Display Peripheral Interface Input Device Patents (Class 345/156)
  • Patent number: 11747906
    Abstract: A gesture detection system comprising a virtual button structure for mounting in an outer frame of a mobile device for detecting finger gestures by a user. First and second piezo-electric actuators are in contact with the virtual button structure, and configured to generate first and second varying electrical signals, respectively in response to a dynamic force application to the virtual button structure. A processor is configured to execute instructions stored in memory to i) determine a magnitude and a position of the dynamic force application on the virtual button structure over time, based on the first varying electrical signal and the second varying electrical signal, ii) determine a gesture corresponding to the magnitude and the position of the dynamic force application over time; and iii) provide a response signal based on the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Boréas Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Chaput, Guillaume Chauvette
  • Patent number: 11747869
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed that includes a display panel, a sensor substrate, sensing electrodes, an antenna pattern, an antenna signal line, an antenna pad, and an antenna frame. The sensor substrate is disposed on an upper surface of the display panel and includes a touch sensing area, a first peripheral area adjacent to the touch sensing area, and a second peripheral area bent from the first peripheral area. The sensing electrodes and the antenna pattern are disposed on the touch sensing area of the sensor substrate. The antenna signal line is connected from the antenna pattern and extends to the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area. The antenna pad is disposed in the second peripheral area and connects to the antenna signal line. The antenna frame is attached to a lower surface of the display panel and defines a bending shape of the sensor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jae Lee, Sung Hwan Kim, Young Seok Yoo
  • Patent number: 11747646
    Abstract: A time multiplexed, selectively updated, sub-pixel less, self-aligning, electrically and optically dual addressed, multi directional pixel is provided. This can potentially greatly increase the performance of an automultiscopic display and reduce the complexity. In one embodiment, an automultiscopic display can simply be provided by a plurality of directional OLED pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Realfiction Lab ApS
    Inventors: Steen Svendstorp Krener-Iversen, Michael Rasmussen, Peter Allan Simonsen, Morten Corell
  • Patent number: 11749151
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a flexible display configured to display an image, a driver configured to change a screen size of the flexible display, and a processor configured to control the driver to display an image corresponding to a content, at a screen size corresponding to a size of a content to be displayed in the flexible display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soog-yeong Woo, Eun-bi Kim, Su-hyun Na, Jong-kee Lee, Hee-young Chung
  • Patent number: 11747879
    Abstract: Methods of optimizing performance for a wearable device are described herein, as are systems and wearable devices for performing the methods. One example method includes selecting, based on first and second sensor data, a current position of a portion of a wearable device donned by a user relative to the user's body from among at least three predefined positions of the portion. The method further includes, after selecting the current position of the portion based on the first and second sensor data, determining whether to modify an operating characteristic of the wearable device based on the current position. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that an operating characteristic should be modified based on the current position, modifying a first operating characteristic for a display subsystem of the wearable device or a second operating characteristic for a communication subsystem of the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Yonghua Wei, Alkan Ozturk, Insoo Hwang
  • Patent number: 11748954
    Abstract: An augmented reality device generates an updated position and orientation (pose) value by initially determining, using image-based processing, a pose estimate from a current image frame, a previous image frame and a previous pose. An IMU pose is then obtained from data generated by an inertial measurement unit including motion sensors, and transformation between the pose estimate and the IMU pose is determined. The transformation is applied to the pose estimate to generate a pose update. Media content is applied to a position within an image, the position being based on the pose update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Qi Pan, Edward James Rosten, Andrew Tristan Spek, Supannee Tanathong
  • Patent number: 11743376
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to various directional input units of a mobile communication terminal, where such directional input units receive a single user input or multiple concurrent user inputs and then acquires at least one selecting (user) sub-input therefrom while a terminal is in its powered-off state or its off-state. After acquiring the selecting user sub-input, a terminal runs at least one pre-selected operation which is selected from a set of multiple pre-selected operations and which matches the selecting user sub-input when a terminal powers on from its powered-off state or wakes up from its off-state. A directional input unit may acquire the selecting user sub-input from a movement of at least a portion thereof, a contact between at least a portion thereof and a user body part, or the like. As a result, a terminal can provide a user with more seamless operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Youngtack Shim, Jae lark Jung, Jae kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11741708
    Abstract: An image recognition method and system based on deep learning are provided. The image recognition system includes a first recognizing engine, at least one second recognizing engine and a processing circuit. The second recognizing engine is activated to recognize a testing image when the first recognizing engine is recognizing the testing image. The processing circuit determines whether to interrupt the first recognizing engine recognizing the testing image according to a result outputted by the second recognizing engine after the second recognizing engine completes recognition of the testing image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventor: Guo-Zhen Wang
