Patents Examined by Michael J Jansen, II
  • Patent number: 11158238
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of display devices, and provides a display panel and a driving method thereof. The display panel includes: a plurality of data lines, each of the data lines including a first segment line and a second segment line, every adjacent n+1 of the data lines forming a data line group, each data line group including a first data line having a connection line and n second data lines; a DEMUX circuit including n gating control lines, each of the gating control lines being in turn connected to the first segment line of the second data lines in each data line group, and the first segment line of each of the data lines in each data line group being connected to each other; and a driving IC connected to the second segment line of each of the data lines and the DEMUX circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Keitaro Yamashita, Lina Xiao
  • Patent number: 11158282
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a display panel includes a trigger circuit, a current limiting circuit, and first and second switch circuits. A preset voltage and a first voltage are input the trigger circuit. The current limiting circuit is electrically connected to a power source. The first switch circuit is electrically connected to the trigger circuit and the current limiting circuit separately. The first switch circuit is electrically connected to a driving chip and the display panel (320). The second switch circuit (400) is electrically connected to the trigger circuit and the current limiting circuit separately. An output terminal of the second switch circuit is electrically connected to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: HKC Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Xiaoyu Huang
  • Patent number: 11158247
    Abstract: A gamma adjustment method and an adjustment device for a display panel. The gamma adjustment method describes that if the absolute value of the gamma voltage corresponding to the current grayscale binding point is smaller than the absolute value of the gamma voltage corresponding to the previous grayscale binding point, obtaining absolute values of gamma voltages corresponding to at least two grayscale binding points located previous to the current grayscale binding point. Obtaining a first relationship curve by fitting the respective grayscales corresponding to the at least two grayscale binding points and the absolute values of the gamma voltages corresponding to the at least two grayscale binding points, and adjusting the gamma voltage corresponding to the current grayscale binding point to locate the absolute value of the adjusted gamma voltage corresponding to the current grayscale binding point on the first relationship curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 11151925
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting display device and a driving method thereof, wherein a sensing mode of the display device includes a first sensing step in which an electrical characteristic of a first sub-pixel is sensed, a first initialization step set in advance of the first sensing step, a second sensing step in which an electrical characteristic of the second sub-pixel is sensed, and a second initialization step set in advance of the second sensing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Min Park, Dong Yoon Lee, Jin Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11151933
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel and an input sensing layer. The input sensing layer includes an input sensor and a plurality of input sensing lines. The display panel includes a base layer, a circuit layer including a plurality of clock signal lines, a first electrode disposed between the clock signal lines and first input sensing lines and having a plurality of second holes defined therein, and a second electrode overlapping at least one of the clock signal lines in a plan view, thereby achieving uniform input sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jaeneung Kim, Jinbo Shim, Jung-Moo Hong
  • Patent number: 11144276
    Abstract: A communication terminal for communicative connection to at least one other communication terminal via a network includes a receiving part configured to receive stroke data transmitted from the other communication terminal, an obtaining part configured to obtain name information that is associated with a transmission source of the stroke data under management by a management system on the network, and a display control part configured to perform control that displays an image based on the stroke data and an image based on the obtained name information in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Shuhei Tsubone
  • Patent number: 11146873
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device comprising a display panel which outputs an image on a front surface thereof and is bendable, an exciter positioned on a rear surface of the display panel, for generating sound by vibrating the display panel, a vibration transmitting unit positioned between the exciter and the display panel, for transmitting vibrations of the exciter to the display panel, a control unit for controlling the display panel and the exciter, and a frame to which the display panel is fixed. As the display device uses the bendable display panel, such that the display panel itself can vibrate to output sound, the display device has an advantage in that there is no need to have a separate sound output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Youngin Ko, Yongnam Park, Sungeun Yang, Deogjin Lee
  • Patent number: 11144759
    Abstract: A rear-facing camera may be disposed on a headset or other device. Input from the rear-facing camera may be used to present graphical objects on a display of the headset, such as breadcrumbs indicating previous movement of the headset and/or a virtual tether to a device different from the headset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathan Andrew Hatfield, Jonathan Co Lee
  • Patent number: 11144145
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch display device including a substrate, a light-emitting component, a first insulating layer, a touch part, a first transmission part, a first conductive connection structure and a second transmission part. The light-emitting component is disposed above the substrate. The first insulating layer is disposed above the light-emitting component. The touch part is disposed above the first insulating layer. The first transmission part is disposed above the substrate, wherein the first transmission part is electrically connected to the touch part. The first conductive connection structure penetrates through the first insulating layer. The second transmission part is disposed below the first transmission part, wherein the first transmission part is electrically connected to the second transmission part via the first conductive connection structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Lang Lin, Jui-Jen Yueh
  • Patent number: 11134238
    Abstract: A goggle type display device with a goggle-shaped frame and a display mounted on said frame includes: an image-capturing unit disposed inside of the frame; and an eye gaze position estimator that estimates an eye gaze position on the basis of images of an eye and a ridge of a nose included in a facial image captured by said image-capturing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroji Akahori
  • Patent number: 11132074
    Abstract: An active stylus includes at least one electrode, and an integrated circuit coupled to the at least one electrode. The integrated circuit is configured to: operate in a first mode to unilaterally transmit signals to a sensor controller from one of the at least one electrode; attempt to detect an uplink signal from the sensor controller, using one of the at least one electrode, in a time period T1 during which the unilateral transmission of signals to the sensor controller is suspended; in response to not detecting the uplink signal, repeat operating in the first mode to unilaterally transmit signals to the sensor controller; and in response to detecting the uplink signal, stop operating in the first mode and transition to a second mode in which to transmit a downlink signal to the sensor controller, wherein the downlink signal is responsive to the uplink signal transmitted from the sensor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hara, Nobutaka Ide, Yasuo Oda
