Patents Examined by Benjamin X Casarez
  • Patent number: 11288988
    Abstract: Various display control methods and apparatuses are provided. A method comprises changing a ratio of pixels distributed along two directions in each effective display region of at least one display unit of a display system, wherein light emitted by each pixel in the effective display region of each display unit in the at least one display unit is transmitted to a visual angle range by a lens corresponding to the display unit in the display system, and the two directions comprise a first direction and a second direction parallel with the display unit and orthogonal with each other; and displaying a content to be displayed by the changed display system. Differentiated display of visual angle information of two mutual orthogonal different directions can be thereby realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Lin Du
  • Patent number: 11256412
    Abstract: An interactive touch display assembly is provided and includes a circuit board and a user interface. The circuit board includes a first control module. The user interface includes a 7-segment display and a first capacitive keyboard. The 7-segment display is connected to the circuit board. The first capacitive keyboard is overlaid on at least a portion of the 7-segment display and includes a capacitive sensing layer having capacitive sensing elements. States of the capacitive sensing elements changes based on gestures provided by a user of the interactive touch display assembly. The first control module is configured to control operation of the 7-segment display based on detected changes in the states of the capacitive sensing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dixell S.r.l.
    Inventors: Redi Fornasier, Dino D'Inca, Manlio Poto, Marcello Venier, Sandra Tome, Enrico Del Bene
  • Patent number: 11256893
    Abstract: Provided are a fingerprint recognition device and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, a display device, and a fingerprint recognition method. In the fingerprint recognition device of the present disclosure, the collimator transmits the collimated light reflected by the fingerprint and blocks the scattered light, so that the light emitted by the light emitting layer is reflected by the finger, and the approximately collimated reflected light can transmit through the collimator while the oblique light is blocked by the collimator. The sensor recognizes the ridges and valleys of the fingerprint according to the area through which the light is transmitted by the collimator. The fingerprint recognition device may be manufactured by a simple manufacturing process and have strong practicability, and is suitable for fingerprint collection and recognition in the display area of the organic light emitting diode display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanliu Sun
  • Patent number: 11249580
    Abstract: A touch display panel, a method for driving a touch display panel, and an electronic device are provided. The touch display panel includes a plurality of touch detection lines, a plurality of touch electrodes, a plurality of pixel units, and an insulating layer. The plurality of touch electrodes are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of touch detection lines, each of the plurality of pixel units includes a light emitting device, and the plurality of touch electrodes are configured to implement a touch function during a touch phase; and each of the plurality of touch electrodes is further configured to function as a cathode or an anode of the light emitting device to implement a display function during a display phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiyun Huang, Yue Long
  • Patent number: 11244139
    Abstract: A fingerprint recognition device includes a display, a touch sensor panel (TSP) which senses a touch, and a fingerprint recognition integrated circuit (FPIC) which scans a fingerprint. The FPIC includes a pixel including a photoelectric element which receives light reflected by the fingerprint, a low noise amplifier (LNA) which outputs a signal voltage by converting an electric charge received from the photoelectric element, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which converts the signal voltage into a digital signal. The ADC includes a variable reference voltage generator which provides a variable reference voltage, a comparator which adds the variable reference voltage to the signal voltage, performs correlated double sampling on the result of the addition, and outputs a comparison signal by comparing the result of the correlated double sampling with a ramp voltage, and a counter which outputs the digital signal by counting the comparison signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Il Kwon, Min Gyu Kim, Sun Kwon Kim, Seong Il Park, Jong Sung Lee, Hee Bum Lee
  • Patent number: 11244140
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a texture recognition device are described that relate to image recognition technologies. The texture recognition device includes a sensing layer, a transparent contact layer, a light shielding layer, and a plurality of light sources. The sensing layer includes a plurality of photosensitive units distributed in an array; the transparent contact layer is disposed on a side of the sensing layer; the light shielding layer is disposed between the sensing layer and the transparent contact layer, and including a plurality of light transmission portions arranged in an array; and the light sources are distributed in an array on a side of the light shielding layer close to the transparent contact layer, and light emitted by the light sources is reflected by the transparent contact layer and transmitted to the photosensitive units by passing through the light transmission portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Sensor Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaozhou Zhan, Cheng Li, Yanna Xue, Yajie Feng, Kuiyuan Wang, Yue Geng
  • Patent number: 11221355
