Patents Issued in January 9, 2024
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Patent number: 11868532Abstract: A shape changeable apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a space forming section, a fluid controller, a signal emitter, a detector, and a generator. The space forming section forms a space, and includes a deformable member that is arranged in contact with the space. The fluid controller is capable of deforming the member by controlling a flow of fluid with respect to the space. The signal emitter emits a signal into the space. The detector is arranged out of contact with the member within the space, and detects the emitted signal. The generator generates information regarding the deformation of the member on the basis of a result of the detection performed by the detector.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Yoshida, Masahiro Sato
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Patent number: 11868533Abstract: A slip sensation simulation apparatus includes a base, a first haptic assembly, and a second haptic assembly. The first haptic assembly includes a first synchronous belt, a plurality of first synchronous wheels, and a first motor. The first motor is in a transmission connection with one of the first synchronous wheels, to drive the first synchronous wheels and the first synchronous belt to rotate. The second haptic assembly includes a second synchronous belt, a plurality of second synchronous wheels, and a second motor. The second motor is in a transmission connection with one of the second synchronous wheels, to drive the second synchronous wheels and the second synchronous belt to rotate. The first synchronous belt is located at an inner side of the second synchronous belt. Rotational axial directions of the first and second synchronous belts are different. The first synchronous belt is in contact with the second synchronous belt.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yu Zheng, Ruoxuan Jiang, Xiong Li, Xinyang Jiang, Zhengyou Zhang
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Patent number: 11868534Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enhances security for visually impaired users by presenting haptic notifications to indicate certain input notifications are false. In a particular embodiment, a method includes presenting, from a user system, graphical input elements and presenting a haptic notification. The haptic notification indicates that the next input received after presenting the haptic notification will not be entered by the user system. In response to receiving input of a first input element of the graphical input elements immediately following the haptic notification, the method includes presenting a non-haptic notification. The non-haptic notification falsely indicates the input has been entered.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Avaya Management L.P.Inventor: Paul Roller Michaelis
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Patent number: 11868535Abstract: A wearable device to assist with memory that includes a processor, a haptic output device, and a button. When a wearer of the device encounters a piece of information they want to remember but thinks they may forget (e.g. the name of someone they just met; a phone number; a coupon code; an address; a new word definition, etc.) they simply press the single button on the device. The single button press initiates a pre-set schedule of tactile reminders about that piece of information. The reminders are vibrational and/or haptic outputs triggered by the processor that come quickly at first, and then become more spaced out over time. The device beneficially assists users in implementing the empirically supported ‘spaced retrieval’ memory strategy—where spaced retrieval refers to a method of retrieving information at longer and longer intervals to aid memory retention for selected pieces of information.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Memory On Hand Inc.Inventor: Cameron Mackenzie Clark
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Patent number: 11868536Abstract: Methods and systems for touchless control of a device include receiving an image from a camera and applying a machine learning technique the image to determine a first map, the first map including a function that generates a correspondence between data associated with the image to a feature space. A second map including a representation of a user in the image can be determined based on the first map. Further, a pose of the user can be determined based on the second map. The pose of the user and a portion of a body of the user can be tracked to determine a mapping between the portion of the user's body and an input feature of a device. The input feature can be modified based on the mapping to enable a touchless interaction between the user and the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: NEX Team Inc.Inventors: Wang Fai Ng, Wing Hung Chan, Long Mak, Keng Fai Lee, On Loy Sung
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Patent number: 11868537Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for robust radar-based gesture-recognition. A radar system detects radar-based gestures on behalf of application subscribers. A state machine transitions between multiple states based on inertial sensor data. A no-gating state enables the radar system to output radar-based gestures to application subscribers. The state machine also includes a soft-gating state that prevents the radar system from outputting the radar-based gestures to the application subscribers. A hard-gating state prevents the radar system from detecting radar-based gestures altogether. The techniques and systems enable the radar system to determine when not to perform gesture-recognition, enabling user equipment to automatically reconfigure the radar system to meet user demand. By so doing, the techniques conserve power, improve accuracy, or reduce latency relative to many common techniques and systems for radar-based gesture-recognition.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventors: Jung Ook Hong, Patrick M. Amihood, John David Jacobs, Abel Seleshi Mengistu, Leonardo Giusti, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Devon James O'Reilley Stern, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Tyler Reed Kugler, Johan Prag, Artur Tsurkan, Alok Chandel, Lucas Dupin Moreira Costa, Selim Flavio Cinek