  • Patent number: 11740719
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products that can are disclosed. One apparatus includes a display device including a display panel including a first panel portion including touch capabilities and at least one second panel portion excluding touch capabilities in which the second panel portion is configured to expand in relation to the first panel portion to create an expanded configuration for the display panel. The apparatus further includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to manage the touch capabilities of the first panel portion. Managing the touch capabilities of the first panel portion may include turning ON/OFF the touch capabilities of the first panel portion. Methods and computer program products that include and/or perform the operations and/or functions of the apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth
  • Patent number: 11743368
    Abstract: Provided are a screen component, a mobile phone, and a mobile device. The screen component includes: a screen body, wherein a presentation area is provided on an end of the screen body; and a driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is configured to drive the screen body to switch between a first position and a second position. While the screen body is arranged in the first position, the presentation area is located within a range of a window, and a front-mounted mechanism is able to expose from the presentation area; and while the screen body is arranged in the second position, the screen body takes up the window, and the front-mounted mechanism is shielded by the screen body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventor: Zhe Yu
  • Patent number: 11737832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a viewing system for use in a surgical environment. Various real object detection devices detect locations of real objects in a real environment, such as a patient and body part of patient, medical staff, robots, a cutting tool on a robot, implant transferred by robot into body part, surgical tools, and disposable items. A map generator generates a map that forms a digital representation or a digital twin of the real environment. Various guiding modules including a room setup module, an anatomy registration module, a surgical planning module, and a surgical execution module make use of the digital representation to guide virtual or real objects based on the digital representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Miglionico Esposito, Daniel Andrew Garcia, Manuela Tamayo, Emilio Patrick Shironoshita, David Charles Lundmark
  • Patent number: 11740839
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to display, on a display, a character string for identifying an apparatus that is connectable and an image showing the apparatus and a location at which the apparatus is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Natsuko Kato
  • Patent number: 11736602
    Abstract: A portable multifunction device displays a first widget on a touch screen and detects a first gesture on a settings icon on the first widget. In response to the first gesture, the device displays user-adjustable settings for a plurality of widgets, including settings for the first widget. The device detects one or more additional gestures to change one or more settings for one or more widgets in the plurality of widgets. In response to the additional gestures, the device changes one or more settings for other widgets, including changing one or more settings for a respective widget other than the first widget. Upon detecting a widget selection gesture and a finishing gesture on the touch screen, the device displays a second widget in the plurality of widgets other than the first widget.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Omernick, Andre M. J. Boule, Richard Williamson, Imran Chaudhri, Freddy Allen Anzures, Greg Christie
  • Patent number: 11733850
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for slide grid snapping for presentations slides in a cloud collaboration platform. An embodiment operates by displaying a slide made up of rows and columns of pixels, receiving inputs to select and move an object, interpreting the movement, based on proximity to particular rows and columns, places the object along the particular row and column of pixels, and rendering the resulting slide. By serializing and coordinating design actions using the slide grid, the ease of design and the efficiency of the user experience may be enhanced. The grid system further allows users to comment anywhere in the document, associating those comments with objects or layers, and adjusting or moving the comments in response to grid-based actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Chung, Aaron Boodman, Joshua Li, Erik Arvidsson, Kevin Gibbs, Diana Berlin
  • Patent number: 11734336
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to an apparatus including a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor can obtain at least one image of a scene and determine a portion of interest within the scene based on a first input. The first input can include a non-touch input. The at least one processor can output, in response to the first input, content associated with the portion of interest and receive a second input from the user. The second input can include a non-eye gaze input and be associated with the content. An action can be initiated by the one or more processor based on the second input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Md Sazzadur Rahman, Kexi Liu, Martin Renschler
  • Patent number: 11733532
    Abstract: An optical subsystem of a near-eye display system provides for projecting light of a virtual image of image content to an eye location, and provides for collecting light of the virtual image onto an exit pupil on a surface proximate to an outer surface of an eye when at the eye location. A subpupil modulator within an aperture in cooperation with the optical subsystem provides for forming a plurality of subpupils within the exit pupil, at least two of which overlap by at least 20 percent, and provides for less than all of the light of the virtual image associated with one or more less than all of the plurality of subpupils to be projected to the eye location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PANAMORPH, INC.
