Having Display Patents (Class 455/566)
  • Patent number: 12136770
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including an internal space, a display disposed in the internal space, the display being visible from an outside of the electronic device through at least a part of the housing, at least one first antenna disposed in the internal space, a second antenna disposed in the internal space and wound multiple times and including a conductive pattern disposed to be spaced apart from the first antenna, a first wireless communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal in a first frequency band via the at least one first antenna, and a second wireless communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal in a second frequency band via the second antenna, wherein the at least one first antenna is spaced apart by a distance from the conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungbin Kim, Kwangseo Kim, Jiho Kim, Seongyong An, Chongo Yoon, Gyubok Park, Jinwoo Jung
  • Patent number: 12132853
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a mobile communication device assembly includes a housing having an opening configured and sized to support a display screen of a mobile communication device. A controller is mounted in the housing and configured to communicably couple to the mobile communication device. An angular adjustment assembly is mounted in the housing and including a first motor electrically coupled to the controller; a first gear assembly driveably coupled to the first motor; and a support member coupled to the first gear assembly and extendable, with the first gear assembly, from a first position flush with the housing to a second position angularly extended from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiang Ai, MyungJin Kim
  • Patent number: 12126757
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a most cost effective wireless service for a wireless device implemented at least in part in the wireless device. The method includes obtaining with a wireless device processor wireless service usage information for the wireless device. The method further includes determining with a processor a cost of various wireless service plans based on the wireless service usage information, determining with the processor the most cost effective wireless service in response to the determining with the processor the cost of various wireless service plans, and displaying a most cost effective wireless service information in a graphical user interface on a display of the wireless device. A device for implementing the method is disclosed as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless
    Inventor: Ted Vagelos
  • Patent number: 12126764
    Abstract: One example may include receiving a message with call data for a future call between a calling party and a called party, identifying a profile identifier from the call data identifying an enhanced call information profile associated with the calling party, and creating a call message header with a code object having the enhanced call information to include with a call message when placing the future call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: FIRST ORION CORP.
    Inventors: Brandon Wayne Murphy, Jay Todd Callaway
  • Patent number: 12118199
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information display method and a terminal device. The information display method includes: receiving a first input that is performed by a user on a first picture; displaying M face pictures and icons of K messaging programs in response to the first input, where the first picture includes the M face pictures; receiving a second input that is performed by the user; and displaying N face pictures and T pieces of first information in response to the second input, where the N face pictures are face pictures that are of the M face pictures and that correspond to the second input, each piece of first information corresponds to at least one face picture, one piece of first information is information of a user indicated by at least one face picture corresponding to the first information, and each piece of first information includes information in at least one first messaging program of the K messaging programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yubing Zhang
  • Patent number: 12111700
    Abstract: A roll-slide display device includes a first frame, a second frame, and a third frame which configure an outer periphery, a flexible display unit which includes a first area coupled to the first frame, a second area coupled to the third frame, and a third area located between the first area and the second area, and a magnet provided in the second frame, in which the flexible display unit includes a display panel and a magnetic sheet disposed on a rear surface of the display panel and the first frame slides to the left and right with respect to the second frame to implement a default state and an extended state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: JunYoung Kim
  • Patent number: 12114392
    Abstract: A wireless device, a network node, a core node and methods therein, for managing reachability of the wireless device. The wireless device starts an AS (Access Stratum) reachable timer when entering an inactive state. If the AS reachable timer expires while still in the inactive state, the wireless device sends to the network node a reachable notification indicating that the wireless device is reachable. If entering a connected state before the AS reachable timer expires, the wireless device stops the AS reachable timer when changing from the inactive state to a connected state. If the core node receives from the network node a not reachable notification indicating that the wireless device is not reachable, the wireless device can be marked as not reachable via paging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Oscar Zee, Alexander Vesely, Angelo Centonza, Paul Schliwa-Bertling
  • Patent number: 12105878
    Abstract: A stress feedback device and a virtual image display system are provided. The stress feedback device includes a position sensor and a pressure generator. The position sensor is configured to generate a position information based on a trigger signal and send the position information to a host. The pressure generator is configured to apply a stress to a target area based on the trigger signal and adjust an intensity of the stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Lun-Kang Lin, I-Han Tai
