train car, van door, or the like. The data terminals include logic that is configured to transmit to the CMS information about current conditions, such as location, temperature, lock status (e.g., open, closed), tamper attempts, and the like. The cargo monitoring system interprets the received information and performs various actions based thereon, such as to transmit alerts if anomalous conditions are detected.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Commercial Finance Corp., S. de R.L.Inventors: Mauricio Lloreda, Ivan Lopez, Daniel Herrera
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Patent number: 9953531Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, images of adjacent vehicles parked directly adjacent to an open parking space; determining, by the computing device, visual factors and non-visual factors of the adjacent vehicles based on the images; determining, by the computing device, risk scores for each of the adjacent vehicles based on the visual factor and the non-visual factors; determining, by the computing device, a parking position within the open parking space based on the risk scores; and outputting, by the computing device, information regarding the parking position.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Martin G. Keen, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Patent number: 9953532Abstract: An obstacle warning apparatus in a vehicle specifies a position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle based on a detection result by an obstacle sensor. A warning determination section determines whether a warning about the obstacle needs to be executed, based on the specified position of the obstacle. The warning determination section determines that the warning about the obstacle does not need to be executed when an overlap determination section determines that a vehicle range overlaps with a range where the obstacle exists.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidenori Tanaka, Akihiro Kida
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Patent number: 9953533Abstract: A hazard warning system for vehicles including hazard detection sensors and a primary transmitter for a primary vehicle configured to transmit information regarding a hazard and a path history of the primary vehicle. A secondary receiver for a secondary vehicle is configured to receive the information regarding the hazard detected by the hazard detection sensors, and the path history of the primary vehicle. A secondary vehicle control module is configured to notify a driver of the secondary vehicle of the hazard when the secondary vehicle is traveling along a path similar to that of the primary vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.Inventor: Jason Graves
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Patent number: 9953534Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer storage media are disclosed for vehicle collision warnings based on a time-to-collision. An example vehicle includes a sensor to detect an object, a speed sensor to measure a current speed, and a collision alerter. The example collision alerter is to determine a distance to the object and determine a time-to-collision based on the distance and the current speed. Also, the example collision alerter is to emit, in response to the time-to-collision being less than or equal to a first collision threshold, a first alarm associated with the first collision threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Rijan Malla
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Patent number: 9953535Abstract: Recent location and control information received from “lead” vehicles that traveled over a segment of land, sea, or air is captured to inform, via aggregated data, subsequent “trailing” vehicles that travel over that same segment of land, sea, or air. The aggregated data may provide the trailing vehicles with annotated road information that identifies obstacles. In some embodiments, at least some sensor control data may be provided to the subsequent vehicles to assist those vehicles in identifying the obstacles and/or performing other tasks. Besides, obstacles, the location and control information may enable determining areas traveled by vehicles that are not included in conventional maps, as well as vehicle actions associated with particular locations, such as places where vehicles park or make other maneuvers.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Darren Ernest Canavor, Charles Edward Cartwright, Gur Kimchi, Brandon William Porter
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Patent number: 9953536Abstract: A method includes maintaining vehicle accident occurrence information, wherein the vehicle accident occurrence information includes accident location information, accident occurrence date information, and accident occurrence time information and identifying, based at least in part on the accident location information, one or more accident-prone locations. When a vehicle enters an area comprising one of the accident-prone locations, a notification is made that the vehicle has entered the area comprising one of the accident-prone locations. In addition, in response to a query, a visual representation of one of the accident-prone locations is displayed, along with accident occurrence date information and accident occurrence time information associated with the accident-prone location.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyInventor: Ronald Stewart Kerr
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Patent number: 9953537Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle control system and a method thereof. A vehicle control system, according to the present invention, may include: a camera that is configured to photograph a front image; a tire detecting unit that is configured to detect the tire of a nearby vehicle from the image and to measure the direction of the tire; and a controller that is configured to estimate the path of the nearby vehicle based on the direction of the tire, to determine a risk of collision between a driver's vehicle and the nearby vehicle based on the path of the nearby vehicle, and to give a warning or control the driver's vehicle when there is a risk of collision.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventor: Sang Kyun Sim
