Patents Issued in March 17, 2020
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Patent number: 10591989Abstract: A near-eye-display (NED) includes an eye tracking system and a waveguide display. The eye tracking system tracks locations based on a location of the user's eyes. The waveguide display includes a light source, an output waveguide and a controller. The output waveguide includes a dynamic output grating that outputs an expanded image light to the tracked eyebox locations. The decoupling grating is a 2D array of spatially switchable liquid crystal (LC) pixels including an active subset of LC pixels emitting light only to regions within the tracked eyebox locations. The decoupling grating dynamically out-couples the expanded image light to the tracked location based on switching instructions generated and provided by the controller.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Yusufu Njoni Bamaxam Sulai, Wai Sze Tiffany Lam, Lu Lu
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Patent number: 10591990Abstract: A gaze tracking system, leaving a low power mode in response to an activation signal, initial burst of eye pictures in short time by restricting the image area of a sensor, purpose of enabling an increased frame rate. Subsequent eye pictures are captured at le rate. The first gaze point value is computed memorylessly based on the initial burst res and no additional imagery, while subsequent values may be computed recursively to account previous gaze point values or information from previous eye pictures. The restriction of the image area may be guided by a preliminary overview picture captured using the different sensor. From the gaze point values, the system may derive a control signal to a computer device with a visual display.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Tobii ABInventors: Mårten Skogö, Anders Olsson, John Mikael Elvesjö, Aron Yu
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Patent number: 10591991Abstract: Embodiments relate to use of proximity sensors to control a digital interface. More specifically, proximity detection and analysis of the sensors, and translating the proximity into one or more commands is utilized to control the interface. In various embodiments, a system is provided with a set of sensors operatively coupled to a secondary surface. The sensors are in communication with a hub positioned proximal to the sensors. The hub is configured to be in communication with a remote interface. Similarly, the remote interface is configured operatively coupled to a remote physical device (e.g. digital interface). As changes in the sensor position data are measured, the remote interface device communicates an action based on a set of rules. The action is communicated from the interface to the remote physical device and functions to physically transform a functional aspect of the device.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael R. Billau, Alissa J. Hartenbaum, Trenton J. Johnson, Saikrishna Vennam
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Patent number: 10591992Abstract: An aspect provides an information handling device, including: a touch sensitive surface; one or more processors; a memory device storing instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors to: detect one or more non-operational touch inputs to the touch sensitive surface; map the one or more non-operational touch inputs to a predetermined haptic effect selected from a plurality of predetermined haptic effects mapped to regions of the touch sensitive surface; and provide the predetermined haptic effect via a haptic layer of the touch sensitive surface. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Xin Feng
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Patent number: 10591993Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures, devices, methods and systems for providing haptic output on an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes an actuator configured to move in a first direction. The electronic device also includes a substrate coupled to the actuator. When the actuator moves in the first direction, the substrate or a portion of the substrate, by virtue of being coupled to the actuator, moves in a second direction. In some implementations, the movement of the substrate is perpendicular to the movement of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Alex J. Lehmann, Juan Pu, Paul X. Wang, Qiliang Xu, Zheng Gao
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Patent number: 10591994Abstract: A haptic effect enabled device for simulating a tactile sensation on a surface. In some cases, the haptic effect enabled device may be a user interface device, and the tactile sensation may be simulated on a surface of the user interface device. The interface device may include a haptic output device configured to generate a haptic effect, such as a periodic haptic effect, at the surface. The interface device may include a drive module configured to generate a periodic drive signal based on a touch input at the surface of the interface device and based on the tactile sensation to be simulated at the surface. The interface device may include a drive circuit operatively coupled to the drive module and the haptic output device and configured to apply the periodic drive signal to the haptic output device. In some cases, the surface may be separate from the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Vincent Levesque, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
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Patent number: 10591995Abstract: A gaming concept in which each user in a single-player or a multi-player game is enabled to create artwork or graffiti work virtually or on actual surfaces using haptic-enhanced controllers. The controllers can emulate the experience of using a marker, a paint brush, a paint spray-can or the like. The components of various controllers may be modularized for easily interchanging components to extend the art or graffiti creation experience. The real life experience of using ink or paint on a surface is simulated by haptic feedback. When a paint spray-can controller is used, the experience of paint consumption is recreated by various peripheral enhancements including audio and haptic sensations communicated to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Danny A. Grant, Erin B. Ramsay, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, David Birnbaum, Robert W. Heubel, Hendrik Bartel, Christopher J. Ullrich