  • Patent number: 12105940
    Abstract: A computer system displays a first version of a first user interface that includes first user interface objects displayed concurrently with a first background. The first user interface objects include content from a first plurality of applications. In response to detecting a first input, when the first input includes movement in a first direction, the system replaces display of the first version of the first user interface with a second user interface that includes representations of a second plurality of applications. When the first input includes second movement in a second direction, the system replaces display of the first version of the first user interface with display of a second version of the first user interface that includes second user interface objects displayed with a second background. The second user interface objects correspond to a third plurality of applications and include content from the third plurality of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Eric Lance Wilson, Andrew P. Clymer, Caelan G. Stack, Christopher P. Foss, William M. Tyler, Gregory M. Apodaca
  • Patent number: 12106699
    Abstract: A display system supporting a privacy function and a display control method are disclosed. The method includes the following. A first light source driving signal is provided to a display through a first signal path of a switch circuit to drive the display to display a first image in a first display mode. A trigger signal is generated in response to a user operation. A second light source driving signal is provided to the display through a second signal path of the switch circuit in response to the trigger signal to drive the display to display a second image in a second display mode. The first signal path is different from the second signal path. A screen brightness of the display in the second display mode is lower than a screen brightness of the display in the first display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Fang-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 12099714
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing a user interface in a flexible device, the method comprising: determining whether the device is released; displaying at least one user interface on the device on the basis of the determination; and receiving a touch input to the displayed user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-hyun Jung, Shi-yun Cho
  • Patent number: 12101900
    Abstract: Folding devices are disclosed. An example folding device includes a first frame; a second frame; an actuator including a first end coupled to the first frame and a second end hingably coupled to the second frame; and a display coupled to the first and second frames, when the folding device is in a folded position, the display wraps around ends of the first and second frames to cover a joint between the first and second frames, when the folding device rotates from the folded position toward an unfolded position, the actuator urges the ends of the first and second frames away from one another to encourage the display to unwrap from around the ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Tahoe Research, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jason M. Brand
  • Patent number: 12093082
    Abstract: A substrate for display has one side or the other side thereof folded to face each other, has a first region defined as a folding region and a second area defined as an unfolding region, and has a plurality of first through-holes formed in the first region and a plurality of second through-holes formed in the second area, a second through-hole comprising a 2-1 opening area which opens to the one side, and a 2-2 opening area which opens to the other side, and the size of the 2-1 opening region Of at least one second through-hole being different from the size of the 2-2 opening area thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Hoon Park, Hae Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 12079909
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes causing presentation of a camera interface, the camera interface displaying a first image captured by a camera of a computing device of a first user of an interaction system, identifying a set of users of the interaction system that are associated with the first user, determining a subset of the set of users that have been active on the interaction system within a determinable time period, causing presentation, within the camera interface, of a graphical element for each user of the subset of users, each graphical element being user-selectable to invoke an augmentation mechanism, detecting user selection of a first graphical element associated with a second user of the subset, and causing presentation, within the camera interface and responsive to the detection of the user selection of the first graphical element, of an augmentation of the first image to generate augmented image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia Drummond, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Ibrahem Shekoni
  • Patent number: 12067184
    Abstract: A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes a display panel and a detection electrode. The panel includes a display area in which pixels are arranged with a first pixel pitch in a first direction and a second pixel pitch in a second direction. The electrode includes an pattern having line fragments. The pattern has connection points at which ends of the fragments are connected to each other, and at least part of the connection points is arranged linearly such that an arrangement gaps thereof in the first and second direction is set to a first and second connection point pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Koji Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 12058280
    Abstract: A display device is provided, which includes a first folding frame, a second folding frame, a first support plate, a second support plate, a pretension assembly, and a flexible display screen. The second folding frame rotates relative to the first folding frame. The first support plate is disposed on the first folding frame and the second folding frame and includes a bending structure. The bending structure is connected to the first folding frame and the second folding frame. The second support plate is disposed on at least one side of the first support plate. The pretension assembly is connected to the second support plate. The flexible display screen is disposed on the first support plate and the at least one second support plate and is connected to the second support plate. The pretension assembly is configured to provide a pretension force to the flexible display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wenqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 12056414