    Inventor: Shawn L. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11733796
    Abstract: A touch sensor device includes a first panel, a second panel, and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The first panel that includes first electrodes arranged in a first direction and second electrodes arranged in a second direction. The second panel includes third electrodes arranged in a third direction and fourth electrodes arranged in a fourth direction. The DSC is operably coupled via a single line to a coupling of a first electrode of the first electrodes and a first electrode of the third electrodes. The DSC is configured to provide the signal, which is generated based on a reference signal, via the single line to the coupling and simultaneously to sense the signal via the single line. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the at least one electrical characteristic associated with the first electrode of the first electrodes and/or the first electrode of the third electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.
    Inventor: Kevin Joseph Derichs
  • Patent number: 11733838
    Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for monitoring and controlling autonomous vehicles (AVs). As an example, at least one processor determines that a first AV is in a field of view of a user wearing an augmented reality display device, determines first data regarding an operation of the first AV, and causes at least a portion of the first data to be presented to the user using the augmented reality display device. For example, a graphical user interface is presented in the field of view of the user using the augmented reality display device, and at least the portion of the first data is included on the graphical user interface, such that at least the portion of the first data appears to be arranged spatially proximal to the first AV in the field of view of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Motional AD LLC
    Inventors: Shaurya Agarwal, Ayman Alalao, Tyler Hendrickson
  • Patent number: 11736888
    Abstract: A method of presenting audio comprises: identifying a first ear listener position and a second ear listener position in a mixed reality environment; identifying a first virtual sound source in the mixed reality environment; identifying a first object in the mixed reality environment; determining a first audio signal in the mixed reality environment, wherein the first audio signal originates at the first virtual sound source and intersects the first ear listener position; determining a second audio signal in the mixed reality environment, wherein the second audio signal originates at the first virtual sound source, intersects the first object, and intersects the second ear listener position; determining a third audio signal based on the second audio signal and the first object; presenting, to a first ear of a user, the first audio signal; and presenting, to a second ear of the user, the third audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Anastasia Andreyevna Tajik
  • Patent number: 11733777
    Abstract: A method of capturing haptic content of an object, where the capturing involves a plurality of communication devices includes recognizing haptic content captured by a first communication device and properties associated with the captured haptic content and recognizing properties associated with a second communication device, and determining, at least partly based on the acquired properties, whether or not the second communication device is to participate in the capturing of the haptic content. Haptic content captured by the second communication device is then recognized by the haptic device, and a combination of the haptic content captured by the first communication device with the haptic content captured by the second communication device, can then be initiated. A haptic device and a system, capable of executing the method suggested above are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: José Araújo, Zeid Al-Husseiny
  • Patent number: 11726568
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed defining haptic patterns that include both haptic events and audio events, and optionally include video or animation. The haptic patterns can be called from an application or included as an attachment to a message and played on an electronic device that receives the message. A haptics application programming interface has a haptic experience mapping functionality that generates a same, or similar, haptic experience on different manufacturers or models of electronic devices having different haptic hardware. Haptic patterns can include synchronized haptic and audio events. Haptic event attributes include start time, sharpness, and intensity. Sharpness and/or intensity can be controlled via a parameter envelope for a single event, or for multiple events in a haptic pattern. Sharpness indicates a quality of the tactile sensation of a haptic event, from smooth or rounded, to sharp or precise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Scott, Michael Y. Diu, Camille Moussette, Jean-Pierre Mouilleseaux, Linus Persson, Madeleine Cordier, Jules Fennis, Mel He, Brian Gleeson
  • Patent number: 11727662
    Abstract: A vision sensor includes a pixel array comprising pixels arranged in a matrix, an event detection circuit, an event rate controller, and an interface circuit. Each pixel is configured to generate an electrical signal in response to detecting a change in incident light intensity. The event detection circuit detects whether a change in incident light intensity has occurred at any pixels, based on processing electrical signals received from one or more pixels, and generates one or more event signals corresponding to one or more pixels at which a change in intensity of incident light is determined to have occurred. The event rate controller selects a selection of one or more event signals corresponding to a region of interest on the pixel array as one or more output event signals. The interface circuit communicates with an external processor to transmit the one or more output event signals to the external processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongseok Seo, Hyunku Lee, Heejae Jung
