Patents Examined by Jesus Hernandez
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Patent number: 8937614Abstract: A device, in which circuit size is small and operation is stable, comprises a plurality of serially connected unit registers (shift registers) in which transfer is controlled by any of three or more clock signals each having a different phase, and a setting signal which determines shift direction; and a selection circuit (switch array) which can select at least one clock signal from the three or more clock signals in accordance with the setting signal; wherein the unit registers are put in a reset state by one clock signal selected by the selection circuit, corresponding to each of the unit registersType: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiko Otose, Masamichi Shimoda
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Patent number: 8933864Abstract: A flat panel display including a plurality of electrically addressable pixels; using a passive matrix on a first substrate, a passivating layer on at least partially around the pixels; a conductive frame on the passivating layer, and a plurality of cold cathode emitters on select portions of the conductive frame within the display, wherein exciting the conductive frame and addressing one of the pixels using the associated passive matrix causes electrons to strike at least one of the pixels and result in the emission of light from those pixels. Using a metal layer (ML) on a second substrate the extent of electrons emitted is enhanced through the incorporation of a noble gas or mixture thereof, causing a multiplication of the electrons emitted by the cold cathode when the gas is ionized.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: CopyTele, Inc.Inventors: Frank J. DiSanto, Denis Krusos
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Patent number: 8928563Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel array unit with pixel circuits disposed in matrix form, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, an electro-optic element, a storage-capacitor, and a sampling transistor, with the electro-optic element emitting light by generating a driving current based on information stored in the storage-capacitor at the driving transistor to be applied to the electro-optic element; and a control unit, of which the output stage includes a buffer transistor, to output a pulse signal for driving the pixel array unit from the buffer transistor; wherein the pixel array unit and the control unit are formed with long laser beam irradiation to be scanned in the vertical direction; and with the control unit, buffer transistors for outputting a pulse signal for sampling to an input video signal to each signal line are arrayed in a column in the longitudinal direction of the laser beam irradiation.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8913035Abstract: An optical touch panel includes a panel and a light guide module. The light guide module is disposed on the panel, and the light guide module includes a printed circuit board, at least one light emitting element, and a light guide strip. The light emitting element is electrically disposed on the printed circuit board. The light guide strip is disposed on the printed circuit board, and wraps the light emitting element. Additionally, the light emitting element emits light rays, and the light rays penetrate the light guide strip and are emitted to the panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.Inventors: Hung-Ching Lai, Kuo-Hsiung Li, Hui-Hsuan Chen
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Patent number: 8912983Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a display unit that is formed in the display area and includes a plurality of subpixels arranged in a matrix form, a main ground line that is positioned at a first side of the non-display area and is formed using the same material as source and drain electrodes included in each subpixel, and an auxiliary ground line that is formed to surround the non-display area, overlaps at least a portion of the main ground line at the first side of the non-display area, is electrically connected to the main ground line, and is formed using the same material as a lower electrode included in each subpixel.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Changnam Kim
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Patent number: 8902173Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for determining a deflection of a moveable conductive plate that is moved over a capacitive sensing device. The method may include moving the moveable conductive plate over sensor elements of the capacitive sensing device, and determining the deflection of the moveable conductive plate. In determining the deflection, a deflection magnitude and a deflection direction may be determined by calculating a vector of x- and y-directions or a vector of a radius and an angle.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Dennis Seguine
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Patent number: 8896505Abstract: A display, including a substrate having a display area including first and second non-overlapping pixel groups and a gutter located between the first and second pixel groups, the gutter having a dimension in a first direction separating the first and second pixel groups, and each pixel group includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel having three or more differently colored sub-pixels; and wherein the pixel centers of the pixels in each pixel group are arranged in a regular two-dimensional array having one dimension parallel to the first direction, and wherein the pixels within a pixel group are separated by an inter-pixel separation in the first direction; and one or more electrical elements arranged within the gutter, each subpixel being connected to one of the one or more electrical elements, wherein the gutter dimension is greater than the inter-pixel separation, so that artifacts in a displayed image are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventors: Ronald S. Cok, Michael E. Miller
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Patent number: 8896546Abstract: A high integrity touch screen system includes, but is not limited to, a display screen, a first sensor array to detect a touch on the display screen and to generate a first set of touch position coordinates, a first processor connected to the first sensor array and configured to receive the first set of touch position coordinates, a second sensor array to detect the touch on the display screen and to generate a second set of touch position coordinates and a second processor connected to the second sensor array and configured to receive the second set of touch position coordinates. The first processor and the second processor cooperate to compare the first set of touch position coordinates with the second set of touch position coordinates and to invalidate the touch when the first set of touch position coordinates and the second set of touch position coordinates do not substantially coincide.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Steve Grothe, Joseph J. Nutaro, James Tyrrell
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Patent number: 8896565Abstract: The present invention in one aspect relates to an in-cell touch panel. In one embodiment, the in-cell touch panel includes at least one touch sensing device configured such that when a touch occurs, it responsively generates a first sensing signal and a second sensing signal that is different from the first sensing signal, and at least one reverse amplification circuit electrically coupled to the at least one touch sensing device for amplifying the difference between the first and second sensing signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventor: Tzu-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 8872772Abstract: A pen tool for use with a machine vision interactive input system comprises an elongate body and a tip arrangement at one end of the body, an end surface of the body at least partially about the tip arrangement carrying light reflective material that is visible to at least one imaging assembly of the interactive input system when the pen tool is angled.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: SMART Technologies ULCInventors: Sean Thompson, Grant McGibney, David Holmgren
