Patents Issued in February 6, 2024
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Patent number: 11893147Abstract: An occupant support system is disclosed for controlling a computer-generated representation of an object, comprising: (i) a support device comprising a plurality of support members configured to support an occupant, and a corresponding plurality of independently movably supported suspension systems such to provide at least one independent motion selected from vertical, lateral, tilt and azimuthal motions and longitudinal roll motion of the support members.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LIMBIC LIFE AGInventor: Patrik Kunzler
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Patent number: 11893148Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments for enabling realistic haptic feedback for virtual three-dimensional (3D) objects. A real proxy surface is provided for a virtual object, where the proxy surface may be a relief surface, such as a depth-compressed model of the virtual object. In an exemplary method, when a user touches a proxy surface, a position of the touch point on the surface is detected. The touch point is mapped to a corresponding point on the virtual object. A position of the virtual object is determined such that the touch point is in alignment with the corresponding point on the virtual object, and the virtual object is displayed at the first determined position on an augmented reality display. As a result, a user touching the proxy surface may have the sensation of touching a solid version of the virtual 3D object instead of the proxy surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Tatu V. J. Harviainen, Raimo J. Launonen
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Patent number: 11893149Abstract: Provided are systems, compositions and methods that useful in any setting where generating and tracking light is used. The systems, methods and compositions contain as a component flexible, transparent membrane-based materials that include light emitting diodes (LEDs). The LEDs can include or be formed from colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) as an active layer. The CQDs can be formed from solution-processed semiconductor nanocrystals. They have a tunable band gap energy that can be readily tuned by adjusting the size of the nanocrystals. Transparent membrane-based LED arrays exhibit emission wavelength that can be tuned anywhere in the range of 800-2000 nm. The LEDs are highly transparent in the visible wavelength range with the exception of the CQD active layer. The CQD-based LEDs are components of any device or system wherein generating and/or tracking reflected light is utilized, such as in tracing the location and movement of a living individual, or an inanimate object.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Susanna Thon, Charbel Rizk, Botong Qiu
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Patent number: 11893150Abstract: With the advent of augmented reality devices becoming increasingly prevalent, accessible, and cross-compatible, there is an opportunity to leverage the capabilities of such devices in order to streamline user interactions related to complex resource activities which require elevated security and typically are only conducted on an in-person basis. The present invention provides systems and methods for securely verifying a user during an augmented reality device session for the purposes of conducting complex resource activities.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: James Alexander, Harold Joseph Kennedy, Stephen Thomas Shannon, David Smiddy
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Patent number: 11893151Abstract: An apparatus for external activity verification is shown. The apparatus comprises at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive an external datum related to a user. The memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to verify the external datum as a function of a verification protocol, wherein a verified external datum is generated as function of the verification protocol. The memory additionally contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to apply the verified external datum towards an goal. The processor then generates internal activity as a function of the status of the goal.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventors: Chad Willardson, Scott Donnell, Travis Adams
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Patent number: 11893152Abstract: Techniques are provided for sentiment-based adaptations of user representations in virtual environments. One method comprises obtaining information characterizing a first user and a second user interacting with a session of a virtual environment; applying the information to an analytics engine to obtain a sentiment status indicating a sentiment of the second user in the virtual environment, wherein the analytics engine processes the obtained sentiment status of the second user to select an adaptation of a facial expression and/or a body language of a representation of the first user from learned sentiment-based facial expression examples and/or learned sentiment-based body language examples, using the obtained sentiment status of the second user; and automatically initiating a rendering of the virtual environment using the selected adaptation of the facial expression and/or the body language of the representation of the first user in the virtual environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Ofir Ezrielev, Or Herman Saffar, John Lawrence Dalton, Noga Gershon
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Patent number: 11893153Abstract: Provided is a technique in which, in arranging a virtual object with respect to a real space, a user has less trouble, usability is good, and the object is suitably placeable. A head mounted display apparatus (HMD apparatus) according to one embodiment has a function of arranging and displaying the virtual object in a space based on an operation by a user. The HMD apparatus displays, on a display surface, a grid including a plurality of points for supporting an operation of the virtual object, and disposes and displays, according to an operation includes designation of a target virtual object and designation of a first point at an arrangement destination, the target virtual object at the position of the first point.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Yasunobu Hashimoto, Hitoshi Akiyama, Megumi Kurachi
