Touch Panel Patents (Class 345/173)
  • Patent number: 11662844
    Abstract: A touch sensitive processing apparatus is used to detect at least one object approximating or touching a touch screen and is configured for iteratively executing the following steps: having a driving circuit simultaneously sending a driving signal to two or more first electrodes, wherein at least one of the two or more first electrodes intersects with multiple second electrodes to form multiple intersection areas, the other of the two or more first electrodes intersects with multiple third electrodes to form multiple intersection areas; and having a sensing circuit simultaneously sensing the driving signal via the second electrodes to generate a one-dimensional sensing information and having the sensing circuit simultaneously sensing the driving signal via the third electrodes to generate another one-dimensional sensing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Shang-Tai Yeh, Cheng-Han Lee
  • Patent number: 11662857
    Abstract: The embodiment applies a two-level coding/decoding technology using a spread spectrum code and an orthogonal code, whereby touch sensing can be robust against noise, a touch sensing time can be reduced, and touch sensitivity can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mohamed Gamal Ahmed Mohamed
  • Patent number: 11662846
    Abstract: A touch circuit includes a touch IC and a logic sub-circuit. The touch IC includes a touch signal port. The logic sub-circuit is connected to the touch signal port, and is configured to transmit a touch enabling signal to the touch signal port. The logic sub-circuit includes an AND gate. The AND gate includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal electrically connected to the touch signal port. The AND gate is configured to output the touch enabling signal through the output terminal electrically connected to the touch signal port in response to receiving one of a backlight turn-on signal and a screen turn-on signal through the first input terminal, and a touch generation signal through the second input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Rao, Cheng Zuo, Dayu Zhang, Kangpeng Dang, Hong Chen, Peng Qin, Zhong Jin, Bo Wang, Zhongli Luo, Xiong Guo, Shifei Huang, Teng Liu, Yuansheng Tang
  • Patent number: 11663820
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, interfaces, and methods for implementing the systems, apparatuses, and interfaces include capturing an image, displaying the image on a display devise, scanning and identifying objects and/or attributes associated with the image and/or objects therein, generating a 3D AR environment within the display overlaid on the image, generating a ray pointer for improved interaction with the image and the generated 3D AR environment, where the environment includes virtual constructs corresponding to the image objects and/or attributes, and selecting, activating, animating, and/or manipulating the virtual constructs within the 3D AR environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Quantum Interface LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Josephson, Robert W. Strozier
  • Patent number: 11662866
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel and a positioning method thereof. The touch panel includes: a transparent conductive film layer including a plurality of first self-capacitance touch electrodes arranged along a first direction, wherein the plurality of first self-capacitance touch electrodes are configured to detect a coordinate of a touch point in the first direction, at least one of the plurality of first self-capacitance touch electrodes is a transparent conductive film block extending along a second direction, and the first direction intersects with the second direction; and a wire layer including a plurality of second self-capacitance touch electrodes arranged along the second direction, wherein the plurality of second self-capacitance touch electrodes are configured to detect a coordinate of the touch point in the second direction, and at least one of the plurality of second self-capacitance touch electrodes is a group of wires extending along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianghao Zhang, Wenchao Han, Yilin Feng, Xiaoyang Shen, Mingming Wang
  • Patent number: 11662848
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit comprising a plurality of pixels. A touch sensing unit is disposed on the display unit and comprises a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes. A touch driver supplies a touch driving signal to the driving electrodes through a plurality of driving lines and receives a touch sensing signal from the sensing electrodes through a plurality of sensing lines. During a first horizontal period of one frame period, the touch driver supplies a touch driving signal having a first pulse width to a first partial portion of the driving lines and supplies a touch driving signal having a second pulse width smaller than the first pulse width to a second partial portion of the driving lines that is different from the first partial portion of the driving lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Geun Yuk, Jun Seong Lee, Min Hong Kim, Tae Joon Kim, Eung Kwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11662856
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed relating to computing devices and methods for performing capacitive touch detection in rotatably coupled displays. In one example, a method comprises: in a first display, providing a first signal at a first frequency to a first drive electrode in a first frequency region abutting a first non-coupled side opposite to a first coupled side. Other signals at other frequencies are provided to other drive electrodes in other frequency regions. In a second display, a second signal at the first frequency is provided to a second drive electrode located in a different first frequency region abutting a second coupled side opposite to a second non-coupled side. The other frequency regions of the first display are positioned between the first frequency region and the different first frequency region, thereby spatially separating the first frequency region from the different first frequency region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gilad Pundak, Zvika Zmiri, Anton Gorbanev, Matan Slassi, Dmitry Birenberg