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Patent number: 10591996Abstract: A haptic device comprises a signal generator that is configured to receive an input word that is a unit of a language written using consonant-vowel pairs. The signal generator converts the input word into one or more consonant-vowel pairs of the input word. The signal generator further converts the one or more consonant-vowel pairs into a sequence of actuator signals. The sequence of actuator signals is formed from a concatenation of sub-sequences of actuator signals. Each phoneme corresponding to a unique sub-sequence of actuator signals. The haptic device further comprises a two dimensional array of cutaneous actuators configured to receive the sequence of actuator signals from the signal generator, each of the actuator signals mapped to a cutaneous actuator of the two dimensional array of cutaneous actuators.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Brian Alexander Knott, Venkatasiva Prasad Chakkabala
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Patent number: 10591997Abstract: A haptic device with ultrasonic actuation, including: a support, a user-interaction element movable at least in rotation and/or translation relative to the support, a first contact surface that moves as one with the interaction element, a second contact surface that moves as one with the support, resonators, and a control unit that excites the resonators at at least one resonance frequency, generating a vibration mode in a plane and an ultrasonic lubrication phenomenon between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Edouard Leroy, Laurent Eck, Moustapha Hafez
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Patent number: 10591998Abstract: To allow for easy entry of a plurality of characters by handwriting gestures in the air, a user interface device includes template data storage means for storing template data indicating changes in a predetermined writing position when a gesture to write each of a plurality of characters in the air is made, position obtaining means for sequentially obtaining the predetermined writing position when a user makes gestures to sequentially writing characters in the air, similarity evaluation information output means, every time the predetermined writing position is obtained by the position obtaining means, for sequentially outputting similarity evaluation information indicating a similarity between data to be evaluated including a predetermined number of the predetermined writing positions taken in order from newly obtained data and the template data related to each of the plurality of characters, and character string determination means for determining a character string related to the gestures of the user basedType: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: RAKUTEN, INC.Inventors: Soh Masuko, Masato Hagiwara
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Patent number: 10591999Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention disclose a hand gesture recognition method, device, system, and computer storage medium; a hand gesture recognition method disclosed in the present invention comprising: a hand gesture recognition device publishing in a network a list of supported hand gestures and/or a list of instructions corresponding to said supported hand gestures. Another hand gesture recognition method disclosed by the present invention comprises: a hand gesture recognition control device obtaining by means of a network a list of hand gestures supported by a hand gesture recognition device, and/or a list of instructions corresponding to said supported hand gestures.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventor: Haijun Liu
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Patent number: 10592000Abstract: A computing device provides augmented reality images of an environment in which the computing device is used. The computing device is further configured to display a graphical user interface for interacting with the computing device. The graphical user interface may be displayed according to one or more configured graphical user interface layouts. The computing device further includes an inertial measurement unit, which provides input for interacting with one or more portions of the graphical user interface. As a user of the computing device moves the computing device, corresponding graphical changes are made to the displayed graphical user interface. In this way, by moving the computing device, the user is able to interact with, and provide input to, the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: DAQRI, LLCInventors: Jonathan Trevor Freeman, Michael Kozlowski, Sterling Crispin, Ari Green
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Patent number: 10592001Abstract: Systems and methods for using neuromuscular information to improve speech recognition. The system includes a plurality of neuromuscular sensors, arranged on one or more wearable devices, wherein the plurality of neuromuscular sensors is configured to continuously record a plurality of neuromuscular signals from a user, at least one storage device configured to store one or more trained statistical models, and at least one computer processor programmed to provide as an input to the one or more trained statistical models, the plurality of neuromuscular signals or signals derived from the plurality of neuromuscular signals, determine based, at least in part, on an output of the one or more trained statistical models, at least one instruction for modifying an operation of a speech recognizer, and provide the at least one instruction to the speech recognizer.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Adam Berenzweig, Patrick Kaifosh, Alan Huan Du, Jeffrey Scott Seely
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Patent number: 10592002Abstract: Systems and methods for gesture sequence recognition using Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) components in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (xR) applications are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: detect a gesture performed by a user wearing a Head-Mounted Device (HMD) using a first image capture device and a second image capture device concurrently; evaluate the first and second image capture devices; identify the gesture based upon the evaluation; and execute a command associated with the gesture.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Vivek Viswanathan Iyer, Hana Schuster Smith
