Patents Issued in June 2, 2020
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Patent number: 10671192Abstract: Described is a process for the production of a layered body S2 comprising: i. provision of a layered body S1 comprising a substrate and an electrically conductive layer which is applied to the substrate and comprises an electrically conductive polymer P1; ii. partial covering of a part of the electrically conductive layer with a covering layer D, comprising a polymer P2 contained therein, from a covering phase to obtain at least one covered region Dd and at least one non-covered region Du of the electrically conductive layer; iii. reduction of the electrical conductivity of the electrically conductive layer in at least a part of the at least one non-covered region Du compared with the electrical conductivity of the electrically conductive layer in the at least one covered region Dd; iv. at least partial removal of the covering layer D by an alkaline aqueous treatment.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Udo Guntermann, Detlef Gaiser, Myriam Grasse, Akio Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10671193Abstract: A mobile device control method for displaying information on a touch screen of a mobile device is provided. The method includes determining a type of a cover for the mobile device, the cover having a screen projection portion, detecting a gesture or a trigger, and displaying a screen corresponding to a current state of the mobile device on the touch screen depending on the type of the cover, in response to the detection of the gesture or the trigger.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sung-Joon Won
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Patent number: 10671194Abstract: A touch-sensitive conductive film, and a touch-sensitive assembly, a touch-sensitive display screen and an electronic device having the conductive film. The touch-sensitive conductive film comprises a sensing area and a key area. The key area is provided with a bonding area configured to bond a flexible circuit board, and a key. The key area is provided with a through-hole in a thickness direction of the touch-sensitive conductive film, and the through-hole is located at a side of the bonding area, so that the flexible circuit board is able to pass through the touch-sensitive conductive film via the through-hole. The flexible circuit board passes through the through-hole with two ends of the flexible circuit board being located at two sides of the touch-sensitive conductive film respectively, after the flexible circuit board is bonded to the touch-sensitive conductive film.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: KUNSHAN VISIONOX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kangkang Ping, Long Wang
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Patent number: 10671195Abstract: An operating method of a display device includes: forming a plurality of capacitors between a plurality of monitor lines of a display device and a plurality of power lines of the display device via a plurality of light-emitting diodes; and performing touch sensing by using the capacitors. The light-emitting diodes are arranged in a matrix. A plurality of control switches of the display device is arranged in the matrix, and is electrically coupled to a plurality of first terminals of the light-emitting diodes, respectively. The monitor lines are electrically coupled to the first terminals of the light-emitting diodes, respectively. The power lines are electrically coupled to a plurality of second terminals of the light-emitting diodes, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Chen-Chi Lin
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Patent number: 10671196Abstract: A touch substrate, a method for forming the same and a touch display device are provided. The touch substrate includes: a primary touch region, a secondary touch region, a peripheral region, primary touch electrodes at the primary touch region, secondary touch electrodes at the secondary touch region, a plurality of bonding terminals, a plurality of primary touch signal channels and a plurality of secondary touch signal channels configured to transmit touch signals to the secondary touch electrodes at the peripheral region, where each bonding terminal is coupled to a corresponding primary touch electrode via a signal transmission line, and configured to provide the primary touch signal channel to transmit the touch signal to the corresponding primary touch electrode, where at least a part of the primary touch signal channels is reused as the secondary touch signal channels.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaojuan Hu, Jing Wang, Guiyu Zhang, Qitao Zheng, Min He, Xiaodong Xie, Jian Tian, Zouming Xu, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 10671197Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate; scan lines and data lines arranged on the substrate and intersecting one another to define sub-pixels, each of which includes a pixel electrode including strip-like electrodes whose long axes of a same row are parallel to one another. Extension lines of long axes of strip-like electrodes in sub-pixels in any two adjacent rows intersect one another. The touch electrode is electrically connected to at least one touch signal line. Each touch signal line includes straight-line portions and fold-line portions. Two adjacent straight-line portions are connected by one fold-line portion. Any straight-line portion is parallel to long axes of strip-like electrodes in sub-pixels in a same row. Extension lines of fold-line portions intersect long axes of strip-like electrodes. Orthographic projections of fold-line portions on the substrate overlap orthographic projections of scan lines on the substrate. Fold-line portions are not perpendicular to scan lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ke Guo, Huangyao Wu, Hongbo Zhou, Zhaokeng Cao, Xuan Lu, Kangpeng Yang, Yumin Xu
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Patent number: 10671198Abstract: Provided is a display device that transmits and receives data on the basis of a MPI protocol. The display device includes a microcontroller, source drivers, and first and second MPI buses, wherein the microcontroller and the source drivers perform bi-directional communication on the basis of the MPI protocol in which transmission types for occupying the first and second MPI buses are set.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Min Park, Hyun Woo Jeong, Ha Na Choi, Hun Yong Lim