  • Patent number: 11662865
    Abstract: Disclosed are an array substrate and a driving method, a display panel and a touch display device. The array substrate includes: electrode column groups each including M adjacent electrode columns; touch signal lines each including a first signal line and a second signal line electrically connected to each other; M common voltage lines, M first switch control lines and first switch device groups; and M second switch control lines, second switch device groups and touch signal terminal groups. Each second switch device group includes M sub-switch device groups, each of which includes N second switch devices, and each touch signal terminal group includes N touch signal terminals. N touch signal terminals in the same touch signal terminal group are respectively electrically connected to the second terminals of N second switch devices in any sub-switch device group in the same second switch device group in a one-to-one manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaowei Yu, Ying Sun, Yumin Xu
  • Patent number: 11662863
    Abstract: Provided are a touch substrate, a preparation method thereof and a touch device. The touch substrate includes a substrate, and a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer and a second conductive layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. The first conductive layer includes a first capacitive touch electrode, a first wiring and a second wiring. The first wiring is electrically connected to the first capacitive touch electrode, and the second wiring is insulated from the first capacitive touch electrode. The first insulating layer includes at least one first via. The second conductive layer includes a second capacitive touch electrode, which is electrically connected to the second wiring through the first via. The second conductive layer further includes an additional functional channel, which is insulated from the second capacitive touch electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Dong Li, Xiaodong Xie, Min He, Wenjie Xu, Yuan Li
  • Patent number: 11662862
    Abstract: An input sensing device includes a base layer. A first electrode member includes first sensing electrodes arranged along a first direction on the base layer. Each of the first sensing electrodes includes a first opening exposing the base layer. A first pressure sensing electrode is disposed in the first opening and is insulated from the first sensing electrodes. The first pressure sensing electrode includes a first sensing cell and a second sensing cell. The first sensing cell includes first branch electrodes each extending in a third direction. The second sensing cell includes second branch electrodes each extending in a fourth direction intersecting the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Woo Hyung, Seung Ho Baek
  • Patent number: 11662615
    Abstract: A novel foldable display device or an electronic device using the same, e.g., a portable information processor or a portable communication information device, is provided. A foldable display device of which a display panel can be folded n times (n?1, and n is a natural number) at a curvature radius of greater than or equal to 1 mm and less than or equal to 100 mm is obtained. The display device can be miniaturized by being foldable. In addition, in the state where the flexible display panel is opened, display which is unbroken and continuous over a plurality of housings is possible. The plurality of housings can store a circuit, an electronic component, a battery and the like inside as appropriate, and the thickness of each housing can be small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Patent number: 11662899
    Abstract: A touch detection device comprises a touch interface (1) made of composite material comprising a lignocellulosic material and a resin, the lignocellulosic material being impregnated with the resin, the fraction of resin being between 30% and 80% by weight relative to the total weight of composite material. The resin impregnated makes it possible to render the touch interface stable irrespective of the temperature and moisture conditions with a view to use both outside and inside. Use of the touch detection device for a touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAS Woodoo
    Inventors: Raphaële Thevenin, Timothée Boitouzet
  • Patent number: 11663276
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating hypermedia-based graphical user interfaces for display on a mobile device. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include at least one processor in communication with a mobile device associated with a user; and a storage medium storing instructions. When executed, the instructions may configure the at least one processor to automatically generate one or more queries for information identifying the user and an individual associated with the user, automatically generate one or more requests for status information and real-time location information for the individual, automatically generate, based on the requested status information and real-time location information, a plurality of hypermedia elements for a graphical user interface being formatted for the mobile device, and provide the automatically generated hypermedia elements for display in a graphical user interface formatted for the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason A. Spector, Shawn M. Melvin
  • Patent number: 11662902
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a flick motion is detected on a touch screen interface of a first device. In response to detecting the flick motion: data associated with the flick motion is identified and transmitted to a second device. The data may be automatically displayed in response to detecting the flick motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TiVo Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Hayes
  • Patent number: 11665387
