With Alignment Or Calibration Capability (i.e., Parallax Problem) Patents (Class 345/178)
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Patent number: 12243347Abstract: Some methods may involve receiving fingerprint image data and a first set of background image data from a fingerprint sensor and determining first processed fingerprint image data via a subtraction of the first set of background image data from the fingerprint image data. Some methods may involve obtaining force data corresponding to a force applied to the fingerprint sensor when the fingerprint image data were obtained. Some methods may involve obtaining a second set of background image data corresponding to the force data. Some methods may involve determining second processed fingerprint image data based, at least in part, on the first processed fingerprint image data and the second set of background image data, and outputting the second processed fingerprint image data. In some examples, determining the second processed fingerprint image data may involve a machine learning model. Some examples may involve estimating residual noise based on the force data.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kwokleung Chan, Raj Kumar, Jessica Liu Strohmann, Sandeep Louis D'Souza, Deepak Rajendra Karnik, Advait Prasad Koparkar, Hasib Siddiqui
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Patent number: 12125167Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image; a superimposition unit that generates a superimposition image in which images are superimposed on unused areas of the captured image; and a determination unit that determines a state of the captured image on the basis of characteristics of areas on which the images are superimposed in the superimposition image transmitted from the superimposition unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventor: Satoshi Nakayama
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Patent number: 12032784Abstract: A beverage dispenser and method are provided in which, upon failure of the primary user input device (30), an alternative user input device and/or alternative feedback device is activated to receive beverage selections and/or provide feedback.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Lancer CorporationInventor: Joshua Anthony Cavazos
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Patent number: 12032769Abstract: A force sensing processing method of a touchpad is provided. The comparison values obtained by subtracting the force induction quantities of different frames are used to determine whether the achievement conditions are met. If it is met, a processing step is executed to respond the event to be triggered by the changing trend of the user's force. When the force changes rapidly and the force sensing amount cannot be quickly returned to the originally set trigger threshold value, the force changing trend detected by the comparison values are be used to provide the processing steps in real time, so as to improve the user experience.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Shih-Hao Lin, Ying-Jie Liu, Hsueh-Wei Yang
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Patent number: 12008201Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a first input sensor disposed on the display panel and configured to generate a first reception signal in response to a user input; a second input sensor spaced apart from the first input sensor on the display panel and configured to generate a second reception signal in response to the user input; and a readout circuit configured to generate an output signal corresponding to the user input in response to the first reception signal and the second reception signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuna Kim, Hee Seomoon, Soojung Lee, Seungwook Chun, Boram Choi
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Patent number: 11977670Abstract: A computer-implemented method in conjunction with mixed reality gear (e.g., a headset) includes imaging a real scene encompassing a user wearing a mixed reality output apparatus. The method includes determining data describing a real context of the real scene, based on the imaging; for example, identifying or classifying objects, lighting, sound or persons in the scene. The method includes selecting a set of content including content enabling rendering of at least one virtual object from a content library, based on the data describing a real context, using various selection algorithms. The method includes rendering the virtual object in the mixed reality session by the mixed reality output apparatus, optionally based on the data describing a real context (“context parameters”). An apparatus is configured to perform the method using hardware, firmware, and/or software.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Michael Smith, Lewis Ostrover
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Patent number: 11957025Abstract: Provided is a touch display panel. The touch display panel includes a drive back plate; a light-emitting device, disposed on the drive back plate; an encapsulation layer, disposed on a side of the light-emitting device distal from the drive back plate; and a touch layer, disposed on a side of the encapsulation layer distal from the light-emitting device, wherein the touch layer includes a first touch electrode layer and a second touch electrode layer laminated in sequence, and the touch layer further includes a touch insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhiwen Chu, Bo Zhang, Hongwei Ma, Qian Ma, Tingliang Liu
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Patent number: 11656688Abstract: A system for provisioning information to a user comprises a first display for displaying information for an application executing on an information handling system and a second display with a first zone for displaying information associated with the application and a second zone for displaying information associated with the information handling system. A biometric sensor determines which display the user is viewing. If the user is viewing the first display, eye tracking software determines actions based on the application. If the user is viewing the second display, eye tracking software determines if the user is viewing the first zone or the second zone. If the user is viewing the first zone, advanced or additional information associated with the application is displayed. If the user is viewing the second zone, advanced or additional information associated with the information handling system is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Amy Li Tam, Terry Lane Matula, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