  • Patent number: 11729463
    Abstract: Method for subsequently displaying a stream of images in a display area of a display device, wherein a first area within the display area is determined around a point of regard. A first image of the stream of images is displayed in the display area such that a first part of the first image, which is displayed in the first area, is displayed according to a first parameter value of at least one parameter and a second part of the first image, which is displayed in at least one second area outside the first area, is displayed according to a second parameter value of the at least one parameter. Moreover, the determining of the point of regard is performed as predicting the point of regard for a certain future point of time, at which the first image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub, Christian Villwock
  • Patent number: 11726576
    Abstract: A system for allowing an individual to request assistance in a retail environment, the system comprising: (a) providing a physical device comprising at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is capable of recognizing a set of gestures; (b) providing software to distinguish unwanted gestures from desired gestures within the set of gestures; (c) providing a means of communicating a notification to store associates within the retail environment; and (d) providing a means of resetting or canceling the request for assistance. Alternatively, the device may house a low power secondary sensor that is capable of detecting motion and/or the heat signature of a human hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
  • Patent number: 11726521
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices which include flexible display sheets or other flexible elements, whereas by physically manipulating said flexible display sheets or elements, interaction with said device may be facilitated. Flexibility features may be employed to provide methods of interaction which include manipulating flexible section. Some of said methods of interaction are disclosed. Further disclosed are units which can connect to flexible display sheets, for interacting with said flexible display sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Saar Shai
  • Patent number: 11727739
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using accelerations derived from a motion pattern for multi-factor authentication, the method including receiving, filtering, and determining an identifying pattern from acceleration data representative of the user and using the identifying pattern for secured access authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Edwards, Michael Mossoba, Abdelkader Benkreira
  • Patent number: 11729281
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to calibration data transmissions. For example, a computing device includes a storage device to store calibration data of an electronic device coupled to the computing device. The computing device also includes a network interface to establish a network connection with a second computing device. The computing device further includes a processor to automatically transmit, via the network connection, the calibration data to the second computing device based on a location of the second computing device relative to the computing device and based on an association with second computing device via a communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Wayne Clark, Richard E. Hodges, Kent E. Biggs
  • Patent number: 11723602
    Abstract: A multi-functional health monitoring mat which enables the measurement of—but not limited to the following parameters: Weight, Plantar pressure, Bio-impedance for body composition, and Cardiovascular based measurements, such as: Electrocardiogram (ECG), Ballistocardiogram (BCG) from which additional health indicating analytics can be further extracted. The mat will be comprised of 3 separate layers: (1) A Bottom Layer, used for weight measurement, comprising force measurement sensors (2) A Middle Layer, used for pressure measurement, comprising pressure sensors in a matrix, and (3) A Top Layer, used for bio-impedance measurement, comprising conductive sensors, distributed throughout the top layer, enabling random orientation of the feet. In addition, there will be an electronic sub-system to enable communication of data and information from the bath mat to a mobile application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Tony Chahine, Steve Aitken, Adrian Straka, Milad Alizadeh-Meghrazi, Abdul Javaid
  • Patent number: 11722902
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method of managing communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The method includes facilitating, by a first electronic device, motion of a second electronic device in a motion sequence; detecting, by the second electronic device, motion of the second electronic device in the motion sequence; determining, by the second electronic device, a key from the motion sequence from the detecting, the key being usable to communicate with the first electronic device; and wirelessly communicating, by a communication interface of the second electronic device, with the first electronic device using the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
    Inventors: Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt, Johannes Dagevos van Rij
  • Patent number: 11720877