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Patent number: 11868538Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving, by a computing system and from an input device associated with the computing system, a command to map a customized gesture with a particular action of a plurality of actions that a media player is configured to perform; (ii) in response to receiving the command, monitoring, by the computing system and using a camera, a viewing environment of the media player to detect performance by a person of the customized gesture; and (iii) in response to detecting performance of the customized gesture: generating, by the computing system, a classification for use by the computing system for detecting the customized gesture, and storing, by the computing system, in memory, mapping data that correlates the detected customized gesture with the particular action.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Roku, Inc.Inventors: Michael Cutter, Sunil Ramesh, Karina Levitian
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Patent number: 11868539Abstract: A display control method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, orientations and display statuses of a first screen and a second screen; determining, by the terminal, whether a trigger event used for adjusting the display statuses of the first screen and the second screen occurs; and when the trigger event occurs, displaying, by the terminal, adjusted display content on the first screen and the second screen based on the orientations and the display statuses of the first screen and the second screen. By obtaining an orientation and a display status of a terminal screen, when the trigger event occurs, the terminal can adjust the display status of the screen in a timely manner, so that a user can perform an interaction operation and interaction display between different screens.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Chen, Qing Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen
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Patent number: 11868540Abstract: A method for determining sensor parameters of an actively-driven sensor system may include obtaining as few as three samples of a measured physical quantity versus frequency for the actively-driven sensor system, performing a refinement operation to provide a refined version of the sensor parameters based on the as few as three samples and based on a linear model of an asymmetry between slopes of the measured physical quantity versus frequency between pairs of the as few as three samples, iteratively repeating the refinement operation until the difference between successive refined versions of the sensor parameters is below a defined threshold, and outputting the refined sensor parameters as updated sensor parameters for the actively-driven sensor system.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.Inventor: Ryan Hellman
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Patent number: 11868541Abstract: An optical detection device includes a substrate, a housing, an optical modulating component, an optical sensor and a cover. The housing is disposed on the substrate and includes a first aperture. The housing is unvaried due to inspection standard or design requirement of the optical detection device. The optical modulating component is disposed on the housing and aligning with the first aperture. The optical sensor is disposed on the substrate and adapted to receive an optical signal passing through the optical modulating component and the first aperture. The cover is disposed on the housing to cover the first aperture. The cover is replaceable for attaching the cover varied for the inspection standard or the design requirement to the unvaried housing in response to a surface of the cover opposite to the housing matched and engaged with a light penetrating area on the optical navigation apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventor: Wei-Chung Wang
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Patent number: 11868542Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. A support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. A switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. A tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. A sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. A light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Michelle R. Goldberg, Kathleen A. Bergeron, Paul X. Wang, Alex J. Lehmann, William P. Yarak, III, Kevin C. Armendariz, Zheng Gao
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Patent number: 11868543Abstract: A gesture-enabled keyboard and method are defined. The gesture-enabled keyboard includes a keyboard housing including one or more keyboard keys for typing, a pair of stereo camera sensors mounted within the keyboard housing, a field of view of the pair of stereo camera sensors projecting substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the keyboard housing, and a pair of micro-electronic machines, each of the micro-electronic machines being coupled with, and adapted to adjust a position of a corresponding one of the pair of stereo cameras. A background of the field of view is updated when one or more alternative input devices are in use. A gesture region including a plurality of interaction zones and a virtual membrane defining a region of transition from one of the plurality of interaction zones to another of the plurality of interaction zones is defined within the field of view of the pair of stereo camera sensors.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Edge 3 TechnologiesInventor: Tarek El Dokor
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Patent number: 11868544Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit and an association unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire first information which is generated by processing a detection result output from a first sensor provided outside of a plurality of electronic writing tools with which a plurality of objects are drawn on a display image and includes positions at which the plurality of electronic writing tools are detected on the display image and acquiring second information which is generated by processing a detection result output from a second sensor provided in each of the plurality of electronic writing tools and includes relative positions of the other electronic writing tools relative to each electronic writing tool. The association unit is configured to associate the plurality of electronic writing tools with positions of the plurality of electronic writing tools on the display image, respectively, using the first information and the second information.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Asano