    Abstract: Techniques for managing media content in multi-display systems are described. For instance, the described techniques can be implemented to manage media content in the context of a client device that includes two or more housings attached via a hinge region such that the housings are pivotable relative to one another. The described techniques, for example, enable dynamic configuration of output of media content based on changes in user position relative to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rahul B. Desai, Amit Kumar Agrawal
  • Patent number: 12050761
    Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a button detects an input on the button while the touch-sensitive display is in a low power mode. In response to detecting the input, if the input meets display-activation criteria, the device displays a respective user interface on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the respective user interface was not displayed on the touch-sensitive display when the touch-sensitive display was in the low-power mode. And, if the input does not meet the display-activation criteria, the device maintains the touch-sensitive display in the low-power mode after detecting the input without displaying the respective user interface on the touch-sensitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Avi E. Cieplinski, Duncan R. Kerr, Nicholas V. King
  • Patent number: 12046802
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinho Yoon, Dongjun Oh, Jonghyuck Lee, Soonho Hwang
  • Patent number: 12041194
    Abstract: The present application provides a rotation shaft mechanism for a foldable screen, a foldable screen assembly, and a foldable mobile terminal. The present application can make the foldable screen of the foldable terminal work more reliably and smoothly. It has outstanding advantages of simpler structure, easy implementation, low cost, strong reliability, long lifespan, and more application fields, and can be widely used in foldable mobile terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhao, Yongqiu Xie
  • Patent number: 12028308
    Abstract: Systems and computer-implement methods of displaying archived data are provided for determining that it is an anniversary of the archived data, the archived data including a message transmitted from a first client device to a second client device; causing display, on the first client device, of a graphical indicium and an avatar of a user associated with the first client device, the graphical indicium indicating an anniversary associated with the message transmitted from the first client device to the second client device; causing, display on the first client device of a notification of the anniversary; and causing the display of the graphical indicium and notification of the anniversary to be removed after a predefined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventor: Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 12028387
    Abstract: A method and system for adding a language interpreter to a video call between a healthcare provider and a patient is provided. The method includes initiating the video call between a healthcare provider device and a patient device. Communication information of a language interpreter device can be received and used to call the language interpreter device. The language interpreter device may be added to the video call to allow the language interpreter to facilitate communication between the healthcare provider and the patient. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Doximity, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Paladini Miranda, Jey Balachandran, Jeremiah Konoske, Joel Davis
  • Patent number: 12015437
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fluorescent mobile phone case with marble billiard. The fluorescent mobile phone case includes a mobile phone case main body on which fluorescent powder is uniformly provided, where the mobile phone case main body is provided with a fence; a cover plate fixedly arranged above the fence, where the cover plate is made of a transparent material; a metal rod movably arranged on a side edge of the fence; a marble movably arranged in the fence; one or more of a rotary table, a hole, and a spiral coil respectively arranged in the fence; a first fixing member arranged in the mobile phone case main body, disposed under the marble, and used for positioning and fixing the marble; and a second fixing member arranged on the fence and used for fixing the metal rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Guangxiang Zhuang
  • Patent number: 12015730
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for text-to-speech and speech-to-text conversion in wireless devices such as wireless telephones, remote facilities, and land-based devices such as land-line telephones. A wireless telephone, such as a personal cellular telephone, is provided that converts audio data such as a voice message into text data such that a user can view the contents of the voice message as text on the user's wireless telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Jeffrey D Mullen
  • Patent number: 12010259
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an extendable support including a first structure and a second structure to receive at least a portion of the first structure and guide relative movement of the first structure with respect to the second structure, a display having compact and expanded positions based on the relative movement of the first structure, a motor to generate an output force to cause the relative movement of the first and second structures, a sensor to detect a posture in which the electronic device is positioned, and a processor to change the output force of the motor based on the posture of the electronic device detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoungtak Cho, Junhyuk Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Hojin Jung, Yangwook Kim, Jihea Park, Myunghoon Kwak
