Patents Examined by Kenneth B Lee, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11976950
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thin film sensor, a thin film sensor array and an electronic device. The thin film sensor has a functional area and a non-functional area surrounding the functional area, and includes: a dielectric substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are oppositely arranged; a first conductive layer located on the first surface of the dielectric substrate and including a first conductive structure arranged in the functional area; a second conductive layer located on the second surface of the dielectric substrate; a first light-shielding layer located on the first surface of the dielectric substrate, the first light-shielding layer includes a first light-shielding structure at least arranged in the non-functional area, the first light-shielding structure has the same pattern as the first conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Long Wang, Dongdong Zhang, Yafei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11977243
    Abstract: A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first map image with a first display, receiving the first map image with a first reflector, reflecting the first map image with the first reflector, displaying, a second map image with a second display, receiving the second map image with a second reflector, reflecting the second map image with the second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, and collecting images with an external scene camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Szczerba, John P. Weiss, Thomas A. Seder
  • Patent number: 11980050
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes an opening and a display area that surrounds the opening; a plurality of grooves formed in the substrate between the opening and the display area; a display element layer on the substrate and that includes a plurality of display elements in the display area; a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, the thin-film encapsulation layer including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer which are sequentially stacked; a planarization layer disposed over the plurality of grooves and that includes an organic insulating material, wherein the planarization layer is disposed over the second inorganic encapsulation layer, and the organic encapsulation layer is disposed below the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyong Sung, Wonwoo Choi, Sooyoun Kim, Junghan Seo, Seoyeon Lee, Hyoungsub Lee, Moonwon Chang, Seunggun Chae, Seungyong Song
  • Patent number: 11972105
    Abstract: A force sensing system for determining if a user input has occurred, the system comprising: an input channel, to receive an input from at least one force sensor; an activity detection stage, to monitor an activity level of the input from the at least one force sensor and, responsive to an activity level which may be indicative of a user input being reached, to generate an indication that an activity has occurred at the force sensor; and an event detection stage to receive said indication, and to determine if a user input has occurred based on the received input from the at least one force sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.
    Inventors: Hamid Sepehr, Pablo Peso Parada, Willem Zwart, Tom Birchall, Michael Allen Kost, Tejasvi Das, Siddharth Maru, Matthew Beardsworth, Bruce E. Duewer
  • Patent number: 11968289
    Abstract: A clock data recovery circuit includes the following elements: a phase detector for outputting a phase adjustment signal by comparing a clock signal of a first node and an input signal; a charge pump for adjusting a charge amount of a second node according to the phase adjustment signal; a first switch including one end coupled to the second node and including another end coupled to a third node; a second switch including one end which receives a bias voltage and including another end coupled to the third node; a capacitor including a first electrode coupled to the third node; third switches; and voltage control oscillators including control terminals coupled to the third node and including output terminals coupled to the first node through the third switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Min Young Park, Jong Min Shim
  • Patent number: 11966061
    Abstract: A near-eye display system including an optics module coupled with an electronics module having a controller. Wherein the optics module includes a planar waveguide operable to display virtual images, and a camera operable to capture pictures and videos. The planar waveguide coupled with the camera via the optics module, whereby a first view through the planar waveguide is oriented to be the same as a second view by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler W. Porter, Paul J. Travers
  • Patent number: 11960783
    Abstract: An extended reality (XR) head-mounted display (HMD) device includes a processor, a memory device, a battery, an HMD video display to present to a user an extended reality image of an environment, an HMD shield formed to be fitted around a user's eyes and to house the HMD video display, an HMD hood comprising a fabric shroud formed over a shroud frame operatively coupled to the HMD shield, and a head strap operatively coupled to the HMD shield via a shield hinge to secure the HMD device to the user's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS LP
    Inventors: Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, Thomas Marcus Hinskens, Loo Shing Tan, Gerald Rene Pelissier, Martin Douglas Sawtell
  • Patent number: 11961470
    Abstract: A sensing circuit and a correction method thereof, a pixel driving module and a sensing method thereof, and a display apparatus, the sensing circuit includes: an operation amplifier (AMP), an integration capacitor (Cfb), a first switch (S1), a second switch (S2), a third switch (S3), a fourth switch (S4), a fifth switch (S5) and a sixth switch (S6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fei Yang, Tangxiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11961446
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display driving method and device, and a display device, by obtaining Gaussian probability of a preset scene in a to-be-displayed image with respect to a preset color, comparing the Gaussian probability with a predetermined threshold, and setting the polarities of sub-pixels, the driving method of the present application reduces the risk of crosstalk caused by the fact that the voltage drops of the coupling capacitance on the adjacent data lines cannot be canceled each other out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jhenwei He
  • Patent number: 11948506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a deformable display, more in particular a flexible, stretchable, and transparent deformable display based on light-emitting elements such as for example light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The invention also relates to the use and applications of such deformable display, including systems and methods making use of such deformable display. In addition the invention relates to a flexible, stretchable and transparent display being deformable in real-time while maintaining deformability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: STEREYO BV
    Inventors: Robbie Thielemans, Vince Dundee, Marc Johan Van Eekeren, Steve Simard
  • Patent number: 11942587
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a junction or active layer between doped semiconductor layers coextensive over a contiguous device area, corresponding sets of electrical contacts connected to the semiconductor layers, and multiple nanostructured optical elements at a surface of one semiconductor layer opposite the other semiconductor layer. Composite electrical contacts of one set include a conductive layer, a transparent dielectric layer between the conductive and semiconductor layers, and vias through the dielectric layer connecting the conductive and semiconductor layers. The nanostructured elements redirect light, propagating laterally in optical modes supported by the semiconductor layers, to exit the device. The composite electrical contacts can be independent and define independently addressable pixel areas of the device. The nanostructured elements and thin semiconductor layers can yield high contrast between adjacent pixel areas without trenches between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Toni Lopez, Aimi Abass