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Patent number: 11868545Abstract: A first electronic device controls a second electronic device to measure a position of the first electronic device. The first electronic device includes a motion sensor, a network interface circuit, a processor, and a memory. The motion sensor senses motion of the first electronic device. The network interface circuit communicates with the second electronic device. The memory stores program code that is executed by the processor to perform operations that include, responsive to determining that the first electronic device has a level of motion that satisfies a defined rule, transmitting a request for the second electronic device to measure a position of the first electronic device. The position of the first electronic device is sensed and then stored in the memory. An acknowledgement is received from the second electronic device indicating that it has stored sensor data that can be used to measure the position of the first electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: José Araújo, Zeid Al-Husseiny
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Patent number: 11868546Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may determine a pose of a controller held by a user based on sensor data captured by the controller. The system may determine a pose of a headset worn by the user based on sensor data captured by the headset. The system may determine positions of a first set of keypoints associated with a body of the user based on (1) one or more first images captured by one or more cameras of the controller, (2) the pose of the controller, (3) one or more second images captured by one or more cameras of the headset and (4) the pose of the headset. The system may determine a full body pose of the user based at least on the positions of the first set of keypoints.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventor: Andrew Garrod Bosworth
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Patent number: 11868547Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, a communication module configured to perform wireless connection with a stylus pen, a processor operably coupled to the display and the communication module, and a memory storing programming instructions. The processor implements the method, including: receiving, via the communication module, a gesture input from the stylus pen while the stylus pen is spaced apart from the display, determining that a gesture identification error has occurs based on the received the gesture input, and controlling the display to display a visual guide related to the gesture identification error.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Banghyun Kwon, Mirang Park, Eunyoung Chang, Inhyung Jung, Sangheon Kim, Yeunwook Lim
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Patent number: 11868548Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus with one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for transmitting signals wirelessly to a device through a touch sensor of the device has one or more sensors for detecting movement of the stylus.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Esat Yilmaz, Trond Jarle Pedersen, John Logan, Vemund Kval Bakken, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Joo Yong Um, Igor Polishchuk
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Patent number: 11868549Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sensor system that detects a stylus on at least one panel surface having an effective region. The sensor system includes a memory device including computer-executable instructions, and a processor. The processor, when loaded with the computer-executable instructions, performs: and obtaining a position of the stylus and a pen pressure value indicating a pressure applied to a pen tip of the stylus; outputting the position and the pen pressure value to a host processor. In response to the position being outside the effective region, the processor performs processing to conceal from the host processor occurrence of at least one of a pen-down indicating the stylus contacting the panel surface and a pen-up indicating the stylus being removed from the panel surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Nomura, Yuhi Hatano
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Patent number: 11868550Abstract: An input detection system includes a detection device including a plurality of detection electrodes arrayed in a detection region, and an input support device including a first electrode, a second electrode provided so as to be movable on a concentric circle about a rotating axis overlapping with the first electrode, and a coupling portion that electrically couples the first electrode and the second electrode. A position of the rotating axis of the input support device is fixed to the detection region of the detection device, and a reference potential is supplied to the detection electrode corresponding to the first electrode and a drive signal is supplied to the detection electrode corresponding to the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takaaki Kono, Makoto Hayashi, Yuto Kakinoki
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Patent number: 11868551Abstract: Methods and systems for providing computer implemented services using user input are disclosed. To obtain the user input, a human interface device may be used. Interpretation of actuation of the human interface device may be customized to the types of actuations that users are able to perform. To customize the types of the actuations, users may perform actuations of the human interface device for various types of user input to establish associations between the actuations and the user input. The associations may be used to train an inference model usable to identify user input based on performed actions of the human interface device.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Gerald Rene Pelissier, Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, Loo Shing Tan, Thomas Marcus Hinskens
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Patent number: 11868552Abstract: The method for manufacturing a display device includes forming a light emitting element and a terminal on a substrate, forming a sealing film including a first inorganic insulating film and a second inorganic insulating film to cover the light emitting element and the terminal, forming a resist having a taper shape in which a thickness of an end portion on the sealing film becomes thinner as it goes to the terminal side by using a gray-tone mask, forming a taper shape in which thicknesses in end portions of the first inorganic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film becomes thinner as it goes to the terminal side by etching, forming a touch electrode above the sealing film and forming wiring connected to the terminal via the end portions together with connecting to the touch electrode for detecting a touched position.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yuko Matsumoto, Hajime Akimoto, Mitsuhide Miyamoto, Yusuke Tada
