Patents Examined by Benjamin Morales
  • Patent number: 10366651
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a display panel, a source driver, a scan driver, and a timing controller. A gate node of a second transistor of an (N?1)-th sub pixel and a gate node of a first transistor of an N-th sub pixel are connected in common such that the second transistor of the (N?1)-th sub pixel and the first transistor of the N-th sub pixel are simultaneously turned on by a scan signal supplied to the second transistor of the (N?1)-th sub pixel. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease a size of the scan driver and a bezel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Won Kyu Ha
  • Patent number: 10366642
    Abstract: A multiplane display system that includes two or more display devices provided at two or more layers. One or more of these display devices is a transparent transmissive display device. Foreground or first layer content is generated for and displayed by a first transparent transmissive display device while background content is generated for and displayed by a second display device, which is in a spaced apart plane or layer that is behind the plane or layer of the first display device. In some embodiments, the two layers of content are pre-generated and played back to provide 3D or multiplane imagery or an interactivity assembly can be provided to sense user input and, in response, to generate new or modified content (media) for the first and/or second transparent transmissive display devices. Each of the transparent transmissive display devices or layer may be a transparent organic light emitted diode (tOLED) display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Reichow, John David Smith, Jonathan Ackley
  • Patent number: 10353571
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of communications technologies, and discloses a method and an apparatus for preventing a touchscreen misoperation. The method includes detecting whether an object exists within a preset distance facing a touchscreen of a mobile terminal and detecting light intensity of an environment in which the touchscreen is located. The method also includes detecting whether an angle between a plane on which the touchscreen is located and a horizontal plane falls within a preset angle range. Additionally, the method includes setting the touchscreen of the mobile terminal to a touch-disable mode if an object exists within the preset distance facing the touchscreen of the mobile terminal, the detected light intensity is less than preset intensity, and it is detected that the angle between the plane on which the touchscreen is located and the horizontal plane does not fall within the preset angle range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanli Gan, Gang Li, Mahong Fu, Huaqi Hao
  • Patent number: 10283051
    Abstract: The invention provides an OLED pixel driving circuit and OLED display device. The OLED pixel driving circuit uses 5T1C structure and switch (K). By switch signal (Switch) controlling the switch (K) to connect first pin (K1) and second pin (K2) to enter display mode, and to connect first pin (K1) and third pin (K3) to enter sense mode, the ADC (ADC) senses the threshold voltage of the fourth TFT (T4), converted and used for data compensation in the display mode, able to compensate and eliminate the impact of threshold voltage of the fourth TFT (T4) on the current flowing through the OLED (D1); the light-emitting control signal (EM) controls the fifth TFT (T5) connected to the OLED (D1) to cut off during the data writing stage (t1) to keep the data signal voltage and the gate voltage of the fourth TFT (T4) unaffected by the OLED (D1) threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jimu Kuang, Hongjun Xie
  • Patent number: 10283025
    Abstract: A display panel inspecting apparatus and a display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, display panel inspecting apparatus includes a first inspecting circuit configured to alternately apply a first-color data signal and a second-color data signal to a first data line electrically connected to a first first-color subpixel and a first second-color subpixel. The apparatus also includes a second inspecting circuit configured to apply a first third-color data signal to a second data line electrically connected to a first third-color subpixel and a second third-color subpixel. The apparatus further includes a third inspecting circuit configured to alternately apply the second-color data signal and the first-color data signal to a third data line electrically connected to a second second-color subpixel and a second first-color subpixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Taeg Jung, Chae-Han Hyun, Jung-Hun Yi
  • Patent number: 10276123
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including pixels respectively connected to gate lines and data lines; a data driving circuit to output a data output signal in response to a data signal; a demultiplexer circuit to provide first and second data lines from among the data lines with the data output signal, in response to control signals; and a driving controller to provide the data signal and the control signals. The demultiplexer circuit includes: a switching transistor including a first electrode to receive the data output signal, a second electrode connected to the first data line, and a gate electrode connected to a first node; and a switching control circuit to charge the first node to turn on the switching transistor during a first interval of a first horizontal period, and to discharge the first node during a second interval of the first horizontal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhyun Park, Sunghwan Kim, Seyoung Song, Kyoungju Shin
  • Patent number: 10268325