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Patent number: 11893154Abstract: An electronic device, while the electronic device is worn over a predefined portion of the user's body, displays, via a display generation component arranged on the electronic device opposite the predefined portion of the user's body, a graphical representation of an exterior view of a body part that corresponds to the predefined portion of the user's body. The electronic device detects a change in position of the electronic device with respect to the predefined portion of the user's body. The electronic device, in response to detecting the change in the position of the electronic device with respect to the predefined portion of the user's body, modifies the graphical representation of the exterior view of the body part that corresponds to predefined portion of the user's body in accordance with the detected change in position of the electronic device with respect to the predefined portion of the user's body.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Alfred B. Huergo Wagner, Seung Wook Kim, Felipe Bacim De Araujo E Silva, William A. Sorrentino, III, Thomas S. Hulbert, Karlin Y. Bark
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Patent number: 11893155Abstract: A method for determining a transformation between a first coordinate system of an ultrasonic haptic device and a second coordinate system of a visual sensor device. The method includes: triggering generation of an ultrasonic focal point; obtaining images depicting a body part of a user while the ultrasonic focal point is active; determining a position of the ultrasonic focal point in the second coordinate system when the body part of the user is in the ultrasonic focal point; repeating the triggering, obtaining and determining; and calculating a first transformation between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system based on the positions of the ultrasonic focal points in the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system to thereby calibrate a relationship between the ultrasonic haptic device and the visual sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: José Araújo, Amirhossein Taher Kouhestani, Lars Andersson, Diego Gonzalez Morin, Ioannis Karagiannis, Ananya Muddukrishna
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Patent number: 11893156Abstract: A portable information handling system touchpad detects button inputs with a downward press at the touch surface that translates to a central button under the touch surface through a frame biased up by a central beam and plural biasing members. Downward presses at the touch surface off center translate towards the center of the frame to provide a central button input that is attributed with right, left and or center button push input values based upon detection of a location at which the downward press touch is sensed by the touch surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Chin-Chung Wu, Hu Shih Chang, Chih-Ping Chang
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Patent number: 11893157Abstract: A tactile stimulation providing apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of actuator cases respectively corresponding to the plurality of actuators. Each of the actuator cases includes: a cap covering an upper portion of a corresponding actuator; and a base covering a lower portion of the actuator, the base being connected to the cap to fix the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: BHAPTICS INC.Inventors: Ki Uk Gwak, Bo Gyeong Kim
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Patent number: 11893159Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for recognizing gestures performed by a user, including techniques for conserving power when performing finger or hand gesture recognition operations that involve processing electromyography (EMG) data. In one example, a wearable device capable of being worn by a user comprises: a motion detector configured to detect motion of the wearable device; a tissue movement sensor configured to collect tissue movement information associated with motion of muscles or tissues beneath the user's skin; and a gesture detection module.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Rodney Hooker, Maurizio Paganini, Harshit Khaitan
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Patent number: 11893160Abstract: A method for transportation includes providing a vehicle with a cab and having a moveable actuator coupled to a propulsion unit to move the propulsion unit between a first position above the cab during lift-off and a second position during lateral flight. The system can receive hand control gestures as captured by cameras/sensors. A flight computer determines vehicle control options based on the model, a current state of the vehicle and the environment of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventor: Ha Tran
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Patent number: 11893161Abstract: A gesture recognition apparatus by which a gesture for an interface operation is performed includes an image capturer that captures distance image data, a closest point detector that detects a closest point from the imaging apparatus, a gesture measurer that calculates an input switching border for switching ON and OFF of interface input, a gesture recognizer that determines whether the input is ON or OFF, and an interface controller that performs the interface control associated with the gesture if it is determined that the input has been turned on.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventor: Ikushi Yoda
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Patent number: 11893162Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for capture actions of users participating within a virtual conference and conveying those actions to participants of the virtual conference. The systems and methods include connecting to at least one wearable device, connecting to a virtual conference device connected to a virtual conference hosted by a virtual conference provider, receiving sensor data from the at least one wearable device, identifying one or more expressions based on the sensor data, and transmitting the identified one or more expressions to the virtual conference device to be provided to the virtual conference provider for conveyance within the virtual conference.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.Inventors: Jin Fang, Qijun Liu, Kaidong Pei, Zhenxi Wang