  • Patent number: 12008936
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a display an extended screen area that is exposed or stowed, according to a change in a state of the display of the electronic device, communication circuitry configured to transceive a signal to or using an angle-of-arrival (AOA) antenna disposed within the extended screen area, a memory, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: determining a position of the electronic device relative to an external electronic device, using the communication circuitry, executing a sharing operation with the external electronic device, identifying whether the display of the electronic device is disposed in a first state or a second state, based on detecting that the display is disposed in the first state, perform a first positioning operation for the external electronic device, and displaying a sharing interface according to the first positioning operation on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhee Han, Pilwon Seo, Jiwoo Lee, Inho Shin, Jiyoung Lim
  • Patent number: 12008346
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying graphical objects in a user interface of a mobile device. In one embodiment, methods may include receiving a request to display a primary status associated with a plurality of facilities, querying at least one database for data associated with each one of the plurality of facilities, calculating a score for each one of the plurality of facilities based on the associated data, determining the primary status associated with each one of the plurality of facilities based by comparing the score with threshold rules, selecting a primary graphical object style for each one of the plurality of facilities based on the primary status, and generating for display a user interface screen including primary graphical objects in a screen of the mobile device, wherein the primary graphical objects include the respective selected style.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Tele Tracking Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Melvin, Jason Spector, Jason Harber
  • Patent number: 12010080
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving, by a first process executing on an electronic device and from a second process executing on the electronic device, a request for links to content items that are associated with the second process. The method further includes obtaining, by the first process and from a link index, a link to a content item associated with the second process, wherein the link index is locally stored on the electronic device and the link index comprises links to content items communicated via a third process executing on the electronic device. The link to the content item obtained from the link index is provided by the first process for presentation by the second process, wherein selection of the link causes the second process to present the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Gearhart, Alykhan F. Kanji, Erik A. Partridge, Erik M. Berget, Karthik Sudhir, Michael W. Fullerton, Sofiane Toudji, Stephen M. Lottermoser
  • Patent number: 12008916
    Abstract: A device for training users in a proper mixing of pharmaceutical components, or for aiding in the mixing, or for performing the mixing, and administration of pharmaceutical components is disclosed. The device comprises a housing for receiving a pharmaceutical delivery device containing the pharmaceutical components. There is also a microcontroller disposed in the housing and a motion/orientation detection device disposed within or on the housing and in communication with the microcontroller. A method for use of the device is also disclosed, along with a substance for use as one of the pharmaceutical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Krulevitch, Ian Scrimgeour, Scott Martin, James McLusky, James Glencross, Blair Hutton, Nick Foley, Jose Antonio Buron Vidal
  • Patent number: 12001673
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a split-screen display method and an electronic device, which are applied to the field of terminal technologies. The method includes: receiving a first operation for an application; displaying, in response to the first operation, an icon of the application as a first state on a display screen, where the first state is used to identify that a split-screen display operation can be performed for a plurality of functions of the application; receiving a second operation for the icon in the first state; and respectively displaying, in response to the second operation, interfaces corresponding to the plurality of functions of the application in a plurality of split-screen areas. In the embodiments of this application, an application icon may be triggered on an interface of a terminal device, to implement split-screen displaying of a function of an application, thereby simplifying a manner of opening different functions of the application and improving user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jie Yi
  • Patent number: 12002411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary type display device comprising a fixed module and a rotation module, wherein the rotation module comprises: a rotating body frame; a light source module; a first sensor for sensing a rotational speed and a phase of the rotation module; and an image output control unit for controlling an image output using the light source module, by using a first sensing value obtained through the first sensor, and the fixed module comprises: a fixed body frame; a motor for rotating the rotating body frame; a second sensor for sensing the rotational speed and the phase of the rotation module; and a motor control unit for controlling at least one of the rotational speed and phase of the motor by using a second sensing value obtained through the second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyungho Lee, Soobeom Lee, Jaewoon Lee, Jeongin Cheon
  • Patent number: 12002384
