Patents Examined by Nan-Ying Yang
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Patent number: 11545102Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels includes a memory block including a memory configured to store therein sub-pixel data and a sub-pixel electrode coupled to the memory block. The memory includes first and second transistors configured to store therein the sub-pixel data in accordance with an electrical charge of a floating gate, the first and second transistors include respective drains that are coupled to each other, and a coupling point of the drains is coupled to a node. The sub-pixel electrode is coupled to the node, and each of the sub-pixels is configured to display an image based on a potential of the node.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Tatsuya Ishii
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Patent number: 11535378Abstract: A pendant assembly for a rescue hoist may comprise a pendant, an interface box discrete from the pendant, and a display screen discrete from the pendant. The pendant may include a hoist input. The interface box may be configured to receive a control input from the pendant. The display screen may be configured to receive a display command from the interface box.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Richard Bryson, Robert Humble
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Patent number: 11523091Abstract: A head up display (HUD) system includes: a laser; a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) panel configured to modulate light output by the laser; a modulator control module configured to, during each predetermined period: apply power to the LCoS panel for a first predetermined ON period; and disconnect the LCoS panel from power for a remainder of the predetermined period; and a laser control module configured to, during each predetermined period: when a temperature of the LCoS panel is less than a predetermined temperature: apply power to the laser for a second predetermined ON period while power is applied to the LCoS panel and after the modulator control module begins applying power to the LCoS panel, where the second predetermined ON period is less than the first predetermined ON period; and disconnect the laser from power for the remainder of the predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Thomas A. Seder, Kai-Han Chang
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Patent number: 11507231Abstract: A display device may include a display panel, an input sensing unit, and an alignment structure. The display panel may include a sealing member. The input sensing unit may be disposed on the display panel. The input sensing unit may include first-type sensor electrodes directly contacting a face of a first insulator of the display device, a first-type connector electrically connecting the first-type sensor electrodes, second-type sensor electrodes directly contacting the face of the first insulator of the display device, and a second-type connector electrically connecting the second-type sensor electrodes. The alignment structure may overlap the sealing member and may include a transparent member that directly contacts the face of the first insulator of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventors: Jong Seon Park, Hwan Hee Jeong
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Patent number: 11507208Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC).Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLCInventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
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Patent number: 11501723Abstract: An operation method of a backlight module is disclosed. The operation method includes: determining whether a first video synchronization signal is received; in response to a determination that the first video synchronization signal is received, activating a counter, and controlling the backlight module to emit light a specific number of times at a first brightness for a first time period; determining whether the counter is timeout and a second video synchronization signal is not received; and in response to a determination that the counter is timeout and the second video synchronization signal is not received, controlling the backlight module to switch between lighting and not lighting multiple times within a second time period.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Qisda CorporationInventors: Wei-Jou Chen, Chen-Yang Hu
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Patent number: 11501704Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sending driving data of a backlight source, a control circuit and a display device. The method includes: acquiring driving data of a plurality of rows of light-emitting elements included in the backlight source; and sending the driving data of the plurality of rows of light-emitting elements to a driving circuit of the backlight source at many times, wherein at least one data packet is sent each time, each data packet includes driving data for driving one row of light-emitting elements and a quantity of data packets sent each time is less than a quantity of rows of light-emitting elements included in the backlight source.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Binhua Sun, Jian Sun, Lin Lin, Feng Zi, Yakun Wang, Jiyang Shao, Xinjian Liu, Ziqiang Guo, Yadong Ding, Bingxin Liu
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Patent number: 11488518Abstract: A flat-panel display comprises a display substrate, an array of pixels distributed in rows and columns over the display substrate, the array having a column-control side, and column controller disposed on the column-control side of the array providing column data to the array of pixels through column-data lines. In some embodiments, rows of pixels in the array of pixels form row groups and each column of pixels in a row group receives column data through a separate column-data line. In some embodiments, each pixel in each column of pixels in the array of pixels is serially connected and each pixel in the array of pixels comprises a token-passing circuit for passing a token through the serially connected column of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: X Display Company Technology LimitedInventors: Ronald S. Cok, Christopher Andrew Bower
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Patent number: 11479299Abstract: There is provided a display device for a vehicle, the display device including: a display unit that is visible to an occupant of a vehicle; a memory; and a processor that is connected to the memory, the processor changing a content image displayed on the display unit so as to be displayed in the same direction as a direction in which a travel path of the vehicle curves.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Hirota, Koji Aikawa, Shigeto Muramatu
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Patent number: 11479027Abstract: A photosensitive electrically conductive structure includes: a substrate; a releasing photosensitizing resin layer disposed on the substrate; a nano silver layer disposed on the releasing photosensitizing resin layer; and a photosensitive electrically conductive layer disposed on an edge of the nano silver layer. A visible region is defined in the photosensitive electrically conductive structure where the nano silver layer is not covered by the photosensitive electrically conductive layer and a peripheral wiring region is defined in the photosensitive electrically conductive structure where the nano silver layer is covered by the photosensitive electrically conductive layer. The releasing photosensitizing resin layer has an average molecular weight (Mn) greater than 3,000 but less than 100,000, and the releasing photosensitizing resin layer, the nano silver layer, and the photosensitive electrically conductive layer are patterned.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Cambrios Film Solutions CorporationInventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Chia-Yang Tsai, Shu-Ping Hsu
