Patents Examined by Ifedayo B Iluyomade
  • Patent number: 11972715
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including data lines extending in a first direction, gate lines extending in a second direction which differs from the first direction, and unit pixels connected to the data lines and the gate lines, wherein each of the unit pixels includes a white pixel and a plurality of color pixels, an nth white pixel arranged at an nth position among white pixels arranged in the first direction is connected to an odd white data line (where n is an odd number), and an n+1th white pixel arranged at an n+1th position among white pixels arranged in the first direction is connected to an even white data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihun Kim, Joon-Min Park
  • Patent number: 11934250
    Abstract: The present disclosure, which relates to a technology for controlling power of a display device, allows reducing power consumption by driving circuits for a display operation and circuits for a touch sensing operation with low power depending on a display operation or a touch sensing operation of a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Min Choi
  • Patent number: 11922853
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a controller, a display module, and a temperature sensor disposed in the display module; wherein the controller is connected to the display module and the temperature sensor; the temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the display module; and the controller is configured to: adjust a gamma parameter of the display module to a target gamma parameter corresponding to the temperature of the display module; determine a target drive voltage required by the display module with the target gamma parameter; and drive, based on the target drive voltage, the display module to display an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bingxin Liu, Feng Zi, Binhua Sun, Jiyang Shao, Feng Gao
  • Patent number: 11908404
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a pixel circuit and a method for driving the pixel circuit, the pixel circuit includes: a storage capacitor circuit; a light-emitting element; a driving transistor; a reset circuit, the reset circuit is configured to receive a reset control signal and reset a first node and a second node according to the reset control signal, or receive a writing control signal and/or a timing sequence control signal of an adjacent pixel row and reset the first node and the second node according to the writing control signal and/or the timing sequence control signal of the adjacent pixel row; a threshold compensation circuit, configured to receive a compensation control signal and write a compensation voltage into the first node according to the compensation control signal; a writing circuit; and a light-emitting control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lujiang Huangfu, Libin Liu, Can Zheng
  • Patent number: 11899858
    Abstract: An input device including a housing, a ring-shaped scroll wheel, and an integrated haptic unit inserted through the scroll wheel. The integrated haptic unit includes a bridging structure and a variable motion-resistance component coupled thereto. The variable motion-resistance component having a cylindrical body rotatable relative to the bridging structure. The scroll wheel being fixedly attached to the cylindrical body in a coaxial manner. The variable motion-resistance component being configured to vary a motion-resistance profile against a relative rotation motion between the cylindrical body and the bridging structure for defining a haptic behavior of the scroll wheel. The integrated haptic unit includes an inbuilt encoder to convert relative motion between the cylindrical body and the bridging structure as an output signal. The integrated haptic unit being mounted to the housing in a manner so as to suspend the integrated haptic unit and the scroll wheel from a portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) PTE. Ltd.
    Inventors: Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Ayush Sharma, Kheng Koh
  • Patent number: 11893176
    Abstract: A display device with is touch detection function is provided and includes display area where electrodes are arranged in matrix having first and second directions crossing above substrate; common electrodes provided so as to face pixel electrodes; pixel signal lines each coupled to pixel electrodes, extending in first direction; control device for performing image display control and including drive signal generator and source driver; single first wire to which both display drive voltage and touch drive signal are supplied from drive signal generator, and selection switches for selecting common electrodes, wherein the drive signal generator includes first and second voltage generators for generating first and second voltages, and switching circuit for switching between first and second voltages, and wherein selection switches each coupled to single first wire via first coupling conductor and coupled to common electrode via second coupling conductor are arranged in frame area along single first wire, and are o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Katsuta, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
  • Patent number: 11892625
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for determining a posture of a user, a host, and a computer readable medium. The method includes: detecting a relative position between a first wearable device and a second wearable device; and in response to determining that the relative position between the first wearable device and the second wearable device satisfies a predetermined relative position, determining the posture of the user at least based on the relative position between the first wearable device and the second wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chiao-Chien Huang, Fang Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 11892895
    Abstract: The present disclosure, which relates to a technology for controlling power of a display device, allows reducing power consumption by driving circuits for a display operation and circuits for a touch sensing operation with low power depending on a display operation or a touch sensing operation of a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Min Choi
  • Patent number: 11893935
    Abstract: A display substrate comprises: an AA and an AA?. The display substrate comprises: a base, and a VSS located in the AA?, a Gate, an Init1 and a plurality of display units located in the AA, disposed on the base. The display unite comprises: a driving structure layer and a light-emitting structure layer. The light-emitting structure layer comprises: a light-emitting element. The driving structure layer comprises a pixel driving circuit configured to drive the light-emitting element to emit light. The pixel driving circuit comprises: a reset sub-circuit. The reset sub-circuit is separately connected to the Gate, the Init1, and a first pole of the light-emitting element, and is configured to provide a signal of the Init1 to the first pole of the light-emitting element for initializing the first pole. A second pole of the light-emitting element is connected to the VSS. The Inti1 is electrically connected to the VSS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Qiang Fu, Songyuan Ma, Dan Cao, Yiran Li
  • Patent number: 11869427
    Abstract: This display device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a pixel circuit including: a drive transistor configured to control an electric current for a light-emitting element; a switching circuit; and a first capacitive element and a second capacitive element both connected to the switching circuit, wherein the switching circuit connects the first capacitive element to a control terminal of the drive transistor in a first period that falls within a single frame period and connects the second capacitive element to the control terminal of the drive transistor in a second period that falls within the single frame period and that follows the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naohiro Hohjoh
  • Patent number: 11861067