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Patent number: 11520432Abstract: An interface device includes: a display device including a display layer and a sensor layer on the display layer; and an input device configured to receive a first signal from the sensor layer and to output a second signal to the sensor layer, wherein a strength of the second signal is determined according to a separation distance between the display device and the input device.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wonsang Park, Yun-Ho Kim, Chul Kim, Seongjun Lee
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Patent number: 11467682Abstract: According to an aspect, a touch detection device includes: first detectors that output first signal values corresponding to contact of detection target objects with first regions; at least one second detector that outputs at least one second signal value corresponding to at least one first force applied by the detection target objects to press at least one second region corresponding to the first regions; and a controller that calculates at least one third signal value corresponding to at least one second force applied by at least one of the detection target objects to the at least one second region, based on the first signal values, the at least one second signal value, and at least one reference value corresponding to a third force per at least one of the first signal values.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shinya Iuchi, Masahiro Togashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Michio Yamamoto, Tatsunori Nagai
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Patent number: 11455059Abstract: Noise introduced into touch sensor panel measurements, for example, from display data lines of a display device proximate to the touch sensor panel, can be reduced. In some examples, touch sensing operations and display operations can be synchronized. For example, touch sensing scans (or scan steps) can begin with the rising edge of a display line synchronization signal. Additionally, the display noise can be characterized for the system. Display noise characterization and timing synchronization can be used to discard touch sensing samples including display noise injected into the touch sensor panel that may be synchronized to the display data line synchronization signal. In some examples, a window can be generated based on the characterized display noise, and the window can be applied to annihilate display noise. The application of the window can be time-dependent to account for offsets between the occurrence of the display noise and the touch sensing operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Moshe Malkin
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Patent number: 11435856Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a system that are able to enhance convenience of a user by guiding the user to an appropriately recognizable area in a case where a position of an operating tool that is being operated is in an unrecognizable area.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuri Kusakabe, Yu Aoki, Kentaro Ida
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Patent number: 11262876Abstract: An electronic device, a touch detection circuit and an update method for a reference value of a touch screen are provided. The update method includes: acquiring a temperature value of an environment of the touch screen; when determining that the acquired temperature value is less than a preset temperature threshold and determining that a continuously touched area exists in the touch screen, collecting N data frames of the continuously touched area; calculating N feature values of the N data frames; and updating N reference values corresponding to the N data frames according to the N feature values; wherein, N is greater than 1 and N is an integer. A difference between a reference value and a sensed value of the continuously touched area may not be decreased with a temperature rise due to the heat transferred by a touched object, thus point elimination at a low temperature is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Yang, Wingho Pang, Songsong Liu, Haikuan Jiang
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Patent number: 11243641Abstract: A display device, a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the touch panel. The touch panel of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a plurality of first touch electrodes, and a plurality of second touch electrodes. The first touch electrodes are arranged on the substrate. The second touch electrodes are arranged in the same layer as the first touch electrodes. Each of the second touch electrodes is formed by connecting in series a plurality of sub-electrodes insulated from the first touch electrodes, and two adjacent sub-electrodes in the same second touch electrode are respectively positioned on two sides of one of the first touch electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Meizhu Zheng, Lina Liu, Yuanyuan Li
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Patent number: 11119636Abstract: Embodiments are provided for a system, a computer program product, and/or a method that improves a display of an input selection displayed on a compact screen. To improve this display, embodiments search displayed content for input items, wherein the input items are selections inputted by a user; display different marks, each associated with each of the input items; receive a subsequent input from the user; and change a selection state of each item of the input items corresponding to a mark of the different marks in response to the subsequent input received corresponding to that mark.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tatsuyuki Shiomi, Kenji Takada
