Patents Examined by Michael J Jansen, II
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Patent number: 11402947Abstract: An electronic device includes: an input sensor on a display panel; and a sensor controller configured to operate in a first mode for sensing a first input by an input device or a second mode for sensing a second input through the input sensor, the sensor controller being configured to transmit an uplink signal to the input device through the input sensor and to receive a downlink signal from the input device through the input sensor in the first mode, wherein an input sensing frame comprises an uplink period in which the uplink signal is provided to the input sensor, and an interval between a start time point of the display frame and a start time point of the uplink period is variable in a unit of at least one input sensing frame during k input sensing frames, where k is an integer equal to or greater than 2.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jina Kang, Dongchun Lee, Soongyu Lee, Jinwoo Kim, Byeongkyu Jeon
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Patent number: 11398181Abstract: A display module including a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels each comprising a plurality of sub pixels, the pixels being disposed on a plurality of row lines of the display panel and a driver. The driver being configured to apply a pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltage to the sub pixels in a sequential order of the row lines; and drive the display panel such that the sub pixels included in a plurality of consecutive row lines among the plurality of row lines emit light, in the sequential order of the row lines, for a time corresponding to the applied PWM data voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinho Kim, Yong-Sang Kim, Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Takashige Fujimori, Donggun Oh, Jongsu Oh, Tetsuya Shigeta
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Patent number: 11398185Abstract: Provided are a display panel, a control method thereof, and a display device. The control method includes: acquiring a correspondence between temperature and voltage information of a first cathode of a first sub-pixel among a plurality of first sub-pixels, a correspondence between temperature and information about a voltage difference between an auxiliary electrode and the first cathode, and current temperature information of the display panel; and determining voltage adjustment information of the first cathode and the auxiliary electrode according to the current temperature information, the correspondence between temperature and the voltage information of the first cathode, and the correspondence between temperature and the information about the voltage difference between the auxiliary electrode and the first cathode so as to adjust the voltage difference between the first cathode and the auxiliary electrode so that a display color purity of the first sub-pixels meets a preset requirement.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: SEEYA OPTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhiyang Gao
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Patent number: 11373579Abstract: The embodiments relate to a display device including: a display panel on which multiple pixels are arranged; a first driver IC controlling driving of the pixels arranged in a first area of the display panel, and including a first gamma generator outputting multiple first gamma voltages; and a second driver IC controlling driving of the pixels arranged in a second area of the display panel, and including a second gamma generator outputting multiple second gamma voltages, wherein the first gamma generator and the second gamma generator generate the first gamma voltages and the second gamma voltages, respectively, by using multiple gamma reference voltages output from the first gamma generator.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yongjin Park
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Patent number: 11366547Abstract: A display device includes pixels to display one or more images in display frame periods and sensors overlapping with the pixels. The sensors sense one or more user inputs in sensing frame periods that are shorter in duration than the display frame periods. A first sensing frame period includes a first non-sensing period that substantially entirely overlaps with a first display frame period. A second sensing frame period includes a second non-sensing period that overlaps with a portion of the first display frame period and a portion of a second display frame period. The first non-sensing period and the second non-sensing period have different durations.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Wook Cho, Min Hong Kim, Tae Joon Kim, Jae Hyun Park, Jung Mok Park, Bo Geun Yuk
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Patent number: 11361722Abstract: The present application discloses a driving method, a construction method for a compensation table and a display device. The driving method includes steps of: generating a plurality of first gate drive signals and a plurality of second gate drive signals, driving scanning lines to turn on sequentially or non-sequentially in a group of two, and generating corresponding data driving signals to drive corresponding pixels, where the first gate drive signals are output to the first turned-on scanning lines in each group, the second gate drive signals are output to the last turned-on scanning lines in each group, and the high-level duration of the first gate drive signals is T+?t.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Dongsheng Guo, Haijiang Yuan, Yubo Gu