    Abstract: A system and method configured for conducting a transaction between two parties using a mobile device, or a plurality of mobile devices. In various embodiments, a system for conducting a transaction can comprise an accessory device having an accessory device module and a hardware component, where the accessory device can have various accessory device capabilities. The system can further comprise a mobile device SDK incorporated into the client application and in communication with the accessory device, where the mobile device SDK includes an accessory conversion module in communication with the accessory device module and where the mobile device SDK provides data to the client application. The client application can request accessory device information and receive accessory device capabilities, and the transaction data for the transaction can be provided in a defined structure between the accessory device and the client application via the mobile device SDK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Worldpay LLC
    Inventors: Chance Ulrich, Scot Bryant
  • Patent number: 11720179
    Abstract: Content such as advertisements received into a mobile device may be more appropriately displayed on an alternative device remote from the mobile device. When ad content is received into the mobile device, the user may perform a physical gesture such as movement of the device or an associated motion sensor. The physical gesture is analyzed in the mobile device and causes the ad content to be redirected to the remote device. Additional physical gestures by the user can be interpreted in the mobile device to manipulate the content on the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: John Patoskie
  • Patent number: 11720185
    Abstract: Method for determining a correct reproduction of a movement of a target based on a plurality of orientations thereof at different time instants at least including first and second time instants, the second time instant being posterior to the first time instant, the movement being defined by at least a first predetermined constraint, the first predetermined constraint being defined for first and second orientations of the plurality of orientations and defined by a start angle, an end angle and a first plane definition, comprising: providing a first plane and a second plane, each defined by the first plane definition, corresponding to the first and second time instants, respectively; providing a first pair of vectors by projecting the first orientation and the second orientation, corresponding to the first time instant, onto the first plane; providing a second pair of vectors by projecting the first orientation and the second orientation, corresponding to the second time instant, onto the second plane; computin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SWORD HEALTH, S.A.
    Inventors: André Branquinho Gomes, Ana Clara Ferreira Matos, Filipe Tavares Dos Santos, Luis Ungaro Pinto Coelho, Virgilio António Ferro Bento
  • Patent number: 11720670
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to preventing unauthorized screen capture activity. A computing platform may detect, via an infrared sensor associated with a computing device, an infrared signal from a second device attempting an unauthorized image capture of contents being displayed by a display device of the computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may determine, via the computing platform, the contents being displayed by the display device. Then, the computing platform may retrieve a record of the contents being displayed by the display device. Then, the computing platform may determine a risk level associated with the infrared signal. Subsequently, the computing platform may perform, via the computing platform and based on the risk level, a remediation task to prevent the unauthorized image capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Beveridge, Elizabeth R. Liuzzo, Daniel Horne, Marci Landy
  • Patent number: 11714505
    Abstract: Implementations include methods of controlling a haptic response comprising receiving a force signal from a force sensor; determining a force magnitude associated with the force signal; comparing the force magnitude with an initial threshold force amount to determine whether the force magnitude exceeds the initial threshold force amount; measuring an elapsed time that the force magnitude exceeds the initial threshold force amount; comparing the elapsed time to a minimum elapsed time; if the elapsed time being greater than the minimum elapsed time, generating a haptic feedback control signal, the haptic feedback control signal causing a haptic actuator to propagate a plurality of pressure waves at a propagation frequency, the propagation frequency being proportional to the force magnitude; and generating a scroll control signal that causes a menu system to scroll through a plurality of menu options provided by the menu system at a scroll frequency associated with the propagation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Borgerding, Jason Lisseman, Kevin Chrustowski, David Andrews
  • Patent number: 11714484
    Abstract: Disclosed is an interaction system between a controller and a VR application. The interaction system includes a controller including a first actuator configured to move a mass and a first processor configured to control an operation of the first actuator; and a content execution device configured to execute an application according to a control signal received from the controller and generate a feedback signal to transmit the generated feedback signal to a controller when a virtual object change event occurs during the application execution, wherein the first processor of the controller controls the first actuator when the feedback signal is received to move the mass and move a center of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Seong Won Jeong, Hyun U Ko, Seong Ho Kim, Sang Youn Kim
  • Patent number: 11714473
    Abstract: A method for determining a state of a foldable device is provided. The foldable device comprises: a first set of electrodes located in a first portion of the foldable device; a second set of electrodes located in a second portion of the foldable device; a display device configured to display information to a user; and a processing system configured to: drive the first set of electrodes to generate a plurality of sensing signals that are detectable by the second set of electrodes; obtain a plurality of resulting signals associated with the plurality of sensing signals via the second set of electrodes; determine a state of the foldable device based on the plurality of resulting signals; and change one or more settings of the display device based on the determined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Tom Vandermeijden, Samuel Toba