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Patent number: 11112919Abstract: The present application discloses a mutual capacitive touch substrate having a matrix of a plurality of touch electrode blocks along a first direction and a second direction. The plurality of touch electrode blocks are grouped into a plurality of touch control repeating units. Each of the plurality of touch control repeating units includes a touch sensing electrode, one or more first touch scanning electrodes on a first side of the touch sensing electrode, and one or more second touch scanning electrodes on a second side of the touch sensing electrode, the first side is different from the second side. The touch sensing electrode abuts at least a portion of each of the one or more first touch scanning electrodes and at least a portion of each of the one or more second touch scanning electrodes. The plurality of touch control repeating units are electrically insulated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Honggang Gu, Junsheng Chen, Xianjie Shao, Jie Song
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Patent number: 11099704Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of sensing a touch input, and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a camera unit configured to receive an image in a camera mode; a display unit configured to sense a touch input; a control unit configured to designate a region on the basis of a touch input sensed by the display unit, execute the camera mode when a region is designated, control the camera unit to capture the received image, and display the captured image in the designated region.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hayang Jung, Mijin Cho, Hyungtae Jang, Suyoung Lee, Jihye Yu
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Patent number: 11093097Abstract: A data frame in a touch capacitive sensing circuit includes both mutual capacitance data and self capacitance data. The mutual capacitance data and self capacitance data of the frame are filtered to define mutual capacitance and self capacitance islands. Centroids of the mutual capacitance and self capacitance islands are calculated and then processed in a weighted mixing operation to produce a hybrid centroid that more accurately locates the coordinates of a detected touch/hover.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte LtdInventors: Youngjin Wang, Tae-gil Kang
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Patent number: 11093116Abstract: Embodiments are provided for a system, a computer program product, and/or a method that improves a display of an input selection displayed on a compact screen. To improve this display, embodiments search displayed content for input items, wherein the input items are selections inputted by a user; display different marks, each associated with each of the input items; receive a subsequent input from the user; and change a selection state of each item of the input items corresponding to a mark of the different marks in response to the subsequent input received corresponding to that mark.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tatsuyuki Shiomi, Kenji Takada
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Patent number: 11086464Abstract: To enable both touched position detection and pressing force detection without increasing the thickness of a touch panel. A driving electrode (23) is formed on the top face of a piezoelectric polymer layer (22). A touch detection electrode (24) and a pressing force detection electrode (25) are formed on the bottom face of the piezoelectric polymer layer (22).Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jean Mugiraneza, Takenori Maruyama, Yasuhiro Sugita, Kazutoshi Kida
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Patent number: 11048408Abstract: A display apparatus for displaying handwriting data, the display includes a handwriting recognition controller configured to control recognition of the handwriting data that is handwriting based on a position of an inputter in contact with a display; a display controller configured to display, on the display, validated data obtained by converting the handwriting data; and a character string insertion controller configured to insert a character string candidate among characters forming the validated data upon determining that the handwriting data that is handwritten around the validated data satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to the validated data, the character string candidate being obtained by converting the handwriting data, which is handwritten around the validated data. The display controller displays an insertion character string candidate in which the character string candidate, which is obtained by the converting, is inserted among the characters forming the validated data.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kazuki Kitazawa
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Patent number: 11010008Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device including forming a first conductive pattern layer on a base layer, forming an organic layer on which a plurality of contact holes exposing a portion of the first conductive pattern layer on the base layer are defined, forming a resin pattern layer covering the contact holes on the organic layer, forming an insulating layer covering at least a portion of the resin pattern layer on the organic layer, removing the resin pattern layer such that an index matching layer is formed by removing at least the portion covering the resin pattern layer, and forming a second conductive pattern layer on the index matching layer. An electronic device constructed according to the method of manufacturing is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungrok Lee, Sunhaeng Cho