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Patent number: 10671199Abstract: Provided is an input detection device capable of suppressing a change in detection sensitivity depending on a position. The input detection device includes: signal wirings having end portions, and arranged so as to extend in a first direction; drive electrodes each extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and arranged in parallel to the first direction; a plurality of first switches arranged between the end portions of the drive electrodes and the signal wirings; a drive signal circuit supplying a drive signal to the end portions; and a selection circuit controlling the first switches in detecting proximity of an external object.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Tadayoshi Katsuta
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Patent number: 10671200Abstract: A display device includes an insulating substrate, an encapsulation structural unit opposed to the insulating substrate, lower electrodes and one upper electrode disposed between the insulating substrate and the encapsulation structural unit, and organic light-emitting layers each disposed between the one upper electrode and one of the lower electrodes, perforating walls standing toward the encapsulation structural unit, circuits formed between the insulating substrate and the lower electrodes to control supply of electric current to the lower electrodes, and touch panel electrodes formed between the insulating substrate and the lower electrodes. The upper electrode is an electrode configured to transmit light from the organic light-emitting layers toward the encapsulation structural unit and has holes each formed in such a manner that one of the perforating walls stands through the hole. Electric fields generated by the touch panel electrodes pass through the holes in the upper electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yojiro Matsueda, Kenichi Takatori
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Patent number: 10671201Abstract: A touch substrate comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. When the second substrate is not subjected to a pressure, the second conductive layer is insulatively spaced apart from the first conductive layer; when the second substrate is subjected to a pressure equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the second substrate is deformed so that at least a part of the second conductive layer is contacted with the first conductive layer. A touch display panel and a display device which comprise the touch substrate are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Bin Zhao, Pengju Zhang, Jian Li, Hanqing Liu, Xuchen Yuan
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Patent number: 10671202Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a manual force that uses a pad that simulates human or animal body tissue and a sensor configured to receive the force. The pad can have the shape of a body part and can have different materials that have different hardnesses. The apparatus can have interchangeable pads and identify individual users for training purposes, such as for training massage therapists. The apparatus can indicate whether an applied force is within a predetermined range. Also a method of defining a standard or protocol for training and/or performing touch manipulations by applying a range force to one or more persons with an algometer and establishing a protocol based on data obtained from biosensors attached to the person in order to determine which forces produce a desired effect, such as a reflexive, mechanical, or relaxation effect. The apparatus can then be used to train a provider on how to follow the standard or protocol.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Mendology, Inc.Inventors: Sarah E. Komala, Eric M. Komala
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Patent number: 10671203Abstract: There is provided an apparatus that can prevent invoking of unintended functions in gesture operation. The apparatus displays gesture functions executable by movement of touch position, and when movement of touch position satisfies a first condition, confirms executable gesture functions to display confirmed functions. When the movement of touch position satisfies a second condition after the confirmation, the apparatus cancels the confirmation. When the touch input is released in the confirmed state, the apparatus executes the confirmed functions, and when the touch input is released in the canceled state, control does not execute gesture functions.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tetsuya Hada
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Patent number: 10671204Abstract: Provided is a novel touch panel that is highly convenience or reliable, a novel data processor that is highly convenient or reliable, a novel touch panel, a novel data processor, or a novel semiconductor device. The touch panel includes a sensor element and a display element. The sensor element includes a first conductive film and a second conductive film. The display element includes a layer containing a liquid crystal material and a third conductive film which is provided so that an electric field controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal material contained in the layer can be applied between the first conductive film and the third conductive film.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Miyake
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Patent number: 10671205Abstract: An operating apparatus includes: a first display; a second display; and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to output a second image onto the second display. The electronic control unit is configured to output a first image onto the first display. The electronic control unit is configured to switch between the first mode and the second mode. In a first mode, a first mode image independent of the second image is output as the first image. In the second mode, a second mode image having the same appearance as the second image is output as the first image. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a first predetermined function in the first mode and a second predetermined function in the second mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hitoshi Kumon