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Patent number: 9953538Abstract: As the number of autonomous vehicles on the road increases, the need to better integrate those vehicles with traffic also increases. As discussed, various entities in common traffic scenarios (e.g., other vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, etc.) are all accustomed to navigating traffic in particular ways. Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for autonomous vehicles to identify entities in traffic and communicate messages to those entities based on the autonomous vehicle's planned movements. For example, embodiments allow the use of one or more notification devices distributed across an autonomous vehicle to provide messages to nearby entities. Accordingly, embodiments utilize available sensor data to identify nearby entities and provide messages to these entities.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Taggart Matthiesen, Jisi Guo, Sebastian Rolf Johan Brannstrom, Jess Garms
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Patent number: 9953539Abstract: A method for providing a demand-responsive transportation system includes receiving mobility trace data of collaborative individuals. Clusters of individuals are generated and mobility-activity models for the clusters are defined. Non-collaborative individuals are assigned to the clusters using a combinatorial optimization problem. An Origin-Destination (OD) demand is determined from the clusters. Non-collaborative individuals are re-allocated to different ones of the clusters using an approximation function that learns from an observed OD and the mobility trace data. The mobility-activity models are trained based on the re-allocation of the non-collaborative individuals to different ones of the clusters. An OD database (OD-DB) is maintained to be queried with a geographic location and time so as to receive information from the OD-DB about the current OD demand for the geographic location and time. Control actions are issued to vehicles in a fleet of the transportation system based thereon.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, Francesco Alesiani, Nitin Maslekar
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Patent number: 9953540Abstract: Drone space is defined according to a building model and a buffer space. At least one three-dimensional geometry is identified from the building model. The buffer space is calculated from the three-dimensional geometry. Coordinates for a drone air space are defined based on the buffer space. At least one path segment may be identified based on the coordinates for the drone air space, and the coordinates for drone air space are stored in a map database in association with the at least one path segment.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Jane Macfarlane, Jeffrey Adachi, Aaron Dannenbring
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Patent number: 9953541Abstract: A method for receiving data onboard an aircraft is provided. The method obtains a plurality of aircraft transponder messages associated with a particular landing zone; extracts, from each of the plurality of aircraft transponder messages, aircraft position data associated with landing at least one lead aircraft at the particular landing zone; and determines a landing path for use by the aircraft to land at the particular landing zone, based on the extracted aircraft position data.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sujith Kuttappan, Jitender Kumar Agarwal
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Patent number: 9953542Abstract: Systems and methods that continuously adapt aspects of a continuous monitoring device based on collected information to provide an individually tailored configuration are described. The adaptations may include adapting the user interface, the alerting, the motivational messages, the training, and the like. Such adaptation can allow a patient to more readily identify and understand the information provided by/via the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: DexCom, Inc.Inventors: Phil Mayou, Naresh C. Bhavaraju, Leif N. Bowman, Alexandra Lynn Carlton, Laura J. Dunn, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Aarthi Mahalingam, Eli Reihman, Peter C. Simpson
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Patent number: 9953543Abstract: Systems and methods for secured computer based assessment are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises capturing of proctoring data at a candidate assessment device from a candidate at predefined time intervals during an examination. The proctoring data includes biometric data, still image, and surround sound associated with the at least one candidate. The proctoring data captured at the candidate assessment device is then transmitted to a central assessment server connected to the candidate assessment device. At the central assessment server, the proctoring data is compared with registration data, of the candidate, stored in the central assessment server. Based on the comparison, malpractice by the candidate during the examination is determined when the proctoring data deviates from the registration data.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Viral Prakash Shah, Nawaz Mohammed Shaikh, Rohit Kumar
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Patent number: 9953544Abstract: A shifter simulator for driver training includes a shaft with a handle affixed to a first end of the shaft and a distal second end of the shaft being interfaced to a shifter mechanism. A first force sensing device is interfaced to the shaft, outputting a value representative of an amount of force applied to the handle in a forward/rearward direction and a second force sensing device is interfaced to the shaft outputting a value representative of an amount of force applied to the handle in a lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Advanced Training System LLCInventors: Aaron M. Best, J. Ken Barton, David J Havell, Reginald T. Welles, Darrell R. Turpin, James W. Voorhees, John Kearney, Camille B. Price, Nathan P. Stahlman, Aaron J. Turpin, Aaron M. Purvis
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Patent number: 9953545Abstract: A musical-performance-information transmission method using a first instrument and a second instrument, wherein the first instrument produces sounds in accordance with a user's musical performance and generates musical-performance data in accordance with the produced sounds and the second instrument produces sounds by receiving the musical performance data via a communication means. In the musical-performance-information transmission method, a mixed-sound signal is generated in accordance with a mixture of sounds produced by the first instrument and sounds that are different from the sounds produced by the first instrument, a reference signal is generated in accordance with the sounds produced by the first instrument, and on the basis of the mixed-sound signal and the reference signal, the reference signal is removed from the mixed-sound signal, generating a separated signal, and sound is emitted on the basis of said separated signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Matahira, Haruki Uehara, Akira Maezawa