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Patent number: 10969900Abstract: When an application displays image straddling display units (110-1 and 110-2), a coordinate conversion unit (120) uses a predetermined operation to transform the physical coordinates indicating the position at which a display unit (110-1 or 110-2) senses contact to virtual coordinates and supplies the virtual coordinates. A coordinate notification unit (130) notifies an application (140) of the physical coordinates at which contact was sensed when the application is displaying the image on one of the display units (110-1 or 110-2) and notifies the application (140) of the virtual coordinates supplied by the coordinate conversion unit (120) when the one application is displaying the image straddling the display units (110-1 and 110-2).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki Miyahara
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Patent number: 10929016Abstract: An information handling system touchscreen display detects touches at a touch detection surface as inputs to the information handling system based in part upon periodical calibrations performed by a touch controller. An embedded controller detects placement of a keyboard on the touchscreen display and in response commands the touch controller to cease the periodic calibrations for at least the portion of the touchscreen display on which the keyboard is placed. For instance, the embedded controller interfaces with a Hall sensor disposed under the touchscreen display that detects a magnet integrated in the keyboard. At removal of the keyboard, the embedded controller commands the touch controller to perform a calibration to update touch detection.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Yung Chun Liu, Jace W. Files
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Patent number: 10908720Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a display device, which solves the problems that it is difficult for the single-screen display to be realized non-integrated touch and display, that the separation operation cannot be realized so that today's increasingly diverse application requirements cannot be satisfied. The display device according to the present application includes: a display screen; at least one touch screen communicatively coupled to the display screen; and a controller configured to execute the following instructions: adjusting a display content of the display screen in communication with the touch screen according to an input instruction of the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Yungu (Gu'an) Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongqi Hou, Yuhua Wu, Fu Liao, Zhaoji Zhu, Kanglong Sun, Liuyang Wang, Liwei Ding
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Patent number: 10866670Abstract: One exemplary embodiment provides a touch sensing device including: a first processor configured to identify a defective sensed value that satisfies a defect determination condition among the first sensed values of a plurality of electrodes disposed on a panel in a state where there is no touch or proximity of an external object to the panel; a storage unit configured to store information indicating a defective electrode corresponding to the defective sensed value among the plurality of electrodes; and a second processor configured to correct a sensed value corresponding to the defective electrode among the second sensed values of the plurality of electrodes using the sensed value of at least one electrode adjacent to the defective electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventor: Ji Deok Son
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Patent number: 10838557Abstract: An information input system with a touch panel-mounted information processing device which inputs the position, direction and code information of a card when the card is placed on the touch panel, and further inputs information combining the position of a finger and information of the card when the touch panel is touched through the card. The information input system includes a touch panel that receives operations by the user by an electrostatic capacitance method, an information processing unit with the touch panel as input means, and a thin-plate medium to be placed on the touch panel. The information processing unit identifies, using a predetermined calibration method, code information defined in the medium and medium information including the placing position and placing direction of the medium, and identifies coordinate values in a touch panel coordinate system for specifying the position on the medium surface touched by the user in touch operations.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: I.P. SOLUTIONS LTD.Inventor: Kenji Yoshida
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Patent number: 10795487Abstract: A touch-sensitive control device for a motor vehicle, with a control surface; a detection unit which is configured to detect a space-resolved deflection of the control surface; a control unit which is configured to distinguish a characteristic of a deflection of the control surface due to a force exerted on the control surface purely with at least one finger from a characteristic of a deflection of the control surface due to an acceleration acting on the entire control surface. On the basis of this, the force exerted on the control surface purely with the finger, as well as to trigger a function as a function of the determined force exerted purely with the finger is determined.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Ulrich Müller, Michael Stützel
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Patent number: 10747424Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display section, a touch count determining section, a rotation angle detector, a rotation angle determining section, and an image processing section. The display section displays an object. The touch count determining section determines a touch count on the display section. The touch count is a number of touch points on the display section. The rotation angle detector detects a rotation angle of a touch action including multiple touch points on the display section as a rotation specification angle. The rotation angle determining section determines a rotation performance angle by which the object is rotated based on the rotation specification angle and the touch count. The image processing section rotates the object by the rotation performance angle.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Junichi Fukuoka