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Patent number: 10671206Abstract: A touch device and a touch method of a flexible OLED display apparatus are provided. The touch method includes: acquiring a variation value of a cathode voltage when the display mode is switched; comparing the variation value of the cathode voltage with a preset threshold value, and when the variation value of the cathode voltage exceeds the preset threshold value, increasing the emitter electrode voltage of the touch electrode layer in the Flexible OLED display apparatus. When the cathode voltage changes due to the display mode switching, if the variation value thereof exceeds the preset threshold value, the voltage output amplitude of the emitter electrode is increased, so as to keep the amount of variation of the electric quantity of the receiver electrode constant, thereby keeping the electric quantity of the node capacitance between the emitter and receiver electrodes constant and enhancing the consistency of touch performance.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dan Lin, Qibing Dai
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Multi-tile display system and driving method of unrelated display devices using a user input pattern
Patent number: 10671207Abstract: A multi-display system and a driving method of the same are disclosed. The multi-display system includes a multi-display having a plurality of displays each including a sensor for sensing a user input pattern, a position detector configured to sequentially output extended display identification data (EDID) and time-position information together with display identification information of each of the displays based on user input pattern sensing information and display information input from each of the displays, an arrangement calculator configured to store the display identification information and the EDID and time-position information of each of the displays, and calculate arrangement positions of the displays based on the display identification information and the EDID and time-position information, and an image processor configured to divide and distribute an original image of an image source in accordance with the arrangement positions of the displays.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongwon Park, SungHoon Kim, Jongmin Park, JoonHee Lee, YongChul Kwon -
Patent number: 10671208Abstract: The present disclosure provides display panel and display device. By adjusting positions of the input signal line and the output signal line of the force sensor, the problem that output signal of the force sensor in the existing display panel is interfered by signal transmitted on the peripheral circuit wirings. Non-display area of the display panel is provided with force sensor and driving circuit; the distance between an orthographic projection of the first output signal line of the force sensor on the display panel and an orthographic projection of the driving circuit input line on the display panel is at least 30 ?m; and the distance between an orthographic projection of the second output signal line of the force sensor on the display panel and the orthographic projection of the driving circuit input line on the display panel is at least 30 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Feng Lu, Qijun Yao, Liang Liu, Conghua Ma, Shaolong Ma
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Patent number: 10671209Abstract: A touch device is provided. The touch device includes a first touch electrode, a plurality of second touch electrodes, a first main connecting pad, at least one first sub-connecting pad, and a plurality of second connecting pads. The area of the first touch electrode is smaller than the area of each second touch electrode. The first main connecting pad is electrically connected to the first touch electrode. The at least one first sub-connecting pad is electrically connected to the first touch electrode. The second connecting pads are respectively electrically connected to the second connecting pads.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Woei-Chyuan Yang, Sheng-Chin Fan
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Patent number: 10671210Abstract: An electronic device having a touch screen or display to reduce or eliminate visibility of structures in the device due to reflected light includes a base member and a touch member disposed on one surface of the base member and including first and second sensor parts spaced apart from each other with a boundary interposed therebetween. Each of the first and second sensor parts includes first and second areas disposed adjacent to each, a plurality of first patterns in the first area spaced apart from each other and a plurality of second patterns in the second area spaced apart from the first patterns. Each of the first patterns has a first shape, and each of the second patterns has a second shape different than the first shape. Various embodiments of patterns having shapes selected to reduce or eliminate visibility are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwan-hee Jeong, Yeontae Kim, Taejoon Kim
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Patent number: 10671211Abstract: A common input read method of an array signal is applicable to a touch sensing apparatus using a drive signal having a characteristic of a continuous function (being differentiable) as a touch basis. The touch sensing apparatus includes a plurality of sensing electrodes and a plurality of drive electrodes. Any sensing electrode initially first undergoes a stabilization process till a signal becomes stable and indicates completion, an initially stabilized same sensing electrode is then read according to a selection order of the drive electrodes, and an initial stabilization action only needs to be performed when a sensing electrode that is not currently processed needs to be processed. In this way, the time it takes to enter a steady state is reduced, so that the sensing speed is further increased.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Inventor: Shang-Li Lee
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Patent number: 10671212Abstract: In various embodiments, a system, method, and computer program product are provided, where one embodiment involves a non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer instructions that; when executed by at least one processor of a mobile device including a touch screen, and a memory, and an actuator coupled to the at least one processor; cause the mobile device to: display indicia associated with an application, utilizing the touch screen; when a first duration of a touch being applied to the touch screen is detected as ceasing in connection with the indicia, perform an operation; when a second duration of the touch, that is different than the first duration of the touch, being applied to the touch screen is detected in connection with the indicia after the first duration is detected without the ceasing, output feedback that is perceptible by touch, utilizing the actuator; when the second duration of the touch being applied to the touch screen is detected in connection with the indicia after the first dType: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLCInventor: Michael S. Smith
