Patents Examined by Nicholas J Lee
  • Patent number: 11899893
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device comprise a substrate a display layer disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of light-emitting areas, and a touch layer disposed on the display layer and including a touch area and a non-touch area, the touch layer includes: a plurality of first sensor electrodes and a plurality of second sensor electrodes disposed in the touch area, and a plurality of antenna patterns disposed in a portion of the touch area disposed adjacent to the non-touch area, the plurality of antenna patterns includes: a first antenna pattern transmitting a transmit signal, and a second antenna pattern receiving the transmit signal, wherein each of the first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern is at least partially surrounded by one of the plurality of first sensor electrodes or one of the plurality of second sensor electrodes in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Rock Yoon, Ki Seo Kim, Eun Jin Sung, Seung Wook Chun
  • Patent number: 11899311
    Abstract: A low-resolution image is displayed at high resolution and power consumption is reduced. Resolution is made higher by super-resolution processing. Then, display is performed with the luminance of a backlight controlled by local dimming after the super-resolution processing. By controlling the luminance of the backlight, power consumption can be reduced. Further, by performing the local dimming after the super-resolution processing, accurate display can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Kimura
  • Patent number: 11900718
    Abstract: A sensing circuit has a plurality of sensing units and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The sensing electrodes are divided into a first group and a second group. The sensing electrodes of the first group are electrically connected to a portion of the sensing units, and the sensing electrodes of the second group are electrically connected to another portion of the sensing units. A first sensing signal is provided to the sensing electrodes of the first group in a first time period, and a second sensing signal is provided to the sensing electrodes of the second group in a second time period. The first time period and the second time period start at different times and are not overlapped with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chandra Lius, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 11899517
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus presented herein are directed toward monitoring an electric power delivery system to detect and locate a power generation event. A power generation event may include a tripped generator, a loss of a transmission line, or other loss of power generation. To detect the event, an analysis engine may receive and monitor input data. A detection signal may be generated based on the input data. Upon detecting the event, the analysis engine may determine a source and propagation of the event through the delivery system. Based on the source and propagation of the event, the analysis engine may determine the location of the event. The analysis engine may generate an overlay with the input data to provide the location and other information about the event to a user such that remedial action can be taken to resolve the event and restore the lost power generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Md Arif Khan, Gregary C. Zweigle, Jared Kyle Bestebreur
  • Patent number: 11886675
    Abstract: A touch assembly and a touch display device are provided. The touch assembly includes a touch layer, the touch layer includes a plurality of touch units, and each of the touch units includes a first electrode disposed along a first direction and a second electrode disposed along a second direction. The first electrode is electrically insulated from the second electrode; wherein near an intersection of the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode includes at least one recessed portion, and the second electrode includes at least one protrusion mating with the at least one recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian Ye
  • Patent number: 11885972
    Abstract: An optical element includes: a central region having a fixed optical power, wherein the fixed optical power is one of: a zero optical power, a negative optical power; and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, at least a portion of the peripheral region having an adjustable optical power, wherein the optical power of the portion of the peripheral region is to be selectively adjusted to produce a given optical power. When the fixed optical power is the zero optical power, the given optical power is a positive optical power. When the fixed optical power is the negative optical power, the given optical power is one of: the positive optical power, the negative optical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Pixieray Oy
    Inventor: Rebecca Qing Melakari
  • Patent number: 11880754
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The control method of the electronic apparatus includes receiving, from a first external electronic apparatus and a second external electronic apparatus, a first artificial intelligence model and a second artificial intelligence model used by the first and second external electronic apparatuses, respectively, and a plurality of learning data stored in the first and second external electronic apparatuses, identifying first learning data, which corresponds to second learning data received from the second external electronic apparatus, among learning data received from the first external electronic apparatus, training the second artificial intelligence model used by the second external electronic apparatus based on the first learning data, and transmitting the trained second artificial intelligence model to the second external electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngho Han, Kwangyoun Kim, Sangha Kim, Sungchan Kim, Sungsoo Kim, Kyungmin Lee, Yongchan Lee, Jaewon Lee
  • Patent number: 11881176
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, a display panel, a display device, and a driving method. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, a driving transistor, a light emitting control circuit, a reset circuit, a threshold compensation circuit, a first data write circuit, and an initializing circuit. The reset circuit includes a first transistor, the first data write circuit includes a third transistor, and a channel length-width ratio of the first transistor is greater than a channel length-width ratio of the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Zhang, Kai Zhang, Minghua Xuan, Young Yik Ko, Lujiang Huangfu
  • Patent number: 11875530
    Abstract: An image display system includes a display configured to be attached to the head of a user who is an occupant of a vehicle, to display a subject image to be superimposed on a field of vision of the user; a SLAM camera fixed to the display to capture a SLAM image of surroundings of the display; one or more light on-vehicle displays disposed within a vehicle cabin to emit light that serves as an AR marker; and an image controller configured to determine a display position of the subject image based on the SLAM image including the AR marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Aoki, Hideki Kobayashi, Ryusuke Ohta, Tomohiro Inada, Hitoshi Muraki
  • Patent number: 11874908
    Abstract: A biometric authentication system includes: a storage device that stores pieces of biometric information and pieces of registered information associated with the respective pieces of the biometric information and identifying the respective pieces of the biometric information; an acquisition device that acquires the biometric information of a user to be authenticated; and a control device that is configured to cause a notification device, when the biometric information acquired by the acquisition device matches a piece of the biometric information stored in the storage device, to notify of a piece of the registered information associated with the matched piece of the biometric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Takahiko Ando
  • Patent number: 11869271
    Abstract: A method of processing a fingerprint image in an electronic apparatus includes: obtaining an original fingerprint image by sensing a fingerprint of a user; estimating a spatial change trend of original contrast values in the original fingerprint image; generating a reference contrast map based on the estimated spatial change trend; normalizing a contrast distribution of the original fingerprint image based on the reference contrast map, and generating a normalization fingerprint image having a normalized contrast distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huijin Lee
  • Patent number: 11868458
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel structure comprising a plurality of layers for providing a touch sensitive pixel of a sensing array. The layers comprising: a thin film transistor; and a conductive layer deposited on a dielectric shield to be touched by an object to be sensed and arranged to provide a capacitive sensing electrode coupled to the thin film transistor. The present disclosure also provides methods of manufacturing such a pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOUCH BIOMETRIX LIMITED
    Inventors: Henricus Derckx, Wilhelmus Van Lier, Michael A. Cowin
  • Patent number: 11864834
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, utilizing at least one image capture device, at least one image of an eye of a user; identifying, from the at least one image, a plurality of characteristics of the eye, wherein at least one of the characteristics includes a position of a pupil of the eye; generating, based upon the plurality of characteristics of the eye, a plurality of images, wherein each of the plurality of images is generated for a portion of the eye; and presenting, utilizing at least one display device, the plurality of images to the eye, wherein each of the plurality of images is presented to a portion of the eye corresponding to the image generated for the given portion of the eye. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SOLIDDD CORP.
