Patents Examined by Jesus Hernandez
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Patent number: 8743037Abstract: A color field-sequential liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a planar light-source unit for emitting light toward the liquid crystal panel; and a signal processor connected to the liquid crystal panel and to the planar light-source unit; wherein the signal processing includes: a comparing unit that compares video signals included in subframes of at least one identical color in each frame of two mutually adjacent video frames; and a polarity reversing unit that reverses the polarities of video signals in mutually adjacent subframes within the same frame, deciding whether or not to reverse the polarities of all video signals of one frame based upon the result of the comparison by the comparing unit, and outputting a video signal having the decided polarity to the liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Kazunori Masumura
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Patent number: 8681083Abstract: A display device includes a pixel matrix having pixel rows and pixel columns and including pixels having switching elements positioned alternately at a corner near an upper and a lower side of each pixel row and positioned alternately at a corner near an upper and a lower side of and alternately at a corner near a left and a right side of each pixel column; multiple pairs of gate lines transmitting a gate-on voltage; and multiple data lines transmitting data voltages, wherein each pair of gate lines are disposed at the upper and lower sides of each pixel row with the pixels in each row connected to the gate line positioned nearest the respective switching element, and each data line is disposed between adjacent pairs of pixel columns and connected to pairs of pixels where one pixel of the pair has a switching element positioned nearest the respective data line.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam-Soo Kang, Seong-Young Lee, Sung-Man Kim, Seung-Hwan Moon
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Patent number: 8681132Abstract: A scanning display apparatus includes a display operable to receive driver signals and generate corresponding visual information for presentation on the display, to sense radiation received at the display and generating corresponding sensing signals corresponding to a region proximate to the display. The apparatus also includes computer hardware coupled to the display for generating driver signals for the display and for receiving the sensing signals from the display. The computer hardware is operable to provide an interactive user interface at the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Daniel Willem Elisabeth Schobben, Murray Fulton Gillies, Declan Patrick Kelly, Elmo Marcus Attila Diederiks, Jurgen Jean Louis Hoppenbrouwers, Nicolas De Jong, Johannes Henricus Maria Korst, Thomas Caspar Kraan, Adrianus Sempel, Rogier Winters
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Patent number: 8659534Abstract: A backlight driving apparatus is disclosed which is capable of simplifying a circuit configuration for driving of a plurality of light emitting diode arrays and making the current balance of the light emitting diode arrays uniform. The backlight driving apparatus includes n light emitting diode arrays that include a plurality of light emitting diodes connected in series, a power source for generating a driving current, a current generator for generating currents to drive the light emitting diode arrays using the driving current, respectively, and a current mirror circuit for allowing substantially the same amount of currents to flow respectively through the light emitting diode arrays based on current from any one of the n light emitting diode arrays.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pu Jin Kim, Seung Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 8648774Abstract: A large scale LED display has a number of display panels each having a cable and spacer support structure for a number of LED modules. Adjacent display panels are connected together by a number of seam links that snap onto one cable of one of the display panels and one cable of the adjacent display panel. The cables may include a number of seam link engagement members spaced along the length of the cable and onto which the seam links snap wherein each of the seam link engagement members locates an LED module on the support structure. The LED modules include top and bottom housing sections that snap together, wherein one of the housing sections includes a seat for an electrical connector. The seat locates the connector and a printed circuit assembly within the LED module.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Inventors: Daniel S. Kline, Matthew W. Shankle, David F. Cox, James C. Lee, Sam R. Sarcia
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Patent number: 8648840Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a pixel array section including a row of first and second scanning lines, a column of signal lines, and pixels in a matrix, each of the pixels disposed at an intersection of both of the lines; and a drive section. The drive section performs line progressive scanning on the pixels. The pixel includes a light emitting device, a sampling transistor, a driving transistor, a switching transistor, and a holding capacitor. The sampling transistor samples a video signal on the signal line to hold the signal potential in the holding capacitor, the driving transistor makes the light emitting device conductive to be in a luminous state in accordance with the held signal potential, and the switching transistor becomes ON in accordance with the control signal supplied in advance of the sampling of the video signal to change the light emitting device to a non-luminous state.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuhide Uchino, Tetsuro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8599108Abstract: A large scale LED display has a cable and rigid link support structure for a number of LED modules. The cable and rigid link support structure is flexible but has sufficient structural integrity to prevent misalignment of the pixel modules. The LED modules are removable from the support structure individually and as a group so as to facilitate repair of the display. The LED modules are rugged so as to withstand harsh outdoor conditions and they provide sufficient luminescence for use in sunlight.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Inventors: Daniel S. Kline, Matthew W. Shankle, David F. Cox, James C. Lee, Sam R. Sarcia