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Patent number: 10592003Abstract: Glasses with gesture recognition function include a glasses frame and a gesture recognition system. The gesture recognition system is disposed on the glasses frame and configured to detect hand gestures in front of the glasses thereby generating a control command. The gesture recognition system transmits the control command to an electronic device to correspondingly control the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Horng-Goung Lai, En-Feng Hsu, Meng-Huan Hsieh, Yu-Hao Huang, Nien-Tse Chen
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Patent number: 10592004Abstract: The mechanical keyboard includes a base plate having multiple through openings, a circuit board disposed to a side of the base plate, multiple mechanical keys disposed at the through openings and connected to the circuit board. Each mechanical key includes a keyswitch, a keycap, and at least a transparent piece. The keyswitch is connected to the circuit board. The keycap is mounted on the keyswitch, and the transparent piece is configured to a top side of the keycap. There are multiple display assemblies, each disposed inside a mechanical key between the keycap and the keyswitch. Each display assembly is data-linked to the circuit board through a signal transmission element. The display assemblies may be installed on conventional mechanical keys and may be viewed from different angles. The mechanical keyboard also has longer operation life.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Inventor: Jen-Wen Sun
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Patent number: 10592005Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for remotely operating a target device. A camera image is obtained, including a target screen image (which is an image of a screen of the target device). The camera image is transmitted to and displayed in a second device. Operational information is obtained on the screen of the second device, which displays the camera image. The operational information is transmitted to a first device. Human device data, which derives from the operational information, is inputted from the first device to the target device.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenya Ishimoto, Hideo Takeda, Nobuyuki Yoshifuji
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Patent number: 10592006Abstract: Described are examples of an input device for use with a computing device. The input device includes a body having a plurality of surfaces, where the plurality of surfaces include a bottom surface composed of silicone and having a pattern of a plurality of apertures to provide a desired coefficient of friction.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Timothy Mathew G. Escolin, Byungkwan Min, Joshua C. Grant, Aashish Nataraja, Tsang Cheung
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Patent number: 10592007Abstract: In certain embodiments, an input device includes a housing, a processor disposed in the housing, and an image sensor to track a movement of the input device with respect to an underlying surface. The image sensor includes a pixel array and operates in two modes of operation including a first mode of operation where the processor causes the image sensor to utilize a first plurality of pixels in the pixel array when tracking the movement of the input device or a second mode of operation where the processor causes the image sensor to utilize a second plurality of pixels in the pixel array when tracking the movement of the input device, where the second plurality of pixels has fewer pixels than the first plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: François Morier, Olivier Theytaz
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Patent number: 10592008Abstract: Systems and methods for changing the shape of a mouse or other input device are described. In one embodiment, a mouse includes an articulating member that defines a curvature of an exterior surface of the mouse. The mouse may include one or more actuators for manipulating the articulating member to change the contour of the exterior surface of the mouse. The curvature may be changed to optimize the ergonomics of the mouse and/or deliver tactile feedback to users.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Hongcheng Sun, Alex J. Lehmann
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Patent number: 10592009Abstract: According to various embodiments, an input device may be provided. The input device may include: a housing with a lower portion and an upper portion; a depressible button provided in the upper portion; a first magnetic component coupled to the depressible button and configured to move at least substantially along an axis when the depressible button is depressed; a second magnetic component coupled to the lower portion at least substantially at the axis, wherein at least one of the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component includes an electromagnet; an interface configured to receive control information from a computing device external to the input device; and a control circuit configured to control the electromagnet based on the control information.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Sreenath Unnikrishnan, Rafael Raymund Viernes, Pierre Zeloon Lye
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Patent number: 10592010Abstract: An electronic device such as a cellular telephone may be used to gather pointing input from a user. During operation, the electronic device may be held by a user. Orientation information such as information on an orientation of the electronic device relative to an external surface may be gathered using a camera, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, or other orientation sensor. The gathered input may serve as pointing input for use in drawing visual elements such as lines in content being projected onto the external surface or content being displayed using displays. Pointing input and other input may also be used to select displayed items and take other actions. Displays for displaying image content may form part of an electronic device being held by the user, a desktop device, or other devices. A steerable projector may be used in displaying projected images such as images containing content based on pointing input.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Paul X. Wang