  • Patent number: 11119594
    Abstract: A display device with a touch detection function including: a plurality of elements performing display operation; a plurality of touch detection electrodes arranged side by side to extend in one direction, and each outputting a detection signal based on a change in an electrostatic capacitance caused by an external proximity object; a conductive film insulated from or connected with high resistance to the touch detection electrodes, and disposed to cover the touch detection electrodes; and a touch detection circuit detecting the external proximity object by sampling the detection signal. The conductive film has a sheet resistance equal to or smaller than a predetermined resistance value, and has a time constant larger than a predetermined minimum time constant defined by sampling timings in the touch detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Koji Ishizaki, Koji Noguchi, Osamu Ishige
  • Patent number: 11112913
    Abstract: A touch screen, a manufacturing method thereof, a touch display panel, and a display device are provided. The touch screen includes: a base substrate, and a conductive layer over the base substrate, the conductive layer includes: touch electrodes having a metal mesh, and dummy patterns having a metal mesh, wherein the touch electrodes are insulated from the dummy patterns, and the metal mesh of each of the touch electrodes comprises a plurality of closed patterns; and each of the dummy patterns comprises at least one dummy sub-pattern, the at least one dummy sub-pattern are insulated from each other, and the metal mesh of each of the at least one dummy sub-pattern comprises at least one closed pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tong Chen, Xiaoming Meng
  • Patent number: 11107409
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a first pixel, a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel in a first direction, a third pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fourth pixel disposed adjacent to the third pixel in the first direction. Each of the first to fourth pixels includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The display device further includes a data driver that outputs a plurality of data voltages, a selective output unit that outputs the data voltages to the first to fourth pixels in a different order for each of a plurality of frames, and a scan driver that outputs a first scan signal to the first and second pixels and outputs a second scan signal, which is delayed from the first scan signal, to the third and fourth pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Wook Yang, Soon-Dong Kim, Changnoh Yoon
  • Patent number: 11101332
    Abstract: An OLED display panel and a display device are provided. The OLED display panel includes an array substrate, a circular polarizing plate disposed on one side of the array substrate, a first stack structure disposed between the array substrate and the circular polarizing plate, and at least one touch-control electrode layer disposed on one side of the first stack structure facing towards and/or facing away the circular polarizing plate. The first stack structure comprising at least one touch-control electrode substrate and at least one compensation film. A sum of phase retardation of the at least one touch-control electrode substrate and the at least one compensation film with respect to a beam of light at a same frequency is smaller than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Zeng, Qijun Yao, Xingyao Zhou, Lihua Wang
  • Patent number: 11094271
    Abstract: Disclosed is a driving circuit, comprising an energy storage circuit, a first circuit, a current limiting circuit, a first switching circuit, and a second switching circuit. A first preset voltage and a second preset voltage are input by means of the first circuit. The first circuit is electrically connected to the energy storage circuit. The current limiting circuit is electrically connected to a power supply. The first switching circuit is separately electrically connected to the first circuit and the current limiting circuit. The first switching circuit is electrically connected to output ends of a display panel and a driving chip. The second switching circuit is electrically connected to the first circuit and the current limiting circuit. An output end of the second switching circuit is electrically connected to the display panel. Also provided is a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: HKC Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Xiaoyu Huang
  • Patent number: 11092633
    Abstract: A capacitance detection circuit for measuring an electrostatic capacitance, includes: a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal; a drive circuit having a push-pull type output stage and configured to apply a drive voltage to the electrostatic capacitance according to the control signal; a current detection circuit configured to generate a detection current which is a replica of a current flowing through the output stage of the drive circuit; and an integrating circuit configured to integrate the detection current to generate a detection voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11086395
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains a plurality of images based on image capturing performed by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, receives an input corresponding to operation of a first device, receives an input corresponding to operation of a second device different from the first device; and generates, based on the plurality of images obtained, a first virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a first virtual viewpoint determined based on the input corresponding to the operation of the first device, wherein a second virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a second virtual viewpoint determined based on the input received by the second receiving unit is displayed within the first virtual viewpoint image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuo Okutani
  • Patent number: 11074850
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for generating gray-scale voltage of display panel, which includes: generating, by a data source integrate circuit, a preset number of gamma voltages according to a target analog voltage(S10); and generating the gray-scale voltage of the display panel in accordance with each gamma voltage (S20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: HKC Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Shuixiu Hu, Dongsheng Guo
  • Patent number: 11068095
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a touch detection device includes: a plurality of drive electrodes arranged in parallel with each other; and a plurality of first touch detection electrodes arranged in parallel with each other and arranged at a portion not in contact with the drive electrodes and where the first touch detection electrode forms capacitance with a drive electrode to which a drive signal is output. The drive electrodes includes a drive electrode including a plurality of subdivided electrodes an arrangement pitch of which is finer than an arrangement pitch of the drive electrodes. The drive electrode including the subdivided electrodes is provided such that switching is enabled between a first mode in which the drive signal is collectively output to the subdivided electrodes of the drive electrode and a second mode in which the drive signal is individually output to each of the subdivided electrodes of the drive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Noguchi