Patents Examined by Alexander Eisen
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Patent number: 11501556Abstract: A display device includes a first base layer, a circuit layer disposed on the first base layer and including a plurality of switching elements, a pixel layer disposed on the circuit layer and including a light emitting element, wherein the light emitting element is configured to receive a current from at least one of the plurality of switching elements to emit a first light, and a sensor layer disposed below the first base layer and including a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to receive a second light generated when the first light is reflected by an external object.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyoungwook Jang, Yun-Ho Kim
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Patent number: 11500216Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for adjusting a pupil distance of a virtual reality display device. The method adjusts a second pupil distance on a virtual reality display device by means of a first pupil distance of a user wearing the virtual reality display device, the first pupil distance referring to a pupil distance of the user wearing the virtual reality display device, and the second pupil distance being used as a distance between focal points of two lenses of the virtual reality display device; the method comprises: detecting whether the first pupil distance and the second pupil distance match; if the first pupil distance and the second pupil distance do not match, then executing a preset matching operation on the virtual reality display device. The present application solves the technical problem of a virtual reality display device being bulky and heavy.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: PIMAX TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTDInventor: Zhibin Weng
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Patent number: 11495154Abstract: Apparatus and methods for displaying an image by a rotating structure are provided. The rotating structure can comprise blades of a fan. The fan can be a cooling fan for an electronics device such as an augmented reality display. In some embodiments, the rotating structure comprises light sources that emit light to generate the image. The light sources can comprises light-field emitters. In other embodiments, the rotating structure is illuminated by an external (e.g., non-rotating) light source.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Guillermo Padin Rohena, Ralph Remsburg, Adrian Kaehler, Evan Francis Rynk
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Patent number: 11495651Abstract: The disclosure provides a multi-page display screen and a mobile phone including the same. The multi-page display screen includes a first display sub-screen and a second display sub-screen formed by flexible screens. The first display sub-screen and the second display sub-screen each includes a first half screen and a second half screen. The first half screen and the second half screen are pivotable and foldable relative to each other, and the first half screen and the second half screen can be unfolded relative to each other to constitute the first display sub-screen and the second display sub-screen respectively. Backs of the first half screens of the first display sub-screen and in the second display sub-screen are bonded together, such that the first display sub-screen and the second display sub-screen are arranged as book pages. The multi-page display screen makes it easy to switch to a page of a different mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Guoqiang Ma, Yao Hu
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Patent number: 11494147Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to sensor devices configured to sense bending in multiple joints. One example provides a sensor device configured to span a first articulable joint and a second articulable joint. The sensor device comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack and connected to a base. The plurality of electrodes comprise a first electrode arranged at a first joint region of the sensor device that is configured to be positioned at the first articulable joint, a second electrode arranged at a second joint region of the sensor device that is configured to be positioned at the second articulable joint, and a reference electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sang Ho Yoon, Siyuan Ma, James David Holbery
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Patent number: 11487380Abstract: A display device includes a display panel. A fingerprint sensor package at least partially overlaps the display panel. A printed circuit board (PCB) at least partially overlaps the display panel and includes a touch sensor integrated circuit (IC). The fingerprint sensor package includes a first base having a plurality of conductive patterns, an image sensor disposed on a first surface of the first base, and a first conductive layer disposed on a second surface of the first base, at least partially overlapping with the image sensor, and electrically connected to the plurality of conductive patterns of the first base via a via electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee Kwon Lee, Sung Un Park
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Patent number: 11487123Abstract: A virtual or augmented reality headset is provided having a frame, a pair of virtual or augmented reality eyepieces, and an interpupillary distance adjustment mechanism. The frame includes opposing arm members and a bridge positioned intermediate the opposing arm members. The adjustment mechanism is coupled to the virtual or augmented reality eyepieces and operable to simultaneously move the eyepieces to adjust the interpupillary distance of the eyepieces.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.Inventors: Masamune Kaji, Michael John Slipy, Shigeru Natsume
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Patent number: 11487134Abstract: To provide a display processing device that displays the structure of a displayed item configured by stacking a plurality of displayed items in an understandable manner and enables easy confirmation of each of the layers being stacked and displayed. The display processing device includes a graduation-image display unit (a graduation-display processing unit) 24 causing a display device 15 to display a graduation image having values the number of which corresponds to the number of a plurality of image layers, a specification unit (a pointer-display processing unit) 25 causing a value on the graduation image to be specified, and a displayed-number determination unit (a number-of-displayed-layers determination processing unit) 26 determining the number of image layers that are to be stacked and displayed by the display device 15, among the plurality of image layers in accordance with the value on the graduation image specified by the specification unit 25.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Axell CorporationInventor: Hideyo Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 11481003Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a first body; a second body arranged in parallel to the first body; a hinge part for connecting the first body and the second body such that an angle formed between the first body and the second body varies; a display panel positioned on one surface of the first body and one surface of the second body; and a window positioned on the front surface of the display panel, wherein the window comprises a first window which is positioned on the first body and/or the second body and which does not bend, and a second window which is connected to the first window and which bends, and thus present invention improves the strength of a flexible display unit so as to prevent shock delivery in both the vertical and lateral directions.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Ilkyoung Cho, Hangyu Oh, Cheongsun Yun