    Abstract: Vehicles, components, and methods present information based on context, for example presenting a first list or menu of items (e.g., food) or first set of signage or color scheme when in a first location or during a first period, and presenting a second list or menu of items (e.g., food) or second set of signage or color scheme when in a second location or during a second period. For instance, a first menu of items (e.g., relatively more expensive entrees, beverages) may be displayed via one or more displays or screens at a first location during a first period, and a second menu of items (e.g., relatively less expensive entrees, beverages) may be displayed at a second location during a second period. Context (e.g., present location, destination, date, day, period of time, event, size of crowd, movement of crowd, weather) may be manually provided, or autonomously discerned, and presentation automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Congruens Group, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander John Garden, Joshua Gouled Goldberg
  • Patent number: 11997564
    Abstract: Example embodiments include an electronic device and a method for operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes an ultra-wide band (UWB) antenna including directional antennas disposed on a rear surface of the electronic device and at least one omnidirectional antenna. The electronic device further includes a communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive radio frequency (RF) signals of a frequency band designated to be used for UWB communication, through the UWB antenna, with an external electronic device. The electronic device further includes a processor configured to calculate a first distance value and a second distance value, and to determine, based on a distance difference between the first distance value and the second distance value, whether the external electronic device exists within a field of view (FoV) indicating a specified angular range with respect to the direction to which the rear surface faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Yi Yang, Moonseok Kang, Sukgi Hong, Jiho Shin, Jonghoon Jang
  • Patent number: 11995264
    Abstract: An electronic device, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, may comprise: a touchscreen including a first portion and a second portion; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the touchscreen and the memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: recognize a first point at which a touch input is in contact with the second portion, recognize a second point at which the touch input is separated from the touch screen, recognize at least one third point at which the touch input is periodically in contact with the touch screen in a state in which the touch input is in contact with the touch screen, and activate the touch input based on whether at least one of the second point and the at least one third point is located outside a specified area having a specified radius set with respect to the first point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngho Cho, Juhyeon Park, Kiwon Kim
  • Patent number: 11995123
    Abstract: Systems and methods for searching, identifying, scoring, and providing access to companion media assets for a primary media asset are disclosed. In response to a request for companion content, metadata within a predefined time period of a play position when the request was made, is downloaded. A dynamic search template that contains search parameters based on the downloaded metadata is generated. In response to the search conducted using the search template, a plurality of companion media assets are identified and then verified. A trust score for the companion media asset is accessed. The trust score may be analyzed and modified based on its contextual relationship to the play position of the primary media asset. If the trust score is within a rating range, then a link to access the companion media asset, or a specific segment or play position within the companion media asset, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Sukanya Agarwal, Srikanth Channapragada, Saakshi Dhawan, Reda Harb, Vaishali Trivedi
  • Patent number: 11997225
    Abstract: A portable communication device in an embodiment may include a housing which forms an exterior of the portable communication device; a flexible display at least partially received in the housing and bendable with respect to a bending axis, the flexible display including at least one layer, an opening formed in the at least one layer; and an image sensor module at least partially positioned in a space formed by the opening, wherein the at least one layer may include a first inner side surface positioned in a first direction based on the image sensor module and a second inner side surface positioned in a second direction opposite to the first direction based on the image sensor module, as the flexible display is at least partially bent, the first inner side surface may be moved in the second direction, and if the flexible display is substantially flat, a first separation distance between a first side surface of the image sensor module facing the first inner side surface of the at least one layer and the first i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minuk Kim, Harksang Kim, Jiyoung Kwak, Soonik Park, Sungho Ahn, Sangyong Eom, Hyunwoong Chung, Joungmin Cho, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom, Changryong Heo
  • Patent number: 11989612
    Abstract: Various switchable devices, e.g., cellular telephones, including inductive antennas are disclosed. These switchable devices may include one or more switches and a biometric sensor. Some of these one or more switches are optionally wireless and/or manual. In various embodiments, the switchable devices include are included within cellular phones, security devices, identity devices, financial devices, remote controls, and the like. The switchable devices are optionally configured to perform financial transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Mynette Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Michael Colby
  • Patent number: 11991759
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating automatic connection between a mobile computing device and a self-propelled device are provided. The self-propelled device can transmit a radio signal in a sleep mode. The mobile computing device may detect the radio signal and generate a visual representation of the signal strength to facilitate in establishing an automatic connection. Once the signal strength crosses a predetermined threshold, a connection and control sequence may be initiated automatically in which a control mode may be initiated on the mobile computing device to enable user control of the self-propelled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Sphero, Inc.