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Patent number: 8599112Abstract: Any one of a write scanning line, a power source supply line, and a video signal line is structured as a subsidiary wiring disposed in the same layer as that having a lower electrode disposed therein. The subsidiary wiring is used in the power source supply line through which a power source drive pulse to be pulse-driven is transmitted, or other wirings (such as the write scanning line and the video signal line).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8599104Abstract: Modular flexible panels for mounting lighting strands. In certain embodiments, each individual panel is an integral unit comprised of cables and node holders that combine to create a flexible, scalable and modular lighting surface. One or more of the panel edges can connect to an edge of another panel (either directly or indirectly) to tile multiple panels together to form a modular multi-panel assembly. Each panel provides a surface to which strands of LEDs can be mounted, such as in a uniform pattern. The panel design allows for easy replacement and serviceability of individual lighting strands, and ensures that all of the LEDs face in the same direction. The resulting robust and flexible system can provide full-motion video, graphics and messaging in a transparent single or multi-panel design.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: RGB Lights Inc.Inventor: Brett Aric Gardner
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Patent number: 8581815Abstract: Disclosed is a display device adapted to selectively display a normal image, a stereoscopic image, a multi-view image and a stereoscopic multi-view image is disclosed. The display device includes a liquid crystal panel displaying an image; a polarizer disposed on the liquid crystal panel; a liquid crystal lens disposed on the polarizer; and a polarizing member interposed between the liquid crystal lens and the liquid crystal panel, wherein an axis of light transmitted through the liquid crystal lens coincides with an optical axis of the polarizer. Accordingly, the display device can selectively display a normal image, a stereoscopic image, a multi-view image and a stereoscopic multi-view image, while improving the picture quality and the brightness.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung Ki Hong, Hee Jin Im
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Patent number: 8570276Abstract: A computer keyboard with palm support surfaces, and controls providing mouse functions, added to each side of the keyboard. The palm support surfaces are downward sloping, and/or downward curved convex surfaces, on either side of the keyboard, descending from peaks near each top rear corner of the keyboard, laterally away from the keyboard, and towards the front of the keyboard. Outside edges of the palm support surfaces may narrow and curve inward toward the front of the keyboard to allow a more natural hand position. The controls include selection buttons, normally located on a mouse, to the left of the keyboard, and a positioning device normally located on a mouse, to the right of the keyboard, and are generally embedded to the rear of each palm support surface. The controls and palm support surfaces allow a more natural hand placement and avoid pressure on the carpal tunnel area.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventor: Donald W. Calkins
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Patent number: 8564514Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device that uses a liquid crystal material having spontaneous polarization and is actively driven by a TFT, a voltage corresponding to image data is applied twice by driving the TFT of each pixel electrode on a line by line basis of a liquid crystal panel, during writing in one frame. During erasure in one frame, voltage application to liquid crystal by batch selection of all the pixel electrodes is performed three times. With this three times of voltage application, it is possible to achieve a black display state in each pixel and make the stored charge amount at the liquid crystal in each pixel substantially zero.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Toshiaki Yoshihara, Shinji Tadaki, Tetsuya Makino, Hironori Shiroto, Yoshinori Kiyota, Keiichi Betsui
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Patent number: 8564582Abstract: A display device includes a pixel array and a drive unit that drives the pixel array. The pixel array includes first and second scanning lines in rows, signal lines in columns, a matrix of pixels arranged at respective intersections of the scanning lines and the signal lines, power supply lines that supply power to each of the pixels, and ground lines. The drive unit includes a first scanner that sequentially supplies first control signals to the corresponding first scanning lines to perform line-sequential scanning on the pixels on a row-by-row basis, a second scanner that sequentially supplies second control signals to the corresponding second scanning lines in synchronization with the line-sequential scanning, and a signal selector that supplies video signals to the signal lines in synchronization with the line-sequential scanning. Each pixel includes a light-emitting element, a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, a switching transistor, and a pixel capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8531361Abstract: An OLED display includes a data line, a gate line crossing the data line receiving a scan pulse, a high potential (HP) driving voltage (DV) source, a low potential (LP) DV source, a light emitting element (LEE) emitting light from current flowing between the HP DV source and the LP DV source, a drive element (DE) connected between the HP DV source and the LEE controlling a current flowing in the LEE from voltage between a gate electrode (GE) and a source electrode (SE) of the DE, and a driving current stabilization circuit applying a voltage to the GE of the DE turning on the DE and sinking a reference current through the DE, setting a source voltage of the DE at a sensing voltage and modifying voltage between the GE and SE of the DE to scale a current to be applied to the LEE from the reference current.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woo Jin Nam