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Patent number: 10592011Abstract: There is provided a gesture detection device including two linear image sensor arrays and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to compare sizes of pointer images in the image frames captured by the two linear image sensor arrays in the same period or different periods so as to identify a click event.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Shu-Sian Yang, Han-Ping Cheng
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Patent number: 10592012Abstract: A method using hardware button(s) dispatches gestures for motion-disabled users. It displays a translucent layer, on top of underlying applications, which intercepts user touch events (preventing inadvertent gestures) and modifies (x?,y?) based on dampened differences of most recent intercepted event coordinates (swabs). The method operates in three modes identified by translucent colors and/or digits (how many button pushes before invocation): mode 1 dispatches short taps at (x?,y?); mode 2 displays extending arrow while the user swabs (x?,y?) until the second push, which dispatches scrolling in arrow direction; mode 3 creates an arrow and pivot. Pivot size and color indicate magnification/demagnification. The third push dispatches zooming when pivot and arrow are collinear; otherwise it dispatches rotation. A special case of mode 2 dispatches a long tap.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Inventors: Mark Gordon Arnold, Jay Bishop, Andrew Hess
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Patent number: 10592013Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for unifying a two-dimensional (2D) interface and a three-dimensional (3D) interface of a computer device, with each interface having unique inputs and displays specific to each dimensionality. The present disclosure provides for identifying a display context value that indicates whether a user is viewing a two dimensional (2D) display of a 2D space or a three dimensional (3D) display of a 3D space of the computer device, as well as identifying an input context value that indicates whether a user input received at an input device is directed toward the 2D space or the 3D space of the computer device, and selecting one of a plurality of operating states of the computer device based on the display context value and the input context value.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jordan Page Mandel-Iaia, Christopher Michael Becker, Jiashi Zhang
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Patent number: 10592014Abstract: Display control systems, methods, and programs obtain an indicated location indicated by a pointer, based on an output from a pointing device, and display, on a display, a user interface screen that displays icons at predetermined locations and displays the pointer indicating the indicated location. The systems methods, and programs draw, when the indicated location is present in a draw-in region including one of the icons, the indicated location into the icon. The systems methods, and programs set, when a first icon and a second icon for performing operations related to a same function are arranged side by side on the display, a first draw-in region including the first icon and a second draw-in region including the second icon such that the first draw-in region and the second draw-in region are present in a region between the first icon and the second icon and adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu Kato, Kazuhiro Kamiya, Seiichi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10592015Abstract: Disclosed are a preparation method for a touch panel, a touch panel, and a display device. The preparation method for a touch panel comprises: step S10, forming a pattern comprising a first electrode chain and an insulating layer on a substrate, by using a patterning process for once, wherein the insulating layer is formed on the first electrode chain and the insulating layer covers the first electrode chain; and step S11, forming a pattern comprising a second electrode chain on the substrate on which the step S10 is finished, by using a patterning process for once, wherein the second electrode chain and the first electrode chain are spatially crossed and are insulated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Chen, Pengyu Zhang, Ting Zeng, Qingpu Wang, Xianlin Ding, Juntao Chen
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Patent number: 10592016Abstract: An electronic device includes a base member having a touch area defined inside a first closed-shape, the first closed-shape being a first imaginary line, and a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the touch area and defined outside the first closed-shape, and a touch sensor including a plurality of patterns disposed in the touch area to sense a touch from outside and a driving line disposed in the peripheral area and connected to a pattern disposed adjacent to the first closed-shape. The touch area includes a first area defined inside a second closed-shape being a second imaginary line defined in the touch area, and a second area defined outside the second closed-shape and surrounded by the first closed-shape, and an edge pattern disposed in the second area having an area substantially equal to or greater than approximately one-half of an area of a center pattern disposed in the first area.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeongkyu Jeon, Hyungchul Kim, Jungmok Park, Heewoong Park
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Patent number: 10592017Abstract: A window deco film includes a hard coating layer, and a deco layer, a light-shielding layer and an acryl-based coating layer formed on the hard coating layer. The window deco film may have a remarkably reduced thickness, and thus an entire thickness of an image display device including a window substrate to which the window deco film is applied may be also reduced. Additionally, even when the window deco film is attached to a curved window substrate, a bubble may not be generated at a curved portion of the window substrate. A mura caused by a retardation or a phase difference due to the window deco film may be suppressed. Thus, the window deco film may have an improved transmittance.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki Joon Park, Cheol Hun Lee, Gwang Yong Tak