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Patent number: 10671213Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus and associated method are provided, comprising: at a device including a display and a touch interface: displaying, utilizing the display, a graphical user interface configured to display a sentence including a plurality of words; and while the graphical user interface is displayed: detecting, utilizing the touch interface, a gesture of a particular type at a location on the graphical user interface that corresponds to at least one of the plurality words, in response to detection of the gesture of the particular type at the location on the graphical user interface that corresponds to the at least one word, displaying a selection of the at least one word, during the display of the selection of the at least one word, detecting, utilizing the touch interface, another gesture of the particular type at a location on the graphical user interface that corresponds to the at least one word, and in response to detection of the another gesture of the particular type during the display of tType: GrantFiled: December 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLCInventor: Michael S Smith
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Patent number: 10671214Abstract: A global coarse baseline correction charge injection circuit comprises: an output capacitor, a slew rate control circuit, a current generator, a first current mirror, and a second current mirror. The output capacitor is configured to store a global coarse baseline correction charge. The slew rate control circuit is configured to receive a modulated voltage, a positive input current, and a negative input current as inputs, and provide a proportional-to-supply-voltage slew-rate controlled voltage as an output voltage to charge the output capacitor. The current generator is configured to receive a supply voltage as an input and provide a proportional-to-supply-voltage (PTSV) current as an output. The first current mirror is configured to mirror the PTSV current to the slew rate control circuit as the positive input current. The second current mirror is configured to mirror the PTSV current to the slew rate control circuit as the negative input current.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Wenwei Yang, Chunbo Liu
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Patent number: 10671215Abstract: A frequency division modulated touch detector having row and column conductors arranged such that the path of the row conductors cross the paths of the column conductors, and signal emitters associated with each row, the emitters being adapted to transmit a signal having a specific frequency and initial phase on each row conductor, and a receiver associated with each column to receive signals present on the column conductor. A signal processor is adapted to determine an in-phase and a quadrature component for each of the transmitted signal found in the received signals, and to project a vector representing the transmitted frequencies at their initial phase onto the respective in-phase and quadrature component to determine a measurement for each transmitted signal on each column, and create a heat map reflecting those measurements, the heat map thus containing data reflective of touch.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventor: Darren Laney Leigh
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Patent number: 10671216Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a touching detection unit configured to detect a touching operation and a touch-up operation for the display unit, a time counting unit configured to count a time period of continuous touching on a specific area of the display unit, and a control unit configured, when a touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and a counted time period of continuous touching has not reached a predetermined time period, to execute a function assigned to the specific area while when the touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and the counted time period of continuous touching has reached the predetermined time period, not to execute the function assigned to the specific area in relation only to the detected touch-up operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasufumi Oyama
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Patent number: 10671217Abstract: An electronic device and method thereof are provided. In one aspect, the electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen with edges, and one or more processors. First and second touch recognition regions are defined adjacent to one of the touch screen edges. The one or more processors determine whether to ignore a touch input based at least on whether the touch input is in one of the first and second touch recognition region and at least one of the type and the duration of the touch input.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Hoon Do Heo, Heon Seok Lee
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Patent number: 10671218Abstract: Disclosed floating touch control panel includes a substrate, a modulated light source, a read sub-circuit, an output sub-circuit, an ultrasonic wave sensing unit and a light sensing unit; the ultrasonic wave sensing unit is configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to a touch control side, to convert an ultrasonic wave reflected back from the touch control side into an electric signal and then provide it to a first node; the light sensing unit is configured to convert a modulated light reflected from the touch control side into an electric signal and then provide it to the first node; the read sub-circuit is configured to output a touch control signal to the output sub-circuit according to a potential of the first node; the output sub-circuit is configured to be controlled by a corresponding first touch control scan line to provide a touch control read line with the received touch control signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yingming Liu, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Chun Wei Wu, Chih Jen Cheng, Yuzhen Guo, Yanling Han
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Patent number: 10671219Abstract: A scanning display system includes smart infrared pulsing to detect gestures and touch events with reduced power consumption. Infrared laser light pulses are emitted at a first density in a field of view and reflections are detected. Times of flight of the infrared laser light pulses are measured to determine if an object is in the field of view. The density of the infrared pulses may be increased based on various factors to detect gestures and touch events. Power consumption is reduced by reducing the density of laser pulses when possible.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: P. Selvan Viswanathan, Jari Honkanen