    Inventor: Wesley Felteau
  • Patent number: 11989017
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a station apparatus, including an Ultra-wideband (UWB) module to receive a first UWB signal transmitted by a moving robot, and a control unit to calculate a reception angle of the first UWB signal upon the reception of the first UWB signal, and control the UWB module to transmit a second UWB signal, including a direction value determined based on the reception angle, to the moving robot for return of the moving robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyoungsuk Ko, Byungjin Kim, Sungwook Lee, Hyungsub Lee, Koh Choi
  • Patent number: 11983334
    Abstract: An electronic device displays, on a first display of a foldable display, a user interface provided by a reading application, a user may flip over the electronic device, to trigger the electronic device to display, on a second display of the foldable display, a user interface provided by the reading application. In addition, the second display may display the user interface in a form suitable for reading by the user. The user can trigger, in an interaction manner of flipping over the electronic device, the electronic device to display, on the second display with reference to a currently running application or a current location, content that the user expects to view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jie Xu
  • Patent number: 11984128
    Abstract: Implementations relate to automatic generation of speaker features for each of one or more particular text-dependent speaker verifications (TD-SVs) for a user. Implementations can generate speaker features for a particular TD-SV using instances of audio data that each capture a corresponding spoken utterance of the user during normal non-enrollment interactions with an automated assistant via one or more respective assistant devices. For example, a portion of an instance of audio data can be used in response to: (a) determining that recognized term(s) for the spoken utterance captured by that the portion correspond to the particular TD-SV; and (b) determining that an authentication measure, for the user and for the spoken utterance, satisfies a threshold. Implementations additionally or alternatively relate to utilization of speaker features, for each of one or more particular TD-SVs for a user, in determining whether to authenticate a spoken utterance for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Sharifi, Victor Carbune
  • Patent number: 11983762
    Abstract: A method includes: acquiring, from a store terminal via a network, limited product information indicating a limited product for which a time available for sale in one branch store corresponding to the store terminal is limited; acquiring, from a communication terminal of a user via the network, i) a request for a purchase menu of affiliated stores and ii) a branch store identifier (ID) specifying one branch store corresponding to a device ID specifying a beacon signal transmitter disposed in the one branch store; generating, based on the limited product information, the request for the purchase menu, and the branch store ID, privileged purchase menu information corresponding to the one branch store; and outputting the privileged purchase menu information to the communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma, Toshiyasu Sugio
  • Patent number: 11973137
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a High Mobility Electron Transistor (HEMT) comprising: a substrate, a nucleation layer provided on the substrate, a channel layer, and a buffer layer formed between the nucleation layer and the channel layer. The buffer layer comprises a vertical stack of p-n junctions. Each p-n junction of the vertical stack of p-n junctions comprises an n-type layer provided on a p-type layer. The n-type layer and the p-type layer are parallel to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Indian Institute of Science
    Inventors: Srinivasan Raghavan, Navakanta Bhat, Rohith Soman
  • Patent number: 11963314
    Abstract: A flexible display device is disclosed. The flexible display device includes a flexible substrate, a display structure, a protective structure and an adhesive. The display structure is disposed on the flexible substrate. The protective structure is disposed on the display structure and forms a first accommodating space. The adhesive is disposed in the first accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventor: Yuan-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 11961946