    Abstract: Methods and systems for compensating display panel operations providing a current from power circuitry over a first path between a display panel and the power circuitry are provided. A sensing current may be injected into the first path via a second path between the power circuitry and the first path. An equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the first path may be calculated using a third path and the sensing current. A processor may compensate for electrical fluctuations from the power circuitry to the display panel based at least in part on the measured ESR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Y Youn, Sun-Il Chang
  • Patent number: 11216087
    Abstract: A method is disclosed to detect a tilt angle of a pen-shaped position indicator relative to a sensor surface of a tablet. The position indicator includes a first pen electrode and a second pen electrode. The sensor surface includes X electrodes and Y electrodes that intersect each other. The position indicator transmits a first signal from the first pen electrode and a second signal from the second pen electrode. The tablet detects a first signal intensity level V1 of the first signal based on a highest signal level Vpx1 detected in one of the X electrodes in response to the first signal, and detects a second signal intensity level V2 of the second signal based on a highest signal level Vpx2 detected in one of the X electrodes in response to the second signal. The tablet determines a tilt angle of the pen-shaped position indicator relative to the sensor surface based on a difference between the first signal intensity level V1 and the second signal intensity level V2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Katsurahira
  • Patent number: 11087705
    Abstract: A driving method of a display panel, a driving circuitry of a display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes Y gate lines, the Y gate lines are divided into a plurality of gate line groups based on a scanning sequence of the Y gate lines, and each gate line group includes at least one gate line; the driving method includes: determining an ith gate line to be scanned; adjusting an original charging duration of a scanning signal corresponding to the ith gate line to an adjustment charging duration, where the adjustment charging duration of every gate line in each gate line group are identical, and the adjustment charging durations of respective gate line groups gradually increase in a direction away from a source driver; and outputting the scanning signal corresponding to the ith gate line to the ith gate line, based on the adjustment charging duration of the ith gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liugang Zhou, Jianming Wang, Shou Li, Tao Li, Yuan Shi
  • Patent number: 11081030
    Abstract: A shift register circuit is provided that has an input terminal and an output terminal, and includes: an input module connected to the input terminal and a first node when the input, terminal is active, sets the first node to active; a reset module connected to the input terminal and a second node when the input terminal is active, sets the second node to inactive; an output module connected to the first node and the output terminal when the first node is active, sets the output terminal to active with a clock signal; a pull down module connected to the first node, the output terminal and the second node when the second node is active, sets the first node and the output terminal to inactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guohuo Su, Zhihua Sun, Xu Zhang, Weichao Ma, Ning Zhang, Jituo Tang
  • Patent number: 11074860
    Abstract: An optical signal noise reduction circuit includes a reference line, a comparison detection circuitry and a photoelectric signal read line. An electric signal on the photoelectric signal read line includes a noise electric signal and a photoelectric signal. The reference line is configured to sense the noise electric signal on the photoelectric signal read line, to generate a corresponding second electric signal. The comparison detection circuitry is connected to the reference line and the photoelectric signal read line and configured to acquire the photoelectric signal in accordance with the electric signal on the photoelectric signal read line and the electric signal on the reference line. One or more optical signal noise reduction circuits are used in a display panel. The optical signal noise reduction circuit may be utilized in an optical signal noise reduction method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Ding, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Wei Liu, Changfeng Li, Xueyou Cao, Pengpeng Wang, Liguang Deng
  • Patent number: 11042242
    Abstract: A touch panel device having a plurality of touch sensors for detecting a touch position includes a coordinate calculation unit that calculates a touch coordinate from an output value of at least one of the plurality of touch sensors; and a coordinate correction unit that receives a calculated touch coordinate from the coordinate calculation unit, includes a lookup table that stores a correspondence relationship between a plurality of real touch position coordinates and a plurality of calculated touch coordinates, and extracts one of the plurality of real touch position coordinates as a corrected touch coordinate that corresponds to the calculated touch coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideo Nakaya
  • Patent number: 10978019
    Abstract: A head mounted display system is switchable between a first-person perspective mode and a third-person perspective mode. The head mounted display system includes a wearable body, a display unit and a processing unit. The display unit is for displaying a scene in the first-person perspective mode or in the third-person perspective mode. The processing unit is configured to generate a switching command in response to an activating command, so as to indicate the display unit to switch from the first-person perspective mode to the third-person perspective mode, or to switch from the third-person perspective mode to the first-person perspective mode, which allows the user get away from a stopping state or a stuck state, or understand a current position or a current state in the virtual environment, which significantly enhances user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: XRSpace CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei-Shuo Chen
  • Patent number: 10943552