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Patent number: 9953546Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating a sequence of commands from interconnected code blocks. In one aspect, a system includes a sequencer block that connects to a sequence of coding blocks representative of a control flow and establish data communication with the sequence of coding blocks. The sequencer block includes coding circuitry that receives coding data from the sequence of coding blocks coding data, the coding data representative of instruction code to which the coding blocks corresponds, and generates from the received coding data command data that is representative of a sequence of commands that corresponds to a control flow of which the code blocks in data communication with the sequencer block are representative and a communication subsystem that provides the command data to a controlled system that is external to the code blocks.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jayme Ross Goldstein, Joao Santos Wilbert, Stavros Vranakis
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Patent number: 9953547Abstract: A wearable device includes a receiver circuit embedded within a dress accessory of a human being to receive a scattered component of a signal from a transmitter circuit, and a distance sensor circuit to sense distance between the human being and an obstacle responsible for the scattered component during locomotion of the human being. The human being is associated with at least partial visual impairment. The wearable device also includes a communication circuit embedded within the dress accessory or another dress accessory of the human being to communicate a varying distance between the human being and the obstacle through varying a time interval between communicative actions to be sensed by the human being. If the obstacle is determined to be a new static obstacle through a central server, data related to the obstacle is added to one or more database(s) associated with the central server.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Inventor: Aditi B. Harish
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Patent number: 9953548Abstract: Removable tension-pneumothorax-simulator cartridge for use with a patient simulating mannequin, comprising a rigid body having a hollow cavity therein, the body having two openings in fluid communication with the cavity, the cavity being shaped and dimensioned so as to be capable of receiving therein through the first opening a 14-gauge 3.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Inventors: Yanick Fradette, Yanick Cote, Christophe Courtoy
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Patent number: 9953549Abstract: A closure seal or tamper evident pressure sensitive label of a sandwich construction for use at the opening seam of packaging to be sealed to indicate whether the package has been opened or otherwise tampered with. The label includes a facer material, a liner material and a pressure sensitive adhesive therebetween. The facer material has cut out a lower label section joined to an upper pull tab section with adjacent tab wings. The upper pull tab section has a liner material portion cut out to adhere to a back or under side of the upper tab section upon pulling the label off the liner material for use. The lower label section and wings has exposed adhesive upon the label being pulled off the liner material for use. Once the label is placed on the packaging, the lower label section and the upper pull tab with adjacent tab wings are aligned to straddle the opening seam of the packaging.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Andrew John Spreck, Todd Owen Schneider, Trevor Klungseth, Michelle Zeller, Duane Jason Huberty, Kevin Todd Barker
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Patent number: 9953550Abstract: A display system for exhibiting illuminated icons. The display system comprises an exhibition portion and a support structure. The exhibition portion comprises a plurality of icons oriented in vertical columns in a generally tessellating pattern. Each icon comprises a front component attached to a back component with a pair of channels sandwiched between the front and back components. The front component comprises an insert plate comprising an identification element that is illuminated by a light emitting element housed within the back component. The support structure connects the plurality of icons via the pairs of channels and provides power to the light emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc.Inventors: Vince Greczanik, Mike Oister, Scott Vollmer
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Patent number: 9953551Abstract: A door handle display member including a first bracket assembly and a graphics panel. The first bracket assembly is configured to releasably engage a door handle and includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member has a first leg and a second leg. The second member is configured to releasably engage the first leg and the second leg of the first member. The third member is configured to threadably engage the first leg and the second leg of the first member, and is configured to releasably engage the second member. The graphics panel is configured to releasably engage the first bracket assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Display Technologies LLCInventor: Douglas E. Best
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Patent number: 9953552Abstract: The present invention provides a LED display unit board, a LED display screen control card and a LED display screen system. In the LED display screen control card, an output circuit transmits data and control signals to an input-output interface to drive and control a LED display unit board(s); a data return circuit transmits return data generated from the LED display unit board(s) which represents a test result of the LED display unit board(s) to a main control circuit. The present invention disposes the data return circuit on the control card which can be used together with the LED display unit board(s) each having a data return circuit. Therefore there is no need of an additional monitoring board for building a circuit loop to perform fault detection of the LED display unit board(s), simplified connection and lower cost can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: XI'AN NOVASTAR TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Shengchun Yuan, Jingguo Zong, Huorong Wang, Guanghui Fan