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Patent number: 11341902Abstract: A display device including a display panel including scan lines, emission control lines, and pixels connected to the scan lines and the emission control lines; a first emission driver sequentially providing first emission control signals to odd-numbered emission control lines among the emission control lines in a first frame section; a second emission driver sequentially providing second emission control signals to even-numbered emission control lines among the emission control lines in a second frame section that is continuous from the first frame section; and a scan driver sequentially providing scan signals to the scan lines in each of the first and second frame sections.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Sic Lee, Won Kyu Kwak
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Patent number: 11335291Abstract: A display controller for a display may include a frame rate circuit to change a frame rate of the display from a first frame rate to a second frame rate, and a reference voltage circuit to adjust a reference voltage of the display from a first reference voltage corresponding to the first frame rate to a second reference voltage corresponding to the second frame rate. The display may be a thin film transistor liquid crystal display. The reference voltage may correspond to a common voltage (Vcom) for the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Dongyeung Kwak, Ramon C. Cancel Olmo, Jue Li, Thomas A. Nugraha, John Lang
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Patent number: 11328683Abstract: A display device has: a display panel; a source driver group including 2j source drivers that are arranged in the lengthwise direction of gate lines; and a display controller that is connected to the 2j source drivers via j data supply lines provided in common between adjacent pairs of source drivers. The display controller outputs j pixel data piece groups, into which m/2 pixel data pieces were divided, to the data supply lines. The (2k)th source driver receives m/(4j) pixel data pieces via a data supply line, and receives three pixel data pieces from the (2k+1)th source driver. The (2k)th source driver generates m/(2j) of gradation voltage signals on the basis of the pixel data pieces.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Daisei Nagata
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Patent number: 11320858Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include wearable devices and methods for performing courier services. In one implementation, the device includes a depth camera for detecting object depths in a field of view, a scanner for decoding visual codes, a speaker for producing audible sounds in response to an electrical signal, memory, and a processor. The processor may execute instructions to detect a scanning event based on a first signal received from the depth camera, determine a scan region associated with the scanning event, provide a second signal to the scanner causing the scanner to decode a visual code located within the scan region, generate scan data based on a third signal received from the scanner, and provide a fourth signal to the speaker causing the speaker to emit a notification sound. The wearable device may also capture signatures, dimension objects, and disable device functions based on time and place restrictions.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Federal Express CorporationInventor: Reuben F. Burch
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Patent number: 11315509Abstract: A driving method for a liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device has a wide viewing angle mode and a narrow viewing angle mode. The driving method includes: in the wide viewing angle mode, all the frames of the liquid crystal display device have the same display brightness; in the narrow viewing angle mode, the odd frames and the even frames of the liquid crystal display device have different display brightness. In the narrow viewing angle mode of the liquid crystal display device, by using an alternate driving method of bright frames and dark frames, the mura degree is significantly reduced, and the smoothness of dynamic picture display is improved, thereby improving the use experience of users.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: INFOVISION OPTOELECTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanbing Qiao, Xiaoneng Yan, Te-Chen Chung, Chia-Te Liao
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Patent number: 11315506Abstract: This application relates to a display device and a driving method thereof. An original gray-scale data group is decomposed into three gray-scale data groups for respective output and display in three consecutive time periods according to a determined type of a color corresponding to the original gray-scale data group to be displayed by a pixel unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Chih Tsung Kang
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Patent number: 11315503Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight module and a control circuit. The control circuit is coupled to the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight module. The control circuit is configured to control the liquid crystal display panel to display a corresponding image according to image data, and control the backlight module to provide backlight to the liquid crystal display panel. The control circuit determines a turn-on time point of each of a plurality of zones of the backlight module according to a response time of the liquid crystal display panel and a writing period of at least one target display area of the liquid crystal display panel. The control circuit further determines the turn-on time length of each zone according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Yuanliang Liu, Junxin Qiu, Lixing Zhu, Mingyue Geng, Chih-Chou Chou