    Abstract: A shift register unit cascaded in a gate drive circuit, wherein the shift register unit comprises: a control circuit configured to output a control signal, at least two buffer circuits coupled to the control circuit, each of the at least two buffer circuits configured to output scan signal to a gate line. As such, the scan signals output from the at least two buffer circuits would be synchronized so that the gate lines respectively coupled to the two buffer circuits can be scanned simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiha Kim, Seungwoo Han, Guangliang Shang, Haoliang Zheng, Xing Yao, Zhichong Wang, Mingfu Han, Lijun Yuan, Yunsik Im, Jing Lv, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 10937359
    Abstract: A source driver includes a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive a data signal, convert the received data signal into an analog signal, and output the analog signal, an output unit including amplifiers configured to amplify the analog signal, a control signal provision unit configured to output at least one control signal based on or in response to a first bias signal, at least one level shifter configured to shift a level of the control signal(s) based on or in response to a second bias signal having a higher voltage than the first bias signal and output at least one level-shifted control signal, and a protector configured to detect a voltage of the first bias signal and turn off the amplifiers and the level shifter when the detected voltage of the first bias signal is less than a predetermined reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: DB HiTek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10915775
    Abstract: Disclosed are a noise detection circuit, a noise detection method, and a print recognition apparatus. The noise detection circuit includes a differential amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter, a control circuit, and a first switch circuit; the control circuit is configured to control the first switch circuit to make the first input signal terminal connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, and to make the second input signal terminal connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, and when the first input signal terminal is connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, and the second input signal terminal is connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, to analyze the digital signal output by the analog-to-digital converter to determine a source of noise of the print recognition apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Lid.
    Inventors: Pengpeng Wang, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Chih-Jen Cheng, Yanling Han, Wei Liu, Xueyou Cao, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 10901546
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device, and a pressure sensing method are provided. The display panel includes a display region, a non-display region, a scanning driving circuit in the non-display region, a plurality of scanning lines extending in a first direction and being arranged in a second direction, and at least one pressure sensing unit. Each of the scanning lines is connected to one of output terminals of the scanning driving circuit and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. Each pressure sensing unit includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a first output terminal. The first input terminal and the second input terminal are connected to different output terminals of the scanning driving circuit respectively, and the first output terminal is used for outputting a pressure sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xu Qian, Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 10885818
    Abstract: Various display control methods and apparatuses are provided. A method comprises inclining at least one lens relative to an initial optical axis thereof to change a ratio of pixels distributed along two directions in each effective display region of the at least one display unit corresponding to the at least one lens in a display system, wherein light emitted by each pixel in the effective display region of each display unit in the at least one display unit is transmitted to a visual angle range by a lens corresponding to the display unit in the display system, and the two directions comprise a first direction and a second direction parallel with the display unit and orthogonal with each other; and displaying a content to be displayed by the changed display system. Accordingly, differentiated display of visual angle information of two mutually orthogonal different directions can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Lin Du
  • Patent number: 10884691
    Abstract: Various display control methods and apparatuses are provided. A method comprises inclining at least one display unit relative to an initial normal thereof to change a ratio of pixels distributed along two directions in each effective display region of the at least one display unit of a display system, wherein light emitted by each pixel in the effective display region of each display unit in the at least one display unit is transmitted to a visual angle range by a lens corresponding to the display unit in the display system, and the two directions comprise a first direction and a second direction parallel with the display unit and orthogonal with each other; and displaying a content to be displayed by the changed display system. Accordingly, differentiated display of visual angle information of two mutually orthogonal different directions can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Lin Du
  • Patent number: 10860122
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, latency measurement related to touch screen response may be facilitated. In some embodiments, a robotic member may be moved to perform a physical contact with a touch screen of a device. Frame change rates of the touch screen may be monitored. A response end time of a response depicted on the touch screen may be determined based on the monitored frame change rates of the touch screen, where the touch-screen-depicted response is a response to. A latency of the touch screen response to the first contact may be determined based on a contact time of the physical contact and the response end time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Apkudo, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Scott Matthews, David Michael Teitelbaum, Benjamin Kou-An Tseng