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Patent number: 11893163Abstract: A portable information handling system includes a physical keyboard that extends and retracts from within the system to outside of the system and a display that presents a virtual keyboard that moves synchronously with physical keyboard during retraction and extension. For example, as keys of the physical keyboard become visible or hidden by movement of the physical keyboard, the virtual keyboard slides across the display so that virtual keys are hidden or visible with the virtual keyboard in one example embodiment only showing virtual keys corresponding to hidden physical keys. In another example embodiment, the virtual keyboard accepts key inputs for hidden physical keys, which are disabled from accepting inputs.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Travis C. North, Jace W. Files, Yongook Guack, John Trevor Morrison
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Patent number: 11893164Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for eyes-free text entry. The system may include a wearable device having a display and processing circuitry configured to receive a haptic input provided to a keyboard mounted on a finger of a user, the haptic input being an indication of an alphabetical letter, generate a list of candidate words based on the received haptic input, each candidate t word of the list of candidate words being associated with a probability thereof, display the generated list of candidate words to the user via the display of the wearable device, receive a selection of a particular candidate word of the list of candidate words, and append the particular candidate to a present sentence structure, wherein the keyboard has a layout based on a spatial model reflecting spatial awareness, by the user, of key locations on the finger.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGEInventors: Zheer Xu, Jun Gong, Xiaojun Bi, Xing-Dong Yang
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Patent number: 11893165Abstract: A display apparatus which is connected to a controller and capable of precisely and quickly shifting the display position of a pointer to the position of a desired object in a three-dimensional display area. When a two-dimensional directional command has not been issued on the controller by an operator, the display apparatus shifts into a first operation state in which a display position of the pointer is shifted according to the tilt and/or displacement of the controller. When a two-dimensional directional command has been issued on the controller by the operator, the display apparatus shifts into a second operation state in which the display position of the pointer is shifted based on two coordinate axes in the display area according to the directional command issued on the controller. In the second operation state, the two coordinate axes are varied according to the tilt of the external control apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryu Kumagai
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Patent number: 11893166Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations on an augmented reality (AR) device. The system accesses, by the AR device, movement data comprising inertial measurement data and camera data. The system determines three-dimensional (3D) movement of the AR device based on the movement data. The system presents, by the AR device, an AR object on a real-world environment being viewed using the AR device. The system, in response to determining the 3D movement of the AR device, modifies the AR object by the AR device.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: Lien Le Hong Tran, William Miles Miller
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Patent number: 11893167Abstract: An information processing device controls a display for displaying a guide that instructs a user to perform each of a plurality of patterns of motions including translational motions or rotational motions of an inertial sensor that correspond to a first axis and a second axis, which are perpendicular to each other. Based on inertial information and position and orientation information acquired by causing the inertial sensor to perform the plurality of patterns of motions, the information processing device acquires parameters including a degree of correlation between actual inertial values of the inertial sensor corresponding to the first axis and the inertial information corresponding to the second axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yu Okano
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Patent number: 11893168Abstract: A double side-scroll mouse device includes a housing unit, a main button unit, and a side scroll unit. The housing unit has a lower casing and a casing side skirt. The lower casing has spaced-apart first and second lateral face portions. The casing side skirt has a first operating wall extending upwardly from one of the first and second lateral face portions, and a second operating wall portion extending upwardly from the first operating wall portion. The side scroll unit includes a first scroll wheel member that is disposed on the first operating wall portion and that is rotatable about a first axis, and a second scroll wheel member that is disposed on the second operating wall portion and that is rotatable about a second axis being substantially perpendicular to the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp.Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chen, Che-Hsun Chang, Chi-Shu Hsu, Chang-Cheng Lee
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Patent number: 11893169Abstract: A stylus includes an elongated housing, a tip extending from a first end of the elongated housing and a tri-axial force sensor mounted on a second end. A first wireless transmitter transmits a signal via the tip based on which the tip interacts with a digitizer sensor of a touch screen. The tri-axial force sensor senses contact force applied by a user pressing against the tri-axial sensor. A second wireless transmitter transmits output sensed by the tri-axial force sensor. The stylus further includes a controller that controls transmission of the first wireless transmitter and the second wireless transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ron Kaplan, Timothy A. Jakoboski