  • Patent number: 11714498
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic pen core body including a tip component portion coupled to an axis component portion. At least one end of the axis component portion in an axial direction is made of a material that is harder than a material from which the tip component portion is made. The axis component portion includes a recessed hole and a fitting portion directly or indirectly fitted to a pen pressure detector. The tip component portion includes a tip portion protruding from the one end of the axis component portion in the axial direction, a coupling core portion disposed within the recessed hole and coupled to an inner wall surface of the recessed hole of the axis component portion, and a second ring-shaped end surface that contacts a first ring-shaped end surface of the axis component portion. The first ring-shaped end surface is covered by the second ring-shaped end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ryoji Kamiyama, Toshihiko Horie, Masamitsu Ito, Daisuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11714463
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for establishing a communication link between two or more electronic devices. A portable eyewear electronic device is configured to communicate with a handheld electronic device, such as a ring, that in turn is retained by an accessory electronic device to establish a wired communication link. The accessory electronic device may be retained or housed by a second accessory electronic device, such as a remote control or wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nir Daube, Gerald Nilles, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Yu Jiang Tham
  • Patent number: 11710189
    Abstract: System, apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media executable by insurance system servers and user computing devices for receiving requests for insurance products are provided. In order to determine one or more factors of the insurance product or policy, the system may use body characteristics of the customer or potential customer, such as height, weight, body mass index, and the like. In some examples, this information may be determined from one or more images provided by the user. For instance, one or more images of the customer or potential customer may be captured and transmitted to the system for processing. Based on the received images, the system may determine various body characteristics of the user and may use that information to determine one or more policy factors for the insurance product or policy, such as premium, coverage, term, type of policy, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventor: John Rugel
  • Patent number: 11709934
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to preventing unauthorized screen capture activity. A computing platform may detect, via an infrared sensor associated with a computing device, an infrared signal from a second device attempting an unauthorized image capture of contents being displayed by a display device of the computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may determine, via the computing platform, the contents being displayed by the display device. Then, the computing platform may retrieve a record of the contents being displayed by the display device. Then, the computing platform may determine a risk level associated with the infrared signal. Subsequently, the computing platform may perform, via the computing platform and based on the risk level, a remediation task to prevent the unauthorized image capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Beveridge, Elizabeth R. Liuzzo, Daniel Horne, Marci Landy
  • Patent number: 11709933
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to preventing unauthorized screen capture activity. A computing platform may detect, via an infrared sensor associated with a computing device, an infrared signal from a second device attempting an unauthorized image capture of contents being displayed by a display device of the computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may determine, via the computing platform, the contents being displayed by the display device. Then, the computing platform may retrieve a record of the contents being displayed by the display device. Then, the computing platform may determine a risk level associated with the infrared signal. Subsequently, the computing platform may perform, via the computing platform and based on the risk level, a remediation task to prevent the unauthorized image capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Beveridge, Elizabeth R. Liuzzo, Daniel Horne, Marci Landy
  • Patent number: 11703976
    Abstract: A touch sensor device includes a first panel, a second panel, and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The first panel that includes first electrodes arranged in a first direction and second electrodes arranged in a second direction. The second panel includes third electrodes arranged in a third direction and fourth electrodes arranged in a fourth direction. The DSC is operably coupled via a single line to a coupling of a first electrode of the first electrodes and a first electrode of the third electrodes. The DSC is configured to provide the signal, which is generated based on a reference signal, via the single line to the coupling and simultaneously to sense the signal via the single line. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the at least one electrical characteristic associated with the first electrode of the first electrodes and/or the first electrode of the third electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.