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Patent number: 11308906Abstract: The present application discloses a circuit for providing a temperature-dependent common electrode voltage. The circuit includes a sensing sub-circuit coupled between a power-supply terminal and a ground terminal and configured to generate a first voltage for controlling a switching sub-circuit to connect the power-supply terminal to a first node. The circuit further includes a compensation sub-circuit coupled between the first node and the ground terminal and be enabled, when the first voltage decreases below a threshold as temperature increases above a threshold temperature, to output a temperature-dependent second voltage proportional to the temperature to a second node.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignees: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sijun Lei, Xu Lu, Shuai Hou, Siqing Fu, Yong Long, Ying Zhang, Shanbin Chen, Fanjian Zeng, Zhicai Xu, Sen Tan, Xinghong Liu, Xiangchao Chen, Yunsong Li, Xin Chen, Yuxu Geng
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Patent number: 11308903Abstract: A source driving device, a polarity reversal control method thereof, and a liquid crystal display device. In the source driving device, a polarity signal control unit is added, and an output terminal of the polarity signal control unit is connected to control terminals of a first channel selection circuit and a second channel selection circuit in a positive-negative polarity reversal control unit, respectively. Polarity reversal condition of the polarity reversal control signal outputted by the polarity signal control unit is controlled using a trigger control signal inputted to a control terminal of the polarity signal control unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Hengzhen Liang
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Patent number: 11301128Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques and systems directed to determining an intended input to a user interface from detected gesture positions. The described techniques and systems include detecting positions associated with a gesture made relative the user interface, associating a timing profile to the detected positions, and determining, from the detected positions and the associated timing profile, the intended input to the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Richard Hasim Adem
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Patent number: 11289026Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit, including: a pixel driving circuit coupled to a gate line and a data line and configured to generate a driving current based on a data signal provided by the data line in response to a gate driving signal provided by the gate line and output the driving current through a current output terminal; and a shunt circuit coupled to the gate line and a first control signal line, and configured to control connection/disconnection between a first signal input terminal and a first signal output terminal in response to the gate driving signal and a first control signal provided by the first control signal line. The current output terminal is coupled to a first terminal of a light emitting device and the first signal input terminal, and the first signal output terminal is coupled to a to-be-charged pixel circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming Yang, Can Zhang, Shengji Yang, Weihai Wang, Minghua Xuan, Xiaochuan Chen
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Patent number: 11282441Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixel blocks each including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver supplying a scan signal to the scan lines and to supply a control signal to the control lines; a data driver supplying an image data voltage or a low grayscale data voltage to the data lines; and a power supply supplying a reference voltage to the pixels, wherein the pixels are configured to receive the image data voltage during a first scan period of a frame, and to receive the low grayscale data voltage during a second scan period of the frame, and the reference voltage supplied to a first pixel row of at least one of the pixel blocks in the first scan period is different from the reference voltage supplied to a last pixel row of at least one of the pixel blocks in the first scan period.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Taek Kim, Sang Su Han, Kyun Ho Kim, Hyung Keun Park, Joon Suk Baik, Se Keun Lee
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Patent number: 11282456Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in a pixel sensing, a technology in which a parasitic impedance formed in a sensing line does not affect an integrating circuit using a current mirror circuit coupled with an operational amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiming Piao, Young Bok Kim, Won Kim, Byeon Cheol Lee
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Patent number: 11282903Abstract: A touch display device includes a display panel including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels alternately disposed along a first direction, and a touch screen layer disposed on the display panel, the touch screen layer including a plurality of first touch electrodes having a zigzag shape and disposed between one of the first and second pixels along a second direction crossing the first direction, in which a first pixel of the first pixels and a second pixel of the second pixels have different sizes from each other, and a first distance from a first touch electrode of the first touch electrodes to the first pixel is different from a second distance from the first touch electrode to the second pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Beom Hong, Gun-Shik Kim, Jung-Joo Park