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Patent number: 11893170Abstract: A method of positioning a laser pointer light source and a display device are provided. The method of positioning the laser pointer light source includes obtaining first position information and second position information of the laser pointer light source, obtaining first photosensitive information and second photosensitive information, and determining target position information. The present invention determines the target position information according to the first position information, the second position information, the first photosensitive information, and/or the second photosensitive information, which positions the laser pointer light source and distinquishes the laser pointer light source at different positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yang Rao, Leli Peng
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Patent number: 11893171Abstract: Computing systems and input devices can include a chassis with a computing device and an input tool with a sensor, such as a pen- or rod-like input tool, that can be positioned relative to the chassis in multiple configurations. In one configuration, the tool can be spaced away from the chassis and its sensor output can cause a first output signal in response to input provided to the sensor. In another configuration, the tool can be contacting the chassis and its sensor output can cause a second output signal in response to input provided to the sensor. For example, an input tool can be stowed in a recess of a keyboard housing or device chassis, and the input tool can produce a first output when it is in the recess and a second input when it has been removed from the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Dinesh C. Mathew, John S. Camp
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Patent number: 11893172Abstract: An information processing method includes, in a situation that a connection between a first electronic device and a second electronic device is established for first time, obtaining identity information of the second electronic device; obtaining a communication protocol corresponding to the identity information; and based on a data path formed after the first electronic device is connected to the second electronic device, sending the communication protocol to the second electronic device, to enable the second electronic device to communicate with the first electronic device based on the communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITEDInventors: Junbin Gong, Dan Zhang, Song Ye, Lianqiang Lv
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Patent number: 11893173Abstract: Provided is an electronic pen including an electronic pen body portion, an electronic pen housing being a cylindrical body housing the electronic pen body portion, a connector portion including a connector substrate, and a terminal portion including a base portion raised from the connector substrate in a direction crossing an axial direction and a contact portion extended to a back end side from a position separated from the connector substrate on a back end surface of the base portion, and a connector housing being a cylindrical body housing the connector portion and connected to a back end side of the electronic pen housing. A cross section of the connector housing in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction is substantially triangular. An axial center of the connector substrate coincides with an axial center of the electronic pen body portion when the connector housing is attached to the electronic pen housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Yoshiyuki Hashimoto, Takenori Kaneda
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Patent number: 11893174Abstract: An information handling system mouse autonomously provides a rapid visual image transition from a first display to a second display in response to a predetermined condition detected at the mouse, such as a left click that an end user performs when on the visual image title bar accompanied by a gesture or a hot key input. The mouse responds to the inputs by commanding an acceleration of movement of the cursor coordinates so that the information handling system rapidly moves the visual image from the first display to the second. In various embodiments, the movement can include a selection to go to a full screen presentation or to keep the visual image size the same. The visual image transfer is performed without any coordination with the information handling system other than commanding cursor coordinate movements.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Kai Leong Wong, Karthikeyan Krishnakumar
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Patent number: 11893175Abstract: One or more examples of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for canceling mutual capacitive effects in a capacitance measurement. Some examples relate to providing a driven shield during capacitance measurement. Some examples relate to providing such a driven shield using rail-to-rail voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventor: Anders Vinje
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Patent number: 11893176Abstract: A display device with is touch detection function is provided and includes display area where electrodes are arranged in matrix having first and second directions crossing above substrate; common electrodes provided so as to face pixel electrodes; pixel signal lines each coupled to pixel electrodes, extending in first direction; control device for performing image display control and including drive signal generator and source driver; single first wire to which both display drive voltage and touch drive signal are supplied from drive signal generator, and selection switches for selecting common electrodes, wherein the drive signal generator includes first and second voltage generators for generating first and second voltages, and switching circuit for switching between first and second voltages, and wherein selection switches each coupled to single first wire via first coupling conductor and coupled to common electrode via second coupling conductor are arranged in frame area along single first wire, and are oType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tadayoshi Katsuta, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
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Patent number: 11893177Abstract: A touch screen display device with a flexible display that also includes an embedded haptic drive system. The device may be made up of one continuous flexible display that does not fold, or of multiple display segments which can be folded from a compact state that is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone or smaller, to an expanded state that is roughly the size of a larger phone or tablet computer. The haptic drive system is located underneath the flexible display and can physically alter its surface geometry by partially flexing the display at single or multiple points. The device may further include sensors to indicate the state of configuration and mechanisms for alignment, locking, and further structural support. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment of the flexible display may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, which may be used in any folded state.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LEPTON COMPUTING LLCInventor: Stephen E. Delaporte