    Inventor: Kevin Joseph Derichs
  • Patent number: 11704592
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, from a first sensor of a device, first sensor output of a first type. The subject technology receives, from a second sensor of the device, second sensor output of a second type, the first and second sensors being non-touch sensors. The subject technology provides the first sensor output and the second sensor output as inputs to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained to output a predicted touch-based gesture based on sensor output of the first type and sensor output of the second type. The subject technology provides a predicted touch-based gesture based on output from the machine learning model. Further, the subject technology adjusts an audio output level of the device based on the predicted gesture, and where the device is an audio output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Keith P. Avery, Jamil Dhanani, Harveen Kaur, Varun Maudgalya, Timothy S. Paek, Dmytro Rudchenko, Brandt M. Westing, Minwoo Jeong
  • Patent number: 11703604
    Abstract: A detection device for detecting at least the occurrence and location of occurrence of sensor element signals that are generated by sensor elements, includes an array of detector element circuits each generating a element row output and at least one element column output. The detection device determines, for each row of detector element circuits, at least a first row summation signal corresponding to a sum of the element row outputs of the detector element circuits of this row, and a row address signal indicating that the first row summation signal crosses a threshold. The detection device also determines, for each column of detector element circuits, at least a first column summation signal corresponding to a sum of the element column outputs of the detector element circuits of this column, and a column address signal indicating that the first column summation signal crosses a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ETH ZURICH
    Inventors: Günther Dissertori, Max Ahnen, Jannis Fischer, Werner Lustermann, Ulf Röser
  • Patent number: 11704015
    Abstract: An electronic device and a controlling method of the electronic device include a display, a memory including at least one instruction, and a processor executing the at least one instruction. The processor controls the display to display a first screen including a first layer for performing writing according to a touch interaction of a user, and based on an event for displaying a content on the first screen occurring while the first screen is displayed, controls the display to display a second screen including a second layer for displaying the content on the first layer and a third layer for performing writing according to a touch interaction of a user on the second layer on some areas of the first screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soyoung Jung, Sangjin Han, Soyoung Shin, Hyunsoo Yuk
  • Patent number: 11699295
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to computing enabled systems and/or devices and may be generally directed to machine learning for computing enabled systems and/or devices. In some aspects, the system captures one or more digital pictures, receives one or more instruction sets, and learns correlations between the captured pictures and the received instruction sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Jasmin Cosic
  • Patent number: 11698674
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide determining an operating mode of an electronic device based at least in part on whether the electronic device is communicatively coupled to an associated base device. Based on the determined operating mode, the subject technology identifies a set of input modalities for initiating a recording of content within a field of view of the electronic device. The subject technology monitors sensor information generated by at least one sensor included in, or communicatively coupled to, the electronic device. Further, the subject technology initiates the recording of content within the field of view of the electronic device when the monitored sensor information indicates that at least one of the identified set of input modalities has been triggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ranjit Desai, Maneli Noorkami
  • Patent number: 11696001
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to immersive digital media. A method may include receiving, at a first device, first volumetric data, and second volumetric data including a first volumetric time slice of a first volumetric media stream. The method may include determining that the first volumetric time slice includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion representing a first object and including an amount of the second volumetric data. The method may include determining that the first volumetric data represents the first object. The method may include generating a second volumetric time slice including the first volumetric data and the second portion of the first volumetric time slice, and generating a second volumetric media stream including the second volumetric time slice. The method may include sending the second volumetric media for presentation at a third device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Keith Alan Rothschild
  • Patent number: 11690685
    Abstract: A handheld user interface device for controlling a robotic system may include a member, a housing at least partially disposed around the member and configured to be held in the hand of a user, and a tracking sensor system disposed on the member and configured to detect at least one of position and orientation of at least a portion of the device. At least one of the detected position of the portion of the device and detected orientation of the portion of the device is correlatable to a control of the robotic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Verb Surgical Inc.
    Inventors: Joan Savall, Allegra Anna Lenta Shum, Jose Luis Cordoba, Yiqi Zeng
  • Patent number: 11693475
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method comprising receiving gaze data from an image sensor that indicates where a user is looking, determining a location that the user is directing their gaze on a display based on the gaze data, receiving a confirmation input from an input device, and generating and effectuating an input command based on the location on the display that the user is directing their gaze when the confirmation input is received. When a bystander is in a field-of-view of the image sensor, the method may further include limiting the input command to be generated and effectuated based solely on the location on the display that the user is directing their gaze and the confirmation input and actively excluding detected bystander gaze data from the generation of the input command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventor: Ludovico Novelli