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Patent number: 11868553Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and media for pressure sensing for user interactions are disclosed herein. In some implementations, a method involves obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors disposed proximate to an enclosure of a capsule of a wrist-worn device. In some implementations, the method involves determining, based on the sensor data, that a press interaction has occurred. In some implementations, the method involves determining, based on the sensor data, force characteristics associated with the press interaction. In some implementations, the method involves identifying a press type of a plurality of press types based on the force characteristics. In some implementations, the method involves identifying an operations of the wrist-worn device from a plurality of operations based on the press type. In some implementations, the method involves causing the identified operation to be performed by the wrist-worn device.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Ramiro Calderon, Edwin Corona Aparicio, Szymon Michal Tankiewicz, Nishant Srinivasan
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Patent number: 11868554Abstract: A pressure sensor comprises a first sensing module comprising a first negative electrode and first support structures arranged at intervals on the first negative electrode. A first flexible insulating layer covers an upper surface of the first support structures and first positive electrodes are arranged at intervals on a lower surface of the first flexible insulating layer and distributed between the first support structures. A second sensing module comprises a second negative electrode disposed on the first flexible insulating layer and second support structures are arranged at intervals on the second negative electrode. A second flexible insulating layer covers an upper surface of the second support structures. Second positive electrodes are arranged on a lower surface of the second flexible insulating layer at intervals and distributed between the second support structures. The first support structures are offset from the second support structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Peratech Holdco LimitedInventors: Xu Feng, Cao Jin, Sun Kun, Wei Xin
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Patent number: 11868555Abstract: A processing system configured to detect an input object proximate the processing system. The processing system includes sensor circuitry configured to make a determination, when the processing system is in a low ground mass (LGM) state, that a large object is proximate to sensor electrodes of the processing system. The sensor circuitry is further configured, in response to a determination that a large object is proximate the sensor electrodes while the processing system is in the LGM state, to drive a first group of sensor electrodes with one of an inverted signal or a non-inverted signal and drive a second group of sensor electrodes with a static DC voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Kirk Hargreaves, Guozhong Shen, Ching-Hsung Wang, Guan-Hua Cao
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Patent number: 11868556Abstract: A pairing method between a stylus and a position detecting apparatus that detects a position pointed to by the stylus includes: sharing, by the position detecting apparatus, a sensor identifier (ID) that is included in an uplink signal transmitted to the stylus while the stylus and the position detecting apparatus are proximate to each other at or within a predetermined distance, the sensor ID uniquely identifying the position detecting apparatus; and determining, by the position detecting apparatus using the sensor ID, whether information is transmitted from the stylus, the information being transmitted via a first wireless communication having a range that is longer than the predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshifumi Konda
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Patent number: 11868557Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The touch substrate includes a base substrate and a touch electrode structure in a display area of the base substrate, and further includes a conductive structure and a wiring structure, wherein the conductive structure is in a peripheral area of the base substrate outside the display area, and includes a one-piece layer which is configured to form a lead electrically connected to a driving circuit for the touch electrode structure; and the wiring structure is in a wiring area between the display area and the peripheral area of the base substrate and is configured to electrically connect the conductive structure to the touch electrode structure. With the touch substrate and the manufacturing method of the touch substrate, problems of poor alignment and lapping, increased contact impedance, insufficient adhesive force and the like can be solved.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Tian, Xiaohui Yang, Jie Lei, Zouming Xu, Xiaofeng Yin
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Patent number: 11868558Abstract: An electronic device including: a display panel; and an input sensor disposed on the display panel, wherein the input sensor is configured to sense an external input, the input sensor including: a first sensing electrode including a plurality of first mesh lines; and a second sensing electrode including a plurality of second mesh lines insulated from the first mesh lines and a bridge pattern overlapping the first mesh lines, and wherein the first mesh lines include a plurality of metal layers, the first mesh lines include a first portion overlapping the bridge pattern and a second portion that does not overlap the bridge pattern, wherein the first portion includes an outermost metal layer including a material different from a material of an outermost metal layer of the second portion, and wherein the outermost metal layers of the first and second portions are adjacent to a display surface of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-Jin Yang, Hyunsik Park
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Patent number: 11868559Abstract: A detection function-equipped display device includes: a display unit provided with pixels; drive electrodes disposed along a display surface of the display unit and arranged in a first direction; detection electrodes disposed along the display surface, arranged in a second direction, and facing the drive electrodes; a potential selection circuit that performs switching control; a scanning circuit that outputs a scanning signal; a detection circuit that performs detection of a touch on the display surface based on potentials from the detection electrodes; and a signal selection circuit that supplies, to the potential selection circuit, either a first signal corresponding to the scanning signal or a second signal from the detection circuit. The switching control includes processing of applying the drive potential to one or more of the drive electrodes based on one of the first signal and the second signal and applying the non-drive potential to the other drive electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Tadayoshi Katsuta