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Patent number: 10726216Abstract: A user is guided with a simple configuration so that near field communication is performed. An information processing device (1) includes an NFC antenna (520) configured to perform near field communication with an NFC terminal (100), and a display unit (53) configured to display a guide region (Ai). The guide region (Ai) serves as a guide for a communication-enabling region. The display unit (53) displays the guide region (Ai) such that the guide region (Ai) is included in the communication-enabling region (B) and the guide region (Ai) is smaller than the communication-enabling region (B).Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Shiobara, Masafumi Ueno, Masaaki Moriya
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Patent number: 10678359Abstract: Provided are a pattern structure for preventing a moiré pattern from becoming visible, and a display apparatus using the same. The pattern structure includes a first element pattern including a plurality of first elements arranged regularly at a first pitch; a second element pattern including a plurality of second elements arranged regularly at a second pitch, the second element pattern being provided on the first element pattern; and a filling layer configured to fill gaps among the plurality of second elements, between adjacent ones thereof. A difference between transmittances of the second element and the filling layer is about 5% or less and thus, a moiré pattern occurring due to the overlapping of the first element pattern and the second element pattern may be prevented from becoming visible.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eunhyoung Cho, Bonwon Koo, Hyunjoon Kim, Haesung Kim, Jungyun Won
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Patent number: 10664114Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: at least one substrate; a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction of the substrate and are arrayed in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a plurality of second electrodes arrayed in a row-column configuration in a layer different from a layer of the first electrodes; and a coupling circuit configured to switch between a first coupling state of electrically coupling a plurality of second electrodes arrayed in the second direction to one another, and a second coupling state of electrically coupling a plurality of second electrodes to one another. A combination of the second electrodes is different from a combination of the second electrodes in the first coupling state.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Naoki Takada, Takayuki Nakanishi
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Patent number: 10637852Abstract: A shared terminal includes circuitry, a receiver, and a transmitter. The circuitry accepts a turning-on to a power switch of the shared terminal that has been turned off, obtains specific terminal identification information for identifying the specific privately-owned terminal. The transmitter transmits, to a terminal management server, a request for login authentication. The receiver receives, from the terminal management server, an authentication result. The circuitry controls the display to redisplay an image that was displayed immediately before last turn-off of the power, in a case in which the last turn-off of the power was caused by turning-off operation to the power switch, and previous user identification information that is stored before the last turn-off matches the specific user identification information.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Yoshinaga Kato
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Patent number: 10572066Abstract: A system for calibrating touch error in a touch interface includes an object recognizing unit to recognize at least one object input through a touch interface from a plurality of objects on a touch keyboard; a target object determining unit to determine whether the recognized object corresponds to a target object that a user intended to input; a storing control unit to match and store location information corresponding to the recognized object and at least one location information corresponding to the target object; and a calibrating unit to calibrate the recognized object input through the touch interface to the target object based on the matched and stored location information. Methods for calibrating touch error are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: NHN Entertainment CorporationInventor: Chuljae Lim
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Patent number: 10551961Abstract: In one embodiment, logic embodied in a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of a device determines a location of a touch gesture by a user within a touch-sensitive area of the device. The logic selects for the touch gesture based on its location within the touch-sensitive area one of a plurality of pre-determined offsets, the pre-determined offsets being specific to the device, the pre-determined offsets being derived from device-specific empirical data on usage of the device by a plurality of users, and the pre-determined offsets being pre-loaded onto the device. The logic applies the pre-determined offset to the location of the touch gesture to determine a touch input intended by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Majd Taby, Henry Bridge, Jasper Reid Hauser
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Patent number: 10551967Abstract: Systems and methods of bi-directional communication between an electronic card and a touchscreen device is described. The method may include modulating an electrostatic field of the touchscreen device using touch communication channels; receiving visible light signals from the touchscreen device in response to the modified electrostatic field via one or more optical communication channels; ranking, by the electronic card, the optical communication channels according to the signal quality received from each optical communication channel; selecting at least one optical communication channel as preferred optical communication channel based on the ranking; and using the preferred optical communication channel and the touch communication channels for subsequent bi-directional communication.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Inventor: Elwin Yui Hang Ha