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a user interface window for receiving a letter input; a communication interface configured to receive a control instruction for inputting letters from a control device; and a controller configured to control the display to selectively display an on-screen keypad for inputting letters on the user interface window based on whether the control device includes letter keys for inputting letters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri Yoon, Dae-hyun Kim, Han-soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11662867
    Abstract: Some touch screens can be formed with rows and columns of touch electrodes. In some examples, during a first time period, a first set of row electrodes are driven while a second set of row electrodes are sensed. In some examples, during a second time period, the first set of row electrodes are sensed while the second set of row electrodes are driven. In some examples, during a third time period, a first set of column electrodes are driven while a second set of column electrodes are sensed. In some examples, during a fourth time period, the first set of column electrodes are sensed while the second set of column electrodes are driven. In some examples, a touch image can be generated based on the data sensed from the first, second, third, and fourth time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph H. Krah, Jesse Michael Devine, Xiaoqi Zhou
  • Patent number: 11662871
    Abstract: The disclosed coil-integrated housing component may include an injection-molded housing dimensioned to house a display module of a computing device. Additionally, the coil-integrated housing component may include a conductive coil integrated into the injection-molded housing to surround a periphery of the display module, wherein the conductive coil may be electronically coupled to the computing device. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Young Bae Kim, Jong Uk Kim, Aaron Jacob Steyskal, Yang Chu
  • Patent number: 11662774
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a touch layer and a cover window layer. The touch layer includes a plurality of touch units on the substrate. The cover window layer is disposed on the touch layer, wherein the cover window layer includes a plurality of structures disposed on the substrate. At least one of the touch units partially overlaps with at least two of the structures of the cover window layer, and at least one of the structures is directly touchable from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 11656584
    Abstract: A method and monitoring unit for security-relevant input on a graphical user interface are provided. A computer generates image data that are transmitted to a display via an image data line. The user interface has at least one graphical operator control element that is selectable by an input device. A monitoring unit is connected to the image data line and reads image data for a security function. The monitoring unit is supplied with input information from the input device, and is connected to a confirmation apparatus via a secure signal path for user confirmation. The monitoring unit ensures and/or checks whether a detected selection of the operator control element is represented correctly, and, in the event of a user confirmation for a represented selection of the operator control element, enables or triggers an associated security-relevant operator control command. This allows secure input even with non-security-certifiable input devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DEUTA WERKE GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Ganz
  • Patent number: 11656715
    Abstract: A touch sensing device may include a touch sensor array including at least one beacon driving section and at least one compensation section, the at least one beacon driving section including a plurality of first touch electrodes, and the at least one compensation section including a plurality of second touch electrodes; and a touch controller connected to the touch sensor array through at least one first driving channel and at least one second driving channel, the touch controller is configured to, during a first uplink period for communication with an active pen, provide at least one beacon signal to the at least one first driving channel, and provide at least one compensation signal to the at least one second driving channel, the at least one compensation signal being an inverse of the at least one beacon signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungyong Cho, Jinchul Lee, Yunrae Jo, Bumsoo Kim, Choonghoon Lee, Yoon-Kyung Choi
  • Patent number: 11656717
    Abstract: One variation of a system includes: a frame; a sensor module; and a controller. The frame includes: a base structure that locates a display defining a front face of a device; and a lateral frame structure extending along and adjacent an edge of the display and supported on a side of the base structure. The base structure and the lateral frame structure cooperate to define a channel arranged behind the display and extending longitudinally between the lateral frame structure and the side of the base structure. The sensor module is arranged in the channel and includes: a substrate; and a linear array of sensors arranged on the substrate and outputting sense signals representing local deflections of the lateral frame structure. The controller detects locations and force magnitudes of side inputs on the device, proximal the edge of the display, based on sense signals output by the linear array of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Sensel, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilya Daniel Rosenberg, John Aaron Zarraga, James Junus, Darren Lochun, Tomer Moscovich, Shuangming Li, Alexander Grau
  • Patent number: 11659272
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Kosaka, Kenichi Yoneda, Hidehiro Komatsu, Tatsuya Hama, Miyuki Shirakawa, Keiichi Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 11656712