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Patent number: 10671220Abstract: Disclosed is a touchpad system forming a human-machine interface, intended for a vehicle steering wheel. The touchpad system includes a light source illuminating the touchpad and a camera capturing light coming from the touchpad. The touchpad includes a first marker able to reflect the light coming from the light source, and the touchpad, with the exception of the first marker, being transparent to the light emitted by the light source. The system is notable in particular in that pressure on the touchpad causes the touchpad to move and in that, when the touchpad is in a first position, the first marker is not visible to the camera and, when the touchpad is in a second position, the first marker is visible to the camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventors: Sebastien Champinot, Stephane Melou
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Patent number: 10671221Abstract: A display apparatus with detection function of the present disclosure includes a first illumination unit that outputs first illumination light, a light valve that generates image light by modulating the first illumination light on the basis of image data, a projection optical system that projects the image light onto a projection plane, a second illumination unit that outputs second illumination light used for position detection of a position detection object on the projection plane, a third illumination unit that outputs third illumination light used for image recognition of an image recognition object on the projection plane, an imaging unit where the second illumination light and the third illumination light enter through the projection optical system, and includes an imaging device disposed at an optically conjugate position with the light valve, and an image processing unit that performs position detection of the position detection object and image recognition of the image recognition object on the basisType: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Kazumasa Kaneda
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Patent number: 10671222Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a cover substrate having a front surface, a first edge and a first cavity adjacent to the first edge. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a plurality of touch sensor electrodes disposed opposite the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, the apparatus comprises at least one touch sensor edge electrode disposed within the first cavity on a surface that is angled relative to the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, at least one touch sensor edge electrode is disposed on an outward facing curved surface of the first cavity. In some examples, the plurality of touch sensor electrodes are formed from a first conductive material and the at least one touch sensor edge electrode is formed from a second conductive material. In some examples, the first conductive material is transparent, and the second conductive material is non-transparent.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yuta Kuboyama, Kevin F. Holz, Wesley W. Zuber, Massoud Badaye, Sudip Mondal, Chun-Hao Tung, Mengshu Huang, Der-Song Lin, Jinghong Chen
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Patent number: 10671223Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus with force and touch sensing includes a touch protection layer, a touch electrode layer, a resilient material layer, a force electrode layer, a thin-film-encapsulation layer, a common electrode layer, an organic light emitting material layer and a thin film transistor substrate from top to bottom. The thin film transistor substrate includes a pixel electrode layer, a thin film transistor layer and a transistor substrate from top to bottom. The organic light emitting display apparatus further includes a display controller to drive the organic light emitting material layer and a force touch controller for sensing touch position on the touch electrode layer and force exerted on the force electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SUPERC-TOUCH CORPORATIONInventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Shang Chin, Ping-Tsun Lin, Chia-Hsun Tu
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Patent number: 10671224Abstract: The present disclosure provides an in cell touch screen including a plurality of touch electrodes and a shade structure, wherein the shade structure includes a plurality of first shade bars arranged in parallel along a first direction and a plurality of second shade bars arranged in parallel along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and the first shade bars are conductive, and the touch electrodes are electrically connected to the first shade bars, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Deshuai Wang, Xinyou Ji
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Patent number: 10671225Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a first insulating layer disposed on a substrate; a plurality of first touch sensing cells disposed on the first insulating layer and coupled to each other in a first direction by first coupling patterns; a plurality of second touch sensing cells disposed on the first insulating layer and coupled to each other in a second direction by second coupling patterns; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first touch sensing cells and the second touch sensing cells. At least one of the first insulating layer or the second insulating layer includes a piezoelectric material.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Han Yung Jung, Chaun Gi Choi, Ji Hun Ryu, Jung Ha Son, Tae Kyung Ahn
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Patent number: 10671226Abstract: A touch-sensor-equipped display device has: a panel unit including a screen area in which units of detection constituting a touch-sensor function and pixels constituting a display function are formed in a matrix pattern; a plurality of shared electrodes which are formed in the screen area, parallel to an X-direction, and for both display drive and touch drive; a plurality of common electrodes for display drive which are parallel to the X-direction and respectively alternately disposed with the plurality of respective shared electrodes in a Y-direction; a plurality of detection electrodes which are parallel to the Y-direction and intersecting with the plurality of shared electrodes and the plurality of common electrodes; and the units of detection corresponding to respective capacitors formed by intersections of the plurality of shared electrodes and the plurality of detection electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Japan Display inc.Inventor: Makoto Hayashi