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Patent number: 11868560Abstract: A sensor device of the present invention includes first sensors; second sensors forming capacitance with the first sensors; a multi-frequency generator generating a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal having different frequencies; a sensor transmitter supplying first driving signals based on the first frequency signal to first sensors of a first group among the first sensors, supplying second driving signals based on the second frequency signal to first sensors of a second group among the first sensors, and simultaneously supplying the first driving signals and the second driving signals; and a sensor receiver simultaneously receiving sensing signals from the second sensors.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keum Dong Jung, Ji Woong Kim, Hyung Gun Ma, Kyung Tea Park, Moon Jae Jeong, Sang Hyun Heo
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Patent number: 11868561Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of multi-phase scanning of a touch panel are described. One apparatus selects a sequence having a number of one values, negative one values, and zero values. The one values correspond to an in-phase drive signal, the negative one values correspond to an opposite-phase drive signal, and the zero values correspond to a reference signal (e.g., reference voltage or ground). A sum of the sequence is equal to zero. The apparatus applies one of the in-phase drive signal, the opposite-phase drive signal, or the reference signal to each of a first set of electrodes at a first stage according to the sequence. The apparatus rotates the sequence to obtain a rotated sequence and applies one of the signals according to the rotated sequence. The apparatus receives sense signals to detect a presence of an object on the touch panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Volodymyr Bihday, Andriy Maharyta, Igor Kravets, Mykhaylo Krekhovetskyy, Ihor Musijchuk
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Patent number: 11868562Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a touch signal processing method. The display panel includes a base substrate, a touch sensor arranged on the base substrate and including a plurality of touch sub-electrodes, and a signal noise sensor configured to detect a signal noise from the display panel and including a plurality of detection electrodes. An outer contour of at least one detection electrode is located within an outer contour of at least one touch sub-electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yichen Jiang, Jianjun Wu, Hongqiang Luo
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Patent number: 11868563Abstract: A touch panel device includes a cover panel that has an operation surface and bends corresponding to a depressing force applied to the operation surface; a touch sensor unit including touch sensor electrodes that output touch sensor signals; an elastic member that has a dielectric constant changing corresponding to a temperature and deforms due to the bending of the cover panel, the elastic member including an adhesive agent provided between the cover panel and the touch sensor unit; a first sensor unit that detects a capacitance changing depending on the dielectric constant and a thickness of the elastic member; and processing circuitry to estimate the temperature based on the capacitance detected by the first sensor unit; to detect the depressing force based on the estimated temperature and the capacitance detected by the first sensor unit; and to execute processing of the touch sensor signals based on the detected depressing force.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaya Nidaira, Yuichi Sasaki, Takeshi Ono, Seiichiro Mori
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Patent number: 11868564Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a touch controller, a touch sensing system, and a touch display device. Among data communication periods between the touch controller and a touch driving circuit, during the data communication period included in a period in which a system clock signal is not output, a level of a communication control signal is changed a plurality of times, thereby allowing the touch driving circuit to recognize an address start time point. Therefore, it is possible to reduce power consumption of the touch sensing system by reducing a period in which the system clock signal is output and to improve the efficiency of data communication of the touch sensing system by enabling normal data communication in a period in which the system clock signal is not output.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sojung Jung, Youngwoo Jo
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Patent number: 11868565Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices improve the sensitivity of capacitive sensors. Devices may include an attenuator configured to receive an input from at least one sense electrode of a capacitive sensing device. The attenuator may be included in a sensing channel of a capacitive sensor. Devices may further include a signal generator coupled to an input of the attenuator. The signal generator may include one or more processors configured to generate a sinusoidal signal based, at least in part, on one or more noise characteristics of a scan sequence associated with one or more transmit electrodes of the capacitive sensing device, and provide the sinusoidal signal to the input of the attenuator.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Viktor Kremin, Oleksandr Pirogov, Vadym Grygorenko, Jens Weber
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Patent number: 11868566Abstract: A touch response method, device, interactive white board and storage medium are provided. The method acquires, based on infrared touch detection, touch operation data generated correspondingly by a current contact point on a writing interface. The touch operation includes a first touch operation and a second touch operation, and the first touch operation and the second touch operation are distinguished by the touch area. When there is only one touch operation, it confirms to enter a writing mode or an erasing mode according to a type of the touch operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: GUANGZHOU SHIYUAN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED, GUANGZHOU SHIYUAN INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY, CO., LTD.Inventor: Shile Wu
