Patents Examined by Julie Anne Watko
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Patent number: 11941197Abstract: A novel functional panel that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The functional panel includes a first driver circuit, a second driver circuit, and a pixel set, the first driver circuit has a function of supplying a first selection signal and a second selection signal, a second driver circuit has a function of supplying an image signal and a control signal, and the control signal includes a first level and a second level. The pixel set includes a first pixel, and the first pixel includes a first element and a first pixel circuit. The first pixel circuit has functions of obtaining the image signal on the basis of the first selection signal, obtaining the control signal on the basis of the second selection signal, and holding a first state to a third state.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Susumu Kawashima, Koji Kusunoki
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Patent number: 11941202Abstract: An input sensor includes sensing electrodes, and multiplexers for connecting sensing electrodes corresponding to one group of the sensing electrodes to one output terminal. Each of the multiplexers includes a multiplexer circuit including a plurality of switching transistors, and a shift register array for outputting selection signals for controlling the plurality of switching transistors. Each of the switching transistors includes sub-switching transistors connected in parallel between one of the sensing electrodes corresponding to the one group and the output terminal. The sub-switching transistors are sequentially turned on in response to one of the selection signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hun Park, Yun A Ma, Mi Hee Son
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Patent number: 11839102Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible substrate including a folding area and a non-folding area with a folding axis, a thin film transistor disposed on the flexible substrate, an organic light emitting diode disposed on the thin film transistor, an encapsulation layer disposed on the organic light emitting diode, a touch sensor layer disposed on the encapsulation layer and having a plurality of touch electrodes, a protective layer disposed on the touch sensor layer, and a plurality of shock-proof pattern units disposed on the protective layer. Each of the plurality of touch electrodes includes a plurality of metal lines, and each of the plurality of shock-proof pattern units is disposed on the protective layer so as to overlap at least a part of the plurality of metal lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk Choi, GyuHo Lee, Sangwook Woo
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Patent number: 11803232Abstract: A touch display system and a control method thereof are provided. The touch display system includes a touch display panel and a controller. The touch display panel includes a touch area and is configured to sense a touch operation of a user. The controller is coupled with the touch display panel and is configured to acquire a physical sign information of the user who is to operate the touch display panel, and adjust a touch range for the user to perform the touch operation in the touch area according to the physical sign information of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiao Zhang, Yushun Jie
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Patent number: 11797124Abstract: A touch driving circuit, a touch display device, and a touch driving method are discussed, which are capable of reducing power consumption by dividing into an active mode and an idle mode according to a touch sensing type, shortening the touch driving period in the idle mode and reducing some operations related to the image displaying function.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: SeungChul Park, KiJeong Lee, MinKi Kim, ChangHwan Seo
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Patent number: 11789560Abstract: The disclosure discloses a touch panel, a display panel and a display device. A plurality of touch electrodes, a bonding region and a plurality of touch wires are included, where one touch wire is electrically connected to one touch electrode; and a touch group is formed by an ith touch electrode and an n-i+1th touch electrode in a touch electrode column, touch wires electrically connected to two touch electrodes in a same touch group are arranged adjacently.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: Chongqing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jie Li, Wei Zhang, Teng Chen, Huaisen Ren
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Patent number: 11776490Abstract: A display device includes an array of LEDs, an array of LCD pixels, and a display controller that compensates for one or more sources of color variation in light produced by the LEDs having multiple color components that change differently as a function of distance. The display controller can determine a variation of a received color value from a color of light emitted by a given LED at a given LCD pixel based on the distance between the given LCD pixel and the given LED, and determine an accumulated color value that includes the variation and multiple other corresponding variations of other received color values of light emitted by multiple other emitters determined based on respective distances from the given LCD pixel. The display controller configures the given LCD pixel to filter light that is received from the LEDs in a manner that reduces or eliminates the color variation.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventor: Gerrit Slavenburg
