07th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220050449 | TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE MONITORING OF OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS AND MAINTENANCE CONDITIONS OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - Technology is configured to facilitate monitoring of operational parameters and maintenance conditions of physical infrastructure. Some embodiments relate to an arrangement of hardware and software that are configured to perform monitoring of physical infrastructure operational parameters via a first set of sensor devices, and periodically write data to a blockchain, in combination with a second set of sensor devices that are configured to monitor for defined maintenance conditions, which are also written to the blockchain. This is preferably used as a means to drive determination of a reliability/availability measure for the infrastructure, and/or automatedly perform payment transactions for maintenance operations. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING SHOCK ABSORBER LIFESPAN - A shock absorber system may include at least one sensor that is configured to measure an operating parameter of the shock absorber during operation of the shock. The system may be configured to determine Time-Through-Stroke (TTS) and/or Rod Return Time (RRT) utilizing data from the sensor or sensors. The system may be configured to utilize machine learning to detect and/or predict a failure of the shock absorber. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050451 | System And Method Of Communicating Safety Data Over High Availability Industrial Control Systems - A system for communicating between redundant devices balances the desired attributes of a high availability (HA) control system and a safety control system. The system includes concurrent connections as a fault tolerant mechanism for industrial protocol connections at the transport layer. The concurrent connections establish multiple paths for redundancy from a data producer to a data consumer. Concurrent connections increase availability of the HA control and safety instrumented systems. More specifically, concurrent connections and architectural redundancies eliminate a single point of failure within the control system and further reduce safety connection timeouts during fault detection and/or recovery. Concurrent connections may be used to keep a HA system operational or to provide detection of a failure in a safety system. The industrial control network may be configured to function as a HA control system, as a safety control system, or with certain degrees of both HA and safety-related operation. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050452 | NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BASED UPON AN IMAGE FROM A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - An autonomous vehicle receives geographic location data defined via a mobile computing device operated by a user. The geographic location data is indicative of a device position of the mobile computing device. The autonomous vehicle also receives image data generated by the mobile computing device. The image data is indicative of a surrounding position nearby the device position. The surrounding position is selected from an image captured by a camera of the mobile computing device. A requested vehicle position (e.g., a pick-up or drop-off location) is set for a trip of the user in the autonomous vehicle based on the geographic location data and the image data. A route from a current vehicle position of the autonomous vehicle to the requested vehicle position for the trip of the user in the autonomous vehicle is generated. Moreover, the autonomous vehicle can follow the route to the requested vehicle position. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050453 | LEFT-BEHIND BELONGINGS DELIVERY SUPPORT APPARATUS, LEFT-BEHIND BELONGINGS DELIVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND LEFT-BEHIND BELONGINGS DELIVERY SUPPORT METHOD - A left-behind belongings delivery support apparatus includes a communication device configured to be able to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle; and a processor configured to send, when a request for delivery of belongings left behind in the vehicle is received from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a movement command for moving the vehicle to a delivery destination of the left-behind belongings, to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050454 | Delayed Telop Aid - The proposed system, Delayed Telop Aid (DTA), improves the teleoperator's ability to control the vehicle in a three step process. First, DTA predicts robot motion given the operators commands. Second, DTA creates synthetic images to produce a video feed that looks as if the robot communication link had no delay and no reduced bandwidth. Finally, DTA performs closed loop control on the robot platform to ensure that the robot follows the operator's commands. A closed loop control of the platform makes sure that the predicted pose after the delay (and therefore the image presented to the operator) is achieved by the platform. This abstracts away the latency-sensitive parts of the robot control, making the robot's behavior stable in the presence of poorly characterized latency between the operator and the vehicle. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050455 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE MACHINE CONTROL - A system and method for secure remote control of a machine includes transmitting video data from a camera on the machine to an operator controller located at a remote operation station, and receiving, at a machine controller of the machine, an operator control message from the operator controller. The operator control message is based on an input device actuated in response to the video data. The method further includes confirming validity of the operator control message based, at least in part, on the video data transmitted from the camera to the operator controller, and controlling the machine with the operator control message when validity of the operator control message is confirmed. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050456 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system is provided to maintain an SOC level of the battery during autonomous operation of the vehicle. The control system is applied to a vehicle that can be operated autonomously by controlling an engine, a motor, a steering system, a brake system etc. autonomously by a controller, and the vehicle is allowed to coast by manipulating a clutch. During autonomous operation of the vehicle, a first coasting mode in which the engine is stopped and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is higher than a threshold level, and a second coasting mode in which the engine is activated and the clutch is disengaged is selected if the SOC level is lower than the threshold level. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050457 | Methods and Systems for Vehicle Occupancy Confirmation - Example implementations relate to vehicle occupancy confirmation. An example implementation involves receiving, at a computing system from a camera positioned inside a vehicle, an image representing an occupancy within the vehicle. The implementation further involves, responsive to receiving the image, displaying the image on a display interface, and receiving an operator input confirming the occupancy meets a desired occupancy. The implementation additionally includes transmitting an occupancy confirmation from the computing system to the vehicle. In some instances, in response to receiving the occupancy confirmation, the vehicle executes an autonomous driving operation. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050458 | Travel Route Determination System - A travel route determination system including: a route generating unit generating planned travel routes including work routes along which a work vehicle performs autonomous travel; a control unit capable of causing the work vehicle to perform autonomous travel along the planned travel routes; an information obtaining unit obtaining position information and orientation information on the work vehicle; and a determination unit determining an autonomous travel candidate route at which the work vehicle can start autonomous travel, before the work vehicle starts autonomous travel. The determination unit sets a candidate determination region based on the position information and orientation information on the work vehicle, and the determination unit determines, among the work routes, a work route in the candidate determination region as the autonomous travel candidate route. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050459 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CAMERA ASSIST - One embodiment is a navigation system for an aircraft including a positioning system to generate information related to a position of the aircraft, a group of cameras mounted to a body of the aircraft, each camera of the group of cameras to simultaneously capture images of a portion of an environment that surrounds the aircraft, and a processing component coupled to the positioning system and the group of cameras, the processing component to determine a current position of the aircraft based on the information related to the position of the aircraft and the images. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050460 | CONTROL AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - A navigation program for an autonomous vehicle, the navigation program configured to: receive an initial model of an object to be inspected by the autonomous vehicle; identify an inspection target associated with the initial model of the object; and determine an inspection location for the autonomous vehicle from which inspection target is inspectable by an inspection system of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the initial model includes one or more convex shapes representing the object. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050461 | CONTROL AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, POSE OPTIMIZATION, MAPPING, AND LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUES - A navigation program for an autonomous vehicle, the navigation program configured to: receive an initial model of an object to be inspected by the autonomous vehicle; identify an inspection target associated with the initial model of the object; and determine an inspection location for the autonomous vehicle from which inspection target is inspectable by an inspection system of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the initial model includes one or more convex shapes representing the object. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE - A method executable by an autonomous mobile device includes moving in a work environment, obtaining environmental data acquired by a sensing device, and determining whether the sensing device is in a suspected ineffective state based on the environmental data. The method also includes based on a determination that the sensing device is in the suspected ineffective state, rotating at a same location for a first predetermined spin angle. The method also includes obtaining an estimated rotation angle based on one or more motion parameters acquired by a dead reckoning sensor, comparing the estimated rotation angle with the first predetermined spin angle, and based on a determination that a difference between the estimated rotation angle and the first predetermined spin angle is greater than a first predetermined threshold value, executing escape instructions to move backwardly for a first predetermined distance and move along a curve or a folded line. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050463 | STEERING SYSTEM FAULT RESPONSE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a control command identifying a steering control position may be received by a steering system of the vehicle from an autonomous driving control system. Orientation of one or more wheels of the vehicle may be controlled according to the steering control position. After receiving the control command, that the steering system has not received a valid control command from the control system for a first predetermined duration may be determined. Based on the determination that the steering system has not received a valid control command from the control system for the first predetermined duration, the orientation of the one or more wheels may be continue to be controlled based on the steering control position. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050464 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT ROBOT, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A transport system that transports a transport object in a state sandwiching the transport object between two transport robots, wherein the transport robot comprises: a main body; wheels; a drive part(s); a contact part; and a rotation mechanism, and wherein using hardware resources, the following processings are executed, the following processings comprising: predicting an orbit of a first transport robot arranged in front of the transport object; and predicting an orbit of a second transport robot so that the second transport robot pushes the transport object from outside of the orbit of the first transport robot in a curve based on the predicted orbit of the first transport robot, the second transport robot arranged behind the transport object. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050465 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT ROBOT, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A transport system transports a transport object in a state sandwiching the transport object between a plurality of transport robots, wherein the transport robot comprises: a main body; wheels; a rotation mechanism that makes a contact part rotatable relative to the main body; a drive part(s) mounted on the main body and driving the wheels; a load sensor detecting a load when the contact part contacts the transport object; and an angle sensor that detects a rotation angle of the contact part relative to the main body, wherein using hardware resources, processings are executed to control the drive part so that load and rotation angle approach a first target value and a second target value based on information of a load and a rotation angle detected by the load sensor and the angle sensor. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050466 | PACKAGE DELIVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM, PACKAGE DELIVERY SUPPORT METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND MOBILE UNIT - A package delivery support system includes a mobile unit prepared in an area, and a sales server configured to acquire an intention of a user to purchase a product and transmit inquiry information as to whether an address or residence of a delivery destination is in an area in which the mobile unit is available, a delivery server configured to manage information regarding a package, and a management device configured to manage the mobile unit. The management device acquires at least one of a delivery request to deliver a package loaded on the mobile unit and a pickup request to pick up a package with the mobile unit, and supplies the mobile unit with an instruction for causing the mobile unit to move to a location specified by the at least one of the delivery request and the pickup request. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050467 | UNOBTRUSIVE DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE TO AVOID HAZARDS - The present disclosure provides a driving assistance method and system for a mobile vehicle to avoid hazards in its environment. This system can detect hazards in a vehicle's surroundings and unobtrusively adjust its driving module's driving commands when necessary to avoid hazards. The system is configured to allow it to provide interference-free assistance to the operator of a human-operated vehicle or the motion controller of an autonomous vehicle to avoid hazards. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050468 | ROBOT-ASSISTED PROCESSING OF A SURFACE USING A ROBOT - A method for processing a surface of an area to be processed using an autonomous mobile robot. The method includes the steps of controlling the robot in order to process the area according to a first processing pattern, monitoring a region in the surroundings of the robot, wherein the region has a fixed position relative to the robot, and controlling the robot in order to process the area according to a second processing pattern if a reachable and unprocessed region is detected in the monitored region. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050469 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SOCIALLY AWARE MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF A ROBOTIC DEVICE USING MACHINE LEARNING - A computer-implemented method for determining a control trajectory for a robotic device. The method includes: performing an information theoretic model predictive control applying a control trajectory sample prior in each time step to obtain a control trajectory for a given time horizon; determining the control trajectory sample prior depending on a data-driven trajectory prediction model which is trained to output a control trajectory sample as the control trajectory sample prior based on an actual state of the robotic device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050470 | Article Transport Facility - In a case of changing the traveling speed of a transport vehicle, in order for the traveling speed of the transport vehicle to reach a target speed at a target position that is on a downstream side in the travel path relative to the current position of the transport vehicle, a control unit generates reference speed commands in accordance with a traveling speed time change pattern according to which the travel acceleration changes in a stepwise manner, generates a moving average command obtained using the moving average of the reference speed commands in a set period, and controls travel operations of a travel unit based on the moving average command. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050471 | Removable Automotive LIDAR Data Collection POD - A vehicle agnostic removable pod can be mounted on a vehicle using one or more legs of a pod mount. The removable pod can collect and time stamp a variety of environmental data as well as vehicle data. For example, environmental data can be collected using a sensor suite which can include an IMU, 3D positioning sensor, one or more cameras, and/or a LIDAR unit. As another example, vehicle data can be collected via a CAN bus attached to the vehicle. Environmental data and/or vehicle data can be time stamped and transmitted to a remote server for further processing by a computing device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050472 | Methods and Systems for Requesting and Displaying UAV Information - Described herein are methods and systems that help facilitate the summoning and loading of a pickup and delivery unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In particular, a computing system may display a graphical interface including an interface feature that indicates UAV assignments. That computing system may receive a message including a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item. And the computing system may use the received UAV identifier as a basis for displaying, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050473 | Method and system for modifying image data captured by mobile robots - A method and system for modifying images captured by mobile robots. The method includes capturing at least one image via at least one visual sensor of a mobile robot; converting the at least one image into image data; storing image data; detecting at least one identifier present in the image data; applying an obfuscation to the at least one detected identifier in the image data to gain obfuscated image data; and providing the obfuscated image data to at least one authorized agent. The system includes at least one capturing component wherein the capturing component is configured to capture at least one image at any positioning of the mobile robots; a converting component wherein the converting component is configured to convert at least one image into image data; a storing component for storing the image data; a processing component. The processing component includes a detecting component for detecting at least one identifier present in the image data; an obfuscating component for obfuscating the identifier detected in at the image data; a transferring component for providing the obfuscated image data to an authorized agent. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050474 | Modifying Behavior of Autonomous Vehicles Based on Sensor Blind Spots and Limitations - Models can be generated of a vehicle's view of its environment and used to maneuver the vehicle. This view need not include what objects or features the vehicle is actually seeing, but rather those areas that the vehicle is able to observe using its sensors if the sensors were completely un-occluded. For example, for each of a plurality of sensors of the object detection component, a computer may generate an individual 3D model of that sensor's field of view. Weather information is received and used to adjust one or more of the models. After this adjusting, the models may be aggregated into a comprehensive 3D model. The comprehensive model may be combined with detailed map information indicating the probability of detecting objects at different locations. The model of the vehicle's environment may be computed based on the combined comprehensive 3D model and detailed map information. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050475 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SIGNALING SYSTEM - A visual indicator system includes a sensor system, a visual indicator, a processing system coupled to the sensor system and the visual indicator, and a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a visual indicator module. The visual indicator module receives first sensor data via the sensor system and determines based on the first sensor data that a first condition is satisfied. In response to the first condition being satisfied and via a first portion of the visual indicator, the visual indicator module provides a first visual indication that is associated with the first condition to a physical environment. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050476 | Multirotor Vertical Takeoff And Landing Aircraft With Cyclorotor For Lateral Control - A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft capable of six degree-of-freedom motion where lift, pitch, and roll are provided by multirotors oriented vertically, lateral translation is provided by a cyclorotor oriented vertically, and yaw is provided by a combination of the cyclorotor and the multirotors. The invention includes a frame, which supports the multirotors and cyclorotors. The frame also supports a payload and battery which are positioned at the extreme ends of the frame. The aircraft is capable of hovering precisely to position a payload close to or touching a target surface in the air. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050477 | Image Space Motion Planning Of An Autonomous Vehicle - An autonomous vehicle that is equipped with image capture devices can use information gathered from the image capture devices to plan a future three-dimensional (3D) trajectory through a physical environment. To this end, a technique is described for image-space based motion planning. In an embodiment, a planned 3D trajectory is projected into an image-space of an image captured by the autonomous vehicle. The planned 3D trajectory is then optimized according to a cost function derived from information (e.g., depth estimates) in the captured image. The cost function associates higher cost values with identified regions of the captured image that are associated with areas of the physical environment into which travel is risky or otherwise undesirable. The autonomous vehicle is thereby encouraged to avoid these areas while satisfying other motion planning objectives. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050478 | Image Space Motion Planning Of An Autonomous Vehicle - An autonomous vehicle that is equipped with image capture devices can use information gathered from the image capture devices to plan a future three-dimensional (3D) trajectory through a physical environment. To this end, a technique is described for image-space based motion planning. In an embodiment, a planned 3D trajectory is projected into an image-space of an image captured by the autonomous vehicle. The planned 3D trajectory is then optimized according to a cost function derived from information (e.g., depth estimates) in the captured image. The cost function associates higher cost values with identified regions of the captured image that are associated with areas of the physical environment into which travel is risky or otherwise undesirable. The autonomous vehicle is thereby encouraged to avoid these areas while satisfying other motion planning objectives. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050479 | UAV-BASED PROTECTION FROM ACTIVE SHOOTERS - A system can include one or more unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) that detect a gunshot sound. The one or more UAVs can confirm with each other whether or not a gunshot sound was heard and use shared information to localize the gunshot sound. Other embodiments are described. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050480 | REMOTE CONTROL OF FLUID-HANDLING DEVICES - Provided is a process, including: receiving, via the network interface, from a remote user device, a command to change a state of the fluid-handling device to a target state; translating the received command into a translated command operative to cause a local controller of the fluid-handling device to drive the fluid-handling equipment to the target state, the local controller being responsive to the command and feedback from the fluid-handling device indicative of whether the fluid-handling device is in the target state; and sending the translated command to the local controller | 2022-02-17 |
20220050481 | LEVEL GAUGE - A level gauge includes a housing, a vertical member, and a perpendicular member. The housing includes a bottom wall and a side wall. A surface of the side wall includes a first scale. The bottom wall and the side wall enclose a receiving cavity. The vertical member is arranged in the receiving cavity and includes an axis maintained in a vertical orientation in a natural state. A center of gravity of the perpendicular member is arranged on top of the vertical member. A plane of the perpendicular member is maintained perpendicular to the axis of the vertical member. When the bottom wall is placed on a gauging surface, an inclination angle and inclination direction of the gauging surface are obtained simultaneously. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050482 | PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LIQUID-COOLED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT COOLING DEVICE - A pressure control system for a liquid-cooled electronic component cooling device. A cooling device cools an electronic component through a refrigerant moving along a pipe. A radiator is mounted on one side of the cooling device to exchange heat with the refrigerant, and has a vent hole extending outwardly. A head has discharge holes communicating with a plurality of first hollows formed therein in an outer circumferential surface thereof with a driver hole provided in an upper surface thereof. A body is coupled to a bottom side of the head and has a second hollow communicating with the first hollows in a lengthwise direction. A pressure controller extends outward from a bottom of the body with an inner portion thereof communicating with the second hollow, and includes a coupler having threads on one side of an outer circumferential surface thereof to be screwed into the vent hole. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050483 | AIR PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed is an air pressure control (APC) device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept. The air pressure control (APC) device may include a processing chamber, a plate for adjusting a pressure in the processing chamber, and an APC valve including first and second step motors for adjusting a height of the plate, and an APC controller that controls the APC valve, and the APC controller may include a first controller that controls positions of the first step motor and the second step motor; and a second controller that compensates for a difference in position between the first step motor and the second step motor. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050484 | REMOTE MONITORING FOR FLUID APPLICATOR SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a remote monitoring system for a fluid applicator system is disclosed. The fluid applicator system is disposed to heat and pump spray fluid, and to transmit reports including sensed temperatures, pressures, and other operational parameters of the fluid applicator system via a wireless network. The remote monitoring system comprises a data storage server, and an end user interface. The data storage server is configured to receive and archive the reports. The end user interface is configured to provide a graphical user interface based on the reports. The graphical user interface illustrates a status of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded temperatures of the fluid handling system, sensed and commanded pressures of the fluid handling system, and usage statistics of the fluid handling system. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050485 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VARIABLE RAMP-DOWN CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRIC HEATER - In one form, the present disclosure is directed toward a method of controlling temperature of a heater including a resistive heating element. The method includes applying power to the resistive heating element at a variable ramp rate to decrease temperature of the heater to a desired temperature setpoint, where the variable ramp rate is set to a desired ramp rate. The method further includes monitoring the temperature of the heater to detect a runaway condition and adjusting the variable ramp rate from the desired ramp rate to a permitted ramp rate in response to the runaway condition being detected. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050486 | CONSTANT VOLTAGE CIRCUIT - According to one embodiment, a constant voltage circuit includes: a first gain stage that outputting a first voltage amplifying a difference voltage between a divided voltage of an output voltage and a reference voltage; a second gain stage outputting a second voltage amplifying the first voltage; a second transistor, one end of which is coupled to the input voltage terminal, and other end of which is coupled to an output voltage terminal, controlling the output voltage to be constant in accordance with the second voltage applied to the gate; and a first circuit selecting one of a first operation mode and a second operation mode. When the first operation mode is selected, a first current flows to the first node, and when the second operation mode is selected, a second current flows to the first node. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050487 | CONTROL CIRCUIT OF POWER CONVERTER AND REFERENCE VOLTAGE ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - A control circuit of a power converter includes a first sensing circuit, a reference voltage generation circuit, an error amplifying circuit and a PWM circuit. The first sensing circuit, coupled to a first output circuit, provides a first current sensing signal. The reference voltage generation circuit, coupled to the first sensing circuit, provides a reference voltage according to the first current sensing signal. The error amplifying circuit, coupled to the reference voltage generation circuit, receives the reference voltage and an output feedback voltage of the power converter to provide an error amplifying signal. The PWM circuit, coupled between the error amplifying circuit and the first output circuit, receives the error amplifying signal and provides a control signal to control the first output circuit. The reference voltage generation circuit further receives the error amplifying signal and adjusts the reference voltage it generates according to the error amplifying signal. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050488 | VOLTAGE REFERENCE WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - Voltage reference with temperature compensation. At least one example embodiment is a method of producing a compensate voltage reference, the method comprising: driving a reference current through a reference current path of a current mirror, and driving a mirror current through a mirror current path of the current mirror; driving the reference current through a first reference transistor having a control input, and driving the mirror current though a second reference transistor having a control input; equalizing the reference current flow through the first reference transistor to the mirror current flow through the second reference transistor by adjusting a control voltage on the control inputs of the first and second reference transistors; producing a reference voltage proportional to the control voltage; and compensating the reference voltage for temperature effects by adjusting a mirror ratio of the current mirror. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050489 | BAND GAP REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT - A band gap reference voltage generating circuit includes a reference voltage generating circuit, a current generating circuit, a current divider circuit, and a first connection path switching circuit. The reference voltage generating circuit forms a reference voltage on first and second current input terminals thereof. First and second input terminals of the current generating circuit are connected to the first and second current input terminals, respectively. The current generating circuit generates a first current to bias the reference voltage generating circuit. The current divider circuit includes a current input terminal, a first current output terminal, and a second current output terminal. The first connection path switching circuit switches connection paths between the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the current generating circuit, and the first current input terminal and the second current input terminal of the current divider circuit. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050490 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL KNOB - A multi-functional knob comprising: a button unit exposed to the outside and having a gripping circumferential surface; a guide body unit of a hollow type, configured such that the button unit surrounds at least a portion thereof and is fixedly coupled to an outer surface thereof; a fixing housing of a hollow type, at least partially surrounding the button unit and the guide body unit; a push member assembled to the fixing housing and configured to move in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis in response to movement of the guide body unit; and a printed circuit board connected to the fixing housing. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050491 | ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE CONVERTER - An adaptive voltage converter adapted to compensate for the exponential sensitivities of sub-threshold and near-threshold circuits. The converter can change its power/performance characteristics between different energy modes. The converter may comprise two or more voltage converters/regulators. A multiplexing circuit selects between the outputs of the several converters/regulators depending on the state of a control signal generated by a control facility. The converter is specially adapted to change the output of each converter/regulator based on a number of variables, including, for example, process corner, temperature and input voltage. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050492 | SKEW-BALANCING ALGORITHM FOR DIGITAL CIRCUITRY - A method for minimizing the skew (balancing) between all paths arriving at the inputs ports of each gate within a given combinatorial circuit. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050493 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes an intellectual property (IP) block, a clock management unit, a critical path monitor (CPM), and a CPM clock manager included in the clock management unit. The clock management unit is configured to receive a clock request signal, indicating whether the IP block requires a clock signal, from the IP block and perform clock gating for the IP block based on the received clock request signal. The CPM is configured to monitor the clock signal provided to the IP block to adjust at least one of a frequency of the clock signal provided to the IP block and a voltage supplied to the IP block. The CPM clock manager is configured to perform the clock gating for the CPM. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050494 | Predictive Clock Control - A predictive clock controller is provided for modifying the frequency of a clock signal provided to a processing unit based on knowledge of the power usage by the application running on the processing unit during different execution periods. The predictive clock controller counts barrier syncs for the application, so as to determine where the application is in its sync schedule. The predictive clock controller is able to determine from the number of counted syncs, when the application will transition from one execution period to another execution period with different power requirements, and to adjust the clock frequency accordingly. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050495 | System and Method for Global Synchronization of Time in a Distributed Processing Environment - A system and method employing a precisely synchronized time in connection with a distributed hardware architecture are disclosed. Using an independent and trusted time signal and a second transition pulse signal, each resource in the distributed hardware architecture may be synchronized precisely to the same absolute time. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050496 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel mounted on a curved surface, and driver circuits including circuit elements which are mounted on a plurality of plane surfaces provided on the back of the curved surface in a stepwise shape along the curved surface. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050497 | WEARABLE ARTICLE WITH CONDUITS FOR A PERFORMANCE CAPTURE SYSTEM - Embodiments provide a wearable article with channels for a performance capture system. In some embodiments, a wearable article includes one or more regions of the wearable article configured to be worn on at least a portion of a body of a user. In some embodiments, the wearable article also includes at least one of the one or more regions comprising at least one base layer and at least one secondary layer configured to form at least one connection passage between the at least one base layer and the at least one secondary layer. In some embodiments, the at least one connection passage is configured to provide access for flexible cable connections between at least one reference marker and one or more other reference markers or a control unit. In some embodiments, the at least one connection passage is configured to allow movement of a flexible cable within the connection passage in response to movement of the user. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050498 | WEARABLE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSCRIPTION AND/OR SUMMARY - System and methods for processing audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may include a wearable apparatus including an image sensor to capture images from an environment of a user; an audio sensor to capture an audio signal from the environment of the user; and at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive the audio signal captured by the audio sensor; identify at least one segment including speech in the audio signal; receive an image including a representation of a code; analyze the code to determine whether the code is associated with the user and/or the wearable apparatus; and after determining that the code is associated with the user and/or the wearable apparatus, transmit at least one segment of the audio signal, at least one image of the plurality of images, and/or other information to a computing platform. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050499 | OPTICAL PLATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a light-transmitting structural plate, some optical microscopic structures, an optical film, a base plate and some light emitting elements. The light-transmitting structural plate has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The optical microscopic structures are regularly arrayed and formed on the first side or the second side. The optical microscopic structure has an inclined surface connecting at a connecting line and forming an angle ranging between 30 degrees and 150 degrees with a corresponding inclined surface of an adjacent one of the optical microscopic structures. The optical film is located on the first side. The base plate is separated from the second side by a space. The light emitting elements are located inside the space and disposed on the base plate. The light emitting elements respectively emit a light ray to the light-transmitting structural plate. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050500 | TOUCHPAD MODULE AND COMPUTING DEVICE USING SAME - A touchpad module includes a bracket, a touch member and a supporting plate. The supporting plate is arranged between the bracket and the touch member. When an end of the touch member is pressed down, the end of the touch member is swung relative to the bracket through the supporting plate. The supporting plate includes a plate body, at least one supporting part and a swingable part. The plate body, the at least one supporting part and the swingable part are integrally formed as a one-piece structure. The present invention further provides a computing device with the touchpad module. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050501 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SLIDING OPERATION - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing and that performs a sliding operation, a display, of which a size of a visual exposure area is changed in correspondence to the sliding operation of the second housing, a first variable magnetism member disposed at a first location of the first housing, and of which a magnetic force varies depending on a current or a voltage that is supplied thereto, a second variable magnetism member disposed at a second location of the first housing, and of which a magnetic force varies depending on a current or a voltage that is supplied thereto, a magnet member fixed to an inner surface of the second housing, and that moves between the first variable magnetism member and the second variable magnetism member during the sliding operation, and a processor operatively connected. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONING A NETWORK CONNECTION VIA A WIRELESS DOCK - An information handling system includes a network interface card and a processor. The network interface card includes first and second virtual network interface cards. The processor communicates with the network interface card, and connects with an infrastructure access point via the first virtual network interface card. The processor forms multiple network connections via the infrastructure access point and the first virtual network interface card. The processor detects a wireless dock is within a predetermined proximity. In response to the wireless dock being within the predetermined proximity, the processor initiates a connection with the wireless dock via the second virtual network interface card. The processor resumes one or more of the network connections through the wireless dock via the second virtual network interface card. In response to the one or more of the network connections being resumed through the wireless dock, the processor drops the connection with the infrastructure access point. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050503 | MODULAR EMBEDDED COMPUTE APPLIANCE DOCKING BOARD, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE SAME - A docking board removably coupled to a processor board that does not function when not operatively coupled to the docking board. The docking board sends power to and receive a control signal from the processor board when operatively coupled to the processor board and does not send power and does not receive a control signal when not operatively coupled to the processor board. The docking board is removably coupled to an expansion board that performs a computer function that is not performed by the processor board and the docking board. The docking board sends power and a control signal to the expansion board when the docking board is operatively coupled to the processor board and the expansion board, and does not send power and does not send a control signal to the expansion board when the docking board is not operatively coupled to the processor board and the expansion board. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050504 | Twin Display Point of Sale Device - A point of sale (POS) device comprises: a base; a first display panel hinged on one end of the base; and a second display panel hinged on an opposite end of the base. The first and second display panels may be hinged to the base such that, in an operational configuration, an end of the first display panel distal the base meets an end of the second display panel distal the base. The base may be relatively planar and the one end of the base spaced apart from the plane of the base such that, in a stowed configuration, the second display panel can fold to lie flat against the base and the first display panel can fold to lie flat against the second display panel. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050505 | FLEXIBLE POINT OF SALE DEVICE - Disclosed are flexible point of sale devices and methods for controlling the same. The systems and methods may include a body that houses electronics and a flexible display screen affixed to the body. During use, the body and the flexible display screen may be bent into various configurations. In addition, during use, various user interfaces may be displayed on different parts of the flexible display for use by one or more users. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050506 | Electronic Devices With Borderless Displays - An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed on a display panel substrate. A display panel may extend continuously across the display or multiple display panels may be tiled in two dimensions to cover a larger display area. Interconnect substrates may have outwardly facing contacts that are electrically shorted to corresponding inwardly facing contacts such as inwardly facing metal pillars associated with the display panels. The interconnect substrates may be supported by glass layers. Integrated circuits may be embedded in the display panels and/or in the interconnect substrates. A display may have an active area with pixels that includes non-spline pixels in a non-spline display portion located above a straight edge of the display and spline pixel in a spline display portion located above a curved edge of the display. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050507 | FILM WRAPPING DISPLAY - A film wrapping display includes a panel that is transparent to light and is configured to display information on one surface of the panel, and a film adhered to cover the one surface of the panel on which the information is displayed. The film is adhered to the other surface of the panel opposite to the one surface in addition to the one surface of the panel. An edge of the film is positioned at the other surface while the film covers an outermost periphery of the panel and extends around to the other surface. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050508 | FUNCTION EXPANSION ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE FUNCTION EXPANSION ASSEMBLY - An electronic device having a function expansion assembly includes a host, and a function expansion assembly for function expansion of the host. The host includes an opening and a fixing portion. The function expansion assembly includes a functional module and an anti-collision module. The functional module includes an expansion circuit board and an expansion connector disposed on the expansion circuit board. The expansion circuit board is detachably fixed at the fixing portion. The anti-collision module includes a covering and a lid. The covering is detachably fixed at the host and covers the opening, and includes an insertion slot. The lid corresponds to the position of the insertion slot, and is connected in a liftable and covering manner to the covering. The lid blocks the expansion connector by covering the insertion slot. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050509 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE FIXING STRUCTURE AND CABINET - A data storage device fixing structure includes a mounting frame, a resisting member, and a limiting member. The resisting member is movably arranged on the mounting frame and configured to resist a data storage device. The resisting member includes a resisting portion. The limiting member is provided on the resisting member and provided with a fixing portion. The fixing portion extends into the data storage device located in the mounting frame to fixedly mount the data storage device. When the limiting member is moved, the fixing portion is separated from the data storage device, the resisting member is pulled, and the resisting portion drives the data storage device to move. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050510 | ELECTRONICS BOARD MOUNTING SYSTEM - Apparatuses and associated methods for mounting PCBs and other electronics boards in portable medical equipment and/or other portable and non-portable electronic devices are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the technology disclosed herein can provide PCB mounting systems that isolate the PCB from detrimental shock, vibration, and/or strain, while also providing electrical ground paths that greatly reduce EMI and other electrical disturbances. Some embodiments of the mounting systems described herein include both elastomeric (e.g., rubber) components and resilient metallic grounding members that, when assembled together, provide favorable shock mounting as well as robust electrical grounding without the inconvenience of using separate shock mounts, grounding straps, etc. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050511 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE KEYBOARD - In one general aspect, a computing device includes a hardware processor, a memory, a first housing portion including a touch screen display, and a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion by a hinge, where the second housing portion includes a rotatable keyboard. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050512 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - A notebook computer which includes a screen base, a keyboard base and a fastening structure is disclosed. The screen base includes a screen body slot, a first surface and a second surface. The screen body slot passes through the first surface and the second surface. The screen body slot includes two protrusion units. The keyboard base includes a hook, and the screen body is capable of rotating relative to the keyboard base. The fastening structure includes a fastener and a plurality of positioning units. The fastener includes a first fastening slot, a second fastening slot, a first side slot and a second side slot. Each protrusion unit is contained movably in the first side slot and the second side slot, respectively, such that the fastener is capable of moving in the screen body slot. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050513 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A THERMAL AND EMI SHIELD - An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a shield that provides thermal and electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) shielding benefits. The shield is secured with fan assemblies by airtight seals to prevent air leakage and promote a pressured volume when the fan assemblies are running. Further, the shield can direct airflow from the fan assemblies to one or more thermally conductive components, where the airflow can convectively cool the thermally conductive components and exit the electronic device. The shield is made from a metal, and when the shield covers a circuit board, the shield protects an EMI barrier for integrated circuits located on the circuit board. Moreover, the shield can provide a single-piece, monolithic body that provides advantages over multiple shields, such as eliminating gaps in the shield for air leakage and EMI intrusion, increasing air circulation efficiency, and decreasing costs. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050514 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER COOLER USING THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A notebook computer cooler using a thermoelectric element includes a housing, a base plate, as an top surface of the housing, having a thermal pad made of a thermally conductive material and on which a notebook computer is seated; a thermoelectric pad disposed in the housing such that a cooling surface thereof is in contact with an inner surface of the thermal pad; a fan disposed on a side opposite the cooling surface of the thermoelectric pad; and a plurality of vent holes penetrated through the base plate and a lower surface of the housing. According to the notebook computer cooler using a thermoelectric element, it is possible to provide an excellent cooling function of the notebook computer by efficiently absorbing the heat of the notebook computer through the thermal pad of a conductive material by using the heat absorption function of the thermoelectric element. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050515 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH EXTERNAL POWER - The transmission device with external power includes a first USB type-C connector, a second USB type-C connector, a power transmission cable, a data transmission cable and a switching unit. The first USB type-C connector and the second USB type-C connector are connected to the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The power transmission cable is connected to the first USB type-C connector and the second USB type-C connector, so that the first electronic device supplies power to the second electronic device through the power transmission cable according to charging information of the second electronic device. The switching unit is connected to a power input end and the second USB type-C connector through the power transmission cable. When the first electronic device supplies power to the second electronic device, the switching unit is turned on and the power input end supplies power to the second electronic device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050516 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER CONTROL - An apparatus includes: a memory and a first processor being configured to: control an operating frequency of a second processor connected to power supply devices that receive power from one or more power source systems to an operating frequency corresponding to a power value based on information on a number of power source systems and information on a number of uninterruptable power supplies connected to the power supply devices; and control, when the number of the power source systems is two or more and an uninterruptable power supply is connected to a power supply device in each of the power source systems, the operating frequency of the second processor to an operating frequency corresponding to a power value based on a number of power supply devices normally operating in a first power source system and a number of uninterruptable power supplies in a second power source system. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050517 | HARDWARE PROCESSORS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDED MICROCODE PATCHING - Hardware processors and methods for extended microcode patching through on-die and off-die secure storage are described. In one embodiment, the additional storage resources used for storing micro-operations are section(s) of a cache that are unused at runtime and/or unused by a configuration of a processor. For example, the additional storage resources may be a section of a cache that is used to store context information from a core when the core is transitioned to a power state that shuts off voltage to the core. Non-limiting examples of such sections are one or more sections for: storage of context information for a transition of a thread to idle or off, storage of context information for a transition of a core for a multiple core processor to idle or off, or storage of coherency information for a transition of a cache coherency circuit (e.g., cache box (CBo)) to idle or off. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050518 | Notification Delivery Based on Context Awareness - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for delivering notifications to a device or accessory based on the context. A host device may be wirelessly coupled to one or more accessories that are available to receive a notification. The host device may analyze a context for transmitting a notification, such as analyzing user attention and accessory state. Analyzing user attention and accessory state may be done by analyzing sensor data, such as audio input, image sensors, proximity sensors, etc. The host device may determine a content type, such as text, e-mail, news, or download, content classification, such as urgent, sensitive, or reminder, and a notification type, such as visual, audio, or haptic. The host device may select at least one of the accessories based on the context. The host device may transmit the notification to the selected accessory. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050519 | METHOD PERFORMED BY A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CREATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES AND CONNECTION OF THESE TO THE REAL WORLD - Method performed by a computer system ( | 2022-02-17 |
20220050520 | ADJUSTING GRAPHICS RENDERING BASED ON FACIAL EXPRESSION - An embodiment of a graphics apparatus may include a facial expression detector to detect a facial expression of a user, and a parameter adjuster communicatively coupled to the facial expression detector to adjust a graphics parameter based on the detected facial expression of the user. The detected facial expression may include one or more of a squinting, blinking, winking, and facial muscle tension of the user. The graphics parameter may include one or more of a frame resolution, a screen contrast, a screen brightness, and a shading rate. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANATOMY-CONSTRAINED GAZE ESTIMATION - The disclosure relates to systems, methods and programs for anatomically-constrained gaze estimation. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to systems, methods and programs for providing a point of reference (PoR) in a 3D field and/or 2D plane, based on 6 DOF head pose constrained by the eyeball center being fixed in a common 3D coordinate system. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050522 | EYE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR USE IN HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY UNITS - An eye tracking system for use with a head-mounted display (HMD) unit is described. The eye tracking system includes a support frame mounted to the HMD unit, a light source mounted to the support frame and configured to illuminate an area of a patient eye, a plurality of photosensors mounted to the support frame and configured to receive reflected light from different portions of the illuminated patient eye, a temperature sensor mounted to the support frame and configured to measure a temperature of the photosensors, and a processor. The processor is programmed to execute an algorithm including a processing module that compensates photosensor measurement error due to variable operating temperature in the HMID unit, and an eye-tracking module that determines a gaze position of the patient eye using a mapping between intensities of photosensors and a gaze position estimated during a calibration procedure. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050523 | Spectating Virtual (VR) Environments Associated With VR User Interactivity - A method, system, computer readable media and cloud systems are provided. In one example a method includes generating a virtual reality (VR) environment to be rendered for a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD player during a session. The HMD player is provided with an HMD view that is controlled by movement of a character in the VR environment by the HMD player. The method includes providing a spectator view into the VR environment. The spectator view is associated with a viewing spot directed into the VR environment. Then, automatically moving said viewing spot of the spectator view to other viewing spots that follow the character in the VR environment. Moving the viewing spot of the spectator view has a delay in movement to follow the HMD view, and said delay in movement does not delay time progress for the session. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050524 | ANALOG DRIVING FEATURE CONTROL BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE - Embodiments describe a system configured with a brain machine interface (BMI) system implemented in a vehicle for performing vehicle functions using electrical impulses from motor cortex activity in a user's brain. The system uses fuzzy states for increased robustness. The fuzzy states are defined by sets of Gaussian kernel-type membership functions that are defined for steering and velocity action function states. The membership functions define fuzzy states that provide overlapping control tiers for increasing and decreasing vehicle functionality. An autonomous vehicle may perform control and governance of transitions between membership functions that may overlap, resulting in smooth transitioning between the states. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050525 | SENSATION INDUCTION DEVICE AND SOUND OUTPUT SYSTEM - [Problem] To enable presentation of sound in a more suitable manner even in a situation where a sound output unit with limited performance to output a part of frequency components is applied. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050526 | METHOD FOR CREATING A HAPTIC EFFECT BY MEANS OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND WAVES - The invention concerns a method for generating a haptic effect at a target point of a solid by using at least two piezoelectric actuators capable of emitting, at a given instant t, a wave under the effect of ultrasonic frequency control signals capable of creating vibrations at the surface of the solid in such a way as to create an ultrasonic lubrication effect (“squeeze film” effect) at the target point. The respective control signal of each actuator is calculated depending on the distance between the respective actuator and the target point to be actuated, such that the surface deformations obtained at the target point under consideration combine to create a haptic effect there greater than that obtained when using a single actuator. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050527 | SIMULATED SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AN INPUT INTERFACE - A simulated system with an input interface includes an image capture device that captures an image of hands of a user; an image generating device that generates a computer-generated image of a keyboard including a plurality of keys; a superimposing device that superimposes the computer-generated image and the captured image; and a tracking device that tracks motion of thumbs of the hands according to a plurality of the superimposed images to determine whether a key stroke is made by the thumb. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050528 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SIMULATING A MOUSE - An electronic device includes a camera, a display, and a processor. The camera provides an image. The display displays a cursor. The processor executes a palm detection algorithm to identify a palm in the image and mark a bounding box around the palm. The processor also executes a hand key-point detection algorithm to mark a plurality of key points on the palm that has been marked in the image to obtain spatial coordinates of key points on the palm. The processor executes a hand motion detection algorithm to control the camera to turn in the corresponding direction, move the cursor in the display in a way that corresponds to the position change of the bounding box around the palm, and trigger an event according to the change of the spatial coordinates of at least one of the key points on the palm within a certain period of time. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050529 | GESTURE IDENTIFICATION - Various methods and systems are provided to allow a user to perform finger gesture motions, such as making typing, swiping, tapping, or other types of finger motions to provide device input, such as typing, clicking, or selecting data into a webpage, application, operating system, or toolbar, that was normally performed by the user having to use a keyboard, mouse, stylus, microphone, touchscreen, or another input device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050530 | AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING SYSTEM - System including one or more touch-sensitive control surfaces on which control elements, which are arranged next to each other, are displayed. Using a control device with controller software, the control elements can determine amongst themselves via the controller software, when a respective control element should be active or deactivated when touched. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050531 | LOW-PROFILE KEYBOARD - A keyboard ( | 2022-02-17 |
20220050532 | KEYBOARD WITH AN INDEPENDENT BRACKET - The present invention provides a keyboard with an independent bracket, which is able to adjust the included angle of the second panel relative to the first panel by an adjustment unit, so that the supported display device has different visual angles. Unlike the protective case for a specific type of the display device, the present invention is able to adjust the supporting angle and the supporting position of the display device, so that the display devices of different sizes are able to be supported. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050533 | METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING PHASED ARRAY BEAMFORMING FOR SIX DEGREE OF FREEDOM TRACKING FOR AN EMITTER IN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS - An electromagnetic tracking system includes a handheld controller including a first phased array element characterized by a first phase and a second phased array element characterized by a second phase different than the first phase. The first phased array element and the second phased array element are configured to generate a steerable electromagnetic beam characterized by an electromagnetic field pattern. The electromagnetic tracking system also includes a head mounted augmented reality display including an electromagnetic sensor configured to sense the electromagnetic field pattern. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050534 | Computer Mouse for Different Modes of Use - A computer mouse has a mouse button face with at least one mouse button for operation by a finger of a user and a thumb face opposite of the mouse button face for engagement by a thumb of that user. At least one sensor is provided for detecting a mode of operation by a user. In a first detected mode of operation, a displacement operation by a user causes a user interface display of a computer system to show a movement in a direction in a displayed image. In a second detected mode of operation, the same displacement operation by a user causes the user interface display to show a different movement in a different direction in the displayed image. Also described is a mouse with a touchpad surface area partially located between mouse buttons, partially overlapping the buttons and partially in flexible hinge areas of caps of the buttons. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050535 | INPUT DEVICE AND INTERFACE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An input device includes: a housing having a transmissive portion; a communicator in the housing and configured to exchange a signal externally; a pressure sensor in the housing along an inner circumferential surface of the housing; and a measurement sensor in the housing and facing the transmissive portion. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050536 | ELECTRONIC PEN CORE BODY AND ELECTRONIC PEN - Provided is an electronic pen core body including a tip component portion coupled to an axis component portion. At least one end of the axis component portion in an axial direction is made of a material that is harder than a material from which the tip component portion is made. The axis component portion includes a recessed hole and a fitting portion directly or indirectly fitted to a pen pressure detector. The tip component portion includes a tip portion protruding from the one end of the axis component portion in the axial direction, a coupling core portion disposed within the recessed hole and coupled to an inner wall surface of the recessed hole of the axis component portion, and a second ring-shaped end surface that contacts a first ring-shaped end surface of the axis component portion. The first ring-shaped end surface is covered by the second ring-shaped end surface. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050537 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a body and a touch pad. The body includes a surface. The touch pad is disposed on the surface. The touch pad includes a flat region and a first declined region. The first declined region extends from the flat region to an edge of the surface, and the first declined region is inclined downward from the flat region with a first inclination angle. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050538 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel is disclosed by the present invention. The touch panel comprises a substrate, a first conductive layer, a metal mesh layer and a second conductive layer. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and the first conductive layer comprises a plurality of sensing electrodes. The metal mesh layer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The second conductive layer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate, and the metal mesh layer is disposed between the second conductive layer and the second surface of the substrate. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050539 | TOUCH SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a touch system. The touch system includes a window glass having a touch area and a display apparatus spaced apart from the window glass and having a display area corresponding to the touch area of the window glass. A plurality of subareas are defined on the touch area. The display apparatus includes a planar invisible light source configured to emit a first invisible light toward the touch area of the window glass. The touch system further includes a camera device configured to detect a second invisible light reflected from a subarea of the plurality of subareas. The touch system further includes a processor electrically connected to the camera device and configured to retrieve an electrical information of the detected second invisible light. If the electrical information of the detected second invisible light exceeds a threshold, the processor determines that a position on the display area corresponding to the subarea of the plurality of subareas is touched. A method of operating a touch system is also provided. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050540 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel and an input sensor. The input sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode crossing each other and a bridge pattern at a crossing area of the first electrode and the second electrode. One of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a plurality of center patterns each having a first opening, a plurality of first patterns at one side of the plurality of center patterns and each having a second opening, a plurality of second patterns at another side of the plurality of center patterns and each having a third opening, and a plurality of third patterns for electrically connecting two adjacent patterns from among the plurality of center patterns, the plurality of first patterns, and the plurality of second patterns. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050541 | TOUCH CONTROL DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH CONTROL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are a touch control display panel and a touch control display apparatus. The touch control display panel comprises a touch control area and a binding area. The touch control display panel comprises a substrate, and a touch control layer arranged in the touch control area. The touch control layer comprises a touch control pattern layer, an insulating layer and bridging layer. The touch control pattern layer at least comprises two touch control electrode groups, wherein each of the touch control electrode groups at most leads out two touch control wirings, and the touch control wirings are led out from one side, close to the binding area, of the touch control area. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050542 | INPUT DETECTION UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - An electronic device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels. A first detection insulating layer is disposed on the display panel. A first conductive pattern is disposed on the first detection insulating layer. A compensation pattern is disposed on the first detection insulating layer. A second detection insulating layer is disposed on the first detection insulating layer and covers the first detection insulating layer, the compensation pattern and the first conductive pattern. A second conductive pattern is disposed on the second detection insulating layer. The first conductive pattern includes a lower surface in contact with the first detection insulating layer. An upper surface faces the lower surface and contacts the second detection insulating layer. Lateral side surfaces extend between the lower surface and the upper surface. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050543 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display assembly includes a flexible display panel, a cover plate, and first and second support layers. The panel includes a main portion with display surface, and a bending portion. The bending portion includes a first straight sub-portion connected to the main portion, an arched sub-portion, and a second straight sub-portion located at a surface of the main portion facing away from the display surface. The cover plate is disposed above the main portion and the first straight sub-portion. The first support layer is located between the first and second straight sub-portions, between the main portion and the second straight sub-portion, and connected to the second straight sub-portion. The second support layer is disposed between the first straight sub-portion and the cover plate, and configured to support the first straight sub-portion. An orthogonal projection of the second support layer overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the first support layer. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050544 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch display device and an operation method thereof are provided. The touch display device includes a touch display panel, a power management circuit, a display driving circuit, and a touch circuit. The display driving circuit drives the touch display panel to display an image, and notifies the power management circuit to perform a voltage adjustment of a common voltage supplied to the touch display panel in a voltage adjustment period. The touch circuit individually performs a touch sensing operation on multiple sensing lines of a touch sensing layer of the touch display panel, so as to generate multiple touch sensing data corresponding to the sensing lines. The touch circuit ignores the touch sensing data corresponding to the voltage adjustment period, or the touch circuit suspends performing the touch sensing operation on the sensing lines of the touch sensing layer during the voltage adjustment period. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050545 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING TOUCH CONTROL DRIVING SIGNAL, TOUCH CONTROL CHIP AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for transmitting a touch control driving signal, a touch control chip and an electronic device are provided, which could effectively reduce the influence of the touch control driving signal in a touch control screen on a display screen. The method includes: acquiring a pixel update interval of a pixel circuit in a display screen, the pixel update interval being a time interval during which the pixel circuit receives a data driving signal; and generating a touch control driving signal of a touch control screen according to the pixel update interval, part of the touch control driving signal that is located within the pixel update interval being a constant value. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050546 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND REFERENCE SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUIT - A touch sensing device includes: a first signal conversion circuit configured to convert a first sensing signal from a first sensor unit into a first detection signal, the first detection signal being a digital signal; a signal operation circuit configured to operate the first detection signal and a high-frequency signal based on the first detection signal, to generate an operation output signal; and a touch detector configured to determine whether a touch manipulation has occurred, based on the operation output signal, to generate a touch detection signal having determination result information. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050547 | FAILED USER-INTERFACE RESOLUTION - Aspects for resolving failed user-interface functionality are described. One or more processors are configured for detecting a first user input having a first input magnitude at user-selectable elements displayed on a local device user-interface, determining that the local device user-interface is not responsive to the first user input; detecting a second user input having a second input magnitude that is greater than the first input magnitude at the user-selectable elements, wherein the first user input and the second user input are by the user; determining that the local device user-interface is not responsive to the second user input; transmitting first data corresponding to a user-interface offload prompt to a mobile device associated with the user, wherein the mobile device is within a predetermined proximity of the local device user-interface; and receiving second data corresponding to a plurality of mobile device user inputs from the mobile device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050548 | LOW GROUND MASS CORRECTION FOR CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSORS - A capacitive sensing input system includes sensor electrodes disposed in a sensor electrode pattern and a processing system. When under a low ground mass (LGM) condition, proximity-sensing pairs of electrodes formed by a first selective pairing of the sensor electrodes have an increased sensitivity to a presence of an input object in comparison to LGM-sensitive pairs of electrodes formed by a second selective pairing of the sensor electrodes that are primarily sensitive to the LGM condition. The processing system is configured to, while under the LGM condition, determine a first LGM term using a mutual capacitance sensing with a first of the LGM-sensitive pairs of electrodes, obtain a first transcapacitance sensing signal for a sensing element formed by a first of the proximity-sensing pairs of electrodes, and generate an LGM-corrected transcapacitance sensing signal by correcting the first transcapacitance sensing signal using the first LGM term. | 2022-02-17 |