    Abstract: An example a method of detecting a force applied to a side of an input device including sensor electrodes, the method including: detecting first capacitive responses corresponding to a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed near the side of the input device; detecting second capacitive responses corresponding to a second plurality of sensor electrodes disposed near a center of the input device; and determining a magnitude of the force applied to the side of the input device based on at least one of: a number of the second capacitive responses satisfying a first threshold; or magnitudes of the second capacitive responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Tetsuo Tanemura, Shunsuke Araki
  • Patent number: 11656711
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for configuring a plurality of virtual buttons on a device. For example, each of the plurality of virtual buttons may be activated or deactivated based on a mode of operation of the device. By activating and deactivating different combinations of the plurality of virtual buttons depending on the mode of operation of the device, the inadvertent engagement of virtual buttons which would otherwise not be used in that mode of operation may be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lorenz, Anthony Stephen Doy
  • Patent number: 11657450
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for interfacing a computing system to a human user. For example, a computing system may provide a graphical user interface at a display of a user computing device. The user interface may include a positive financial profile indicator at a first position on the display; a negative financial profile indicator at a second position on the display opposite the positive financial profile indicator; and a user financial profile indicator describing a user, the user financial profile indicator positioned between the positive financial profile indicator and the negative financial profile indicator. The computing system may receive user transaction data describing a financial transaction. The computing system may determine that the financial transaction worsens a financial profile of the user. The computing system may also modify the user interface to orient the user financial profile indicator towards the negative financial profile indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A
    Inventors: John Andrew Chuprevich, Eric M. Huitger, Akiva D. Kates, Ray G. Redwood, Teresa Lynn Rench
  • Patent number: 11657783
    Abstract: A display device including a housing; a display unit accommodated in the housing; and a control unit configured to cause the display unit to operate in a speaker mode to play a song while the display unit is fully inserted in the housing, receive an image display command, according to the image display command, withdraw the display unit and display a first content corresponding to the image display command in a first region of the display unit, and display a second content of an audio controller for controlling the speaker mode in a second region of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jaesun Yun
  • Patent number: 11656725
    Abstract: A method for a touch-sensitive display device comprises detecting a position of a stylus touch input relative to a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes, the stylus touch input corresponding to proximity of an active stylus to a display surface. A position of a human hand touch input is detected, corresponding to proximity of a human hand to the display surface. Each of the plurality of touch-sensing electrodes are driven with a first drive signal to communicate data to the active stylus. An electrical grounding condition is detected that interferes with reception of the first drive signal by the active stylus. A hand-proximity-subset of the plurality of touch-sensing electrodes within a threshold distance of the position of the human hand touch input are driven with a second drive signal, different from the first drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Ahia Peretz
  • Patent number: 11656843
    Abstract: A method for quickly starting an application service, and a terminal. The method includes acquiring, by a terminal, event trigger information; starting, by the terminal, the application service software after determining that the event trigger information meets a preset quick startup condition; and acquiring, by the terminal, a voice instruction input by a user, and running the application service software according to the voice instruction. According to the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, application service software is started by using event trigger information, so that a background of a terminal starts to perform recording only after the application service software is started, and background recording is stopped after the terminal provides an application service for a user, preventing a recording device in the background of the terminal from being always in a recording state, and further reducing power consumption of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junyang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11656700
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing device and an electronic equipment. The image capturing device includes: a protective layer, a display panel, a first image sensing module, an optical imaging element and a second image sensing module. The protective layer is disposed on a first side of the display panel and has a first surface. The display panel includes a plurality of display pixels configured to emit a first light signal. The first image sensing module is configured to receive a reflected light signal formed by the first light signal reflected on the first surface. The optical imaging element is configured to conduct optical imaging according to a second light signal received from an object above the first surface of the protective layer. The second image sensing module is configured to receive the second optical signal imaged by the optical imaging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Harvest Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wenying Zhang
  • Patent number: 11656828