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Patent number: 11893178Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a display panel and a display device including the display panel. The display panel includes a base substrate, the base substrate including a display area and a non-display area around the display area, a touch electrode layer on the base substrate, the touch electrode layer being within the display area of the base substrate, and a plurality of signal lines electrically connected with the touch electrode layer, the plurality of signal lines being distributed within a first area of the non-display area adjacent to the display area. The display panel further includes a plurality of outer dummy traces within a second area of the non-display area, the second area is between the first area and an outer border of the non-display area, and the plurality of outer dummy traces and the plurality of signal lines are separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuanqi Zhang, Ping Wen, Shun Zhang, Yang Zeng, Wei Wang, Yu Wang, Chang Luo, Yi Zhang
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Patent number: 11893179Abstract: A touch display device, relating to the technical field of display, and capable of reducing interference between signals and reducing production costs. The touch display device comprises a touch display module, a flexible printed board, and a touch chip. The flexible printed board is electrically connected to the touch display module, and comprises a first flexible substrate, a first metal pattern layer, a second metal pattern layer, and a metal shielding layer. The first metal pattern layer comprises a plurality of first touch wires. The second metal pattern layer comprises a plurality of data wires. The metal shielding layer is located between the first flexible substrate and the first metal pattern layer. A ratio of the longitudinal length of the metal shielding layer to the longitudinal length of the flexible printed board ranges from 20% to 40%.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Wang, Hengzhen Liang, Lianbin Liu, Fan Li
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Patent number: 11893180Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method for controlling the same. The display device includes: a display panel including a display module and a touch module, and having a first display area, a second display area and a first bending area located at a junction between the first display area and the second display area, the display panel being bendable at the first bending area; and a bendable circuit board having a second bending area, an orthographic projection of which on the display panel overlaps the first bending area, the bendable circuit board is connected to a data driving unit and a touch driving unit, transmits a data signal of any of the first display area and the second display area to the data driving unit and transmits a touch signal of any of the first display area and the second display area to the touch driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Bing Zhang, Ping Luo, Xuan Luo, Zhongjie Wang, Mengyue Fan
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Patent number: 11893181Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a touch driving device and a display device including the same, and more particularly, to a touch driving device capable of reducing the power consumption thereof by changing a sampling method thereof and a pulse of a touch drive signal, compared to a conventional touch driving device, and a display device including the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.Inventor: Yong Woo Choi
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Patent number: 11893182Abstract: An electronic device, and a method for performing fingerprint sensing control on a display panel are provided. A sensing region of the display panel is divided into a plurality of fingerprint zones. The electronic device determines at least one target fingerprint zone from the fingerprint zones according to a touch location, wherein the fingerprint zones are coupled to a plurality of scanning groups, each of the scanning groups comprises one or more scanning lines, the at least one target fingerprint zone is coupled to a first scanning group and a second scanning group other than the first scanning group among the plurality of scanning groups. The electronic device scans the first scanning group with a first speed, and scans the second scanning group with a second speed higher than the first speed or skips scanning the second scanning group.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Shih-Cheng Chen, Cho-Hsuan Jhang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Shiang-Fei Wang, Su-Wei Lien
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Patent number: 11893183Abstract: Touch sensor panel configurations for reducing wobble error for a stylus translating on a surface over and between electrodes of the touch sensor panel are disclosed. In some examples, electrodes with more linear signal profiles are correlated with lower wobble error. In some examples, diffusing elements formed of floating segments of conductive materials can diffuse signal from a stylus to a plurality of electrodes, thus, making the signal profiles associated with the electrodes more linear. In addition, diffusing elements can be configured to improve the optical uniformity of the touch sensor panel. In some examples, the diffusing elements can be formed on the same layer as floating dummy pixels and resemble a plurality of merged floating dummy pixels.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Isaac Chan, Prathit Bugnait, Albert Lin, Chun-Hao Tung, Sunggu Kang, John Z. Zhong