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Patent number: 10592018Abstract: One variation of tactile interface includes: a flexible substrate configured to deform to a first offset in response to application of a deflecting force on the flexible substrate; a tactile layer defining a tactile surface and configured to deform to a second offset in response to application of the deflecting force on the tactile surface; and a tie layer configured to retain the tactile layer against the substrate, the tie layer defining a first surface contacting the flexible substrate and a second surface contacting the tactile layer, the first surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the first offset to maintain contact with the substrate and the second surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the second offset to maintain contact with the tactile layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Tactus Technology, Inc.Inventors: Justin Virgili, Micah Yairi, Brian Flamm
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Patent number: 10592019Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel having a manipulation surface; a position detector configured to detect a position of a manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface; a vibrating element; and a drive controlling part configured to drive the vibrating element for generating a natural vibration in an ultrasound frequency band at the manipulation surface such that an intensity of the natural vibration is changed in accordance with the position of the manipulation input performed on the manipulation surface and a time change degree of the position, wherein a width of the vibrating element in a direction in which an amplitude of the natural vibration changes is set based on a ratio between a flexural rigidity of the top panel and a flexural rigidity of the top panel and the vibrating element at a portion where the vibrating element is attached to the top panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Akinori Miyamoto, Yuichi Kamata, Kiyoshi Taninaka, Yasuhiro Endo
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Patent number: 10592020Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a sensor substrate and a cover substrate stuck to each other. The sensor substrate includes a sensor electrode, and plural signal wirings electrically connected to the sensor electrode and extending along a periphery of the sensor electrode. The cover substrate includes one or plural conductive layers extending along the periphery of the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings within an area not facing the sensor electrode and the plural signal wirings.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Kurashima, Shoji Hinata
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Patent number: 10592021Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be a variable frame rate display capable of adaptively adjusting a frame rate at which display frames are displayed in response to information associated with the current state of operation of the device. The information may be gathered using control circuitry in the electronic device. The control circuitry may gather the information for adjusting the frame rate by monitoring the electronic device power supply configuration, other device components, the type of content to be displayed, and user-input signals. The control circuitry may adjust the frame rate based on the gathered information by increasing or decreasing the frame rate. The control circuitry may be formed as a portion of display control circuitry for the device such as a display driver integrated circuit or may be formed as a portion of storage and processing circuitry external to the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brijesh Tripathi, Jean-Pierre S. Guillou
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Patent number: 10592022Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method, processing system, and input device having a display device with an integrated sensing device. The method comprises selecting, using first gate driver circuitry, a first subset of a first plurality of gate electrodes of the display device for performing display updating during a first period. The method further comprises selecting, using second gate driver circuitry, a first subset of a second plurality of gate electrodes of the display device for display updating during a second period. The method further comprises operating, during a third period between the first and second periods, at least a first sensor electrode of a plurality of sensor electrodes for capacitive sensing.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventor: Petr Shepelev
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Patent number: 10592023Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a touch display assembly. The touch display assembly includes a frame and a detecting module. The frame includes a plurality of electrically conductive portions independent of electrically insulated from each other, and the detecting module electrically connects at least two electrically conductive portions of the plurality of electrically conductive portions, wherein the detecting module is configured to generate and transmit a touch signal when an electrical conduction is established between the at least two electrically conductive portions of the plurality of electrically conductive portions by an external action. The present invention also provides a touch input unit for a display device and a touch input method.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Dongxi Li
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Patent number: 10592024Abstract: A touch screen is provided. The touch screen includes an anode electrode layer having a plurality of anode electrodes; a first electrode layer located on the anode electrode layer and having a plurality of stripe-shaped emission electrodes spaced from each other and a plurality of stripe-shaped cathode electrodes spaced from each other; and a second electrode layer located on a sealed layer and having a plurality of stripe-shaped receiving electrodes spaced from each other. Positions of the emission electrodes correspond to positions of gap areas between organic light-emitting units.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhe Chen