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Patent number: 10671227Abstract: A portable information handling system display provides a narrow bezel footprint with a diagonally disposed touch grid that passes touch detection conductive traces from opposing parallel sides of a rectangular protective cover. In one embodiment, the protective cover at the opposing parallel sides folds to the rear of the display to interface the touch grid to one or more cables and a touch controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Stefan Peana, Laurent Andrew Regimbal
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Patent number: 10671228Abstract: A display device includes; a display unit including a plurality of light emitting areas, a plurality of thin film transistors, and organic light emitting elements; an input sensing unit including a plurality of sensing electrodes and disposed on the display unit, wherein the plurality of sensing electrodes includes a plurality of openings; and an anti-reflection member. Each of the organic light emitting elements includes: a first electrode disposed above a first thin film transistor of the thin film transistors and connected to the first thin film transistor through a contact hole; a light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode and overlapping a first light emitting area of the light emitting areas; and a second electrode. Each of the light emitting areas is exposed by a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings, and the plurality of sensing electrodes overlaps with the contact holes.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Dukjin Lee
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Patent number: 10671229Abstract: A display device includes a display panel configured to generate an image and a touch screen disposed on the display panel. The touch screen includes sensor blocks. Each of the sensor blocks includes: k (k being a natural number of two or more) first sensors disposed in a first direction and electrically connected to each other; and j (j being a natural number of two or more) sensor groups disposed adjacent to a corresponding first sensor among the k first sensors. Each of the j sensor groups includes i (i being a natural number of two or more) second sensors arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Some of the k first sensors and the i second sensors are configured to receive first signals. Some of the k first sensors and the i second sensors are configured to transmit second signals different from the first signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Soonsung Ahn
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Patent number: 10671230Abstract: An input device for detecting a change in capacitance in accordance with proximity of an object is provided. The input device includes: a sensor unit including multiple capacitive coupling parts formed between multiple driving electrodes and multiple sensing electrodes; a capacitance detector for detecting a capacitance value of each of the capacitive coupling parts; and a two-dimensional data generating unit for generating a two-dimensional data matrix consisting of the capacitance values of the capacitive coupling parts. When a target row or a target column in the two-dimensional data matrix matches a first pattern indicating that multiple capacitive coupling parts each having a capacitance value greater than a reference value are arranged consecutively, the input device updates the reference value.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Masafumi Takagi, Naoyuki Hatano, Kazuhito Oshita
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Patent number: 10671231Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an electrode that is coupled to a body of a user and is configured to receive a signal from the body. The received signal is based on an electromagnetic interference signal generated by an object that is external to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes one or more processors coupled to the electrode. The processors are configured to detect, based on the signal received by the electrode, one or more of: an interaction between the user and the object, an identity of the object, or a context surrounding the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.Inventors: Olivier Bau, Bogdana Rakova, Mike Digman, Philipp Schoessler, Martin Salvador, Sergi Consul Pacareu
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Patent number: 10671232Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a part generation unit configured to generate a part that is suitable for a predetermined application and that includes at least a portion of any photo and is displayed on a display screen at a time of execution of the application, and an application control unit configured to control the execution of the application and at least display the part on the display screen during the execution of the application.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kae Okazawa, Junichirou Sakata, Masahiro Takahashi, Kazuma Takahashi, Kunihito Sawai
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Patent number: 10671233Abstract: A file management apparatus includes the following elements: a representative image storage device storing representative image data of each of a plurality of content files in association with a creation time of the content file; a rendering unit rendering the representative image data at a position corresponding to the creation time with a calendar continuous over days, months, and years serving as a background; a display state maintaining unit maintaining, as a display state, a time-axis range of the calendar being displayed and a position thereof; an operation receiving unit receiving a change operation to change the display state, the change operation commonly being a scrolling operation in a time-series direction in any time-axis range; and a controller controlling, in response to the change operation, the rendering means to render the representative image data on the calendar on the basis of the display state.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroki Masuda, Eriko Matsumura, Kensaku Ishizuka, Masakazu Hayashi, Masaru Nomura