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device may have a foldable housing. The foldable housing may be configured to bend about a bend axis. First and second portions of the housing that rotate relative to each other may be coupled by a hinge that is aligned with the bend axis. A foldable display may be coupled to the foldable housing and may be configured to bend along the bend axis as the foldable housing is folded. The display may have an array of pixels supported by a metal layer. The pixels may be interposed between a display cover layer and the metal layer. The foldable housing may have a support layer. To help support the display for bending about the bend axis while preventing damage to the display when the display is contacted by an external object, a spring layer may be interposed between the metal layer and the support layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chang-Chia Huang, Hoon Sik Kim, Paul S. Drzaic, Terry C. Lam, Yasmin F. Afsar, Zhichun Shao
  • Patent number: 11963063
    Abstract: A method includes monitoring a geospatial location of a user of a mobile device having a processor communicatively coupled to a memory through the mobile device, date stamping and time stamping the geospatial location of the user through the mobile device, and monitoring, through a server having another processor communicatively coupled to another memory and/or the mobile device, an interaction of the user with the mobile device and/or a device communicatively coupled to the server based on the geospatial location of the user. The method also includes predicting, through the server and/or the mobile device, an event related to the mobile device and/or the device based on the monitoring of the interaction of the user therewith, and enabling, through the server and/or the mobile device, automatic performance of an action on the mobile device and/or the device on behalf of the user in accordance with the prediction of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Vinod Khosla
  • Patent number: 11953944
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a display including a flat portion, a first side portion extending from one side of the flat portion, and a second side portion formed extending from another side of the flat portion; and a frame including a flat part disposed under the flat portion of the display, a first side part formed at a first edge of the flat part, and a second side part formed at a second edge of the flat part, the flat part being disposed between the first side part and the second side part. The display includes an external protective layer and a panel module disposed under the external protective layer. The first side part includes a first support portion and a second support portion formed adjacent to the first support portion and having a step difference with the first support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Min Choi, Soon Woong Yang, Jong Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 11954316
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method includes: while presenting an object via the display device, determining an operation set associated with the object that includes a plurality of input-response pairings, wherein each input-response pairing includes an input type and an associated response; obtaining, via the one or more input devices, a user input directed to the object; and, in response to detecting the user input: mapping the user input to an input-response pairing within the operation set associated with the object; and performing an operation on the object based on the user input and the input-response pairing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Tyler Casella
  • Patent number: 11954313
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that provide users with efficient and effective user experiences when browsing, selecting, or inspecting content items. More specifically, systems and methods described herein provide users the ability to easily and effectively select multiple content items via a single touch gesture (e.g., swipe gesture). Additionally, systems and methods disclosed herein can allow users to select various content items in a selection interface, preview a content item, and return to the selection interface with the previous selections remaining in tact. Still further, systems and methods described herein allow users to transition between a content graphical user interface and a selection interface based on touch gestures with content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Senderek, Daniel Tobias Wagner, Leonard Fink
  • Patent number: 11956412
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for drone-based systems and methods for capturing a multi-media representation of an entity. In some embodiments, the multi-media representation is digital, or multi-view, or interactive, and/or the combinations thereof. According to particular embodiments, a drone having a camera is controlled or operated to obtain a plurality of images having location information. The plurality of images, including at least a portion of overlapping subject matter, are fused to form multi-view interactive digital media representations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Fyusion, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Johannes Josef Holzer, Stephen David Miller, Radu Bogdan Rusu