    Abstract: An electronic system is provided, which includes a host device and a display device. The host device includes a first signal conversion circuit and a first signal transmission circuit. The first signal conversion circuit is utilized for converting signals associated with the host device into a first universal serial bus signal. The display device includes a display panel, a second signal conversion circuit and a second signal transmission circuit. The second signal transmission circuit is utilized for receiving the first universal serial bus signal. The second signal conversion circuit is coupled to the second signal transmission circuit for converting the first universal serial bus signal into the signals associated with the host device. The first universal serial bus signal conforms to universal serial bus 4.0 or above version standard specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corp., Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Yu Wu, Ming-Yuan Liu
  • Patent number: 11656844
    Abstract: Implementations relate to interactions, over a wireless communication modality, between an automated assistant of an automobile computer system, and separate client device(s). In some of those implementations, the client device(s) can be paired with the automobile computer system, and the client device(s) and the automobile computer system can include separate instances of an automated assistant, which can be associated with different user accounts. In some additional or alternative implementations, particular actions to be performed by a local application of a client device can be advanced via user interaction with the automobile automated assistant, despite a counterpart to the local application not being installed directly on automobile computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Alexandr Maltsev, Vikram Aggarwal, Moises Morgenstern Gali, Joseph Pirozzo
  • Patent number: 11656705
    Abstract: An electronic device having a touch screen or display to reduce or eliminate visibility of structures in the device due to reflected light includes a base member and a touch member disposed on one surface of the base member and including first and second sensor parts spaced apart from each other with a boundary interposed therebetween. Each of the first and second sensor parts includes first and second areas disposed adjacent to each, a plurality of first patterns in the first area spaced apart from each other and a plurality of second patterns in the second area spaced apart from the first patterns. Each of the first patterns has a first shape, and each of the second patterns has a second shape different than the first shape. Various embodiments of patterns having shapes selected to reduce or eliminate visibility are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan-hee Jeong, Yeontae Kim, Taejoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11656692
    Abstract: A Virtual Reality (VR) image generation system includes a sensor; a detection circuit which, in operation, detects a first indicated position indicated by an electronic pen in a first three-dimensional space in accordance with transfer of a signal between the electronic pen and the sensor; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: detect a first posture of the electronic pen in a second three-dimensional space, the first posture including at least one of a first inclination angle, a first inclination direction and a first rotation angle of the electronic pen, and generate, when the electronic pen is in the first three-dimensional space, a first VR image of drawing by the electronic pen, based on the first indicated position and the first posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Yuanhao Chen
  • Patent number: 11656710
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a touch display device. As a shape of a touch electrode adjacent to a boundary of an active area is implemented according to an arrangement structure of a light-emitting area of a subpixel, a touch sensing structure can be disposed to be suitable to an image display structure of a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JaeGyun Lee, JiHyun Jung, SuChang An, Ruda Rhe, Hyangmyoung Gwon, DeukSu Lee
  • Patent number: 11656701
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display having reduced thickness and weight. The organic light emitting display with a touch sensor removes the necessity of an additional adhesion process by directly forming a touch sensor including a touch sensing line and a touch driving line and a color filter on the encapsulation layer covering a light emitting device, thereby simplifying a manufacturing process and reducing manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Won Lee, Seung-Hee Nam, Min-Joo Kim, Kwon-Shik Park, Jae-Young Oh, Deuk-Su Lee, Bu-Yeol Lee, Eun-Hye Lee, Tae-hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11650697
    Abstract: A display device includes driving electrodes and sensing electrodes; analog front-end circuits; a selector connected to the analog front-end circuits to select an output of the analog front-end circuits; an A/D converter generating a sensed value based on output signals of the selector; and a signal processor. Each of the analog front-end circuits includes a charge amplifier differentially amplifying first and second sensing signals provided to first and second input terminals, and outputting first and second differential signals to first and second output terminals; a filter filtering the first and second differential signals to output first and second filtered signals; a demodulator outputting an in-phase signal (I-signal) and a quadrature signal (Q-signal) of the first and second filtered signals; and a complex band-pass filter that filters the I-signal and the Q-signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Moon Jae Jeong
  • Patent number: 11651731
    Abstract: A pixel arrangement structure of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is provided. The pixel arrangement structure includes: a first pixel having a center coinciding with a center of a virtual square; a second pixel separated from the first pixel and having a center at a first vertex of the virtual square; and a third pixel separated from the first pixel and the second pixel, and having a center at a second vertex neighboring the first vertex of the virtual square. The first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel have polygonal shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 11650707