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Patent number: 11475860Abstract: A memory liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal panel with a built-in touch panel is provided with a state control circuit configured to switch a state of a pixel electrode between a floating state and a non-floating state. A pulse signal for touch detection is supplied to a common electrode in a touch detection period. The state control circuit changes the state of the pixel electrode from the non-floating state to the floating state before the start of the touch detection period, and changes the state of the pixel electrode from the floating state to the non-floating state after the end of the touch detection period.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiji Kitagawa, Jin Miyazawa, Yousuke Nakamura, Daisuke Suehiro, Noriyuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11475861Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller, a scan driver, a data driver, and a display unit. The timing controller generates a clock signal, a start signal, and image data. The scan driver includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting the clock signal as a scan signal in response to the start signal. The data driver generates a data signal using the image data. The display unit includes pixels for emitting light with a luminance corresponding to the data signal in response to the scan signal. The timing controller performs masking on the clock signal in a part of a first frame period during which the scan driver sequentially outputs the scan signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Hae Kwan Seo
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Patent number: 11467411Abstract: The disclosed head-mounted display assemblies may include a first eyecup and a second eyecup that are configured for positioning in front of intended locations of a user's eyes. The first eyecup and the second eyecup may be movable relative to each other to adjust for an interpupillary distance of the user's eyes. The head-mounted display assemblies may also include a single near-eye display screen configured for displaying an image to the user through the first eyecup and the second eyecup. A flexible shroud may be positioned to provide a seal between a first interior volume of the first eyecup, a second interior volume of the second eyecup, and the single near-eye display screen. Various other methods, devices, systems, and assemblies are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Joel Bernard Jacobs, Evan Lawrence Coons, Jeffrey Taylor Stellman, Mark Alan Tempel
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Patent number: 11467724Abstract: A touch display device includes a touch detecting circuit and a processor. The touch detecting circuit is configured to detect a first touch signal and a second touch signal. The processor is configured to record a first time point when the first touch signal is received, and record a second time point when the second touch signal is received. The processor is configured to calculate a time difference between the first time point and the second time point, if the time difference is larger than or equal to a threshold, the processor is configured to adjust the first touch signal and the second touch signal according to a baseline.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chun-Chi Lai, Chia-Hsien Chu, Tsang-Hong Wang, Li-Wei Shih
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Patent number: 11450292Abstract: This application discloses a charge sharing circuit and charge sharing method for a display panel and a display panel. The charge sharing circuit includes a controller (250) and n sets of sharing sub-circuits (240), where each set of sharing sub-circuits (240) operates in response to a corresponding one of different polarity driving modes of pixel electrodes of the display panel, each set of sharing sub-circuits (240) includes a plurality of control elements (241), in a set of sharing sub-circuits (240), each of the data lines is connected to only one control element (241), within the same period of time, the controller drives only one set of sharing sub-circuits to operate, and n?1.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaoyu Huang
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Patent number: 11449132Abstract: A computing device generating an enhanced reality environment may include, in an example, a processor to execute the enhanced reality environment on the computing device and emulate hardware associated with a real-world mobile computing device within the enhanced reality environment; a network adapter to communicatively couple the computing device to the real-world mobile computing device; and an enhanced reality data capture module to capture data defining the enhanced reality environment and deliver the data to the mobile computing device to be processed by an app associated with the real-world mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: William Allen, Carlos Haas Costa
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Patent number: 11442275Abstract: Eyewear having a stereoscopic display including a lens system, and a push-pull lens set including prisms to produce a binocular overlap of two images that coincides with an accommodation plane. The overlap of two virtual images generated by a respective display as seen by the user's two eyes provides user comfort. The stereoscopic display may have a single accommodation plane, where the binocular overlap of the two virtual images depends on the location of the accommodation plane and the depth of the content formed by disparity in the two images. By providing the content at or near the location where the virtual images are at least substantially overlapped, the user viewing comfort is improved. The binocular overlap is controlled by tilting or steering the virtual images inward, such that the overlap occurs at the accommodation plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventor: Miller Schuck
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Patent number: 11443721Abstract: A display device includes: sub-pixels each including a memory block including memories; memory selection line groups each including memory selection lines electrically coupled to the memory blocks in the sub-pixels that belong to the corresponding row; a memory selection circuit configured to concurrently output memory selection signals to the memory selection line groups; a potential line; a conduction switch provided for at least one memory in the memory block on a one-to-one basis; and an operating-memory conduction circuit configured to output, to the conduction switch, an operation signal for determining whether to electrically couple or uncouple the potential line and the corresponding one memory. Each memory is capable of storing sub-pixel data therein when being coupled to the potential line. Each sub-pixel displays an image based on the sub-pixel data stored in one memory in the sub-pixel according to the memory selection line supplied with the memory selection signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Yutaka Mitsuzawa, Takayuki Nakao, Yutaka Ozawa
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Patent number: 11443670Abstract: Embodiment of the present disclosure relate to a display device, a controller, a driving circuit, and a driving method capable of easily improving the motion picture response time through a multi-scanning operation of switching devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyuckjun Kim, SeungTae Kim, Yumin Hong
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Patent number: 11443711Abstract: A timing controller includes a detecting circuit, a control circuit, and a compensation circuit. The timing controller reads the compensation values according to the variance between refreshing frequencies and compensate the second basic value in the white balance data driving table based on the first basic value accordingly. This could efficiently improve the grey voltage difference between after and before switching the refreshing frequency. This could efficiently improve the flicker issue.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiang Gao
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Patent number: 11443709Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of scan lines and a gate driving circuit. The scan lines are disposed on the display panel along a first direction, and respectively provide a plurality of gate driving signals. The gate driving circuit is disposed on a first side of the display panel along a second direction. The second direction intersects the first direction. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of bias generators and a plurality of signal output circuits. The signal output circuits are divided into a plurality of groups. The bias generators respectively correspond to the groups. The bias generators generate a plurality of first bias voltages. The groups generate the gate driving signals respectively according to the first bias voltages.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Che-Wei Tung, Wei-Li Lin, Chin-Hsien Chou, Yen-Wei Yeh