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Patent number: 10592025Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first substrate including a display area and a first detection electrode, and a second force sensing electrode opposing the display area and the first detection electrode with a gap therebetween. The second force sensing electrode includes a central portion opposing a central portion of the display region, a peripheral portion located to surround the central portion and a reinforcing structure which reinforces the peripheral portion, and the gap between the central portion and the first detection electrode is greater than a gap between the peripheral portion and the first detection electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koji Noguchi, Takafumi Suzuki, Michita Kudo
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Patent number: 10592026Abstract: A touch panel including a first substrate, a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of active components is provided. The first substrate has an active region. The touch electrodes are disposed on the active region. Each of the touch electrodes includes a network structure having a solid portion and a plurality of opening portions defined by the solid portion. Each of the active components includes a semiconductor pattern substantially shielded by the solid portion of one corresponding touch electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Yu-Hsin Hsieh, Zeng-De Chen
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Patent number: 10592027Abstract: A touch sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface can be adjusted based on a state of a device including the touch-sensitive surface. The state of the device can be a first state or a second state. In the first state, for example, the touch sensing system of the device can be programmed to recognize and process a wide range of touch signals including relatively weak touch signals, which may correspond to water, liquid or other unintentional touches. In the second state, for example, the touch detection threshold can be adjusted to better reject water or unintended touches. In some examples, a ratio of measurements captured using the different types of scans of a selected touch node can be used to determine the state of the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sai Zhang, Branislav Jovanovic, Sean E. O'Connor, Ari Y. Benbasat
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Patent number: 10592028Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, a touch sensor electrode that is made of a first conductive and opaque material layer that is located directly on the display panel and overlaps a portion of the display panel in between a portion of the plurality of sub-pixels, and a feedline that is made of a second conductive and opaque material layer that is connected to the touch sensor electrode, overlaps a portion of the display panel in between some of the plurality of sub-pixels that is not overlapped by the touch sensor electrode, defines a pair of conductors around a sub-pixel in one or more columns of sub-pixels of the plurality of sub-pixels such that the pair of conductors are electrically connected above and below each sub-pixel in the one or more columns, and routes the touch sensor electrode to a touch sensor controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nick Clark, Tim Michael Smeeton
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Patent number: 10592029Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes touch detection electrodes, and a driver. The touch detection electrodes include stripe common electrodes serving as electrodes for display. The driver includes a first, second, and third drivers for driving each of the stripe electrodes. Auxiliary lines connect each of the stripe electrodes to the third driver. The first and second drivers are provided along shorter sides of the stripe electrodes. The third driver is provided along a longer side of the stripe electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naoki Takada, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 10592030Abstract: Provided is a display device including a plurality of pixels and a touch sensor overlapping with the plurality of pixels, the touch sensor. The touch sensor possesses: a first wiring arranged in a first direction and including a plurality of first electrodes; and a second wiring arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and including a plurality of second electrodes. Each of the first electrodes and each of the second electrodes vary in width continuously or stepwise in the first direction and the second direction, respectively, and satisfy a certain relationship with respect to an area and a total length of sides thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tohru Sasaki, Hajime Akimoto
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Patent number: 10592031Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which has excellent touch sensitivity due to a corner area of a screen, wherein the corner area is formed to be curved. The display device comprises a substrate including a touch area having a corner touch area; a plurality of gate lines arranged on the substrate in a first direction; a plurality of data lines arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction; a plurality of pixel areas defined by crossing the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines; a plurality of common electrodes arranged to overlap at least one pixel area; and a plurality of touch link lines electrically connected with the plurality of common electrodes and extended in a direction parallel with the first direction or the second direction, wherein, among the plurality of common electrodes, the first common electrodes arranged on the corner touch area have shape different from that of the second common electrodes arranged on the other touch area except the corner touch area.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: JunYeob Lee
