Patents Examined by Koosha Sharifi-Tafreshi
  • Patent number: 11966549
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch sensitive display apparatus which decreases a load of each of a plurality of touch electrodes and reduces a load deviation between the plurality of touch electrodes, thereby enhancing image quality. The touch sensitive display apparatus comprises a touch sensitive panel. The touch panel comprises a plurality of touch electrodes comprising at least a first touch electrode. The first touch electrode comprises a plurality of first touch electrode lines that are parallel to each other. A first touch signal line is connected to the plurality of first touch electrode lines of the first touch electrode, and the first touch electrode is driven for image display and touch sensing via the first touch signal line. A first connecting line is in a different layer than the first touch electrode lines, and the first connecting line is connected to the plurality of first touch electrode lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Han Kim, Yong Chan Park, Jin Seong Kim, Seung Kyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 11966524
    Abstract: A touch control system includes: a touch panel; an active pen having a plurality of functions, the functions being used for controlling the active pen or the touch panel and initiated only by at least one voice signal, the active pen including: a voice receiving module configured to receive the at least one voice signal; a voice analyzing module configured to analyze the at least one voice signal to generate a controlling command; and a control module configured to determine that the controlling command is configured to control the active pen or the touch panel; and a touch controller electrically connected to the touch panel and receive, in response to the controlling command being configured to control the touch panel, the controlling command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Han-ning Chen
  • Patent number: 11966530
    Abstract: A touchpad module includes a base plate, a touch member and at least one pressure sensing module. The touch member is located over the base plate. The touch member includes a touch plate and a touch sensitive circuit board. The pressure sensing module is arranged between the base plate and the touch member. The pressure sensing module includes a pressure sensor and a miniature supporting plate. The pressure sensor is installed on the miniature supporting plate. The pressure sensor is electrically connected with the touch sensitive circuit board through the miniature supporting plate. While the touch member is pressed in response to an external pressing force, the pressing force exerted on the touch member is sensed by the at least one pressure sensing module, and the pressure sensing module generates a pressure sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chiang Huang, Chao-Wei Lee, Hsueh-Chao Chang, Sian-Yi Chiu
  • Patent number: 11961464
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel is connected to a data driver that outputs first and second data signals sequentially through an output terminal. First and second data lines are configured to receive the first and second data signals, respectively. First and second sub-pixels are connected to the first and second data lines, respectively. A first signal line crosses the first and second data lines to form overlapping portions. A gating circuit connects the output terminal to the first and second data lines. A shielding pattern overlaps with at least one overlapping portion. The shielding pattern is configured to receive a fixed potential when the output terminal of the data driver provides a data signal to the data line through the gating circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qian Wei, Shanglong Wang
  • Patent number: 11961458
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a pixel array, in which pixels that include a plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices of different colors are arranged in a matrix form, and a pixel circuit that is provided for each of the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices, and the pixel circuit controls, on the basis of an applied image data voltage, the driving time and the magnitude of driving current provided to the inorganic light-emitting devices; a sensor which senses, on the basis of a voltage applied to the pixel circuit, a current flowing through a driving transistor included in the pixel circuit and which outputs sensing data corresponding to the sensed current; and a corrector which corrects, on the basis of the sensed data, the image data voltage applied to the pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinho Kim, Yong-Sang Kim, Hoseop Lee, Donggun Oh, Jongsu Oh
  • Patent number: 11960785
    Abstract: A multi collectible storage apparatus has a display electronic screen on the front side, the screen displaying a digital asset; and a storage protection enclosure compartment on the back side, the enclosure compartment storing a physical collectible, which is associated to the digital asset. The apparatus provides a combination of displaying a digital asset and preserving associated physical collectible, resulting in a fully and deeply experience for navigating the asset visually and acoustically, and meanwhile protecting the valuable physical collectible from damage and decaying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: INFINITY PIECES INC
    Inventor: Michael Kidakarn
  • Patent number: 11960683