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Patent number: 10379672Abstract: A method of dynamically adjusting a sensitivity of sensor electrodes configured for capacitive sensing in a sensing region of an input device. The input device detects a first input in the sensing region, and acquires force information about the first input via one or more force sensors coupled to the sensing region. The input device dynamically adjusts a sensitivity of the sensor electrodes based at least in part on an amplitude and duration of the force. In some aspects, the input device may increase the sensitivity of the sensor electrodes when a force of the first input exceeds a force threshold for at least a first threshold duration. In some other aspects, the input device may restore the sensitivity of the sensor electrodes to a prior configuration when no input is detected in the sensing region for at least a second threshold duration.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Yuan Zhong, Umha Mahesh Srinivasan
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Patent number: 10359868Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for controlling an object movement on a screen. The method senses a first change in a position of a pointing device in a coordinate system to obtain a first displacement, and controls the object movement by a first displacement output ratio according to the first displacement. The method senses a second change in a position of the pointing device in a coordinate system to obtain a second displacement, and controls the object movement by a second displacement output ratio when a difference between a direction of the first displacement and a direction of the second displacement exceeds a first angle threshold, wherein the second displacement output ratio is lower than the first displacement output ratio.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INCORPORATIONInventors: Chia-Cheun Liang, Yi-Hsien Ko
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Patent number: 10359918Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a processing device comprising a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The method comprises detecting a selection event at a position in the GUI, as input via the GUI. The method also comprises deciding that the detected selection event relates to a first graphical control element in the GUI which was present in said position at a point of time a predetermined time period before the detection of the selection event. The method also comprises executing an action associated with the first graphical control element.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventor: Isak Bakken
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Patent number: 10345866Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a first housing that includes the processor and a first magnetic edge that includes a first engagement surface; and a second housing that includes an electronic component accessible by the processor and a second magnetic edge that includes a second engagement surface that engages the first engagement surface to pivotably couple the first housing and second housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Matthew Ian Tucker, Joseph David Plunkett, Cuong Huy Truong
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Patent number: 10347071Abstract: A method is set forth for providing for the integration of gaming functions and system functions into a gaming device of the type having a video touch screen display. The method includes configuring a platform for the gaming device to have at least a first processor for real time processing of hardware tasks and game logic processes and a second processor for processing system logic and game and system information display processes. At least one first processor and second processor are arranged to control said display to display a gaming interface for viewing a wagering game for play by a player and the second processor is configured to display a systems interface into said gaming interface to display non-game system information from said system-based information signals. The systems logic processes are kept separate from said game logic processes. In various embodiments the method includes displaying a system interface when a player or employee inserts a card into a card reader.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: James Morrow, Marvin Hein
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Patent number: 10296143Abstract: A sensing method of touch point includes: detecting an edge region to obtain one or more effective touch point; and determining whether the effective touch point is a valid touch point according to a number of the effective touch point(s) and an area of each of the effective touch point(s). The valid touch point is the effective touch point with the number being equal to 1 and the area satisfying a size condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: SALT INTERNATIONAL CORP., IMAGINATION BROADWAY LTD.Inventor: Shang-Li Lee
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Patent number: 10223133Abstract: Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for detecting or recognizing a user and intelligently altering or adjusting user device settings appropriate for the detected user. In an embodiment, a method comprises detecting, electronically by a processor, a first user interacting with a user device via a user input interface of the user device; determining, electronically by the processor, one or more characteristics associated with a primary user of the user device; determining, electronically by the processor, the first user is not the primary user based at least in part on comparing interactions of the first user with the user device and the one or more characteristics associated with the primary user of the user device; and altering one or more settings of the user device.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: PayPal, Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey W. Chatterton, Ramaneek Khanna, Timothy C. Nichols