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, the display panel having a display area with the pixels thereon and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area on a plane, a driving circuit part at the peripheral area and configured to provide an electrical signal to each of the pixels, a main circuit part at the peripheral area, the main circuit part having at least one portion that is spaced apart from the driving circuit part on a plane, the main circuit part being configured to provide a driving signal to the driving circuit part and the display panel, and a first partition member at a space between the main circuit part and the driving circuit part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeongsang Suh
  • Patent number: 10223967
    Abstract: The invention provides an OLED pixel driving circuit and pixel driving method. The OLED pixel driving circuit adopts a 6T2C structure, comprising: first to sixth TFTs (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6), a first capacitor (C1), a second capacitor (c2), and an OLED (D); the (n?1)th first scan signal (Scan1(n?1)), n-th first scan signal (Scan1(n)), n-th second scan signal (Scan2(n)), n-th third scan signal (Scan3(n)), n-th fourth scan signal (Scan4(n)) and the data signal (Data) are combined w to correspond to a reset stage, a threshold voltage storage stage, a data writing stage, a capacitor cascading stage, and a display lighting stage respectively so that the current flowing through the OLED is independent of the threshold voltage of driving TFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jimu Kuang, Yichien Wen
  • Patent number: 10198095
    Abstract: The present invention mainly discloses a laser spot detecting and locating system for use in a computer projection system, mainly comprising: a video recorder and a detecting module. The video recorder is used to capture a projected image provided on a projection screen by a projector and a laser spot provided on the projection screen by a laser pointer. Thus, during commercial presentation or classroom teaching, presentation processes and contents of a presenter and moving traces of the laser spot would be simultaneously recorded by the video recorder. Furthermore, by immediately converting the coordinate of the laser spot to a screen coordinate in a displayed image of a host computer, a mouse cursor can be simultaneously moved to the corresponding screen coordinate with the motion of the laser spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Ting-Lan Lin, Shih-Lun Chen, Szu-Ching Pan
  • Patent number: 10198108
    Abstract: Detecting a signal from a touch and hover sensing device, in which the signal can be indicative of concurrent touch events and/or hover events, is disclosed. A touch event can indicate an object touching the device. A hover event can indicate an object hovering over the device. The touch and hover sensing device can ensure that a desired hover event is not masked by an incidental touch event, e.g., a hand holding the device, by compensating for the touch event in the detected signal that represents both events. Conversely, when both a hover event and a touch event are desired, the touch and hover sensing device can ensure that both events are detected by adjusting the device sensors and/or the detected signal. The touch and hover sensing device can also detect concurrent hover events by identifying multiple peaks in the detected signal, each peak corresponding to a position of a hovering object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Michael King, Omar S. Leung, Paul G. Puskarich, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Andrea Mucignat, Avi E. Cieplinski, Muhammad U. Choudry, Praveen R. Subramani, Marc J. Piche, David Amm, Duncan Robert Kerr
  • Patent number: 10185392
    Abstract: A method for transmitting information to a driver of a motor vehicle, with at least two information channels being provided to transmit information, includes presenting the information via at least a first information channel for the driver, determining a perception quantity representing perception by the driver with regard to the information presented, and defining a transmission of the information via a further information channel on the basis of the perception quantity determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Alexander Mueller
  • Patent number: 10130312
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a medical imaging apparatus and a control method for the same, particularly a technology configured to correct and convert medical image data. Therefore, based on medical image data acquired by a medical imaging apparatus performing medical imaging diagnosis, an image having the same quality as an image outputted on a display unit of the medical imaging may be outputted on other display device. The medical imaging apparatus includes a medical image acquisition unit acquiring medical image data of an object and a memory unit storing output image information of display device and display device information including the type of display device outputting a medical image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Gu Hwang, Gil-Ju Jin
  • Patent number: 10120463
    Abstract: A forward pointing direction associated with a handheld device is estimated or determined by, for example, calculating a center of rotation of the device. A resultant combined or selected bias estimate may then be used to compensate the biased output of the sensor in, e.g., a 3D pointing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: IDHL Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Liberty, Bryan A. Cook
  • Patent number: 10102808
    Abstract: Systems and methods of color data driving for light emissive visual display technology, and particularly to systems and methods for driving pixels with more than three primary color subpixels. Only a subset of the total number of subpixels per pixel are driven at any one time reducing the number of decoders/DACs. The decoders/DACs are coupled by a color decoder only to the active subpixels using a switching fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ignis Innovation Inc.