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Patent number: 11755114Abstract: An input device includes: a touch sensor that detects a position of a touch on an operation surface by an operation finger; a vibration element that vibrates the operation surface; and a controller that changes a magnitude of vibration of the operation surface by the vibration element according to acceleration in movement of the operation finger along the operation surface, the movement being performed while the operation finger is touching the operation surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Mitani, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Togawa, Sho Sonoda
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Patent number: 11749148Abstract: A display apparatus according to an example embodiment may include: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area outside the display area; a plurality of pixels in the display area; a plurality of touch electrodes overlapping with the pixels in the display area; a gate driving circuit in the non-display area and connected to the touch electrodes via at least one gate driving line; and a touch inspection circuit in the non-display area and connected to the touch electrodes through at least one touch line, the touch inspection circuit including at least one touch inspection switch and a touch inspection control switch.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seyong Lee, SungHyun Jang, JungWoo Han
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Patent number: 11747922Abstract: An interface device includes an electronic device and an input device for communicating with the electronic device. The electronic device includes a display layer, a sensor layer, and a controller for outputting a first uplink signal and a second uplink signal to the sensor layer. The input device includes a communication unit for receiving an uplink signal from the sensor layer, a memory for storing first information and second information, a signal determination unit for determining whether the uplink signal is the first uplink signal or the second uplink signal, based on the first information and the second information, and a signal conversion unit for outputting conversion data in response to the uplink signal being the second uplink signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jina Kang, Soongyu Lee, Byeongkyu Jeon, Kyowon Ku, Jinwoo Kim, Dongchun Lee
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Patent number: 11733791Abstract: An operating arrangement for a construction machine comprises an operating device which comprises a touch-sensitive display for inputting operating instructions by an operator, and an operating mask with localization markers. The operating device comprises at least a first alignment feature for aligning the operating mask on the operating device in a pre-defined operating position relative to the operating device. The operating mask is detachably attached to the operating device in the operating position, wherein the operating mask at least partially covers the touch-sensitive display, and wherein the location markers of the operating mask lie over specified areas of the display and facilitate locating the specified areas of the display for inputting instructions.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: JOSEPH VOEGELE AGInventors: Frank Grimm, Dennis Hanfland
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Patent number: 11730040Abstract: A display device includes a stretchable substrate that includes a plurality of unit regions. Each of the plurality of unit regions includes a plurality of island regions and at least one bridge region that connects adjacent island regions to each other. A display panel is on the stretchable substrate. The display panel includes a plurality of display parts and at least one wiring part. The plurality of display parts correspondingly overlap the plurality of island regions. The at least one wiring part correspondingly overlaps the at least one bridge region. An input sensor is on the display panel. The input sensor includes a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one subsidiary electrode. The plurality of sensing electrodes correspondingly overlaps the plurality of unit regions. When viewed in a plan view the at least one subsidiary electrode is correspondingly disposed between adjacent sensing electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Kicheol Kim, Byeong-Hee Won
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Patent number: 11721122Abstract: Provided are a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a fingerprint identification sensor, a first light shield layer disposed on the fingerprint identification sensor and a color film layer disposed on the first light shield layer, wherein the color film layer includes color filters with different colors and light transmission parts disposed between the color filters with different colors; the first light shield layer includes first openings and light shield parts, the light transmission parts and the first openings are used for allowing fingerprint reflected light to transmit and reach the fingerprint identification sensor, and the light shield parts are used for blocking out stray light.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chuanxiang Xu, Shi Shu, Haitao Huang, Yang Yue, Yong Yu, Xiang Li, Qi Yao
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Patent number: 11714487Abstract: An eye tracking device determines a user's gaze point on a display device and a setting for a foveated region associated with a fixation position, based on a first location of the fixation position. The eye tracking device defines at least one of a size, shape, or positioning of the foveated region relative to the fixation position. The eye tracking device determines a second location of the fixation position associated with a change of user gaze and changes the foveated region setting. At least one of the shape or size of the foveated region changes based on the eye tracking device determining that a distance difference between the first and second locations is larger than a threshold. At least one of the size or the shape of the foveated region is continuously adjusted based on the fixation position being in smooth pursuit between the first location and the second location.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Tobii ABInventor: Robin Thunström