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Patent number: 11474404Abstract: A display device including a pixel electrode disposed in an opening area; a common electrode of which at least a region is disposed to be overlapped with the pixel electrode; a gate line extending along a first direction in a non-opening area surrounding the opening area and transmitting a gate signal to the pixel electrode; a data line extending along a second direction different from the first direction in the non-opening area, and transmitting a data signal to the pixel electrode; and a dummy line disposed to be overlapped with the data line in the non-opening area and electrically connected to the common electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinuk Lee, Il Park
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Patent number: 11474563Abstract: A computing device includes memory configured for storing executable instructions, a processor configured for executing the instructions, a spine member, where the spine member includes the memory and the processor, and a plurality of display pages, each display page coupled at a first edge of the page to the spine member and having a second edge, opposite the first edge that is free to rotate about an axis defined by the spine member, wherein at least one page includes two separately controllable OLED displays on opposite sides of the page.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: William Riis Hamburgen, Ken Foo
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Patent number: 11467400Abstract: An information display method and an information display system are provided. The method is adapted to the information display system including a first image capturing device and a transparent display, and the method includes the following steps. A pattern image is obtained by shooting a pattern placed on a real object through the first image capturing device, wherein the real object is located on one side of the transparent display. Relative position information between the transparent display and the pattern is obtained according to the pattern image. Augmented image data is obtained according to the relative position information. The augmented image data is displayed through the transparent display, wherein the augmented image data include a virtual object augmented based on the real object.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ruo-Lan Chang, Pi-Hsien Wang, Chih-Chia Chang, Yu-Hsin Lin
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Patent number: 11458841Abstract: A display control apparatus comprises: a detection unit configured to analyze a line of sight of a driver of a vehicle, and detect a viewpoint of the driver in a visual field region of the driver that is obtained as a result of the analysis; a display control unit configured to display an image such that the image is superimposed on the visual field region, based on a result of the detection by the detection unit; and a transmission control unit configured to, if a condition is satisfied, transmit related information that is related to information represented by the image to an external terminal, in addition to or instead of the display control unit displaying the image.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Shinji Kawakami
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Patent number: 11460931Abstract: A method for recovering perspective distortion of a coded dot pattern on a surface, comprises generating a stereo-pair of images of a portion of the coded dot pattern, the stereo-pair of images comprising an overlap region comprising a subset of dots of the coded dot pattern that are common to the stereo-pair of images, selecting, in one image of the stereo-pair of images, a focus pattern from the subset of dots, determining a set of potential matches for the focus pattern in the other image of the stereo-pair of images, for each potential match, determining a set of additional dots of the coded dot pattern consistent with a single plane, and selecting a single plane with the highest number of consistent matched dots.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Stephen Pollard
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Patent number: 11455054Abstract: A method, computing system, and one or more computer-readable storage media for operating an active stylus equipped with a stylus capture detection routine. The method includes operating the stylus according to a first communication protocol to enable communication with a first display device. The method also includes detecting a beacon from a second display device operating according to a second communication protocol. The method also includes automatically switching the stylus to the second communication protocol in response to detecting the beacon. The method also includes detecting a stylus capture event indicating that switching the stylus to the second communication protocol was erroneous and is preventing the user from communicating with the first display device and, in response to detecting the stylus capture event, switching the stylus back to the first communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ahia Perez, On Haran
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Patent number: 11453337Abstract: A method of displaying a three-dimensional (3D) object includes acquiring a driving image from a single camera, classifying line marks including a road surface into one or more groups based on a change in a curvature of a line of the road surface, estimating a pitch angle corresponding to an angle of inclination between the road surface and the single camera for each of the one or more groups, generating 3D information of the road surface, and displaying an 3D object visually overlaid on the road surface based on the 3D information of the road surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiyeon Kim, Wooshik Kim
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Patent number: 11442414Abstract: The present disclosure generally describe user interfaces related to time. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for displaying and enabling an adjustment of a displayed time zone are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for initiating a measurement of time are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling and displaying a user interface using a character are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling and displaying a user interface that includes an indication of a current time are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling configuration of a background for a user interface are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling configuration of displayed applications on a user interface are described.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin Will Chen, Aurelio Guzman, Christopher Wilson, Kevin Lynch
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Patent number: 11440406Abstract: A method for displaying information for a user of a vehicle by means of a projection system, which has a projection unit, a control device, a first projection field, and at least one second projection field, wherein the information is transferred from the control device to the projection unit, and wherein the projection system is switched over from a first beam path, in the case of which light beams produced by the projection unit are directed onto the first projection field, to a second beam path, in the case of which light beams produced by the projection unit are directed onto the at least one second projection field, in accordance with the current position of a seat of the user, the light beams produced by the projection unit being deflected to a field of view of the user by the at least one second projection field.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Christian Wall
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Patent number: 11443698Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a data driver which provides data voltages to the display panel, and a controller which provides output image data to the data driver. The controller includes a data line memory which stores input image data for each pixel row of the display panel, an address line memory which stores addresses for the input image data, and a data serialize block which generates the output image data provided to the data driver by rearranging the input image data stored in the data line memory based on the addresses stored in the address line memory.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hai-Jung In