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Patent number: 8872737Abstract: An organic light emitting device including a display panel including a plurality of pixels respectively including a driving transistor and an organic light emitting element; a driving unit to supply a driving signal to the display panel; a signal controller to control the driving unit; a signal modification unit to modify an input image signal based on modification information to generate a modified image signal; and a modification controller to generate and provide the modification information to the signal modification unit. The signal modification unit includes a first modification unit to convert the input image signal into a first modified signal according to first modification information generated based on a characteristic deviation of the driving transistor, and a second modification unit to convert the first modified signal into a second modified signal according to second modification information generated based on a characteristic deviation of the organic light emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoung-Ju Shin, Chong-Chul Chai, Joon-Chul Goh
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Patent number: 8860642Abstract: The invention relates to a display and a weighted dot rendering method. The display comprises a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group comprising a plurality of dots arranged in a predetermined identical matrix form, each pixel group having at least one first color dot, at least one second color dot and at least one third color dot, the pixel groups arranged in a matrix manner so as to form the display, wherein each color dot has a plurality of sides adjacent to the other dots with different color, and each color dot represents a luminance and a chrominance of a corresponding full color pixel data by grouping with neighboring dots to form a plurality of overlapping full color dynamics pixel groups.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: VP Assets LimitedInventor: Gia Chuong Phan
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Patent number: 8842058Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) is provided. The OLED includes data line capacitors, which is disposed in a plurality of data lines included in a display panel. Each of the data line capacitors has a larger capacitance than a storage capacitor of each pixel. The data line capacitor includes the data line, an insulating layer, a metal, which are stacked. The metal is a cathode or a pixel electrode. The insulating layer of the data line capacitor is a passivation layer, a planarization layer, or a pixel defining layer. The capacitance of the data line capacitor is adjusted by controlling the thickness of the insulating layer or controlling the size of a via hole or a contact hole for controlling the thickness of the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak, Yang-Wan Kim
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Patent number: 8842060Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel array unit with pixel circuits disposed in matrix form, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, an electro-optic element, a storage-capacitor, and a sampling transistor, with the electro-optic element emitting light by generating a driving current based on information stored in the storage-capacitor at the driving transistor to be applied to the electro-optic element; and a control unit, of which the output stage includes a buffer transistor, to output a pulse signal for driving the pixel array unit from the buffer transistor; wherein the pixel array unit and the control unit are formed with long laser beam irradiation to be scanned in the vertical direction; and with the control unit, buffer transistors for outputting a pulse signal for sampling to an input video signal to each signal line are arrayed in a column in the longitudinal direction of the laser beam irradiation.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8842099Abstract: A touch pen includes a main body, a touch element and a conductive elastic element which is a conductor. The main body has a cladding portion at an end of the main body, and the touch element is disposed in the main body, and a contact portion is formed at an end of the touch element and exposed from the cladding portion. When use, the contact portion and a using surface form a larger touch area in contact with each other, or a side of the cladding portion and the contact portion form a smaller touch area in contact with the using surface, so that the larger touch area or the smaller touch area can be used to cope with the using habits of different users and achieve an effective touch function.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Songtak Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mao-Sung Wu
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Patent number: 8836629Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display section having a pixel unit included in a layout of a pixel matrix and provided with a memory unit used for storing a logic level of input image data; a vertical driving section for asserting a scan signal on a scan line provided for the display section; and a horizontal driving section for asserting a driving signal according to the input image data on a signal line provided for the display section.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Japan Display, Inc.Inventors: Yasuyuki Teranishi, Yoshiharu Nakajima, Naoyuki Itakura, Takayuki Nakanishi, Yoshitoshi Kida
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Patent number: 8836690Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a pixel array section and a drive section. The pixel array section has power supply lines, scan lines arranged in row, signal lines arranged in column, and pixels arranged in matrix at intersections of each of the scan lines and each of the signal lines. The drive transistor is connected at one of a pair of current terminals to the light emitting device and at the other of the pair of current terminals to the power supply line. The drive section supplies a control signal to each scan line and a video signal to each signal line to drive each pixel, executing a threshold voltage correcting operation, a write operation, and a light emitting operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Minami, Masatsugu Tomida, Yukihito Iida, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8823604Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array part configured to include scan lines disposed along rows, signal lines disposed along columns, and pixels that are disposed at intersections of the scan lines and the signal lines and are arranged in a matrix; and a drive part configured to have at least a write scanner that sequentially supplies a control signal to the scan lines to thereby carry out line-sequential scanning and a signal selector that supplies a video signal to the signal lines in matching with the line-sequential scanning.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8823608Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel array unit with pixel circuits disposed in matrix form, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, an electro-optic element, a storage capacitor, and a sampling transistor, with the electro-optic element emitting light by generating a driving current based on information stored in the storage capacitor at the driving transistor to be applied to the electro-optic element; and a control unit, of which the output stage includes a buffer transistor, to output a pulse signal for driving the pixel array unit from the buffer transistor; wherein the pixel array unit and the control unit are formed with long laser beam irradiation to be scanned in the vertical direction or horizontal direction; and wherein with the control unit, the size of the buffer transistor is equal to or greater than the pixel pitch in the scanning direction of the laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8823631Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display capable of making the variations and the oblique lines, which are caused on the screen in the liquid crystal display using the TN liquid crystal panel, less visible. The liquid crystal display includes a video signal reception section adapted to receive a video signal, a signal input detection section adapted to detect presence or absence of the video signal, a luminance control section adapted to control the luminance of the backlight, and a control section adapted to instruct the luminance control section to reduce the luminance of the backlight as a predetermined amount in the case in which the signal input detection section fails to detect the video signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuhiro Tomikawa