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Patent number: 11709569Abstract: An operation method of an electronic device for sensing an optical signal is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of optical sensors and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed adjacent to the plurality of optical sensors. The operation method of the electronic device for sensing the optical signal includes the following steps. The optical signal is provided to a first optical sensor of the plurality of optical sensors. The first optical sensor outputs a driving signal when dimming the plurality of light-emitting elements adjacent to the first optical sensor. Therefore, the accuracy of sensing the optical signal may be effectively increased.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Li-Wei Mao, Chin-Lung Ting, Ker-Yih Kao, Ming-Chun Tseng
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Patent number: 11698693Abstract: The present application relates to an input sensing unit and a display device using the same. The input-sensing unit including a first conductive layer, a first organic layer, a second conductive layer, and a second organic layer sequentially stacked one over another, in which the first organic layer includes a first base resin and a first hollow polymer, and the second organic layer includes a second base resin and a second hollow polymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Gu Kim, Jiyun Park, Bongsung Seo, Jongho Son, Yeonhee Lee, Hyelim Jang, Baekkyun Jeon, Kyungseon Tak
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Patent number: 11687191Abstract: A display device includes a touch sensor, a touch driver, and display driver. The touch driver drives the touch sensor at a first frequency, provides touch driving signals to touch electrodes during a touch sensing period of a touch frame period, and stops providing the touch driving signals during a touch waiting period of the touch frame period. The display drivers drives a display panel at a second frequency lower than the first frequency in a first mode, provides scan signals to pixels during a display period of a display frame period, and stops providing the scan signals during a display waiting period of the display frame period. When the display driver switches from the first mode to a second mode, the display driver drives the display at a third frequency lower than the second frequency, and the touch driver increases the touch waiting period of the touch frame period.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Tae Joon Kim, Jung Mok Park, Jung Goo Lee, Ji Yeong Lee, Hyun Wook Cho
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Patent number: 11681350Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device, a luminance control method thereof, and a mobile terminal using the same. The display device includes a display panel in which a pixel array including at least a first pixel region and a second pixel region are disposed; a touch sensor disposed on the pixel array; a display panel driver configured to write pixel data of an input image to pixels in the first pixel region and the second pixel region; a touch sensor driver configured to drive the touch sensor and detect a touch input on the pixel array to generate touch coordinate data; and a luminance control device configured to lower the luminance of one of the first and second pixel regions in at least some gray scales when the touch input is detected on the pixel array.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Hee Hwang, Su Jin Kwon
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Patent number: 11678506Abstract: A display apparatus in one example includes a substrate having a display area including a plurality of sub-pixels, the plurality of sub-pixels including an emission area and a non-emission area; a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed at the plurality of sub-pixels; an encapsulation part covering the plurality of light emitting diodes in the display area; a first inorganic insulating layer disposed on the encapsulation part; a first touch part disposed on the first inorganic insulating layer; a second inorganic insulating layer disposed on the first touch part and including an opening disposed at an area overlapping the emission area disposed at one or more sub-pixels among the plurality of sub-pixels; and a second touch part disposed on the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: SangHoon Jeong, HyoYoung Jun
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Patent number: 11640788Abstract: A stage including: an output circuit connected to a first node and a second node; an input connected to a third node and a fourth node; and a plurality of signal processors between the output and the input, the plurality of signal processors electrically connecting the first node and the third node and electrically connecting the second node and the fourth node, wherein the input includes: a seventh transistor connected between a first input terminal and the fourth node and having a gate electrode connected to a second input terminal; a plurality of eighth transistors serially connected between the third node and the second input terminal and having gate electrodes connected to the fourth node; and a ninth transistor connected between the third node and a second power source and having a gate electrode connected to the second input terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Kyu Lee, Seung Ji Cha, Ji Hyun Ka, Tae Hoon Kwon, Min Ku Lee, Jin Tae Jeong