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Patent number: 10216309Abstract: A touch screen is provided. The touch screen includes a first strain sensor located in a first region, a second strain sensor located in a second region, a first power supply and a first voltage detector. The first region is surrounded by the second region, the first power supply is configured to provide an operating voltage to the first strain sensor and the second strain sensor. The first voltage detector is configured to detect a voltage of a common terminal of the first strain sensor and the second strain sensor, and one terminal of the first voltage detector is connected to a first preset voltage, and the other terminal of the first voltage detector is electrically connected to the common terminal of the first strain sensor and the second strain sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Feng Lu, Liang Liu, Shaolong Ma, Qijun Yao
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Patent number: 10139959Abstract: A method of calibrating a force sensor that includes an input surface and an array of sensing elements. The input has a number of test locations and is deformable under applied force. The force sensor is mounted in a predetermined test orientation. For each test location of the plurality of test locations on the input surface of the force sensor a predetermined test force to the test location. An element calibration value is measured for each sensing element of the array of sensing elements of the force sensor. An (x, y) deformation map of the input surface of the force sensor corresponding to the application of the predetermined test force to the test location is determined based on the measured element calibration values.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Butler, Martin P. Grunthaner, Peter W. Richards, Romain A. Teil, Sinan Filiz
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Patent number: 10126878Abstract: An electronic device includes a pressure-sensitive touch screen display that can dynamically monitor a user's interaction with the device, and adjust the pressure thresholds of different areas of the touch screen display based on the user's monitored interactions. The orientation of the device is determined, the touch screen display is divided into sections, and the device monitors the pressure the user applies in the different sections of the screen. A pressure map is then created that includes pressure detection thresholds specific to the orientation and user for one or more regions of the screen. The device may include different pressure maps for different orientations of the device. When the user interacts with the touch screen, the device determines what the user intended based on the orientation of the device and the thresholds in the pressure map for that orientation for the region of the screen touched by the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric L. Barsness, Jay S. Bryant, James E. Carey, Joseph W. Cropper, John M. Santosuosso
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Patent number: 10095351Abstract: A substrate includes a plurality of force sensitive resistors, among which at least two force sensitive resistors connected in series forms a force sensing unit, wherein the first end of the force sensing unit applied with a first voltage, and the second end of the force sensing unit applied with a second voltage which is different from the first voltage; a readout signal line tapped between two adjacent force sensitive resistors connected in series; and the force sensitive resistors are made of piezoresistive material.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaoliang Ding, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Xiaochuan Chen, Yingming Liu, Wei Liu, Pengpeng Wang, Tao Ren
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Patent number: 10095363Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method for using multiple filtered images. The method includes acquiring changes of capacitance in a sensing region at a plurality of sensor electrodes in a capacitive sensor. The method also includes generating a capacitive frame based on the changes of capacitance and calculating one or more filtered capacitive frames by modifying the capacitive frame with a spatial filter. The method also includes performing clump detection on the one or more filtered capacitive frames, where clump detection includes detecting locations in each filtered capacitive frame exceeding a first threshold near locations that exceed a second threshold in the corresponding capacitive frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Yi Ling, Sanjay Mani
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Patent number: 10048922Abstract: An HMD includes an image display section that allows a user to view an image and transmits an outside scene, an evaluation section that evaluates the state of the user, and a communication section that communicates with another HMD. A control section transmits visual field data on the basis of images captured with a right camera and a left camera to the other HMD, causes the communication section to transmit notification data on the basis of a result of the evaluation performed by the evaluation section to the other HMD, and causes the image display section to perform display on the basis of data transmitted from the other HMD.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Kobayashi, Masahide Takano
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Patent number: 10049730Abstract: A crossbar array with shared drivers has a plurality of sets of row lines, a set of row drivers, a plurality of sets of column lines, a set of column drivers, and a plurality of memory cells. Each set of row lines has a plurality of row lines and is driven by a set of row drivers. Furthermore, each set of row lines intersects with a plurality of the sets of column lines. Likewise, each set of column lines has a plurality of column lines and is driven by a set of column drivers. Each set of column lines intersects with a plurality of the sets of row lines. Each memory cell is coupled between an intersection of a row line and a column line.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventor: Yoocharn Jeon