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Patent number: 8514157Abstract: A differential amplifier has first and second input terminals (T1, T2), an output terminal, a differential stage connected to the first and second input terminals, and an amplification stage having an input terminal thereof connected to an output terminal of the differential stage and an output terminal thereof connected to the output terminal. The differential stage includes a first differential pair with one of an input pair thereof connected to the first input terminal (T1) and the other connected to the output terminal, a second differential pair with one of an input pair thereof connected to the first input terminal (T1) and the other connected to the second input terminal (T2), a first current source for supplying current to the first differential pair, a second current source for supplying current to the second differential pair, and a load circuit connected to the output pairs of the first and second differential pairs.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Electronics CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Tsuchi
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Patent number: 8514156Abstract: The image display apparatus of the invention has: a liquid crystal panel that is used to display an image represented by input image data; and a lighting device that emits illumination light controlled according to a light control level suitable for the input image data and irradiates the liquid crystal panel with the controlled illumination light. The image display apparatus further includes a counter electrode voltage control module that generates a counter electrode voltage to be input into the liquid crystal panel and supplies the generated counter electrode voltage to the liquid crystal panel. The counter electrode voltage control module has: a counter electrode voltage setting module that sets a counter electrode voltage control level corresponding to the light control level; and a counter electrode voltage generation module that generates the counter electrode voltage in response to the set counter electrode voltage control level.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Fumio Koyama
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Patent number: 8508466Abstract: A driving method for an electrophoretic display having a plurality of first electrodes, a second electrode, and electrophoretic particles positioned in a plurality of pixel areas between the first electrodes and the second electrode, comprises applying an initial driving voltage to the electrophoretic particles in the pixel areas for a predetermined time, applying a first image-displaying voltage having a opposite polarity to that of the initial driving voltage to the electrophoretic particles in a portion of the pixel areas for a predetermined time after applying the initial driving voltage, and applying a first constant gray-displaying voltage having the opposite polarity to that of the initial driving voltage to the electrophoretic particles positioned in a portion of the pixel areas for a predetermined time after applying the first image-displaying voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joo-Young Kim, Cheol-Woo Park
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Patent number: 8502843Abstract: At least one of a first control circuit (60) for controlling a liquid crystal display component (30) and a second control circuit (64) for controlling a light source unit (40) is provided in an area (R1) demarcated by a plane including a front face (32) of the liquid crystal display component (30) and a plane including a rear face (44) of the light source unit (40).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhiro Furusawa
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Patent number: 8502767Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a display unit and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided in a backlight that illuminates the display unit, the display apparatus includes: a power supplier; a current detector which detects a value of a current flowing in each of the LEDs; a current adjusting unit which compares a target current value which is supplied to the LED with a current value detected by the current detector and controls the value of the current flowing in the LED; and a controller which determines the target current value based on grayscale information of a video signal which is displayed on the display unit, provides the target current value to the current adjusting unit, and provides a virtual target current value that is higher than the target current value to the current adjusting unit for a predetermined time period if the target current value is determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-hoon Lee, Jeong-il Kang
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Patent number: 8487911Abstract: An image display apparatus with image entry function capable of high-speed and high-accuracy direct screen entry without increasing the peripheral circuit scale or the number of circuit elements for each pixel that lower the pixel aperture ratio. A first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit are alternately arrayed horizontally. First and second data lines are connected to a data driver and a sensor signal processor circuit. Selector switches are connected to the input terminal of the data driver. Gray scale voltages are sent from the data driver to the first and second data lines, and first and second photo sensor signals are sent to the sensor signal processor circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Kinoshita, Hiroshi Kageyama