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Patent number: 11868567Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch recognition method and device having a lidar sensor, and an objective of the present disclosure is to recognize a touch and determine the motion of a touch by using the lidar sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: PIXELSCOPE INC.Inventors: Gee Hwan Kwon, Kyung Mo Koo, Sang Won Lee
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Patent number: 11868568Abstract: A method for assembling a touch sensing apparatus comprising a display panel, a plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a frame assembly, wherein the plate has a first curvature along at least a first edge of the top surface of the plate when uncoupled with the frame assembly. The method comprises the steps of arranging a plurality of light emitters alongside a periphery of the plate, the plurality of light emitters configured to emit light propagating over the top surface; arranging a plurality of detectors alongside the periphery of the plate, the plurality of detectors configured to receive light emitted from the plurality of light emitters; and coupling the display panel, the plate, and the frame assembly, wherein the step of coupling causes the first curvature of the plate to change to a second curvature.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Aleksander Kocovski, Hakan Bergstrom, Jens Thorvinger
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Patent number: 11868569Abstract: A system for interacting with a screen without touching it, comprising a source of radiating energy directed into a predefined area, at least one directionally sensitive sensor that detects the radiation when it's reflected off of an object within the predefined area, and a processor that calculates position and motion information of the object and generates therefrom image information, which it sends to a screen where it is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventor: Stephen H. Lewis
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Patent number: 11868570Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrostatic capacitance-type sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel with a display surface which displays an image. The sensor includes a plurality of detection electrodes disposed in a matrix, the detection electrodes being mutually electrically independently provided above the display surface and being configured to detect a variation in electrostatic capacitance, and a plurality of lead lines provided above the display surface, connected to the detection electrodes in a one-to-one correspondence, and formed of a metal.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koji Noguchi, Koji Ishizaki, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 11868571Abstract: A capacitive electronic pen includes a housing, a core body, and a peripheral electrode. In the capacitive electronic pen, the core body includes an electrode core formed of a conductor having a spherical section and a shaft center section. The spherical section of the electrode core is not surrounded by the peripheral electrode and is disposed on a tip (distal) end of the capacitive electronic pen protruding from one opening in the axial direction of the housing. The shaft center section of the electrode core has multiple portions that vary in thickness (a cross-section size) including a thin portion, which coupled with the spherical section, and a thick portion. When the core body is fitted to the core body holder, at least a portion of the shaft center section of the electrode core is thinner than the diameter of the spherical section of the electrode core.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Hashimoto, Shinya Aoki, Takenori Kaneda
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Patent number: 11868572Abstract: The present application provides a touch panel and a touch device. The touch panel comprises first channels and third channels that extend in a first direction and are arranged side by side. By reducing a distance between the third channel and the adjacent first channel, a touch sensing amount of the third channel is increased, and touch operations have improved accuracy and linearity in an edge area.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Houfu Gong, Zengjian Jin, Leilei Luo, Yanan Wang, Yalong Ma
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Patent number: 11868573Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: an electronic module; a display panel including a first region overlapped with the electronic module and a second region adjacent to the first region, a plurality of first emission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second emission parts, which are disposed in the second region and are spaced apart from each other; and an input sensor including a first electrode, which is disposed on the first region, a second electrode, which is disposed on the second region, a third electrode, which is disposed on the second region and is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, and a plurality of conductive patterns, which are disposed on the second region, wherein the conductive patterns comprise a first pattern, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second pattern, which is electrically floated.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Kicheol Kim
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Patent number: 11868574Abstract: A touch substrate is provided with a mounting hole, and has a hole edge region around the mounting hole, and a main touch region located outside of the hole edge region. The touch substrate includes a substrate a plurality of first touch units disposed on the substrate and a plurality of second touch units disposed on the substrate and insulated from the plurality of first touch units. Each first touch unit extends in a first direction and includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of first connecting portions, and each first connecting portion is electrically connected to two adjacent first touch electrodes. Each second touch unit extends in a second direction and includes a plurality of second touch electrodes and a plurality of second connecting portions. Each second connecting portion being electrically connected to two adjacent second touch electrodes; and the first direction intersecting with the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Yan, Lingran Wang, Erjin Zhao, Zhiliang Jiang, Gukhwan Song, Mingqiang Wang