    Inventor: Gholamreza Chaji
  • Patent number: 10088955
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing interference caused by a near field communication antenna that is in close proximity of a touch sensor that the near field communication antenna will cause electromagnetic interference with operation of the touch sensor when the near field communication antenna is transmitting, wherein specific electrodes of the touch sensor are grounded when the near field communication antenna is actively transmitting a signal, thereby enabling the touch sensor to continue operating at the same time as the near field communication antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: CIRQUE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joshua Konopka
  • Patent number: 10082913
    Abstract: Embroidered sensor assemblies are described that are formed on a flexible substrate, such as a suitable fabric material. Conductive patterns are embroidered into the flexible substrate to form an array of sensors that can be configured in various ways and used in many different applications. A sensor assembly can implement touch sensitive sensors arranged to recognize input by measuring capacitance. The sensor assembly can also implement pressure and/or force sensitive controls for an input device, such as a keyboard. Other types of sensing are also contemplated such as detection of proximity, motion, flow, gestures, and/or strain. A conductive pattern can be formed in a single layer of material and/or via a single continuous run of conductive material. The embroidered sensor assembly is flexible and therefore can be shaped to conform to various different kinds of objects and form “smart” surfaces for those objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Juland Moller, James David Holbery, John Guido Atkins Weiss, Aric A. Fitz-Coy, Stephanie Jo Rodgers-Ahnen
  • Patent number: 10062346
    Abstract: A display device including: a liquid crystal panel assembly including pixels; a data driver applying a data voltage to lines which is connected to the pixels; and a common voltage generator providing voltage to the liquid crystal panel assembly, in which the voltage is an optimal voltage for a maximum grayscale at which a flicker is minimized while a maximum grayscale is applied to the pixels, the data driver applies the data voltage with the minimum grayscale to the data lines so that a negative data voltage with a minimum grayscale is higher than the common voltage by a first voltage level or more, and each of the pixels includes a first subpixel and a second subpixel, and when the data voltage is applied to the pixel, a pixel voltage of the first subpixel and a pixel voltage of the second subpixel are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Joon-Hyung Park, Sun Young Kwon, Min-Hee Kim, Ji Hong Bae, Jong Ho Son, Keun Chan Oh, Kyung Hee Lee, Kang Seob Jeong, Kyung Seon Tak
  • Patent number: 10056051
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a gamma controller configured to determine whether the target pixel unit is driven in both time division method and space division method based on a plurality of comparison values and a reference condition, and an output controller configured to generate normal gamma-data of the target pixel unit using a normal gamma curve if the plurality of comparison values satisfy the reference condition and to generate high gamma-data and low gamma-data of the target pixel unit using a high gamma curve and a low gamma curve in both time division method and space division method if the plurality of comparison values do not satisfy the reference condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Eun Jang, Go-Eun Cha, Ji-Hye Choi, Hoi-Sik Moon, Jae-Seok Choi, Shim-Ho Yi, Jong-Hee Na, Woo-Young Lee, Woo-Jin Jung, Kang-Hyun Kim, Jun-Il Park, Jung-Suk Han, Jae-Seob Chung
  • Patent number: 10055050
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch panel that includes a touch sensor panel configured to detect coordinates of a touch position provided on a screen configured to display an object for an input operation; and a processor coupled to the touch panel and configured to: suppress output of coordinate information of a contact position on an invalid area when a contact to the invalid area set in a part of the screen of the touch sensor panel is detected; output coordinate information of a contact position of the contact to an area other than the invalid area when a contact to the area other than the invalid area is detected; and change the invalid area in accordance with a degree of overlap of a display area of the object and a standard invalid area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideyuki Koike, Susumu Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 10032419
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to driving methods for driving a color display device which can display high quality color states. The display device utilizes an electrophoretic fluid which comprises three types of pigment particles having different optical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: E INK CALIFORNIA, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Lin, Ming Wang