Patents Examined by Mark W Regn
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Patent number: 11270611Abstract: The present invention provides a test method and a device of data mischarging of a display panel. The test method includes: a personal computer (PC) controlling a pixel group to output a screen with a solid color; controlling a charging time of a master device to be constant and adjusting a charging time of a timing controller; determining whether a measurement data of an optical test instrument is greater than a first threshold and detecting whether an obvious boundary appears in a middle of the display panel, and determining a mischarging time if so.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Guangxing Xiao
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Patent number: 11270621Abstract: A method and system for programming, calibrating and driving a light emitting device display, and for operating a display at a constant luminance even as some of the pixels in the display are degraded over time. The system may include extracting a time dependent parameter of a pixel for calibration. Each pixel in the display is configured to emit light when a voltage is supplied to the pixel's driving circuit, which causes a current to flow through a light emitting element. Degraded pixels are compensated by supplying their respective driving circuits with greater voltages. The display data is scaled by a compression factor less than one to reserve some voltage levels for compensating degraded pixels. As pixels become more degraded, and require additional compensation, the compression factor is decreased to reserve additional voltage levels for use in compensation.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Ignis Innovation Inc.Inventors: Arokia Nathan, Gholamreza Chaji, Stefan Alexander, Peyman Servati, Richard I-Heng Huang, Corbin Church
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Patent number: 11262877Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a touch position and touch pressure may be provided that includes: a display panel; a touch sensor including a touch electrode which is used to detect the touch position; and a pressure sensor including a pressure electrode which is used to detect the touch pressure. A harmonic frequency and a frequency of a horizontal synchronization signal, which is used to drive the display panel, do not exist within a first gap from a touch pressure sensing frequency which is used to drive the pressure sensor. The first gap may be 5 kHz.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Inventors: Jae Hee Kim, Joo Hyun Go, Young Ho Cho
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Patent number: 11251230Abstract: An organic EL display device includes at least one light emitting unit that includes a first electrode, an organic film that includes a light emitting layer and is provided over the first electrode, and a second electrode that is provided over the organic film and transmits light from the light emitting layer, and an optical adjusting layer that covers the at least one light emitting unit. The optical adjusting layer in a first area that overlaps the at least one light emitting unit in a planar view and the optical adjusting layer in at least one second area that is adjacent to the first area are different from each other in at least one of a number of layers that the optical adjusting layer includes, a film thickness, and a refractive index.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hironori Toyoda, Norihisa Maeda
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Patent number: 11238806Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the pixels through a scan line; and a timing controller configured to control a pulse width of the scan signal according to a display luminance of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Sung Park, Won Jang Ki, Dae Hyun Noh, Min Su Lee, Seung Bin Lee
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Patent number: 11217168Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel. The display panel includes a short circuit protection circuit, a pixel driving circuit, and an organic light-emitting element. The short circuit protection circuit includes a detection circuit electrically connected to the organic light-emitting element, and a control circuit electrically connected to the detection circuit and the pixel driving circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect whether the organic light-emitting element is short-circuited. The control circuit is configured to control, in response to a detection result of the detection circuit, whether the pixel driving circuit performs driving. In the present disclosure, the display panel includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in rows and columns. This prevents the pixel driving circuit from burning the organic light-emitting element that is short-circuited or other adjacent organic light-emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SeeYA Optronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wenwei Xu
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Patent number: 11210979Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes a first input circuit and a second input circuit. The first input circuit has multiple first switch units, each of which being disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with one of multiple first signal lines. The second input circuit has multiple second switch units connected in a cascade arrangement, each of which being disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with one of multiple first signal lines. A second terminal of the second switch unit in a previous stage is connected to a first terminal of the second switch unit in the next adjacent stage. The first terminal of the second switch unit of a first stage is connected to a second terminal of a corresponding first signal line. The second terminal of the second switch unit of a last stage is connected to a first detection terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Luo, Dongmei Wei, Yin Deng
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Patent number: 11210974Abstract: This application provides a driving circuit including a switching module, a control unit, a first switch, and a voltage adjusting module. A first input line of the switching module receives a first signal. When a control signal of the control unit is at a first potential, the switching module to enable an output line to electrically communicate with a first input line, and an output signal of the output line is equal or close to the first signal. When the control signal is at a second potential, the switching module to enable the output line to electrically communicate with a second input line, the first switch is turned on, the voltage adjusting module adjusts the first signal to a second signal and outputs the second signal to the second input line, and the output signal of the output line is equal or close to the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventor: Xiaoyu Huang
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Patent number: 11209947Abstract: A touch structure includes a plurality of first touch electrodes, a plurality of second touch electrodes, a plurality of first touch electrode wires and a plurality of second touch electrode wires. Each first touch electrode and each second touch electrodes is crosswise arranged, and is configured to be insulated from one another; and each first touch electrode is coupled to at least one first touch electrode wire, each second touch electrode is coupled to at least one second touch electrode wire. Resistances of the plurality of first touch electrode wires are approximately equal, and resistances of the plurality of second touch electrode wires are approximately equal.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Hao Zhang
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Patent number: 11205358Abstract: A test circuit for preventing an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device from electricity leakage and a display panel having the same are provided. The test circuit includes a switch module between the ESD device and the display panel to control an electrical connection between the ESD device and the display panel, and prevent the display panel from electricity leakage, so as to reduce power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Ronglei Dai