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Patent number: 10671234Abstract: Described herein are methods and electronic devices for performing playback of streamed media, including complementing a media content item with an associated media content item. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, during playback of a first media content item, a message is sent to a computer server system, to return information that a related second media content item is selectable. The information that the second media content item is selectable is displayed at a user interface as a visual array of tiles, wherein each one of the tiles corresponds to a respective second media content item. Playback of the second media content item can be combined with the first media content item. By displaying information about selectable associated media content items to a user, the user will be enabled to individually select associated media content items to complement a currently playbacked media content item.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Frank Conway, Robert William Wood, Arvind Suresh, Tobias Heinrich Schneider
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Patent number: 10671235Abstract: A system comprising at least one computer hardware processor; and at least one computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one computer hardware processor, cause the at least one computer hardware processor to perform: generating an object hierarchy comprising a plurality of objects corresponding to active graphical user interface (GUI) elements of at least one of a first application program and a second application program; controlling the first application program to perform a first sub-task of a task at least in part by using the object hierarchy; and controlling the second application program to perform a second sub-task of the task at least in part by using the object hierarchy, wherein the first and second application programs are configured to execute at least in part by using different GUI application libraries.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Soroco Private LimitedInventors: George Peter Nychis, Rohan Narayan Murty
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Patent number: 10671236Abstract: Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for implementing, a stateful, contextual, and draggable widget. A widget application stores a state of the widget, a context of the widget, and coordinates of the widget. When a user navigates from one web page of a web site to another web page of the web site, the widget application reconstitutes the widget using the saved state, context, and coordinates of the widget.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Orlee Dykan, Robert Birbeck, Joshua Boyden
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Patent number: 10671237Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for presenting a user interface (“UI”) in a three dimensional virtual environment that involves positioning one or more UI elements at first locations on a curved surface in the virtual environment, where the one or more UI elements are tangential to the curved surface. The curved surface is defined by a first distance to a reference point. The disclosed technologies also involve, for at least one of the UI elements, computing a second location for the UI element on the curved surface and moving the UI element to the second location on the curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Sean Kenneth McBeth
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Patent number: 10671238Abstract: Techniques are described for modifying a virtual reality environment to include or remove contextual information describing a virtual object within the virtual reality environment. The virtual object includes a user interface object associated with a development user interface of the virtual reality environment. In some cases, the contextual information includes information describing functions of controls included on the user interface object. In some cases, the virtual reality environment is modified based on a distance between the location of the user interface object and a location of a viewpoint within the virtual reality environment. Additionally or alternatively, the virtual reality environment is modified based on an elapsed time of the location of the user interface object remaining in a location.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Stephen DiVerdi, Seth Walker, Brian Williams
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Patent number: 10671239Abstract: A method for editing. The method includes receiving a sequence of interactive VR scenes of digital content, each interactive VR scene showing a 3D gaming environment. The method includes placing the sequence of interactive VR scenes within a 3D editing space. The method includes sending a view of the 3D editing space including at least one of the sequence of interactive VR scenes to an HMD for viewing by the user. The method includes receiving at least one input editing command from a device of the user. The method includes modifying the sequence of interactive VR scenes in response to the input editing command, wherein the at least one editing command is provided through an input enabled while wearing the HMD and viewing the 3D editing space via the HMD so as to provide real-time views showing modifications made to the sequence of interactive VR scenes.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLCInventors: Stuart Platt, Mohammed Aafaq Khan
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Systems, devices, articles, and methods for creating and using trained robots with augmented reality
Patent number: 10671240Abstract: Substantially as described and illustrated herein including devices, methods of operation for the systems or devices, articles of manufacture including stores processor-executable instructions, and a system including a robot. The system includes at least one processor. The system may further include a nontransitory processor-readable storage device communicatively coupled to at least one processor and which stores processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to composite environment information that represents an environment and virtual item information that represents the virtual item to produce composited information, present to an agent the composited information, and receive action information that represents an action for the robot to perform via the output system.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: KINDRED SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Suzanne Gildert, Geordie S. Rose, Dmytro Korenkevych, Miles F. H. Steininger -
Patent number: 10671241Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Victor Jia, Kevin Thomas Mather, Robert István Butterworth, Kyle Mouritsen