    Abstract: A display system for sensing a finger of a user applied to the display system includes a display panel; a sensor for sensing the finger; a sensing light source configured to emit a first light having a first wavelength W1; and a reflective polarizer disposed between the display panel and the sensor. For a substantially normally incident light, an optical transmittance of the reflective polarizer versus wavelength for a first polarization state has a band edge such that for a first wavelength range extending from a smaller wavelength L1 to a greater wavelength L2 and including W1, where 30 nm?L2?L1?50 nm and L1 is greater than and within about 20 nm of a wavelength L3 corresponding to an optical transmittance of about 50% along the band edge, the optical transmittance has an average of greater than about 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Bharat R. Acharya, Robert D. Taylor, Joseph P. Attard, Benjamin J. Forsythe, David T. Yust, Matthew E. Sousa, Jason S. Petaja, Anthony M. Renstrom, William Blake Kolb, Matthew S. Cole, Matthew S. Stay, Matthew R. D. Smith, Jeremy O. Swanson, Tri D. Pham, David A. Rosen, Qunyi Chen, Lisa A. DeNicola, Quinn D. Sanford, Carl A. Stover, Lin Zhao, Gilles J. Benoit
  • Patent number: 11961476
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which displays an image based on output image data converted from input image data, an input voltage controller which determines a maximum scale factor and a minimum scale factor based on a power control mode set by a user, calculates a maximum driving voltage based on the maximum scale factor and the minimum scale factor, and calculates an optimal voltage based on the maximum driving voltage, a power supply which generates an input voltage based on the optimal voltage, and a driving voltage generator which generates a driving voltage provided to the display panel using the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kihyun Pyun, Seung-Woon Shin
  • Patent number: 11954287
    Abstract: Techniques are described for using a multi-branch AC-mode bridge approach with global current rotation for self-capacitor sensing in a capacitive touch panel, such as integrated into a display of a touchscreen electronic device. K channels are coupled with K branches of a multi-branch AC-mode bridge to form K?1 pairs of channels for concurrent differential readout. K nominally identical sinusoidal input currents are generated based on an error signal, which is generated based on comparing a sinusoidal driver signal with feedback from one or more of the K branches. A unit current rotator rotates the K sinusoidal input currents to each of the branches, so that each branch current is formed by a rotating contribution from each of the sinusoidal input currents. Driving each branch with its branch current manifests a respective branch voltage, and differences between the branch voltages can be used to differentially sense pairs of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Yang, Mohamed Elsayed, Dazhi Wei
  • Patent number: 11954397
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. In the display panel, a display module includes a first display area and a second display area. The first display area is used to display video images, the second display area is used to display decorative images, and the second display area is positioned on an outer peripheral side of the first display area. A bonding adhesive is transparent and is at least pasted on the second display area, and a cover plate is pasted on the bonding adhesive. The second display area is an appearance display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingjun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11953697
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and memory, the memory can store instructions executable by the processor to display a first calibration symbol to appear at a first location of a virtual image plane viewable from a measured location of the eyes or head of an operator and display a second calibration symbol to appear at a second location of the virtual image plane according to an offset distance from the first location. The instructions additionally can additionally be to adjust the offset distance in response to adjusting the second location by receiving input from the operator to align the first calibration symbol with the second calibration symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jian Wan, Michael Alan Blommer, Brett Stottlemyer, Curtis Sai-Hay To
  • Patent number: 11954257
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed relating to providing haptic feedback in a stylus while the stylus crosses a gap between two displays. In one example, a method comprises detecting one or more haptic triggering criteria, and at least on condition of detecting the one or more haptic triggering criteria, actuating the haptic feedback component to produce haptic output. Using a width of the gap between the displays, a stylus velocity, and a stylus direction, a crossing time for the stylus tip to cross the gap is calculated. At a first time after actuating the haptic feedback component, the method determines that the stylus tip crosses an inside edge of one of the displays. At least on condition of determining that the tip of the stylus crosses an inside edge of a display, the method continues to actuate the haptic feedback component for the crossing time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shoham Dekel, Uri Ron, Assaf Bar-Ness
  • Patent number: 11948495
    Abstract: A driving circuit, a driving method and a display device are provided. The driving circuit is used to driving a display panel. The driving circuit includes at least one source driving chip, a timing controller and a power management circuit chip. The power management circuit chip outputs a data driving voltage and a gamma voltage to the at least one source driving chip. The source driving chip determines whether a voltage difference between the data driving voltage and the gamma voltage is within a predetermined range. Based on a result of the determination, the driving circuit decides whether to adjust the driving voltage and the gamma voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 11940210