    Abstract: The present application discloses a capacitive sensing device and a sensing method thereof. A plurality of driving signals corresponding to a plurality of driving codes are outputted to a plurality of driving electrodes, thereby, a plurality of sensing signal are generated on a plurality of sensing electrodes corresponding to the driving electrodes, where the sensing signals are decoded to sensing data by an operation circuit. Hereby, the calculation function of the operation circuit according to the present application may be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Liang Chen, Sheng-Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 11650703
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for providing a detection function of detecting that an external approaching object approaches a sensor region of a touch sensor, without increasing an area of the touch sensor and making a circuit complex. According to an aspect, a display device includes a first detection electrode that detects a position of an external approaching object within a detection surface, and plural second detection electrodes that detect that the external approaching object approaches the detection surface. The second detection electrodes extend in a second direction and are arranged in a first direction intersecting the second direction. The second detection electrodes overlap the first detection electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Kono, Yoshio Owaki, Makoto Hayashi, Hiroyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 11650682
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a touch display device, a data driving circuit, and a touch sensing method. By sensing multiple data lines simultaneously using gate signals for display as touch driving pulses, it is possible to provide touch sensing without having a separate touch electrode for touch sensing and touch driving pulses. The touch sensing method includes outputting gate signals sequentially having a pulse section including two or more pulses to gate lines, by a gate driving circuit; outputting an image data voltage to data lines, by a source driving circuit; sensing the data lines by combining every N (N is a natural number of 2 or more) data lines or sensing a plurality of reference voltage lines by combining every N reference voltage lines, by a sensing circuit; and determining a touch or a touch coordinate, based on sensing values obtained by sensing of the sensing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HyeongWon Kang, Jaehun Jun
  • Patent number: 11650687
    Abstract: A tactile touch sensor (TTS) system and method allowing physical augmentation of a high-resolution touch sensor array (TSA) is disclosed. Physical augmentation is accomplished using a TSA physical overlay (TPO) placed on top of the TSA. The TPO is constructed to transmit forces to the underlying TSA. Force transmission is accomplished by either using a flexible overlay or with a rigid mechanical overlay that transmits user forces exerted on the overlay to the underlying TSA. Incorporation of TPO identifiers (TPI) within the TPO permits identification of the TPO by a TPO detector (TPD) allowing operational characteristics of the TSA to be automatically reconfigured to conform to the currently applied TPO structure by a user computing device (UCD). The UCD may be configured to automatically load an appropriate application software driver (ASD) in response to a TPI read by the TPD from the currently applied TPO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SENSEL, INC.
    Inventors: Ilya Daniel Rosenberg, John Aaron Zarraga
  • Patent number: 11650721
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are clutch and boom features that can enable the manipulation of user interface elements when using a touch-sensitive component to build or otherwise design a graphical display, such as a website, video game, magazine layout, etc. Upon touching user interface element to be manipulated, the user interface element can be targeted for manipulation. In response to a clutch user interface element being engaged, the targeted user interface element can be enabled for manipulation (e.g., colored, rotated, moved, etc.) by the user, while the non-targeted user elements are protected from manipulation. Boom is an example of manipulation functionality provided by some embodiments, which can be configured to move the targeted user interface element a precise amount (e.g., pixel-by-pixel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Newman Infinite, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Allan Newman
  • Patent number: 11653539
    Abstract: A display device including a base substrate including a display area and a non-display area positioned at a side of the display area; at least one transistor in the display area of the base substrate and conductive lines in the non-display area of the base substrate; at least one light-emitting element in the display area that is coupled to the at least one transistor; an encapsulation layer covering the light-emitting element; a sensing electrode on the encapsulation layer and a sensing line on the encapsulation layer coupled to the sensing electrode; and an align mark on the encapsulation layer at least partially overlapping some of the conductive lines in the non-display area, in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Lim, Young Kwan Kim, Bo Hyuk Lee, Jin Hyeong Kim, Young Jin Oh, Ku Hyun Kang, Sung Jin Jang
  • Patent number: 11651097
    Abstract: A method of providing, by a computing device, access to a user of sections of an electronic document. The method includes receiving, by a computing device, a computerized image of a user accessing an electronic document. The computing device further accesses a facial recognition database and compares the computerized image to one or more entries in the facial recognition database to determine an identity of the user. The user is provided access to one or more sections of the electronic document based upon the identity of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mauro Martino, Steven I. Ross, Fang Lu, Uri Kartoun