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Patent number: 11893184Abstract: An object is to provide an operating body detection device having improved reliability of a capacitance-type sensor in input detection. An operating body detection device comprising: a capacitance-type sensor having a capacitance sensing surface on which a plurality of sensing electrodes is arranged; and a heat source sensing sensor comprising a heat source sensing film having a heat source sensing membrane with a heat source sensing surface. The detection surface that detects an operating body may have a region in which the capacitance sensing surface and the heat source sensing surface overlap when viewed from a normal direction of the detection surface. Preferably, the control unit that controls the capacitance-type sensor and the heat source sensing sensor starts heat source measurement with the heat source sensing sensor on condition that an object is detected with the capacitance-type sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: IDEAL STAR INC.Inventor: Kenji Omote
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Patent number: 11893185Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are described that may mitigate pixel and touch crosstalk noise. A touch processing system may compensate touch scan data to reduce the noise based on a luminance value. An image processing system may determine the luminance value based on image data and a display brightness value of an electronic display. Using the compensated touch scan data, the touch processing system may determine a proximity of a capacitive object to at least one touch sense region of the electronic display.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Salman Latif, Si Mohamed Aziz Sbai, Mahesh B Chappalli, Marc J DeVincentis, Timothy M Henigan, Sanjay Mani, Rohit Natarajan, Paolo Sacchetto, Rohit K Gupta, Meir Harar
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Patent number: 11893186Abstract: An input sensing device includes first driving electrodes, second driving electrodes, and sensing electrodes, and a sensing driver that transmits a first driving signal to the first driving electrodes at a first frequency, transmits a second driving signal to the second driving electrodes at a second frequency, and determines a touch or approach of an external object based on sensing signals received from the sensing electrodes. The sensing driver includes analog front-end circuits that separate a sensing signal of the first frequency and a sensing signal of the second frequency that are received from the respective sensing electrodes, and generate digital sensing data based on a result of a recombination of the separated sensing signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Woong Kim, Moon Jae Jeong, Hyung Gun Ma, Tae Hun Lee, Keum Dong Jung, Sang Hyun Heo
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Patent number: 11893187Abstract: A display device including: a display panel configured to display an image in units of a frame; an input sensor disposed on the display panel, and configured to sense an external input; a panel driver configured to control driving of the display panel in response to a synchronization signal; and a sensor controller configured to control driving of the input sensor, wherein the sensor controller receives the synchronization signal from the panel driver and outputs a plurality of transmission signals to the input sensor, and the plurality of transmission signals are varyingly generated based on the synchronization signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinwoo Park, Taejoon Kim, Jungmok Park, Il Ho Lee, Wankee Jun, Hyun-Wook Cho
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Patent number: 11893188Abstract: A touch sensor system includes a sensing area having a periphery and a plurality of light sources and a plurality of analog optical detectors arranged about the periphery of the sensing area. The system further includes addressing circuitry that selectively drives each of the plurality of light sources with a modulated signal and selectively activates the plurality of analog optical detectors, and a controller that receives a collective detector output from the plurality of analog optical detectors. The outputs from the analog optical detectors may be a time multiplexed to provide the collective detector output. Each optical detector may include a photodiode; a first transistor coupled to the photodiode in a current amplifier configuration that generates an amplified current output as a function of a photodiode current; and enable circuitry to enable and disable the optical detector as a function of an enable input signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: 1004335 ONTARIO INC.Inventors: Guy Michael Amyon Farquharson Duxbury, Robert Donald McCulloch, Albert M. David, Gueorgui Pavlov
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Patent number: 11893189Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel having a touch surface, emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter, a light directing portion arranged adjacent the perimeter and comprising a light directing surface, the emitters and/or the detectors are arranged opposite a rear surface of the panel to emit and/or receive light through a channel in a frame element, the channel is arranged opposite the rear surface and extends in a direction of a normal axis of the touch surface, the light directing surface and the channel are arranged on opposite sides of the panel and overlap in the direction of the plane, the light directing surface receive light from the emitters, or direct light to the detectors, through the panel and through the channel, in the direction of the normal axis. A method of manufacturing a frame element for a touch sensing apparatus is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Håkan Bergström, Tomas Svensson
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Patent number: 11893190Abstract: The logic of a handheld controller system may use a clustering algorithm to determine which sensors of a touch sensor array, such as capacitive pads, to assign to individual fingers of a user's hand. The clustering algorithm disclosed herein allows for dynamically determining the controller configuration on-the-fly for a given user. An example process includes receiving data generated by a plurality of sensors of a touch sensor array of the handheld controller, generating a covariance matrix that indicates correlations between pairs of sensors, determining a plurality of feature vectors based at least in part on the covariance matrix, each feature vector corresponding to an individual sensor and describing that sensor's correlation(s) with one or more other sensors, clustering the feature vectors using a clustering algorithm, and configuring the touch sensor array according to a controller configuration that assigns sensors to respective fingers of a hand.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: VALVE CORPORATIONInventor: Scott Douglas Nietfeld