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Patent number: 11868575Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel that displays an image and an input sensor disposed on the display panel and that includes an active area that senses an external input and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area. The input sensor includes a sensing electrode disposed in the active area, a signal line disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected with the sensing electrode, a ground line disposed further away from the active area than the signal line, a sensing line that includes a first portion that overlaps the ground line, a signal pad disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected with the signal line, a ground pad connected with the ground line, and a dummy pad disposed adjacent to the ground pad. One end of sensing line is connected with the dummy pad and an opposite end is connected with the ground line.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-Jin Yang, Hyunsik Park
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Patent number: 11868576Abstract: A conducting structure is provided and includes a first layer; a first terminal on the first layer; a second layer overlapping the first layer via the first terminal; a second terminal on the second layer; a first hole which penetrates the second layer and the second terminal; an organic insulating layer located between the first terminal and the second layer, and having a second hole connected to the first hole; and a connecting material provided in the first and second holes to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal to each other, wherein a diameter of the second hole is greater than a diameter of the first hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Shoji Hinata, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 11868577Abstract: An input check device includes a coordinate detection part configured to detect coordinates of a touch operation a user performs on an operating surface when operating an operating part through the operating surface; a pressing force detection part configured to detect a pressing force of the touch operation; and an identifying part configured to determine whether the operating part is ON or OFF based on the pressing force detected in the pressing force detection part, and, after determining that the operating part is switched from ON mode to OFF mode, the identifying part detects a minimum value of the pressing force; and the identifying part determines that the operating part is switched from OFF to ON when, following the detection of the minimum value, the pressing force surpasses a predetermined threshold that is set based on the minimum value and that is greater than the minimum value.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Shunichi Suto
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Patent number: 11868578Abstract: A detector includes a frame that is at least partially formed from metal, electrodes arranged in a coordinate planar direction of an operating surface, the operating surface being at least partially in contact with the frame, the electrodes detecting a user operation that is an approach or contact of a body of a user toward or with the operating surface, and a calculator that obtains a calculation coordinate by calculating an operation position of the user operation on the operating surface based on an electrostatic capacity change in each of the electrodes. The operating surface is divided into areas. The calculator converts the calculation coordinate to a correction coordinate shifted from a boundary of one of the areas toward an inner portion of one of the electrodes in which the electrostatic capacity change is larger than other electrodes, thereby determining that the correction coordinate is the operation position.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventor: Syogo Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11868579Abstract: There is provided a terminal device including electronic paper and a position detection sensor disposed on a lower side of a display screen of the electronic paper and configured to detect a position indicated by an electronic pen on the display screen. The position detection sensor includes an insulating substrate having a first surface on a side facing the display screen, and a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a first direction on the first surface of the insulating substrate. One or more first linear members extended in a direction along the first electrodes are arranged in each space between two of the first electrodes having a predetermined distance from each other in the first direction, among the plurality of first electrodes, on the first surface of the insulating substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Daisuke Watanabe
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Patent number: 11868580Abstract: A digital television includes: a display; a tuner; a wireless network interface to transmit data to a mobile terminal and receive audio information and screen; and a controller. The controller is configured to control a signal processor to decode the video signal and the screen information, control the display to display first image corresponding to the decoded video signal with second image corresponding to the decoded screen information, the second image corresponding to an image displayed on the mobile terminal, and receive a command from a remote controller. The controller is also configured to control the signal processor to process the audio signal and the audio information and to output the processed audio signal or the processed audio information to an audio output unit, and to control the signal processor to change the second image's size or position depending on the at least one command received from the remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kwontae Lee, Youngkeun Kim
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Patent number: 11868581Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound transducer configured to transmit ultrasound waves into an exam site and receive therefrom echo signals; an image processor configured to generate an ultrasound image from the received echo signals; a primary display configured to display the ultrasound image generated by the image processor; and a removable touch panel comprising a secondary display configured to display a first graphical user interface comprising controls for accessing a first set of functions of the ultrasound imaging system while the removable touch panel is docked with the ultrasound imaging system.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Glen W. McLaughlin, Barbara Makarich