Patents Examined by Maheen Javed
  • Patent number: 10230944
    Abstract: Multi-layer display of content on a flexible display is provided. A roll profile of a rolled transparent flexible display is detected, the rolled transparent flexible display forming a plurality of overlapping display layers of the transparent flexible display. Content is then displayed on the plurality of overlapping display layers, where different portions of the content are displayed on different display layers of the plurality of display layers to present the content as three-dimensional content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay Ekambaram, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10203784
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure discloses a touch panel; a plurality of second electrodes; a plurality of the first electrode leads for leading the first electrodes, which are connected to each other, out of a touch area; a plurality of the second electrode leads for leading the second electrodes, which are connected to each other, out of the touch area. The touch panel further includes at least one transparent conductive layer which is formed on at least one surface of each of the first and/or second electrode leads and which is formed in the same layer as at least one of the first and second electrodes, the first and second connecting wires. The embodiments of the present disclosure may prevent oxidation of the electrode leads and increase adhesion without increasing manufacture processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuanxiang Xu, Yonglian Qi
  • Patent number: 10154550
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: a power converter to generate a light-source power voltage according to a voltage control signal; an LED string connected to the light-source power voltage; a short-circuit detector to receive the light-source power voltage and to enable a short-circuit signal; and a light source controller to generate the voltage control signal to interrupt generation of the light-source power voltage when the short-circuit signal is enabled. The short-circuit detector includes: a voltage divider to divide the light-source power voltage to output a detection voltage; and a comparing circuit to generate a reference voltage corresponding to a voltage level of the detection voltage, to compare the reference voltage with the detection voltage, and to enable the short-circuit signal in accordance with a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Sik Lee, Won-Hyoung Kang
  • Patent number: 10083642
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel and a display driver is provided. The display panel includes a sub-pixel repeat array. The sub-pixel repeat array is repeatedly arranged to form a pixel array on the display panel. The pixel array includes at least one map display unit. The display driver is coupled to the display panel. The display driver drives the display panel to display an image by using a sub-pixel rendering method. The image includes at least one specified intensity map. The map display unit includes a center sub-pixel unit and a plurality of neighboring sub-pixel units. The specified intensity map includes one or more white pixel points. In the map display unit, luminance summations of sub-pixels of different colors are equal. Furthermore, a display driving method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 10075699
    Abstract: Multi-layer display of content on a flexible display is provided. A roll profile of a rolled transparent flexible display is detected, the rolled transparent flexible display forming a plurality of overlapping display layers of the transparent flexible display. Content is then displayed on the plurality of overlapping display layers, where different portions of the content are displayed on different display layers of the plurality of display layers to present the content as three-dimensional content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay Ekambaram, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10025415
    Abstract: A touch panel and a liquid crystal display device. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of conductive grids, with each of the plurality of touch electrodes being located inside one of the plurality of conductive grids; a plurality of touch electrodes are divided into at least two groups of touch electrodes, at least two conductive network units insulated from each other are formed by a plurality of conductive grids, and each conductive network unit corresponds to at least one group of touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingjun Lai, Jing Li
  • Patent number: 10019937
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a sensing line, a sensor, and a signal controller. The sensor generates a sensing signal corresponding to a quantity of light of the sensing line. The signal controller detects an intersection of the sensing line and the sensor and generates a control signal corresponding to movement of the intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Wook Yoo, Naoaki Komiya
  • Patent number: 9990077
    Abstract: There are provided according to the disclosure an array substrate, a touch display panel, and a detection method. The array substrate includes: a common electrode layer divided into multiple touch electrodes; multiple control circuits respectively connected to the plurality of touch electrodes, multiple first leads, each first lead is electronically connected to the first control terminals and the first input terminals of the control circuits corresponding to the touch electrodes in the same row with the first lead; and multiple second leads, each second lead is electronically connected to the second control terminals and the second input terminals of the control circuits corresponding to the touch electrodes in the same column with the second lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Lu, Qijun Yao
  • Patent number: 9983634
    Abstract: A keyboard lifting structure includes a base, a cover frame covering the base and providing multiple openings, key caps coupled to the base by respective linking mechanisms, driving devices disposed in the base at one side relative to the respective key caps with respective slides thereof respectively abutted against the linking mechanisms of the key caps, and a lifting mechanism disposed between the cover frame and the base for lifting or lowering the cover frame relative to the base and simultaneously causing the driving devices to move the key caps upwardly out of the cover frame or downwardly into the inside of the respective openings of the cover frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 9961336
    Abstract: Multi-layer display of content on a flexible display is provided. A roll profile of a rolled transparent flexible display is detected, the rolled transparent flexible display forming a plurality of overlapping display layers of the transparent flexible display. Content is then displayed on the plurality of overlapping display layers, where different portions of the content are displayed on different display layers of the plurality of display layers to present the content as three-dimensional content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay Ekambaram, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 9953608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving circuit of a display panel. A plurality of driving units produce a reference driving voltage according to a gamma voltage of a gamma circuit, respectively. A plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits receive the reference driving voltages output by the plurality of driving units, and select one of the plurality of reference driving voltage as a data driving voltage according to pixel data, respectively. The plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits transmit the plurality of data driving voltages to the display panel for displaying images. A voltage boost circuit is used for producing a first supply voltage and providing the first supply voltage to the plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits. At least a voltage boost unit is used for producing a second supply voltage and providing the second supply voltage to the plurality of driving units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Min-Nan Liao, Chih-Ping Su