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Patent number: 10592032Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device for improving touch sensitivity of the display device, improving structural stability of the display device, and extending service life of the display device. The display panel provided by the disclosure comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other; a plurality of force sensitive touch units located between the first substrate and the second substrate, each of said plurality of force sensitive touch units being electrically connected to a touch circuit of the display panel; wherein each of said force sensitive touch units includes: a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer arranged in parallel to each other, and a compressible insulating layer filled between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Quanhua He, Lingyun Shi, Hao Zhang, Tiankuo Shi, Xiaobo Xie, Jian Bai, Chao Yu
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Patent number: 10592033Abstract: A pressure sensor, a touch substrate and a touch display device are provided. The pressure sensor includes: an active layer; a gate electrode, which is stacked with the active layer and insulated from the active layer; an elastic layer, which is arranged between the active layer and the gate electrode in a direction perpendicular to the active layer, and a thickness of the elastic layer is decreased in a case that a pressure is applied to the pressure sensor; and a source electrode and a drain electrode, which are spaced from each other and are both electrically connected with the active layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongfei Cheng, Yuxin Zhang
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Patent number: 10592034Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a display unit for outputting an image and receiving a touch input; a virtual home key unit overlapped with a specific region of the display unit, and for generating a control command for executing a specific function; and a controller for forming the control command, wherein the virtual home key unit includes: a vibration output unit for outputting vibrations of a specific pattern based on a touch input applied to the specific region and a peripheral region; and a pressure sensor disposed between the vibration output unit and the display unit, and for sensing a touch pressure, and wherein the controller executes the specific function when the touch pressure is sensed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hongjo Shim, Sungho Woo
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Patent number: 10592035Abstract: A pressure sensor, comprises a first electrode plate; a plurality of second electrode plates; an elastic member, disposed between the first electrode plate and the plurality of second electrode plates; a first switch, comprising a first end coupled to the first electrode plate, and a second end selectively coupled to a first plate receiving end or a ground; and a plurality of second switches, wherein each second switch comprises a first end coupled to one of the plurality of second electrode plates, and a second end selectively coupled to a second plate receiving end, the ground or a driving signal end.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: ACER INCORPORATEDInventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
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Patent number: 10592036Abstract: A touch display panel is provided in the embodiments of the disclosure, including: a liquid crystal layer; and a detection layer for light-intensity, which is located at a light exiting side of the liquid crystal layer and is configured to detect an intensity of light passing through the liquid crystal layer at a region thereof corresponding to a touch position on the touch display panel, at which the touch position on the touch display panel is set to be touched, in both conditions that the touch position on the touch display panel is touched and not touched by a touch action. In addition, a display device and a method for driving the touch display panel are also provided in embodiments of the disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuanyang Zhao, Xianjie Shao, Honggang Gu, Haosen Ge
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Patent number: 10592037Abstract: According to an aspect, a touch detection device includes: a plurality of drive electrodes arranged in parallel with each other; and a plurality of first touch detection electrodes arranged in parallel with each other and arranged at a portion not in contact with the drive electrodes and where the first touch detection electrode forms capacitance with a drive electrode to which a drive signal is output. The drive electrodes includes a drive electrode including a plurality of subdivided electrodes an arrangement pitch of which is finer than an arrangement pitch of the drive electrodes. The drive electrode including the subdivided electrodes is provided such that switching is enabled between a first mode in which the drive signal is collectively output to the subdivided electrodes of the drive electrode and a second mode in which the drive signal is individually output to each of the subdivided electrodes of the drive electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventor: Koji Noguchi
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Patent number: 10592038Abstract: A method, information handling system, and display assembly utilizes wherein a first touch panel indication is detected, and it is determined whether the first touch panel indication is from a defined bending area or from a defined non-bending area. When the first touch panel indication is from the defined bending area, it is determined if there is a second touch panel indication from an other touch sensor element adjacent to the first touch sensor element. When there is a simultaneous second touch panel indication, the touch location is interpolated based on the locations of the first and the other touch sensor elements. When there is a sequential second touch panel indication, the touch location is extrapolated based on locations of the first and the other touch sensor elements and a sequence of the first touch panel indication and the second touch panel indication.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Stefan Peana