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tactile-sensation providing device that reduces the transmission of vibration to the base part. The tactile-sensation providing device has: a vibrating body; a vibration-target object that is elastically connected with the vibrating body and vibrated in accordance with vibration of the vibrating body; and a base part that is elastically connected with the vibration-target object, the tactile-sensation providing device providing a tactile sensation to a living body based on vibration of the vibration-target object, the base part is spaced apart from the vibrating body, and a resonance frequency of a first vibrating system including the base part and the vibration-target object is ? or less of a resonance frequency of a second vibrating system including the vibration-target object and the vibrating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Wakuda
  • Patent number: 11854452
    Abstract: An example device includes a display component that is configured to operate at a first refresh rate or a second refresh rate. The device also includes one or more processors operable to perform operations. The operations include identifying a rate change triggering event while the display component is operating at the first refresh rate. The operations further include determining a current brightness value of the display component. The operations also include determining, based on an environmental state measurement associated with an environment around the device, a threshold brightness value. The operations additionally include transitioning the display component from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate m response to identifying the rate change triggering event if the current brightness value of the display component meets or exceeds the threshold brightness value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Chien-Hui Wen, Yichi Chen, Hsin-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11853477
    Abstract: A computer system can be controlled with non-contact inputs through zonal control. In an embodiment, a non-contact input that is an eye-tracking device is used to track the gaze of a user. A computer's display, and beyond, can be separated into a number of discrete zones according to a configuration. Each zone is associated with a computer function. The zones and/or their functions can, but need not, be indicated to the user. The user can perform the various functions by moving gaze towards the zone associated with that function and providing an activation signal of intent. The activation signal of intent can be a contact-required or non-contact action, such as a button press or dwelling gaze, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: David Figgins Henderek, Anders Olsson, Magnus Carl Olof Sävmarker, Staffan Wingren
  • Patent number: 11842668
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel, a control method thereof, and an electronic device. The display panel include a control module corresponding to a display region. The control module is connected to a gate driving unit in the corresponding display region and pixel driving module corresponding to the gate driving unit. The control modules is configured to control the gate driving unit in the corresponding display region to connect or disconnect with the corresponding pixel driving module according to a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wu Zheng, Guang Li
  • Patent number: 11842676
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes a programming detection circuit, a light-emitting detection circuit and a determining circuit. The programming detection circuit receives a scan signal, a reset signal and a light-emitting enable signal for a driving circuit of a pixel unit, and provides a first detection signal in a first stage according to the scan signal, the reset signal and the light-emitting enable signal. The light-emitting detection circuit receives the scan signal, the reset signal and the light-emitting enable signal, and provides a second detection signal in a second stage according to the scan signal, the reset signal and the light-emitting enable signal. The determining circuit determines whether to output the light-emitting enable signal to the driving circuit according to the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yong-Zhi Liu, Ming-Chun Tseng, Kung-Chen Kuo, Lien-Hsiang Chen, Po-Syun Chen
  • Patent number: 11836303
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method executed by a device that is configured to be able to detect a pointed position of a stylus on an operation plane being superimposed on a displaying part. The method includes receiving feedback information relating to a display position of a predetermined pattern on the displaying part from a host processor, updating at least some of plural position calibration values stored in a correction table that stores therein the position calibration value for each of plural positions arranged on the operation plane, on a basis of the received feedback information, detecting a tentative pointed position of the stylus, reading the position calibration value that corresponds to the tentative pointed position from the correction table and deriving an output position by correcting the tentative pointed position on a basis of the position calibration value, and reporting the output position to the host processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunya Saito, Shigeyuki Sano, Igor Karsuntsev, JuiMin Liu, Jun Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 11837134
    Abstract: A multi-angle display device containing a lens. The multi-angle display device containing a lens includes a display panel having a plurality of unit pixels disposed therein; a data driving circuit including a plurality of source drive ICs to drive data lines of the display panel; a gate driving circuit including one or more gate driving ICs to sequentially supply scan pulses to gate lines of the display panel; a timing controller receiving a plurality of timing signals from an external system and generating control signals for controlling operation timings of the data driving circuit and the gate driving circuit; and a lens arranged to be spaced apart from the unit pixel by a predetermined distance, in which the unit pixel includes a plurality of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 11837144
    Abstract: The present application provides a displaying base plate and a displaying device, wherein the displaying base plate includes a transparent displaying region and an effective displaying region, the transparent displaying region includes a plurality of scanning lines, each of the scanning lines includes one or more first light emitting regions, a driving electrode of each of the first light emitting regions is connected to a corresponding driving circuit via a transparent trace, the transparent traces connected to the driving electrodes of a same one instance of the scanning lines are located in a same one layer, the plurality of scanning lines include at least a pair of neighboring first scanning line and second scanning line, and the transparent traces connected to the driving electrodes of the first scanning line and the transparent traces connected to the driving electrodes of the second scanning line are located in different layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lili Du, Yue Long, Pinchao Gu, Yuanyou Qiu, Qiwei Wang, Tianyi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11837149
    Abstract: A driving method for a display panel, a display panel and a display apparatus, including: determining a gaze region, watched by eyes of a user, in a display region of the display panel; and refreshing data of at least some of sub-pixels in the display panel according to a set rule and in combination with the gaze region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shaolei Zong, Xin Duan, Jigang Sun, Wei Sun
  • Patent number: 11823603
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an always-on-display method and an electronic device. The method includes: displaying, by an electronic device, an always-on-display screen, where the always-on-display screen includes a first image of a first display object; in response to detecting by the electronic device that an external object satisfies a first preset condition, displaying, by the electronic device, a second image of a second display object, where the second image is different from the first image. In the embodiments of this application, the always-on-display screen displayed by the electronic device can change according to the external object. When the external object satisfies a preset condition, a corresponding image or motion video is displayed, so that the always-on-display screen can be flexibly displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjie Chen, Liwei Huang, Kai Qian, Yan Wang