  • Patent number: 9946401
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device with integrated touch screen. The display device includes a panel configured to include a plurality of electrodes divided into n groups; and a display driver IC configured to, apply a common voltage to the electrodes during a display driving mode of a first frame, apply a touch scan signal to a first group and a first adjacent electrode unit included in a second group during a touch driving mode of the first frame, apply the common voltage to the electrodes during the display driving mode of a second frame, and apply the touch scan signal to the second group and a second adjacent electrode unit included in the first group adjacent to the second group during the touch driving mode of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee Sun Shin
  • Patent number: 9934718
    Abstract: A method for driving an electroluminescent display device includes generating a current detection signal corresponding to an average value of a global current per voltage control based on the global current provided to the display panel, controlling at least one of a first power supply voltage or a second power supply voltage based on the current detection signal, and changing the voltage control period based on an operation mode of the display device. The display device operates in a two-dimensional mode for displaying a planar image or a three-dimensional mode for displaying a stereoscopic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Ki Eun
  • Patent number: 9933819
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile electronic device including: a display unit that is formed to be so flexible that at least one portion of the display unit is capable of being bent, and that is configured from a first segment of which one portion and the other portion are brought into contact with each other when the display unit is bent, and a second segment that is different from the first segment and extends from the first segment; a sensing unit that detects a shape change in the first segment due to an external force; and a controller that controls information that is output to the second segment, based on the shape change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Samsick Kim, Donghwan Yu, Seojin Lee
  • Patent number: 9918076
    Abstract: Multi-layer display of content on a flexible display is provided. A roll profile of a rolled transparent flexible display is detected, the rolled transparent flexible display forming a plurality of overlapping display layers of the transparent flexible display. Content is then displayed on the plurality of overlapping display layers, where different portions of the content are displayed on different display layers of the plurality of display layers to present the content as three-dimensional content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay Ekambaram, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 9898120
    Abstract: Disclosed is a watch type mobile terminal wearable on a wrist. The watch type mobile terminal includes a main body, a band unit, a sensing unit and a controller. The main body has a display unit. The band unit is connected to the main body so that the mobile terminal is worn on the wrist, and surrounds the wrist. The sensing unit senses at least one tap applied to at least one of the main body and the band unit. The controller configured performs a function corresponding to a pattern to which the tap is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongyoon Rhee, Taeseong Kim, Yujune Jang
  • Patent number: 9858859
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light emission control driver, and a brightness compensator. The display panel includes first pixels in a first display area and second pixels in a second display area. The light emission control driver controls light emission times of the first and second pixels. The brightness compensator detects a degree of deterioration of the first pixels and a degree of deterioration of the second pixels. The degrees of deterioration of the first and second pixels are different. The brightness compensator controls the light emission control driver to set the light emission times of the first pixels differently from the light emission times of the second pixels based on the different degrees of deterioration of the first and second pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-koo Her, Mukyung Jeon, Jihye Lee
  • Patent number: 9812082
    Abstract: The application provides a pixel circuit, a driving method, a display panel and a display device. The pixel circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a driving transistor, a storage capacitor and a light emitting element, and by cooperative driving of the respective transistors and the storage capacitor, the driving current of the driving transistor can be independent of the gate-source voltage and the threshold voltage of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Chen, Dong Qian, Hanyu Gu
  • Patent number: 9804679
    Abstract: An example method includes displaying, by a display (104) of a wearable device (100), a content card (114B); receiving, by the wearable device, motion data generated by a motion sensor (102) of the wearable device that represents motion of a forearm of a user of the wearable device; responsive to determining, based on the motion data, that the user has performed a movement that includes a supination of the forearm followed by a pronation of the forearm at an acceleration that is less than an acceleration of the supination, displaying, by the display, a next content card (114C); and responsive to determining, based on the motion data, that the user has performed a movement that includes a supination of the forearm followed by a pronation of the forearm at an acceleration that is greater than an acceleration of the supination, displaying, by the display, a previous content card (114A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Rodrigo Lima Carceroni, Pannag R. Sanketi, Suril Shah, Derya Ozkan, Soroosh Mariooryad, Seyed Mojtaba Seyedhosseini Tarzjani, Brett Lider, Peter Wilhelm Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9786247
    Abstract: A wearable display device of the present invention includes: a wearable part configured for placement on a portion of a human body; a flexible display unit connected to the wearable part through a coupling part; at least one curvature changer configured to alter a curvature of at least a portion of the flexible display unit; and a curvature holder configured to maintain the curvature of the at least a portion of the flexible display unit once the curvature is altered by the at least one curvature changer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Ki Hong, Jong Seo Lee