  • Patent number: 11650704
    Abstract: A bonding structure includes a substrate, a first sensing electrode layer, a second sensing electrode layer, an optical film layer, and a protective layer. The substrate has opposite first and second surfaces. A sensing area and a bonding area are defined on the substrate. The first sensing electrode layer is disposed on the first surface. The second sensing electrode layer is disposed on the second surface. The optical film layer covers the first sensing electrode layer and has a first bonding opening located in the bonding area. The protective layer covers the second sensing electrode layer and has a second bonding opening located in the bonding area. The first and second bonding openings respectively expose a part of the first sensing electrode layer and a part of the second sensing electrode layer and are misaligned in a direction perpendicular to the first or second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: TPK Advanced Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Xian Bin Xu, Xiong Min Zhang, Bao Huang Chen, Qing Hui Lu, Chen-Hsin Chang, Po-Pin Hung
  • Patent number: 11650688
    Abstract: A touch sensing device includes touch electrodes, a sensing circuit unit configured to sense a capacitance change value of each of a plurality of touch nodes formed by the touch electrodes, an analog-digital converter configured to output the capacitance change value of each of the plurality of touch nodes as digital touch sensing data, and a touch data compensator configured to analyze the touch sensing data to calculate a touch area ratio and configured to compensate for the touch sensing data according to the touch area ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Na Kim, Soo Jung Lee, Seung Wook Chun, Bo Ram Choi
  • Patent number: 11650676
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for an audio device, the audio device includes a playing component and a display screen rotatably connected to the playing component, and the control method for the audio device includes the following steps: in response to detecting rotation of the display screen, acquiring a first rotation direction and a first rotation angle of the display screen in a preset three-dimensional coordinate system; determining a second rotation direction and a second rotation angle of display content on the display screen according to the first rotation direction and the first rotation angle, where the first rotation direction is opposite to the second rotation direction, and a difference between the second rotation angle and the first rotation angle is less than or equal to a preset value; and adjusting a display orientation of the display content according to the second rotation direction and the second rotation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Shumin Zhou, Li Ding, Haipeng Zhou, Xiaochen Wang, Ke Dong
  • Patent number: 11650701
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer, a circuit element layer, a display element layer, a thin film encapsulation layer, and a touch sensing layer. The base layer includes a display area and a non-display area bordering the display area. The circuit element layer includes first driving circuits and second driving circuits disposed in the non-display area of the base layer, and a pixel driving circuit disposed in the display area of the base layer. The display element layer in the display area of the base layer includes display elements provided on the circuit element layer. The touch sensing layer includes a plurality of touch electrodes that receive a touch sensing signal from the second driving circuit to eliminate being routed to a pad area to supply touch sensing signals to the touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung-ho Baek
  • Patent number: 11650690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method comprising providing one or more information carrier(s) with a dielectric and/or conductive pattern and a detection device having a capacitive touch screen and inducing an interaction between the information carrier and the touch screen, wherein the interaction is based on a difference in the dielectric coefficient and/or the conductivity of the pattern and generates a touch signal and wherein the interaction is induced by relative motion between the information carrier and the touch screen. The invention further relates to a system comprising an information carrier comprising a dielectric and/or conductive pattern which encodes information and a detection device having a touch screen; the detection device is able to decode the information upon interaction between the information carrier and the touch screen, wherein the interaction is caused by a difference in the dielectric coefficient and/or the conductivity of the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Touchcode Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Foerster, Sascha Voigt, Jan Thiele, André Kreutzer
  • Patent number: 11652282
    Abstract: A liquid crystal antenna is provided. The liquid crystal antenna includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of transmission electrodes including a first transmission electrode and a second transmission electrode, a plurality of signal lines including a first signal line and a second signal line, a plurality of signal terminals including a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal, and a ground electrode. A transmission electrode is electrically connected to a signal terminal through at least one signal line. The first transmission electrode is connected to the first signal terminal through the first signal line, and the second transmission electrode is connected to the second signal terminal through the second signal line. A resistance of the first signal line is A, and a resistance of the second signal line is B, where A/B is less than 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CHENGDU TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zuocai Yang, Qinyi Duan, Ning He, Donghua Wang, Yingru Hu, Kerui Xi, Zhenyu Jia, Jinhao Shen