Patents Examined by Kevin M. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11980066
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate including a first region and a second region, a first thin-film transistor (TFT) disposed in the first region of the substrate and including a first semiconductor pattern, a first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode, a second TFT disposed in the second region of the substrate and including a second semiconductor pattern, a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode, at least one insulating layer between the first semiconductor pattern and the second semiconductor pattern, a first blocking layer below the first semiconductor pattern, and a second blocking layer below the second semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunseok Na, Sanggil Kim, JaeJun Ahn, Hyoungsun Park, ChangSuk Hyun
  • Patent number: 11972073
    Abstract: An electrostatic input apparatus is provided. A measuring unit measures capacitance at a plurality of coordinates of an electrostatic coordinate input unit. A converting unit obtains a reference value of the capacitance and converts the capacitance to difference values according to a distance between the electrostatic coordinate input unit at the coordinates and a finger. A first coordinate calculating unit calculates barycentric coordinates of a contact portion from the difference values for the plurality of coordinates. A cycle determining unit determines whether the difference values at coordinates on a circumference of a circle with a predetermined radius centered on the barycentric coordinates exhibit periodicity of two cycles in one round along the circle. An operation determining unit performs, when the cycle determining unit determines that the difference values exhibit periodicity of two cycles, a determination that an input operation using two or more fingers has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakajima, Satoshi Hayasaka, Shinichi Endo, Harry Haryadi, Minoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11974489
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus includes an organic light emitting display panel including a display area having a transparent area and an opaque area, and a non-display area. A gate driver is configured to sequentially supply a gate pulse to a plurality of gate lines included in the organic light emitting display panel. An initialization circuit is configured to transfer gate pulses or initialization control signals, output from the gate driver, to a plurality of transparent area gate lines. A camera is configured to photograph a region in a forward direction with respect to the organic light emitting display panel, and the camera may be provided in the transparent area of a rear surface of the organic light emitting display panel. A first pixel driving circuit provided in the transparent area may differ from a second pixel driving circuit provided in the opaque area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Su Kim, Jonghyeok Im, Gyungmin Kim
  • Patent number: 11960643
    Abstract: Provided are a head mounted display apparatus, an operating method thereof, and a storage medium. The head mounted display apparatus includes at least one display, at least one camera disposed on a back surface of the at least one display, and a controller, in which the controller is configured to obtain an image regarding both eyes of a user through the at least one camera, detect the both eyes of the user from the obtained image, measure an inter-pupillary distance (IPD) of the user based on the detected both eyes of the user, convert a picture based on the measured IPD, and display the converted picture on the at least one display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaesung Choi, Wonjoon Do, Woojhon Choi, Kihuk Lee
  • Patent number: 11963400
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided, and the display panel includes an array substrate. The array substrate includes a plurality of pixel circuits, a plurality of reference signal lines and a plurality of pixel connecting semiconductor portions. The plurality of pixel circuits is arranged in an array in a row direction and a column direction, each pixel circuit includes a pixel driving semiconductor portion which includes two fixed potential nodes, and the row direction intersects the column direction. The fixed potential nodes are electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of reference signal lines. Two fixed potential nodes adjacent in a first direction are electrically connected by one of the plurality of the pixel connecting semiconductor portions, and the first direction is parallel to a plane where the array substrate is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongbo Zhou, Huangyao Wu
  • Patent number: 11956872
    Abstract: In a display device according to an embodiment, subframes having the same number of active unit time(s) are distributed. As a result, according to the display device of the disclosure, the flicker phenomenon may be alleviated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TLI INC.
    Inventor: Ju Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 11948491
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grayscale controlling method and a display panel applied to the display panel including a backlight unit. The grayscale controlling method includes: in a frame time, acquiring a duration of a current driving current output to the backlight unit exceeding a predetermined current value, and then adjusting a grayscale value of the backlight unit as a target grayscale value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Wenfang Li
  • Patent number: 11950460
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit disposed on a substrate, and a display element on the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer, a second thin-film transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer being connected to the first semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, a first shielding layer overlapping the second semiconductor layer, and a second shielding layer overlapping the second semiconductor layer and stacked on the first shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nayun Kwak, Chulkyu Kang, Daesuk Kim, Ilgoo Youn, Dongsun Lee, Soyoung Lee, Jieun Lee, Junyoung Jo, Minhee Choi
  • Patent number: 11928997
    Abstract: An electronic device may comprise a flexible display, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the display to: display an execution screen of a first application in a first area of the display in a first position state, expand the display to include the first area and a second area, in response to a switch from the first position state to a second position state, display, in the second area, at least one object representing an executable application based on application attribute information, based on the display being expanded, and display, on the expanded display, the execution screen of the first application together with an execution screen of an application corresponding to the selected object, in response to selection of any one of the at least one object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinkyo Chung, Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11918133
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an ornamental system, apparatus and method that is dynamically modifiable. Embodiments of the ornament system comprise a processor, at least one ornamental member and a data controller. The processor is a computer or similar device that stores data for transmission. The ornamental member is configured to receive and display data stored in a database. Embodiments of the present invention can be coupled to other ornamental systems across a wide area network, wherein users can share data files for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Gregory A. Piccionelli
  • Patent number: 11922901