  • Patent number: 11941047
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a music playing method and device, where the method includes: receiving a first operation instruction in a first application with a function of video playing; and invoking a music player to play music in the first application in response to the first operation instruction. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, music can be played in a first application through a first operation instruction of a user, avoiding that the user exits from the first application and then enters the music application to play music, and reducing an operation complexity of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhao Yang, Peng Chen, Hai Ning, Lei Sun, Niwen Zheng, Yanjingjing Gao
  • Patent number: 11935483
    Abstract: Provided are a pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and a display panel. The pixel circuit includes: multiple sub-pixel circuits in an array; each sub-pixel circuit includes a first node control sub-circuit, a second node control sub-circuit, a driving sub-circuit, a storage sub-circuit, a reading sub-circuit and a light emitting device; at least reading sub-circuits of the sub-pixel circuits of some rows are controlled by a same sensing control line; the first node control sub-circuit charges the storage sub-circuit in response to a first scan signal; the second node control sub-circuit writes a reference voltage signal into a second node in response to a second scan signal; the reading sub-circuit reads a potential of the second node in response to a sensing control signal written by a sensing control line; the driving sub-circuit drives the light emitting device to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhidong Yuan, Yongqian Li, Can Yuan
  • Patent number: 11935472
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel sensing circuit which extends an operation section of an integrator by using an additional signal and allows securing a time required for a stable output of a sensing voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Ji, Sang Min Lee, Gi Baek Choi, Jung Bae Yun
  • Patent number: 11925281
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating clothing recommendations are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for generating a clothing recommendation includes a mirror, a display device, a memory and a processor. The mirror has a first side including a reflective surface. The display device displays a clothing recommendation to the user. The memory stores a wardrobe database including clothing data related to a plurality of items of clothing owned by the user. The processor is programmed to: (i) access a database including a plurality of expert models; (ii) select of one of the plurality of expert models based on a preference of the user; (iii) generate the clothing recommendation using the clothing database in combination with the selected expert model; and (iv) cause the display device to display the clothing recommendation to the user while the user views the first side of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ACI HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk Shaaban, Venkat Thandra, Dino Eliopulos, Benjamin Girard, Cole Seabrook, Aria Kim, Manu Varma, Yijun Wang
  • Patent number: 11929040
    Abstract: A user interface display may have a display and may have a backlight that lights the display. The display may implement pixels to generate colors and images. The display may be backlit. The backlight may use pixels having emitters to generate different color backlighting. In various instances, the display or the backlight or both may include a deep blue emitter. The blue emitter may be used in combination with red and green pixels elements to generate different colors. By implementing deep blue emitters rather than conventional blue (e.g., cyan) emitters, the effects of cyan light on a viewer's circadian rhythm may be limited or eliminated. Moreover, by implementing deep blue emitters, the effects of cyan light on a viewer's circadian rhythm may be varied, while the colors and images are reproduced for viewing without introducing significant color distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Johannessen
  • Patent number: 11930587
    Abstract: Provided are a flexible printed circuit board and a display device. The flexible printed circuit board comprises a main flexible printed circuit board and a connection flexible printed circuit board having different outlines. Both printed circuit boards are single-layer boards or double-layer boards. The main flexible printed circuit board comprises a bonding region, a device mounting region, a first connection region and signal lines. The signal lines include a first signal line positioned between the device mounting region and the first connection region, and a second signal line positioned between the device mounting region and the bonding region. The connection flexible printed circuit board comprises a second connection region, a third connection region and a third signal line positioned between the second connection region and the third connection region. The two flexible printed circuit boards are connected by means of the first connection region and the second connection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fan Li, Hengzhen Liang, Yunhan Xiao, Lianbin Liu
  • Patent number: 11929038
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a data driving circuit, and a timing controller, wherein the display panel includes a plurality of gate lines to which a scan signal is applied, a plurality of data lines to which a data voltage is applied, a plurality of reference voltage lines to which a reference voltage is applied, and a plurality of subpixels, wherein the data driving circuit senses a voltage on one reference voltage line selected from the plurality of reference voltage lines in a first detecting period and a second detecting period having different voltage detecting paths, and wherein the timing controller controls the data driving circuit, and determining whether or not the reference voltage line is abnormal using a sensing voltage detected from the reference voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MooKyoung Hong
  • Patent number: 11922873
    Abstract: A current control circuit for LED or OLED sub-pixels or pixels of an active matrix display is able to store bits or a bit of a control signal used to drive a pixel or sub-pixel, in a memory associated with each pixel or sub-pixel. The control circuit elements can be made compatible with thin-film processing such as to produce thin-film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Wim Van Eessen, Patrick Willem, Peter Gerets
  • Patent number: 11922875
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display device capable of performing favorable display in which flicker is not visually recognized while the power consumption of a scanning-side drive circuit, as well as a data-side drive circuit, can be reduced sufficiently when pause driving is performed. A pixel circuit including emission control transistors M5, M6 in addition to a drive transistor M1 includes a switching element that is turned on based on a voltage of an emission control line Ei to initialize an organic EL element OL when the voltage of the emission control line Ei is at a level for turning off the emission control transistors M5, M6. For example, in some embodiments, the anode electrode of the organic EL element OL is connected to an initialization voltage line Vini via an N-channel transistor M7 serving as the switching element, and the emission control line Ei is connected to the gate terminal of the transistor M7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SHAR KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohhei Tanaka