    Abstract: A method to control a refrigerator includes changing a transparent display assembly to be in a first or transparent state allowing an inner space of the refrigerator to be visible through the transparent assembly, a second or opaque state so as to conceal the inner space, and a third or a display state to display information on a display of the transparent assembly. The transparent display assembly includes a front panel, a rear panel, an outer spacer configured to maintain a first distance between the front panel and the rear panel, a display provided on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display, and a first spacer configured to support the light guide plate and to maintain a second distance between the display and the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sangmyung Lee
  • Patent number: 11941183
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a sensor electrode group; and a touch integrated circuit coupled to the sensor electrode group for executing touch detection and configured to generate frame data indicative of a detection level of each of two-dimensional positions in the sensor electrode group. The touch integrated circuit is connected to an external processor different from the touch integrated circuit via a first bus. The touch integrated circuit supplies the frame data to the external processor via the first bus. The external processor feeds determination data resulting from performing predetermined processing on the frame data back to the touch integrated circuit. The touch integrated circuit performs an operation based on the determination data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Komatsu, Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Shigeyuki Sano
  • Patent number: 11934736
    Abstract: A wireless conferencing system for wirelessly connecting a computerized device with a display device includes at least a data transmitter. The data transmitter includes a transmitter self-powered unit, a data transmission module electrically powered by the transmitter self-powered unit, and a computer interface communicatively lined to the data transmission module, wherein when the computer interface is configured for detachably connecting to the computerized device, the data transmission module is powered and ready for wirelessly transmitting data from the computerized device to the display device without consuming power of the computerized device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Viewplay Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi Zhong
  • Patent number: 11928384
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of facilitating communication between first and second users includes displaying, by a first head-worn device, a first virtual object to the first user first user wearing the first head-worn device. The method also includes displaying, by a second head-worn device, a second virtual object to the second user wearing the second head-worn device. The method further includes facilitating, by the first and second head-worn devices, communications between the first and second users using the first and second virtual objects to simulate the first and second users being present in a common environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodolpho C. Cardenuto, David Charles Lundmark
  • Patent number: 11921938
    Abstract: A stylus includes a first sensor configured to receive a first receive signal from a touch sensor of a device, and a second sensor configured to receive a second receive signal from the touch sensor of the device. The stylus includes an amplifier coupled to the first and second sensors and configured to produce a third signal by amplifying the difference between the first receive signal and the second receive signal. The stylus includes a controller configured to decode information encoded in the first receive signal and the second receive signal by processing the third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas Bell
  • Patent number: 11915658
    Abstract: A scan driving circuit includes: a driving circuit configured to output a scan signal to an output terminal in response to clock signals and a carry signal; and a masking circuit configured to stop the driving circuit from outputting the scan signal in response to a masking signal and a signal indicating an operating state of the driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehoon Kim, Joon-Chul Goh, Soon-Dong Kim, Hae-Kwan Seo
  • Patent number: 11915660
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device for a display, and a method that includes light sources distributed on one or more strips, several light sources are arranged on each strip, and are electrically connected in a matrix manner, the number of rows and columns of the matrix are greater than 1, and each row and column of the matrix have a control line to receive a control signal; and a control unit that acquires a video signal to be provided to the display screen, from a signal source of the display screen, determines color and brightness of each light source according to the video signal, wherein each light source corresponds to a partial pixel area in the outermost periphery of a display area, and for each matrix, sequentially control each row or column of light sources in the matrix to emit light based on color and brightness within one light-emitting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Qingkai Wang, Yankun Gong, Kun Xiao, Xiaohong Chu