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Patent number: 11200821Abstract: An image processing chip test method comprising: controlling a power supply circuit to provide a first operating voltage to an image processing chip comprising a storage device; and when reading written first image data from the storage device, the test device receives a first error detection code corresponding to the first image data and determines whether the first error detection code means an error occurs. If an error occurs, record the first operating voltage as an erroneous operating voltage, and if the error does not occur, provide a second operating voltage to the image processing chip. Also, when the written second image data is read from the storage device, the test device receives a second error detection code corresponding to the second image data and determines whether the second error detection code means an error occurs.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Zong-Da Huang, Ching-Lan Yang
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Patent number: 11188227Abstract: An electronic device and a key input method using an external input device are provided. The electronic device includes a camera; a display; a communication interface; a memory; and a processor. The processor is configured to establish an electrical connection to an external keyboard; obtain an image of the external keyboard; set a key arrangement for the external keyboard based on the obtained image; and generate information corresponding to a key input signal received from the external keyboard based on the set key arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Inventors: Jiyoon Heo, Younghak Oh, Minjeong Moon, Minjung Moon, Myojin Bang, Seoyoung Yoon, Jaegi Han
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Patent number: 11189071Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, at least one sensor, a processor operatively connected to the display and the at least one sensor, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to obtain a first input associated with generation of a first avatar animation, to obtain first data for a first object based on the obtained first input, to obtain second data for a second object based on the obtained first input and a specified scheme, to generate the first avatar animation based on the first data and the second data, and to display the first avatar animation.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jongpil Park, Yunhyeong Kim, Jaeeun Yang, Kihwan Choi, Chanmin Park, Jungeun Lee
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Patent number: 11188172Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection apparatus includes: a plurality of detection electrodes; a drive signal generation circuit configured to generate a drive signal; a detection circuit configured to be coupled to the detection electrodes to detect a detection signal based on the drive signal; and a first selection circuit. A first point in time when the drive signal makes a transition from a first potential to a second potential overlaps a first period in which the first selection circuit couples a detection electrode as a first selection target among the detection electrodes to the detection circuit. A second point in time when the drive signal makes a transition from the second potential to the first potential overlaps a second period in which the first selection circuit couples a detection electrode as a second selection target, which is not included in the first selection target, to the detection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Toshinori Uehara
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Patent number: 11176879Abstract: A foldable display comprises a flexible display panel including a first screen, a second screen, and a foldable boundary region positioned between the first screen and the second screen; a first drive IC connected to data lines of the first screen and connected to data lines of a first boundary region to drive pixels of the first screen and the first boundary region; and a second drive IC connected to data lines of the second screen and connected to data lines of a second boundary region to drive pixels of the second screen and the second boundary region, wherein channels of the first drive IC and channels of the second drive IC are driven and shutdown in accordance with status on whether the first and second screens are driven.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Changhun Cho
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Patent number: 11164492Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for picture test of a display panel and a test method for a picture of a display panel. The apparatus includes: a first scanning unit, a second scanning unit, a data signal source and a controller. The display panel includes pixel units, and for the same column of pixel units, the odd numbered rows of pixel units and the even numbered rows of pixel units are connected with different data lines, respectively, and the individual pixel units of the same row are connected with the same grid line, respectively. The first scanning unit may be configured for receiving and transmitting a first scanning signal for scanning odd numbered rows of grid lines, and the second scanning unit may be configured for receiving and transmitting a second scanning signal for scanning even numbered rows of grid lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Wenlin Mei
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Patent number: 11163413Abstract: A touch sensor may include a substrate material, a continuous electrode arranged along a dimension of the substrate material, a segmented electrode transversely arranged with respect to the continuous electrode and wherein the segmented electrode is divided into multiple segments that are spaced apart at a distance from each other, and at least one trace that electrically connects the multiple segments.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventor: Paul Glad
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Patent number: 11158269Abstract: A display device includes a light-source module including a plurality of light-source blocks configured to provide light to a display panel, a plurality of light-source drivers configured to drive the plurality of light-source blocks, a timing controller configured to generate a dimming level signal of a corresponding one of the light-source blocks, and to generate a dimming select signal configured to select a corresponding one of the light-source drivers corresponding to the dimming level signal, a signal converter configured to convert an n-bit dimming select signal into an m-bit switch control signal, “n” and “m” being natural numbers, and n being less than m, and a plurality of switches connected between the timing controller and the plurality of light-source drivers, and configured to provide a plurality of dimming level signals to the plurality of light-source drivers based on a switch control signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gwangsoo Ahn, Kihyun Pyun, Moonshik Kang
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Patent number: 11151939Abstract: A display device includes a pixel array section, the pixel array section having pixels arranged in a matrix form, at least one of the pixels including an electro-optical element, a write transistor, a capacitor, a drive transistor, and a switching transistor. A write scan line is disposed for each pixel row of the pixel array section and adapted to convey a write signal to be applied to a gate electrode of the write transistor. The wiring structure of the write scan line does not cross a wiring pattern connected to a gate electrode of the drive transistor.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Takao Tanikame
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Patent number: 11138921Abstract: A display device provides for row based brightness uniformity compensation. The display device includes a display panel and a row driver connected to the display panel. The display panel includes a first pixel row and a second pixel row. The row driver provides first signals to the first pixel row to drive the first pixel row using a first time interval for a first subframe of a first pulse width modulation (PWM) frame of the first pixel row. The row driver provides second signals to the second pixel row to drive the second pixel row using a second time interval for a second subframe of a second PWM frame of the second pixel row. The first time interval may be different from the second timer interval, such as to provide for uniform brightness of light emission across the first and second pixel rows.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventor: Michael Yee