    Abstract: A system and method for control of perceived brightness level in a display device based on the brightness of individual content items to provide a consistent viewing experience. This is a method of visual content-based brightness control. Adjusting the perceived display of individual visual content items does not rely on the adjustment of a display device's settings or controls, such as a general setting to control the brightness of a display screen, but rather evaluates the visual content being presented and adjusts the presentation layers for display of the visual content provided as part of the display screen. In this way, adjusting parameter(s) of one or more of these presentation layers provides control over the brightness level of the displayed content as a function of the brightness of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Rudd Fawcett
  • Patent number: 11922874
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display control method and a display control device. The display control method is used for a display panel. The display panel includes at least a first display area and a second display area arranged in a first direction, the first display area is coupled to a first signal line, and the second display area is coupled to a second signal line. The display control method includes: controlling a first sub-pixel in the first display area to display an image via the first signal line; and controlling a second sub-pixel in the second display area to display an image via the second signal line. A light-emission phase of the first sub-pixel at most partially overlaps a light-emission phase of the second sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhidong Yuan, Can Yuan, Yongqian Li, Lang Liu
  • Patent number: 11908410
    Abstract: A display substrate, a preparation method thereof, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a repeating unit, the repeating unit includes a plurality of sub-pixels including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, a color of light emitted by a light-emitting element of the first sub-pixel is identical to a color of light emitted by a light-emitting element of the second sub-pixel, a shape of a first light-emitting voltage application electrode of the light-emitting element of the first sub-pixel is different from a shape of a first light-emitting voltage application electrode of the light-emitting element of the second sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Libin Liu, Mei Li, Hongli Wang
  • Patent number: 11910647
    Abstract: A display apparatus, which may prevent a defect of a pixel due to external electrostatic discharge, includes: a first pixel including a first node; a second pixel neighboring the first pixel and including a second node; and an always-off thin-film transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode, the first electrode being connected to the first node of the first pixel, the second electrode being connected to the second node of the second pixel, in which a turn-off voltage is applied to the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunae Park, Sunghwan Kim, Daehyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11910690
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may be mounted on a front side of the device and the housing may have a housing wall on the rear side of the device. The display may be formed from an array of pixels configured to display an image for a user. Pixel-free border areas that run along the edges of the array of pixels may be provided with an edge illuminator. The edge illuminator may provide illumination to the border areas during operation of the device. The edge illuminator may have crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, backlit liquid crystal devices or electrophoretic display components, or may have a light guide that is supplied with illumination from a light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul X Wang, Dinesh C. Mathew
  • Patent number: 11903295
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area and a non-display area; a light emitting element disposed on a display area of a substrate; a dam disposed on a non-display area of the substrate; an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element and the dam; a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation layer; and a sensing electrode disposed on the planarization layer, wherein a thickness of a portion of the planarization layer disposed in the non-display area gradually increases as the portion of the planarization layer is away from the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeon Bum Lee
  • Patent number: 11903268
    Abstract: A display substrate, a preparation method and a brightness compensation method therefor, and a display apparatus are provided. The display substrate includes a drive structure layer disposed on a substrate, a light-emitting element disposed on the drive structure layer, and a light detection unit which is disposed on the light-emitting element and is configured to detect the brightness of the light-emitting element, wherein the drive structure layer includes a pixel drive circuit, the light-emitting element includes a first electrode, an organic functional layer and a second electrode which are stacked on the drive structure layer, and the first electrode is connected to the pixel drive circuit; and the light detection unit includes a third electrode, a photosensitive active layer and a fourth electrode which are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tiancheng Yu
  • Patent number: 11903289
    Abstract: A display panel, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device are provided. In the display panel, sub-pixel areas in a same row along a first direction are divided into a plurality of sub-pixel area groups independent from each other, and each sub-pixel area group includes at least two adjacent sub-pixel areas, a connection layer includes a connection pattern arranged in each sub-pixel area, and the connection pattern is coupled to the initialization signal line pattern in the sub-pixel area wherein the connection pattern is located, connection patterns located in a same sub-pixel area group are sequentially coupled along the first direction to form the connection portion; at least part of a first auxiliary signal line layer is located in an anode spacing area, and is insulated from an anode pattern, the connection pattern in each sub-pixel area group is coupled to the first auxiliary signal line layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yipeng Chen, Lujiang Huangfu, Libin Liu
  • Patent number: 11886659
    Abstract: A touch display device can include a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a first touch electrode disposed on the substrate in the display area, a first touch line electrically connected to a touch pad disposed in the non-display area, a buffer layer disposed on the first touch electrode or the first touch line, a first driving transistor disposed on the buffer layer and included in a first sub-pixel overlapping the first touch electrode, a first gate line connected to the first sub-pixel, a first touch gate line disposed in parallel to the first gate line, and a first touch driving transistor disposed in the display area and controlling a connection between the first touch line and the first touch electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangsik Lee, SangHyuck Bae
  • Patent number: 11881170
    Abstract: A light emitting display device is disclosed that includes an organic light emitting diode having an anode electrode connected to a first power line and a cathode electrode, a capacitor configured to store a data voltage and having a first electrode and a second electrode, and a driving transistor having a first electrode connected to the cathode electrode of the organic light emitting diode, a gate electrode connected to the first electrode of the capacitor, and a second electrode connected to the second electrode of the capacitor and a second power line. The driving transistor applies an initialization voltage to a node connected to the cathode electrode of the organic light emitting diode and the first electrode of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Sin Park, Sung Wook Choi, Jin Woo Lee