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Patent number: 9953553Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods that that reduce power consumption for an electronics device that includes a display. The power conservation systems and methods alter background video information not needed for interactive use when a user returns to a display after some period of inactivity. Power conservation also preserves video information for one or more graphical user interface items. Preserving a graphics item maintains a person's ability to detect the graphical user interface item, and return to it at a later time, even though the background video information has been altered to conserver power.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: William J. Plut
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Patent number: 9953554Abstract: Disclosed is a method for obtaining a compensation value of gray scale of a pixel. The method comprises steps of: acquiring a display area of a display panel; dividing the display area equally into a plurality of first sub-areas according to a first preset rule, each of the first sub-areas comprising at least two pixels; obtaining pre-stored multinomial coefficients of each of the first sub-areas, and according to a second preset rule, establishing a multinomial corresponding to each of the first sub-areas; and obtaining a value range of an independent variable of the multinomial, and according to a corresponding multinomial, obtaining a compensation value of gray scale of each of the first sub-areas.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Houliang Hu, Liwei Zhu
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Patent number: 9953555Abstract: A driving circuit for a touch screen, an in-cell touch screen and a display apparatus. A timing controller of the driving circuit controls a power supply circuit to output a clock signal with a first amplitude to an (N+1?n)th-stage to an Nth-stage shift registers (SR(n)) in a first time period at a display stage, and controls the power supply circuit to output a clock signal with a second amplitude to each stage of shift register (SR(n)) in a second time period at the display stage; and then levels of scanning signals output by the (N+1?n)th-stage to the Nth-stage shift registers (SR(n)) are higher than levels of scanning signals output by other stages of shift registers (SR(n)).Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Weibiao Geng, Yichiang Lai, Chunbing Zhang, Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 9953556Abstract: In a method of correcting a desired color of a pixel to be displayed in an optical see-through display, a binned-display profile of prescribed colors arranged to be rendered by the display include background colors added to it so that the desired color can be matched to a closest one of the resulting predicted color profile of colors which are predicted to be perceived by a user. The display is then instructed to display the prescribed color which corresponds with the closest matching predicted color such that an observer substantially perceives the desired color. Typically the desired color is only compared to a subset of the predicted colors for efficiency. Additional corrections may take place to improve contrast of graphical content compared to the background in some instance.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Inventors: Srikanth Kirshnamachari Sridharan, Juan David Hincapie Ramos, Pourang Irani
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Patent number: 9953557Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged along a row direction and a column direction. One pixel includes a set of sub-pixels including two sub-pixels that correspond to two colors complementary to each other and are arranged adjacent to each other along one of the row direction and the column direction, and two or more combinations of sub-pixels for outputting white light by combining adjacent sub-pixels are present for one sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tatsuya Yata, Takayuki Nakanishi
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Patent number: 9953558Abstract: A transparent display apparatus and a method for driving a transparent display panel thereof are provided. The transparent display apparatus includes a first and second transparent display panels, an image processor and a display driver. The image processor receives an image signal having display data, a transparency control signal having transparent values, a first and second transparent parameters. The image processor calculates according to the image signal, the transparency control signal, the first and second transparent parameters to provide a first display signal having first gray data and a second display signal respectively having second gray data. The display driver drives the first and second transparent display panels according to the first and second gray data, so as to display a display image having all gradations between a black state, a white state and a transparent state through the coincided first and second transparent display panels.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.Inventors: Pei-Lin Hsieh, Hsiang-Tan Lin
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Patent number: 9953559Abstract: The present invention provides a source driver for use in a TFT-LCD, comprising: a data register, a data latch, a digital-to-analog converter and an output buffer. A first loading pulse is provided to the output buffer, such that the output buffer starts to output the gray-scale voltages of odd output ends to corresponding TFT sources in response to a second edge of the first loading pulse from the second level to the first level, which second edge immediately follows the first edge, and a second loading pulse is provided to the output buffer, such that such that the output buffer starts to output the gray-scale voltages of even output ends to corresponding TFT sources in response to a second edge of the second loading pulse from the second level to the first level, which second edge immediately follows the first edge. At least the second edge of the first loading pulse is not synchronous with the second edge of the second loading pulse. A driving circuit and a driving method are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hui Wang, Wei Feng, Hengzhen Liang
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Patent number: 9953560Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device. A solar cell module is integrated into a body of the display device. A photosensitive control module is configured to detect a brightness value of current ambient light being incident on the display device, and when the detected brightness value meets a predetermined condition, switch a power supply of the display device from a local cell to the solar cell module, so as to supply the electric energy stored in the solar cell module to the display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Weilin Lai, Renrong Gai