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Patent number: 11893191Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a display panel and an input sensing layer on the display panel, and a flexible circuit film connected to the display module. The flexible circuit film includes a base film, a sensor connection wire, a ground wire, an insulating layer, a first conductive layer, and a cover tape. The sensor connection wire is on the base film and is electrically connected to the input sensing layer. The ground wire is on the base film, and the insulating layer covers the sensor connection wire. The first conductive layer is on the insulating layer and is electrically connected to the ground wire, and the cover tape is on the first conductive layer and is electrically connected to the ground wire.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bongil Kang, Jun-Young Ko, Gayeon Yun
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Patent number: 11893192Abstract: Interpolation electrode patterning for capacitive-grid touch sensor is provided herein. Provided is a device that includes multiple column electrodes that include a first column electrode divided into a plurality of first column sub-electrodes and at least a second column electrode divided into a plurality of second column sub-electrodes. The first column electrode and the second column electrode are adjacent column electrodes. Further, first column sub-electrodes of the plurality of first column sub-electrodes are interleaved with second column sub-electrodes of the plurality of second column sub-electrodes in a first direction. A first layer of the device comprises the multiple column electrodes and a second layer of the device comprises the multiple row electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Sensel, Inc.Inventors: Ilya Rosenberg, Shuangming Li, Darren Lochun
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Patent number: 11893193Abstract: There are provided a display panel with a touch detector that allows the touch detection electrodes to be less visible, a touch panel, and an electronic unit having the display panel with a touch detector. The display panel with a touch detector includes: a display layer including a plurality of display elements arranged side by side; and an electrode layer alternately segmented into first regions and second regions along a first direction, the electrode layer including a plurality of first slits arranged side by side to extend in a second direction, and a plurality of second slits each allowing an adjacent pair of the plurality of first slits in the second regions to be in communication with one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koji Ishizaki, Koji Noguchi, Masanobu Ikeda, Yasuyuki Matsui
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Patent number: 11893194Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: drive electrodes; detection electrodes; and dummy electrodes in a floating state. The drive electrodes include a first electrode extending in a first direction, and a second electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the first electrode in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The detection electrodes include a third electrode extending in the second direction. The dummy electrodes include a fourth electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the third electrode in the first direction. The first electrode includes a first extension part, a second extension part, and a first coupling part. The second electrode includes a third extension part, a fourth extension part, and a second coupling part. The third electrode includes a fifth extension part, a sixth extension part, and a third coupling part. The fourth electrode includes a seventh extension part, and an eighth extension part.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Shuichi Osawa, Toshinori Uehara
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Patent number: 11893195Abstract: A detection device includes a shield layer provided with a shield electrode and a shield electrode connection wiring connected to the shield electrode, and a sensor layer located over the shield layer and provided with a sensor electrode and a sensor electrode connection wiring connected to the sensor electrode. The shield electrode has the same planar pattern as the sensor electrode and overlaps the sensor electrode. The shield electrode connection wiring has the same planar pattern as the sensor electrode connection wiring and overlaps the sensor electrode connection wiring.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Fumihoru Nakano, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11893196Abstract: An electronic device including a bonding layer in contact with an active area of a digitizer may include: the digitizer, a main magnet attached to a surface of the digitizer, a flexible printed circuit board electrically connected to the digitizer, and a bonding layer connecting the digitizer and the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes a base part overlapping the bonding layer with respect to a stacking direction of the digitizer, the flexible printed circuit board, and the bonding layer, and extension parts extending toward the main magnet from the base part.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeonggyu Jo, Jungchul An, Byunghoon Lee
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Patent number: 11893197Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display panel including non-folding areas arranged in a first direction and a folding area between the first and second non-folding areas, and a digitizer disposed under the display panel, where the digitizer includes base layers each including non-folding parts and a folding part in which holes are defined, a first group coil including first to fourth sensing coils each having first and second portions overlapping the non-folding parts and a third portion overlapping the folding part and surrounding a portion of each of corresponding holes of the holes, and a second group coil insulated from the first group coil, where two or fewer third portions are disposed in a same layer between holes adjacent to each other in a second direction crossing the first direction among the holes.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yongchan Jeon, Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Chul Ho Jeong