| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
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| 20160063828 | Semantic Framework for Variable Haptic Output - Methods and apparatus organize a plurality of haptic output variations into a cohesive semantic framework that uses various information about the alert condition and trigger, application context, and other conditions to provide a system of haptic outputs that share characteristics between related events. In some embodiments, an event class or application class provides the basis for a corresponding haptic output. In some embodiments, whether an alert-salience setting is on provides the basis for adding an increased salience haptic output to the standard haptic output for the alert. In some embodiments, consistent haptics provide for branding of the associated application class, application, and/or context. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063829 | WALLET FOR CARRIER - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wallet for a carrier comprises a receiving body formed to be folded at a length-directional portion thereof and having a plurality of receiving parts at a side surface thereof, a fixing part attached to the receiving body to hold the receiving body in a folded position, and a coupling part attached to a side of the receiving body and having a coupling member fixed thereto, the coupling member coupled to a target for coupling. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063830 | BOTTLE FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bottle fraud system and method encapsulates a wireless communication tag into a bottle to ensure the authenticity of the bottle. The tag stores information about the bottle. The tag is physically integrated into a bottle stopper through encapsulation by multiple layers of a polymer film and a wax composition. The physical condition to the bottle stopper or the layers serves as an indication of whether tampering has occurred. The information in the tag is accessible through a reading device. The reading device communicates with a database that stores information about the bottle and analyzes the probability of fraud with an algorithm. The algorithm analyzes the information about the bottle, such as shipping history, contents and location, to predict whether fraud is likely. Thus, both the physical condition of the bottle, and the predictive capacity of the algorithm help detect fraud on the bottle. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063831 | Flame Detector Using Nearband IR Temporal Signal Processing - A flame detector incorporates visible and near infrared sensors in common with processing circuits to form processed instantaneous, dc type, signal values minus an average value and peak-to-peak ranges of values of ac-type signals over a measurement time interval on the order of three seconds. The resulting values are further processed to determine the presence of a fire condition by comparing them to a predetermined threshold. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063832 | FIRE DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR EVALUATING AT LEAST ONE FIRE DETECTION FEATURE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A fire detection apparatus | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063833 | Environmental Sensor Device with Alarms - An environmental sensor device with alarms comprises a data bus, a multitude of sensors, at least one processing unit, a communications interface, and memory. The multitude of sensors may include particle counter(s), pressure sensor(s) and/or the like. The memory is configured to hold data and machine executable instructions. The machine executable instructions are configured to cause at least one processing unit to: collect sensor data from at least one of the multitude of sensors, generate processed sensor data from the sensor data, and set alarm(s) based, at least in part on processed sensor data. The communications interface is configured to communicate the report to at least one external device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063834 | ALARM PROCESSING CIRCUIT - An alarm processing circuit includes a plurality of abnormality detection circuits for detecting different abnormalities and outputting alarm signals respectively; a signal conversion circuit for converting the alarm signals outputted from the plurality of abnormality detection circuits into time signals with time widths corresponding to types of the abnormalities respectively; and a determination circuit for determining the types of the abnormalities respectively based on the time widths of the time signals outputted from the signal conversion circuit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063835 | Entertainment and Security Monitoring Apparatus - An entertainment and monitoring apparatus for use in monitoring the safety of an infant includes a housing having opposed ends, the housing having an arcuate configuration between opposed ends. The ends define openings in communication with an interior area. First and second extension members are movable through respective ends between retracted configurations substantially inside the housing and extended configurations substantially outside of and extending away from the openings. First and second guard members are coupled to distal ends of respective extension members, the guard members having free ends displaced from one another at respective retracted configurations and adjacent one another at respective extended configurations. A proximity sensor is positioned on the first guard member and configured to detect movement between respective free ends of first and second guard members. A first speaker is electrically connected to the proximity sensor and actuated when movement is detected. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063836 | RFID ACTIVE CHILD TRACKER - In example embodiments, a system and method for tracking a child using RFID is provided. A first reader detects a signal from the trackable device. First positional data of the trackable device is determined from the signal. The first positional data indicates a first direction of the trackable device relative to the first reader. Second positional data is received from a second reader. The second positional data indicates a second direction of the trackable device relative to the second reader. A location of the trackable device is calculated using the first positional data and the second positional data. The location is presented on the first reader. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063837 | VERIFYING AND MONITORING STOVE OPERATION - A method for an apparatus to monitor an appliance includes receiving information about a translation of a control knob of the appliance along an axis and a rotation of the control knob around the axis, determining if a first event has occurred based on the information, and, when the first event has occurred, starting a timer and determining if a second event has occurred based on the information before the timer reaches a time interval. The method further includes, when the second event does not occur before the timer reaches the time interval, triggering an alert. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION FOR AN ALLERGIC REACTION - A method and an apparatus for providing a notification of a usage of a medical injector are disclosed. For example, the method determines location information of the medical injector. The method then detects the usage of the medical injector, and records a time of the usage of the medical injector. The method then sends the notification comprising the time at which the usage of the medical injector is detected and the location information of the medical injector. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063839 | GOLF CLUB APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Methods and systems for managing golf clubs and for collecting golf data, such as golf strokes, are described. In one embodiment, a golf data collection system includes a golf accessory worn on the golfer's wrist, such as a watch, equipped with a GPS receiver, impact sensing and motion sensing means, and a transceiver to communicate with golf club tags (e.g. at 2.4 GHz such as Bluetooth). The golf accessory senses the motion of the golf club being swung by the golf and/or senses the impact of the golf club striking the golf ball. When swinging motion or impact is sensed the device uses the transceiver to communicate with golf club tags. The closest golf club (i.e. the club in the golfer's hand during the swing) is captured as the club used by the swing based on RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator). Other embodiments are also described. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063840 | Controlling Generation of Change Notifications in a Collaborative Authoring Environment - Methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for controlling generation of change notifications to the one or more users in a collaborative authoring environment. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063841 | Environmental Monitor Device - An environmental monitoring device comprises a data bus, a multitude of sensors, at least one processing unit, input/output device(s); communications interface(s), and memory. Communications interface(s) communicate with at least one environmental sensor device comprising with a multitude of sensors. The multitude of sensors may include particle counter(s), pressure sensor(s) and/or the like. The memory is configured to hold data and machine executable instructions. The machine executable instructions are configured to cause at least one processing unit to: collect sensor data from at least one environmental sensor device; and generate a report of sensor data that exceeds at least one threshold. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063842 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR COLD CHAIN TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - A cold chain transportation device includes a body, a cover, and a detection system. The cover is coupled to the body. The detection system includes a control unit, a temperature sensor, and a detection unit. The temperature sensor senses a temperature of the cold chain transportation device. The detection unit detects opened/closed states of cover. The control unit determines motion states and working states of the cold chain transportation device and transmits the temperature, the opened/closed states, the motion states, and the working states of the cold chain transportation device to an electronic terminal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063843 | Security System For A Motorized Cycle - A walk-up security system ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063844 | Temperature Threshold Monitoring System - A temperature threshold monitoring system for monitoring an ambient temperature within a discrete space, and methods of making and using such a temperature threshold monitoring system, whereby the temperature threshold monitoring system includes a temperature sensor and a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor. The microcontroller can be configured to generate an alert indicium when the temperature sensor senses an ambient temperature within the discrete space which corresponds to a predetermined low-temperature threshold or a predetermined high-temperature threshold. As to particular embodiments, the temperature threshold monitoring system can be configured for coupling to a dependent object within the discrete space. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063845 | AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF ALARM AGGREGATIONS - According to another embodiment, a system for generating alarm aggregation rules is provided. The system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to receive information descriptive of a set of devices, each device within the set having one or more devices within the set that are associated with the device and each device of the set being capable of entering at least one anomalous state; identify at least one type of alarm aggregation rule that applies to at least one device within the set based on one or more anomalous states that the at least one device is capable of entering; and store an association between an alarm aggregation rule of the at least one type and the set of devices. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063846 | HOSPITAL BED WITH PATIENT WEIGHT AND DISPLACEMENT SENSORS - A system for determining a location of a patient on a hospital bed comprising: at least one deformation sensor adapted to generate a signal indicative of a deformation of a frame of the bed; a location determination unit for determining a lateral and/or longitudinal location of the patient based on the deformation of the frame. A method for monitoring an exit of a patient from a hospital bed comprising: determining a patient location on the bed based on measured deformation and generating an alarm signal if the determined location is outside a predetermined area. A weight sensing system for a hospital bed having a base with a suspended frame suspended from a fixed frame comprising: a load sensor connecting the suspended frame and the fixed frame via a suspension member which is unsecured from the fixed frame to allow free vertical movement of the suspended frame relative to the fixed frame. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063847 | ESTABLISHMENT AND DETECTION OF BREAKAGE OF WIRELESS LEASH BETWEEN DEVICES - Companion and accessory devices can be wirelessly leashed together in a manner that enables the devices to estimate their proximities to each other. One device can periodically attempt to detect a signal from the other device. For each attempt, the attempting device can store an indication of whether the signal was detected. If a number of times that the signal was undetected exceeds a threshold, then the attempting device can perform specified operations, such as alerting a user that the wireless leash was broken. As another example, one device can detect that a strength of a signal from the other device exceeds a threshold. In response, the detecting device can measure signal strengths more frequently. If the measuring device then detects that the signal strength exceeds another threshold, then the measuring device can cause specified operations to be performed, such as data synchronization between the devices or unlocking a device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063848 | Providing Priming Cues to a User of an Electronic Device - An electronic device can output a priming cue prior to outputting an alert on the electronic device. A priming cue can be a haptic priming cue, a visual priming cue, an audio priming cue, or various combinations of these priming cues. The priming cue can be perceived by a user either consciously or subconsciously and can increase a user's perceptual state for the alert. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063849 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method implemented by a computer, the method includes: detecting a position of an electronic device capable of communicating with a portable device; setting a range of a position at which the electronic device provides a notification pertaining to the portable device based on a position of the electronic device that has communicated with the portable device; and providing the notification based on the range set in the setting and the position of the electronic device detected in the detecting of a position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063850 | Context-Based Alerts for an Electronic Device - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing an output for an electronic device. In certain embodiments, an alert is output in accordance with a current alert mode, which are selected based on one or more environmental conditions. The environmental conditions may be detected using one or more environmental sensors. The alert can optionally include one or more of: an audio component, a haptic component and a visual component. One or more of alert components correspond to an aspect of the environmental condition detected by the one or more environmental sensors. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063851 | INTELLIGENT PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICE - An intelligent personal safety device is disclosed. The intelligent personal safety device is an apparatus removably coupled to a wrist watch customized to function as a personal safety device, by the way of addition of a sensor module, a processor and a communication element, in the form of an integrated circuit into the wrist watch. The integrated circuit is embedded in the strap of the wrist watch. Alternatively, the integrated circuit is embedded in the watch case of the wrist watch. Alternatively, the integrated circuit is built upon the inner portion of the back cover of the wrist watch. The intelligent personal safety device enables a wearer to generate distress signals during an emergency situation and communicates the distress signal to a remote server via any communication device which is in proximity to the intelligent personal safety device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063852 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To support work of an operator of a monitoring system to set a monitoring rule depending on an environment to be monitored. An information processing system includes an environment expression extracting unit which extracts environment expressions from incident information expressing a certain incident, which includes the environment expressions expressing environments to be monitored and action expressions expressing actions performed in the environments; an action expression extracting unit which extracts the action expressions from the incident information; and an information collecting unit which generates information in which the extracted action expressions are associated with the environment expressions expressing the environments when the actions expressed by the action expressions have been performed among the extracted environment expressions, conducts a search with respect to the generated information, with the action expressions as a key, and calculates, on the basis of the search, frequency at which the environment expressions have been extracted. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063853 | PERSONALIZED HOME SITUATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND PERSONALIZED HOME SITUATION CONTROL METHOD - A personalized home situation control system has a personalized situation control device, and at least one repeating device and at least one sensing device located in an environment of multiple users. The situation control device serves for editing a situation list. Each one of the at least one repeating device is connected to an electric appliance module capable of changing atmosphere in the environment, receives commands transmitted from the situation control device, and controls an operating state of the electric appliance. When activated by the situation control device, multiple electric appliance modules in the environment can be controlled by corresponding repeating devices, which are instructed by corresponding sensing devices, according to the situation list. Accordingly, the situation control device can be used to generate an editable and personalized home situation effect in a portable and less environmentally restrictive manner, thereby enhancing operational convenience and flexibility. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063854 | HOME AUTOMATION CONTROL USING CONTEXT SENSITIVE MENUS - Various arrangements for presenting contextual menus are presented. A mobile device may be configured to provide contextual menus for control or monitoring of components. Different menus and interfaces are presented based the position of the mobile device or objects being pointed at using the mobile device. Specific objects may be designated as control markers. The objects may be recognized using a camera of the mobile device. When a control marker is recognized a specific menu or interface that is associated with the control marker may be presented to the user. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063855 | PORTABLE WIRELESS-CONTROLLED LOW FREQUENCY PULSE CONTROL SYSTEM - A portable wireless-controlled low frequency pulse control system includes a computer unit, including display and control interface | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY OF A PORTABLE DEVICE - A system and method used to configure a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance. The smart device retrieves from a controllable appliance, such as a settop box, data indicative of a codeset identity of the target appliance wherein the codeset identity was determined during a process used to configure a conventional universal remote control to command functional operations of the target appliance and wherein the process used to configure the conventional universal remote control is performed in cooperation with the controllable appliance. A remote control application resident on the smart device then uses the data indicative of the codeset identity retrieved from the controllable appliance to also configure the smart device to command functional operations of the target appliance. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063857 | Lane Level Congestion Splitting - A controller receives probe data from a vehicle traveling on a path segment. The probe data may be collected by a mobile device. The path segment may be a multilane roadway. The controller identifies a first lane of the path segment from the probe data. The controller associated a forked route with the first lane of the path segment. The controller calculates different traffic values for the lanes of the path segment. One traffic value may be calculated directly from speeds derived from the path data. Another traffic value may be calculated by the probe data and a historical relationship. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING GLOBAL SCENE CONTEXT FOR ADAPTIVE PREDICTION AND CORRESPONDING PROGRAM, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH SYSTEM - The invention regards a method for assisting a driver of a vehicle by computationally predicting a future movement behaviour of a target vehicle. The method comprises steps of acquiring data describing a traffic environment of a host vehicle, computing a plurality of future movement behaviour alternatives for a target vehicle, by predicting movement behaviour of the target vehicle based on the data describing the traffic environment. The prediction step calculates a probability that the target object will execute a movement behaviour and information relating to future behaviour of the target vehicle is output. The method estimates a global scene context and adapts the predicted behaviour based on the estimated global scene context. The adaptation of the behaviour prediction is performed by at least one of adapting indicator values in situation models employed by a context-based prediction, by adapting a result of the context-based prediction and adapting the overall prediction result. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063859 | Dual Mode Traffic Intersection, System for Directing Traffic at a Traffic Intersection, and Method Therefor - A traffic intersection is configured to allow for the splitting of turning left lane from the other lanes at a region distal from the intersection region at a crossover zone to reduce bottlenecks at the intersection region itself and smoothes the flow of traffic. Also provided are a traffic guidance system, a traffic signaling arrangement, a pedestrian crossing, a pedestrian crossing guidance system, a directional indicator arrangement, a method of marking a traffic intersection and a method of determining a marking protocol for use at or with the traffic intersection. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063860 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DISTANCE TO TARGET FOR REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY - A method and system for providing a distance to target vehicle finder function for remote keyless entry is provided. The method and system include enabling a vehicle finder function from a portable device and transmitting a low power signal from the portable device to a vehicle onboard receiver. The method and system further includes determining whether the vehicle onboard receiver receives the low power signal from the portable device and enabling a low power vehicle finding response. The method and system also include transmitting a high power signal from the portable device to the vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle onboard receiver does not receive the low power signal from the portable device, and enabling a high power vehicle finding response when it is determined that the vehicle onboard receiver receives the high power signal from the portable device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063861 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING PARKING SPACE - A device for detecting a parking space includes: a signal pre-processing unit configured to filter ultrasonic signals emitted from ultrasonic sensors attached to a vehicle, and reflected and returned from a corner section of an obstacle; a corner estimating unit configured to extract a crossing point of a plurality of circles having a plurality of measurement distances, which are collected from the reflection signals according to a movement of the vehicle as radiuses, estimate a reflection angle between a first line for bisecting a detection region within the detection region of the ultrasonic sensor, which has an attachment position of the ultrasonic sensor as a reference point, and a second line for connecting the reference point and the crossing point, and estimate the corner section based on the estimated reflection angle; and a parking space detecting unit configured to detect a parking space according to the estimated corner section. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063862 | PARKING SPACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of optimizing the use of parking spots in a contiguous parking zone includes dividing a parking zone into a plurality of component parking slots; evaluating the size of a dynamic parking spot required by a specific vehicle having known parking spot size requirements, as a function of the component parking slots, and evaluating the availability in the parking zone of the dynamic parking spot. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063863 | System And Method For Providing Distributed On-Street Valet Parking With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A computer-implemented system and method for providing multi-locational curbside valet parking service is provided. A multiplicity of motor vehicle parking spaces are managed by a server. A plurality of smart parking devices and vehicle occupancy sensors are interfaced with the server. Use of a plurality of the parking spaces is reserved for a valet service. A reservation request for the use of the plurality of the parking spaces is accepted for use by the valet service for a period of time. Occupancy of the reserved parking spaces by a motor vehicle is sensed through the vehicle occupancy sensor. A valet drop-off location of at least one of the parking spaces that is reserved for the use of the valet service and is not occupied by a motor vehicle is identified. The valet drop-off location and a location of a lock box are provided to the motorist through a user interface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063864 | TRANSPORTER VEHICLE, DUMP TRUCK, AND TRANSPORTER VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a transporter vehicle including: a vehicle; an object detection device that detects an object at a front side of the vehicle; a collision determination unit that determines a possibility of a collision with the object based on a detection result of the object detection device; a process system that performs a process for reducing damage caused by the collision; a control unit that outputs a signal for reducing the damage caused by the collision to the process system based on a determination result of the collision determination unit; a time point data acquisition unit that acquires time point data in which the signal is output from the control unit; and an output unit that outputs process history data indicating at least a state of the process system. The output unit outputs the time point data and the process history data in association with each other. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063865 | method and apparatus for guiding a vehicle in the surroundings of an object - A method for guiding a vehicle in the surrounding environment of an object. The method includes reading in a multiplicity of view ray endpoints in a three-dimensional image, produced by a stereo camera of the vehicle, of a surrounding environment, containing the object, of the vehicle, at least one of the view ray endpoints representing an outer surface of the object, connecting the multiplicity of view ray endpoints to form a polygon that represents a free surface to be traveled by the vehicle, and generating a driving corridor, provided for the vehicle, for driving around the object, based on the free surface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063866 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING SPACING INFORMATION - A display system for a subject aircraft is provided. The system includes a processing unit configured to receive air traffic spacing information associated with a lead aircraft and flight information associated with the subject aircraft and to generate display signals associated with the air traffic spacing information and the flight information; and a display unit coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the display signals from the processing unit and to render a horizontal situation indicator with spacing symbology based on the air traffic spacing information and the flight information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING THE ENERGY STATE OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING DESCENT - A method and system is provided for the recovery of an aircraft energy upset in a time-constrained descent. The system includes a computational unit to assess a number of adjustments involving a combination of speed changes, aerodynamic brake deployment and track miles adjustments that alter the energy dissipation profile whilst allowing the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined time-of-arrival over an incoming waypoint along the original descent path. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063868 | System and Method for Departure Metering from Airports - Described herein are systems and methods for allocating departure slots at an airport. One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a method including calculating an estimated takeoff time (“ETT”) based on airport data and flight plan data, allocating a departure slot time for the at least one flight based on the ETT, and populating the allocated departure slot time in an allocation grid. Another embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a system comprising a user interface displaying information related to flight plan data and airport data received from an airport network, and a departure allocation module calculating an estimated takeoff time (“ETT”) for the first flight based on the airport data and the flight plan data, allocating a departure slot time for the flight, and populating the departure slot time in an allocation grid via the user interface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063869 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TRAFFIC AND ASSOCIATED ALERTS ON A THREE-DIMENSIONAL AIRPORT MOVING MAP DISPLAY - A flight deck display system and method comprises a first source of host aircraft feature data and a second source of traffic data. A processor is coupled to the first and second sources and is configured to (a) receive host aircraft data; (2) receive traffic data; (3) filter traffic based on a predetermined set of separation criteria to identify vital traffic; (4) generate symbology graphically representative of vital traffic; (5) generate symbology graphically representative of the host aircraft; and (6) display the host aircraft and the vital traffic on an AMM display. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063870 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING OF AUTONOMY IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - A monitoring apparatus for deployment on an AUV may include navigation equipment operable independent of guidance and control equipment of the AUV and usable for determining AUV navigation information during deployment of the AUV, radio equipment operable independent of a radio module of the AUV and for providing a communication link to a ground station for communication with testing staff, and a watchdog module comprising processing circuitry configured to monitor at least the AUV navigation information relative to operational guidance to determine whether a constraint defined in the operational guidance is violated. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063871 | ONLINE LEARNING STYLE AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, ONLINE LEARNING STYLE AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an online learning style automated diagnostic system and method, and a computer readable recording medium; the online learning style automated diagnostic method includes following steps. A plurality of messages sent by learning platforms are received through a network communication device and are stored in a learning database, in which each message includes relevant data corresponding to a learner's learning behavior. It is determined that the learning behavior belongs to at least one learn style. Outliers of the correlation data are found, and then the outliers are filtered out from the correlation data to generate a set of data, in which a maximum value of the set of data is calculated. Each of the set of data is divided by the maximum value to give a conversion value, and a score of the learner in the learning style is calculated based on the conversion value. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063872 | ON-DEMAND LEARNING SYSTEM - An on-demand learning system provides an enhanced leaning environment capable of delivering relevant content on virtually any topic to specific learners. The learning system implements technical features that facilitate curation and subject matter validation of many different types of content. The technical architecture of the learning system also supports intelligent matching of learners to subject matter areas, creation of specific subject matter boards, and resilient maintenance of the boards. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED LEARNING - Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for interactive learning. A system including one or more modules for content authoring/creation; implementing a student experience; performing lab management & analytics; and supporting a content marketplace is provided. Corresponding methods and computer-readable media are also provided. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063874 | EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS - A digital personal assistant is described that determines a mental or emotional state of a user based on one or more signals and, based on the determined mental or emotional state, provides the user with feedback concerning an item of content generated thereby or an activity to be conducted thereby. An API is described that can be used by diverse applications and/or services to communicate with the digital personal assistant for the purpose of obtaining information about the current mental or emotional state of the user. Content tagging logic is described that identifies one or more items of content generated or interacted with by the user and stores metadata in association with the identified item(s) of content. The metadata includes information indicative of the current mental or emotional state of the user during the time period when the user generated or interacted with the content. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063875 | Interactive Book - This document describes an interactive book. The interactive book includes sensors, electronic output components, and a memory that maintains book data. The sensors and the electronic output components are integrated into the book itself, such as within physical pages of the interactive book. The interactive book is configured to establish an electronic connection with a storytelling device. When the electronic connection is established, book data and sensor data is communicated from the interactive book to the storytelling device. The storytelling device controls electronic output components, at the interactive book and/or at the storytelling device, to provide story enhancement effects that are correlated to the interactive book. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063876 | Storytelling Device - This document describes a storytelling device. The storytelling device includes electronic output components, such as light sources, speakers, a video projector, or a display. The storytelling device is configured to establish an electronic connection with an interactive book, and to receive book data and sensor data from the interactive book via the electronic connection. Then, based on the sensor data and the book data, the storytelling device controls electronic output components, at the storytelling device and/or the interactive book, to provide story enhancement effects that are correlated to the interactive book. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063877 | Interactive Page Turning - This document describes interactive page turning A book includes physical pages, and one or more sensors that sense when the physical pages are turned. Turning the physical pages causes a media device to provide a story enhancement effect, such as outputting audio via a speaker, outputting light through a light source, or displaying media content on a display. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063878 | COURSE CUSTOMIZER - Techniques for providing customized learning material for a particular course so that each student can learn efficiently and effectively based on their own skills and depth of knowledge in the particular subject. The system allows customization of a path through the course material by setting waypoints. Each waypoint corresponds to a particular position within the course material. By setting multiple waypoints, a user can create a customized path through the course material. The user can further specify, for each waypoint, the level of detail of the course material presented to the user. By following the sequence of waypoints, the system can automatically present the course material via a course player to the user in the order the user prefers. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063879 | GENERATING HIGH-LEVEL QUESTIONS FROM SENTENCES - Questions about a passage of text that includes a sequence of two or more sentences are generated. Each question covers the content of a plurality of sentences in the passage, and includes a context portion of the passage and a question statement that is contextually related to the context portion of the passage. A user is also provided with questions about a passage of text they are reading. Each question is presented to the user, where this presentation includes displaying the context portion of the passage and the question statement that is contextually related to the context portion of the passage. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063880 | ACTIVITY REPOSITORY - Techniques are described herein for storing and managing activity objects. The activity objects represent activities that are designed to achieve objectives. The activity model reflected in the activity objects allows the activity objects to be associated with objective objects that represent the objectives of the activities represented by the activity objects. A mechanism is provided to transition activity objects through various states, to allow people with various roles to each apply their own customizations to an activity before the activity is published in association with the syllabus of a particular course offering. Techniques are also described for collecting instrumentation data as users perform the activities associated with the activity objects, and for recommending activities based on previously collected instrumentation data. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063881 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ASSIST AN INSTRUCTOR OF A COURSE - A system and method to assist an instructor in managing, understanding, and drawing conclusions about the learning behavior. The system includes methods for processing data collected about users as they interact with the various modalities of learning that may be integrated into the course, and rendering this information into visualizations that are displayed on an instructor dashboard and updated in real time. This instructor interface includes a plurality of modules targeted towards the management of and interaction with users, and the analysis and visualization of a different aspect of their learning | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063882 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING STUDENT PERFORMANCE - A method of capturing student performance can be provided that includes enabling a course creator to generate assessment data related to learning assessments for an online course and to generate learning outcomes for the online course, associating the assessment data with the learning outcomes, such that at least some of the learning assessments correspond to at least some of the learning outcomes, and generating an online classroom. The method may further include providing the learning assessments to students enrolled in the online course using the online classroom, wherein the students can generate completed learning assessments, and determining, for each of the completed learning assessments, whether one or more of the learning outcomes were met by each of the students. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING A LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF A USER - Systems and methods for customizing an educational interactive multimedia presentation based on biometric sensor readings of a user. The interactive multimedia presentation may include one or more educational lessons that are presented to the user. A particular educational lesson may include content related to one or more skillsets the user is learning. By adapting the interactive multimedia presentation based on the user's biometric sensor readings, a customized learning experience may be created for the user. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063884 | SIMULATOR DEVICE OF NAVIGATION ON A SAILING BOAT - Provided is a simulator device of a sailing boat including: a fixed structure, configured to support the simulator device on the ground, a support structure configured to firmly support the sailing boat, a rotatable connection means of the support structure to the fixed structure, configured to allow the rotation of the support structure around a substantially vertical axis and with respect to the fixed structure, and a tilting connection means of the support structure to the fixed structure, configured to allow the rotation or tilting of the support structure around a longitudinal axis, perpendicular to the vertical axis, wherein the tilting support includes an articulated quadrilateral including two lower hinges connected to a lower non-tilting element, two upper hinges connected to an upper tilting element, rods which connect said lower hinges to said upper hinges in an intersecting manner, and elastic contrast means of the tilting of said articulated quadrilateral. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063885 | ILLUSTRATED PHONICS BOARD - An illustrated phonics board is provided offering a simplified language learning system using visuals, and moving selectors that are easily manipulated to form simple words. To use, the operator chooses letters from three moving selectors to form a three letter word that shows within a target window. The art on the board provides readily available visual prompts, a quick reference to letters and their phonetic sounds for beginning readers. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063886 | Color Reading and Language Teaching Method - A method and computer system for teaching reading and language skills utilizing the application of color to traditional black text is provided. The method may be implemented by software and includes generating a new document from a source text document wherein the text of the new document is assigned a color according to one or more patterns. The user has the option to select from a first mode of operation wherein each letter in the new document is assigned an individual color, a second mode of operation wherein distinct groups of letters are assigned individual colors, and a third mode of operation wherein distinct words are assigned individual colors. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063887 | LEARNING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL CODING - A learning system for medical coding comprising: analyzing patient history before examination; charting the patient history on a historical component table; providing a summary of the patient history; determining an examination component of coding; tabulating data reviewed; determining risk complications and managing a course of action based on the data. The patient history includes: a chief complaint, a history of present illness, review of the patient's various systems and post-family or social history. The examination component may include the organ system and body area of a patient. Further, the course of action includes three elements, numbering of diagnosis and management options, amount and complexity of data reviewed, risk of complication and morbidity or mortality. Any tabulated data includes pathology, radiology and complex test results. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063888 | Nutrition-Pedometer - A system for determining the health and wellness of an individual user, the said system comprising a measuring device configured to measure and calculate (a) nutritional value of food items consumed, and (b) certain physical activities of the user, wherein the measuring device calculates and displays the weight gain or weight loss. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063889 | WORD DISPLAY ENHANCEMENT - A print display of words is presented in a display at a user device. An audio electrical signal is generated based on utterances of a user in speaking a word of the words. The utterances are matched to the word using the audio electrical signal and word associated utterance data. An emphasis display signal is generated based on the matching of the utterances to the word. A visual reference of the word is emphasized at the display based on the emphasis display signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063890 | METHOD FOR TRAINING BEHAVIOR - A wearable or other portable device in the form of a module, bracelet, anklet, ring, watchband, part of watchband, necklace, or part of a garment, is worn or carried by a user in order to assist in behavioral training of a user. The device produces one or more stimuli: for example, it may display words on an LED screen, emit a sound, shine a light, vibrate, induce a warming or cooling sensation, or induce a shock. The user may control the device's operation by manually administering stimuli via the device, or the user may choose or create a program through which the device automatically produces stimuli in response to particular criteria detected by the device or another computer linked to the device. A method for behavioral reinforcement involving use of the device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063891 | VESTIBULAR STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - A vestibular stimulation system, computer controls, methods, and doses are provided. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063892 | STITCHING TEACH DEVICE AND APPLICATION - The present invention relates to a teach device for practicing methods of stitching quilts. The teach device includes a display device such as a computer tablet, handles for moving the teach device, and various electronic and computer components for tracking teach device movement and for storing quilting patterns within the memory of the teach device. The teach device may also be mounted within a docking device that performs some of the above functions and/or includes some of the above components. Moreover the teach device as taught may include a communications medium that allows it to be in communication with a computerized stitcher. When the teach device and computerized stitcher are in communication with one another, movements made by the teach device may be communicated to and reproduced by the computerized stitcher on a workpiece. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063893 | MEDIA STREAMING METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - Techniques and systems are provided for assisting a user through a guidance mode activity. Such a user may be visually or otherwise impaired, or a user requiring help for other reasons. In some embodiments, a client device, held or worn by the user, may comprise a video capture device and several sensors, and may send video data and sensor data to a server. The server may comprise a processor and artificial intelligence. The server may send the video data and sensor data to an agent device. The agent device may provide content for display on an agent interface. An agent may view the agent interface, and assist the user in real time through audio instructions or other feedback. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063894 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING A VOICE GUIDANCE FUNCTION, A SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND A CORRESPONDING VOICE GUIDANCE METHOD - An electronic apparatus having a voice guidance function includes: a text to speech (TTS) engine configured to convert a text included in a function of the electronic apparatus into a voice signal; a user identifier configured to acquire user information; an audio processor configured to output an audio signal corresponding to content received by the electronic apparatus and a mixed sound signal including the audio signal and the voice signal; and a controller configured to control the audio processor to selectively output at least one of the audio signal and the mixed sound signal in accordance with the user information acquired by the user identifier. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063895 | BALL COLLISION DEMONSTRATION DEVICE - A ball collision demonstration device includes a base, and first and second support assemblies carried by the base. The first and second support assemblies are spaced-apart and angled away from each other so that a separation distance at adjacent ends is greater then a separation distance at medial portions of the first and second support assemblies. The device further includes balls, and a respective pair of flexible lines coupled between the first and second support assemblies and each ball. The balls are suspended in a horizontal line parallel to the base. The respective pairs of flexible lines have, from the medial portions towards the adjacent ends of the first and second support assemblies, increasing line lengths and increasing separation distances between each pair. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063896 | MEDICAL PRODUCT SUPPORT PLATFORM - A system for providing medical product support to a client device in an operating room is provided. The system includes a processor and memory associated with the processor, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, configures the processor to receive a product support request from the client device, transmit a web platform including at least one view to the client device in response to the product support request, the at least one view being configured to present the client device with self-help product support information for at least one medical product or medical procedure, the at least one view including a real-time product support option activatable by a user of the client device to request a real-time product support connection, and the web platform being configured to establish a communication interface with a product support staff member in response to the request. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063897 | MEDICAL PRODUCT SUPPORT PLATFORM - A system for providing medical product support to a client device in an operating room is provided. The system includes a processor and memory associated with the processor, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, configures the processor to receive a product support request from the client device, and transmit a web platform including at least one view to the client device in response to the product support request, the at least one view being configured to present the client device with self-help product support information for at least one medical procedure, and the at least one view further presenting at least one medical product associated with the at least one medical procedure. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063898 | OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL SIMULATION SYSTEM - An eye model system includes a socket housing having an interior cavity sized to receive an eye model, and an anterior opening communicating with the interior cavity. Engagement structure is provided for detachably engaging and securing the eye model in the interior cavity. A method for practicing medical procedures is also disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063899 | PATIENT MEDICINE IDENTITY DISPLAY - A patient medication identity display is provided that a matrix of medication slides for displaying a patient's medications in a manner so as to eliminate confusion and avoid preventable prescription errors and consequent harm to patients. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063900 | SECURITY ENVELOPE AND METHOD - There is provided a sealable enclosure having a surface having a cyanoacrylate disposed thereupon, another surface having disposed thereupon an activator compound capable of inducing polymerization of the cyanoacrylate, the two surfaces being positioned or positionable in opposing relationship to one another. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063901 | ELECTRONIC LABELLING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electronic labelling device formed by a label holder and an electronic label. The front portion ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063902 | WIND-SHIELD WALL AND ADVERTISING BOARD - The present invention provides a wind-shield wall and an advertising board. The wind-shield wall includes a wall body ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063903 | ILLUMINATED SIGN - An illuminated sign for use in a vehicle wash system, including a base, an upright member extending from the base and having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a head portion connected to the upper portion of the upright member. The illuminated sign includes at least one light source having a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is associated with a first group of vehicle wash services for treating an exterior of a vehicle. The second mode is associated with a second group of vehicle wash services for treating an exterior of a vehicle. The sign includes a sign controller in communication with the at least one light source. The sign controller is configured to enable the first mode in response to detecting a selection of the first group of vehicle wash services. The sign controller is also configured to enable the second mode in response to detecting a selection of the second group of vehicle wash services. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063904 | ILLUMINATED SUPPORT MOUNT FOR VEHICLE FLAG - An illuminated support mount for a vehicle flag may include a base, a power input jack disposed outwardly of the base, a mast connected to the base, and a light source disposed within the mast and electrically connected to the power input jack. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063905 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING DETERIORATION OF THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel, a power supply unit, a first current measuring unit, and an overcurrent preventing switch. The power supply unit provides a power supply voltage to the display panel. The first current measuring unit is connected to a first path for providing the power supply voltage from the power supply unit to the display panel and measures a first current flowing through the first path. The overcurrent preventing switch is connected in parallel with the first current measuring unit and selectively forms a detour path for the first path according to an amount of the first current such that at least a portion of the first current flows through the detour path. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063906 | DRIVING CIRCUIT BOARD, DISPLAY MODULE AND AUTOMATIC TESTING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL - A driving circuit board of a display panel includes a circuit board, a timing control circuit, a connector and a functional pin set. The timing control circuit is disposed on the circuit board. The connector is disposed on the circuit board. The functional pin set is disposed on the circuit board and has a ground pin and a function trigger pin. The function trigger pin is electrically connected to the timing control circuit. A display module and an automatic testing method of a display panel are also disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063907 | Electronic Device Resistant to Radio-Frequency Display Interference - An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and a display. A display driver integrated circuit in the display may have a spectrum analyzer circuit. An antenna may monitor for wireless signals. The display driver integrated circuit may use the spectrum analyzer circuit to analyze the wireless signals and determine whether there is a potential for visible display artifacts. In the presence of conditions that can lead to display artifacts, the display driver integrated circuit may adjust a gate driver control signal. Adjustments to the gate driver control signal may be made using adjustable signal dividers. The adjustments to the gate driver control signal eliminate the visible display artifacts. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063908 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DRIVING METOHD - A method for driving a display device is disclosed. Each pixel of the display device includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The method includes: driving the first sub-pixel of a first pixel disposed in a first column and in a first row to display a first color; driving the second sub-pixel of the first pixel to display a second color; driving the first sub-pixel of a second pixel disposed in the first column and in a second row or a third row to display a third color; driving the second sub-pixel of the second pixel to display the first color; and determining a pixel value of the first sub-pixel of the first pixel according to a predetermined region, the pixels adjacent to the first pixel, and a video signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063909 | Method For Adjusting Display Effect And Electronic Apparatus - A method for adjusting a display effect and an electronic apparatus that includes a frame body, a fixing device, and a functional main body section. The functional main body section includes a display device disposed in the frame body. When a user views a first display content in the first display region in a first interactive mode, a light beam emitted by the display device is incident upon the user's eyes so that the user perceives a first perception picture. The display parameter of the display device is adjusted by obtaining the adjustment parameter for instructing to adjust the display effect of the first perception picture, and thereby generating the corresponding control signal, so that a current display effect of the first perception picture is different from a display effect of the first perception picture before the adjustment. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063910 | Display Device, Driving Method Thereof, and Timing Controller Thereof - A display device, a driving method thereof, and a timing controller thereof able to prevent image defects, such as image insensitiveness, non-uniform luminance, and gradation abnormality, which would otherwise occur when sensing data are not ordinarily acquired from data sequentially transmitted from a plurality of sensing configurations are disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063911 | Oled Display Device - The present application discloses an OLED display device. The OLED display device includes: a plurality of first Sub-pixels displaying a first color; a plurality of second sub-pixels displaying a second color; and a plurality of third sub-pixels displaying a third color. Areas of the third sub-pixels are greater than areas of the first sub-pixels, and are greater than areas of the second sub-pixels. The first sub-pixels and the second sub-pixels are alternately arranged in first columns; the third sub-pixels are arranged in second columns which are adjacent to the first columns; a distance between two third sub-pixels which are immediately adjacent to each other in a second column is a first distance, a distance between a first sub-pixel and a second stab-pixel which are alternately arranged in a first column is a second distance, and the first distance is smaller than the second distance. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063912 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The array substrate according to the present disclosure may include within its fanout region a plurality of signal transmission lines for transmitting signals between a driver chip and a display region of the array substrate, and each signal transmission line may correspond to one data transmission channel. The array substrate may further include at least one impedance balancing line arranged corresponding to a signal transmission line in the plurality of signal transmission lines, wherein the impedance balancing line is electrically connected to the signal transmission line, so that a difference between impedances of different data transmission channels within the fanout region meets a first predetermined condition. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063913 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The inventors found out that in the case of performing a low gray scale display in which a very small amount of current is supplied to a light emitting element, variations in threshold voltages of driving transistors become notable since the gate-source voltage is low. In view of this, the invention provides a display device in which variations in the threshold voltages of the driving transistors are reduced even in the low gray scale display, and a driving method thereof. According to the invention, a gate-source voltage of the driving transistor is set higher in the low gray scale display than that in the high gray scale display. As one mode to achieve this, different power source lines are provided for the low gray scale display and the high gray scale display and their potentials are set to be different. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063914 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a timing controller, a data driver and a display panel. The timing controller receives input image data at a first frequency substantially equal to a frame rate of an input image. The timing controller generates a data signal having the first frequency based on the input image data having the first frequency. The data driver converts the data signal into a data voltage. The display panel displays an image based on the data voltage. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063915 | OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND SWITCHING CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY DRIVING DEVICE - An output circuit of a display driving device may include: an output buffer unit configured to buffer a pair of input signals having different polarities and output a pair of output signals; and a switching unit configured to transmit the pair of output signals to a pair of output terminals through a direct path or a cross path during an output period, and charge-share the pair of output terminals using a middle voltage of a pull-up voltage and a pull-down voltage of the output buffer unit during a charge-sharing period. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063916 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An organic electroluminescent device includes a first transistor, an organic electroluminescent element that emits light with luminance corresponding to magnitude of a current supplied via the first transistor, and a capacitive element. The capacitive element includes a first electrode connected to a gate of the first transistor, a second electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the same layer as the second electrode, and is arranged in a position away from the second electrode with the dielectric film interposed therebetween. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063917 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - [Object] To provide a technology that can mitigate accurately the ghosting problem. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063918 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TIMING CONTROLLER - Disclosed is a display device and a timing controller that can check the status of a display driving related unit, take a proper countermeasure according to the check result, and prevent an abnormal operation of the display driving related unit or prevent a failure in driving, damage to a device, and screen abnormality that may happen according to the abnormal operation of the display driving related unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063919 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display method for a display device is provided. The display method comprises activating a Head Mounted Theater (HMT) mode, the HMT mode displaying two images which are substantially same each other on first and second areas respectively, separated from each other, in a display area of the display device; and adjusting a display time, for displaying a black screen in the first and second areas, of a unit frame time when the HMT mode is activated. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063920 | Pixel Circuit with Organic Light Emitting Diode - A pixel circuit with an organic light emitting diode (OLED) includes an OLED, a driving switch, an enabling switch, a compensation circuit, and a data switch. Through the compensation circuit, the data switch, and the control of a compensation voltage, a voltage at the control terminal of the driving switch of the pixel circuit is set according to a data voltage and the absolute value of a threshold voltage of the driving switch. Hence, the driving current determined by the driving switch relates to the data voltage. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063921 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display With Reduced Capacitive Sensitivity - A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels. Each display pixel may have a light-emitting diode that emits light under control of a drive transistor. Each display pixel may also have control transistors for compensation and programming operations. Each display pixel may have six thin-film transistors and one capacitor. One of the six transistors may serve as the drive transistor and may be compensated using the remaining five transistors and the capacitor. The capacitor may have a first terminal coupled to the gate of the drive transistor and a second terminal coupled to the light-emitting diode. In one embodiment, two scan control signals and two emission control signals may be used for each row of display pixels. In another embodiment, a single scan control signal and a single emission control signal may be formed for each row of display pixels. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063922 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display - A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels. Each display pixel may have a light-emitting diode that emits light under control of a drive transistor. Each display pixel may also have control transistors for compensation and programming operations. Each display pixel may have six thin-film transistors and one capacitor. One of the six transistors may serve as the drive transistor and may be compensated using the remaining five transistors and the capacitor. The capacitor may have a first terminal coupled to the gate of the drive transistor and a second terminal coupled to the light-emitting diode. In one embodiment, two scan control signals and two emission control signals may be used for each row of display pixels. In another embodiment, a single scan control signal and a single emission control signal may be formed for each row of display pixels. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063923 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A pixel driving circuit includes a signal loading component, a storage capacitor, a compensation component, a mirror component, and a drive transistor. In a data transmission stage, the signal loading component transmits a received image data signal to the gate of a drive transistor, which is stored in a storage capacitor; and in a threshold voltage compensation stage, the compensation component connects the gate of the drive transistor to the source of the drive transistor so as to generate a drive signal dependent upon the threshold voltage of the drive transistor from the signal stored in the storage capacitor and to drive an organic light emitting diode to emit light, thus eliminating an influence of the threshold voltage of the drive transistor on the current through the organic light emitting diode and preventing the brightness of the organic light emitting diode from varying over its operating period of time. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063924 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a thin film transistor substrate having two different types of thin film transistors on the same substrate and a display using the same. A disclosed display device may include a substrate, a first thin film transistor including a first semiconductor layer having a polycrystalline semiconductor material on the substrate, and a second thin film transistor including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor material on the substrate. Both the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer may be disposed directly on a same underlying layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063925 | CURRENT SENSING DEVICE OF DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A current sensing device includes a variable resistor control unit calculating an estimated driving current based on image data to be displayed on the display panel and outputting variable resistor control signal corresponding to a current range that includes the estimated driving current, a current sensing unit sensing a driving current provided to pixels and outputting a sensing voltage corresponding to the driving current, a sensing voltage calculating unit changing an integral gain according to the variable resistor control signal and integrating the sensing voltage, and a calculating control unit controlling an operation of the sensing voltage calculating unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063926 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system is disclosed. Light emitting diodes and laser diodes are used to provide backlight sources for the display panel. A first driving unit configured for driving light emitting diodes to emit light and a second driving unit configured for driving laser diodes to emit light are provided accordingly. A control module acquires image signals to be displayed in the display panel and determines whether the image to be displayed need to be compensated for its picture quality; if so, the control module controls a first driving unit and a second driving unit to drive light emitting diodes and laser diodes respectively to emit light together; and if not, only controls a first driving unit to drive light emitting diodes to emit light. The display system can effectively increase color gamut range of a liquid crystal display. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160063927 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS - The present disclosure provides a backlight brightness control method and a device for adjusting brightness of a backlight. The method comprises: receiving a control instruction to adjust a current brightness value to a target brightness value; stopping current supply to backlights of a first backlight assembly, determining a first target current value necessary for backlights of a second backlight assembly to reach the target brightness value, and providing the first target current value to the backlights of the second backlight assembly, when the current brightness value is greater than a first threshold and the target brightness value is less than the first threshold. | 2016-03-03 |