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Patent number: 9953561Abstract: There are provided an array substrate and a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus. Multiple gate lines are arranged on the array substrate, two ends of the gate lines are connected to a first gate driving circuit and a second gate driving circuit respectively, each of the gate lines is divided into a first gate line portion connected to the first gate driving circuit and a second gate line portion connected to the second gate driving circuit, and a switch element is arranged between the first gate line portion and the second gate line portion. Simultaneous turning-on of display TFTs controlled by one gate line is avoided, and the pulling to the voltage of a common electrode is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hui Wang, Hengzhen Liang
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Patent number: 9953562Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a signal synthesis unit that generates a first synthesis signal configured from an image signal to cause a first light emitting element used for displaying an image to emit light and a dummy pixel signal to cause a second light emitting element used for measuring brightness to emit light, a conversion unit that converts the generated first synthesis signal into a second synthesis signal to cause only the first light emitting element of the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element to emit light at identical brightness, regardless of a degradation degree of the first light emitting element, and a light emission control unit that causes the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element to emit light, on a basis of the second synthesis signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: JOLED Inc.Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino, Yuki Seo
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Patent number: 9953563Abstract: A data line drive circuit provides a voltage according to a detection voltage and to a reference voltage, between the gate and source of a drive transistor in a pixel circuit, and detects a drive current having passed through the drive transistor and outputted external to the pixel circuit. A threshold voltage correction memory stores, for each pixel circuit, data representing a threshold voltage of the drive transistor. A display control circuit controls the reference voltage based on the data stored in the threshold voltage correction memory. By this, even if the threshold voltage of the drive transistor is changed, the drive current can be detected with a high accuracy. The threshold voltage correction memory may store, for each pixel circuit, data representing a difference between the threshold voltage of the drive transistor and the reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noritaka Kishi, Hiromitsu Katsui, Noboru Noguchi, Masanori Ohara, Shigetsugu Yamanaka, Yoshifumi Ohta
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Patent number: 9953564Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology that can mitigate accurately the ghosting problem. [Solving Means] An image display control apparatus according to the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit switches a first mode for reducing a brightness of an image without inverting the brightness of the image fixedly displayed on a specific area of a screen to a second mode for inverting the brightness of the image and reducing the brightness of the image inverted, and controls a display such that the image is displayed on the area of the screen depending on the mode switched.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Tatsumasa Kondo
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Patent number: 9953565Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting diode display includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display panel driver configured to drive signal lines of the display panel, and a timing controller configured to divide one frame into a plurality of subframes, divide data of an input image at each bit, map the data of the input image to the plurality of subframes, control an operation of the display panel driver, and adjust data addressing speeds of the plurality of subframes for adjusting the emission times of the upper and lower display lines of the display panel differently.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joonhee Lee, Sunghoon Kim, Jongmin Park
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Patent number: 9953566Abstract: The present invention discloses a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, and a display device. The pixel circuit comprises a reference voltage set up sub-circuit, a charging sub-circuit and a driving sub-circuit. The reference voltage set up sub-circuit and the charging sub-circuit are connected with the driving sub-circuit respectively, and the reference voltage set up sub-circuit being used for, within a first period of time, providing for the driving sub-circuit, the charging sub-circuit being used for, within a second period of time, providing for the driving sub-circuit a data signal voltage. The driving sub-circuit comprises a driving transistor for driving the light emitting device to emit light, and a first capacitor for maintaining the reference voltage and the data signal voltage. Within a third period of time, the first capacitor discharges so that the driving transistor is turned on to drive the light emitting device to emit light.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Lujiang Huangfu, Liang Sun, Zhanjie Ma
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Patent number: 9953567Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting display device including: a first pixel; a second pixel; and a common capacitor connected to the first and second pixels, wherein the first pixel comprises: a first switching transistor transmitting a first data signal in response to a first scan signal; a second switching transistor transmitting the first data signal to the common capacitor; a first storage capacitor storing a charge corresponding to the first data signal; a first driving transistor generating a driving current corresponding to the charge stored in the first storage capacitor; and a first organic light-emitting diode (OLED) emitting light corresponding to the first driving current, and wherein the second pixel comprises: a third switching transistor transmitting a second data signal in response to a second scan signal; a fourth switching transistor transmitting the second data signal to the common capacitor; a second storage capacitor storing a charge corresponding to the second data signal; a second driType: GrantFiled: May 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LtdInventor: Insoo Wang