    Inventor: Neal Weinstock
  • Patent number: 11871640
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a base layer, a light emitting element layer, and an encapsulation layer; and an input detection unit disposed on the display panel, wherein the display panel includes: a first side and a second side, wherein the encapsulation layer includes an organic encapsulation layer including: an inclined part adjacent to the first side and the second side; and a flat part extending from the inclined part, wherein a first angle formed by the inclined part with respect to an upper surface of the base layer in a first part of the display panel and input detection unit adjacent to the first side is less than a second angle formed by the inclined part with respect to the upper surface of the base layer in a second part of the display panel and input detection unit adjacent to the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho Hyun, Hyoung Sub Lee, Hyemin Lee, Woo Yong Sung
  • Patent number: 11868157
    Abstract: A conductive sheet includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of thin metal wires formed in a mesh shape on one surface of the transparent substrate. The plurality of thin metal wires includes an n-sided polygon formed in a virtual pattern and an inverted virtual pattern and six connecting lines. The virtual pattern and the inverted virtual pattern obtained by flipping the virtual pattern horizontally are densely laid such that intersection points disposed on respective sides of the virtual pattern and the inverted virtual pattern are overlapped with each other and that opening regions formed by the plurality of thin metal wires are aperiodically arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NISSHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asato Fukuda, Takashi Yokoyama, Satomi Teraya, Kousuke Matsumoto, Yoshimasa Shirasaki
  • Patent number: 11871630
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer, a pixel disposed on the base layer, a signal line electrically connected to the pixel, a signal pad connected to the signal line, and a plurality of insulating layers disposed on the base layer. The signal pad includes a first conductive pattern connected to an end portion of the signal line, a second conductive pattern connected to the first conductive pattern, and at least one insulating pattern disposed between the end portion of the signal line and the second conductive pattern in a cross-sectional view and overlapping the second conductive pattern in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kikyung Youk, Hanbum Kwon, Seung-Soo Ryu, Heeju Woo, Cholong Won, Daehyuk Im, Sun Oh Jeong
  • Patent number: 11868526
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method for recording an XR environment. The method includes: presenting, via the display device, a graphical environment with one or more virtual agents, wherein the graphical environment corresponds to a composition of extended reality (XR) content, including the one or more virtual agents, and an image stream of a physical environment captured from a first point-of-view (POV) of the physical environment; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input selecting a first virtual agent from among the one or more virtual agents; and in response to detecting the user input, recording a plurality of data streams associated with the graphical environment including a first image stream of the graphical environment from the first POV and one or more data streams of the graphical environment from a current POV of the first virtual agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Gutensohn, Payal Jotwani, Mark E. Drummond, Daniel L. Kovacs
  • Patent number: 11868580
    Abstract: A digital television includes: a display; a tuner; a wireless network interface to transmit data to a mobile terminal and receive audio information and screen; and a controller. The controller is configured to control a signal processor to decode the video signal and the screen information, control the display to display first image corresponding to the decoded video signal with second image corresponding to the decoded screen information, the second image corresponding to an image displayed on the mobile terminal, and receive a command from a remote controller. The controller is also configured to control the signal processor to process the audio signal and the audio information and to output the processed audio signal or the processed audio information to an audio output unit, and to control the signal processor to change the second image's size or position depending on the at least one command received from the remote controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kwontae Lee, Youngkeun Kim
  • Patent number: 11861094
    Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate including a display area having subpixels and a non-display area excluding the display area, an encapsulation layer that covers the subpixels, a first touch electrode line including a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes in a first direction on the encapsulation layer and spaced apart from each other in the first direction, a second touch electrode line in a same plane as the first touch electrode line and disposed in a second direction, a plurality of pads on one side of the substrate, a first touch routing wiring that connects some of the first touch electrode line and some pads among the plurality of pads and disposed between the plurality of first touch sensing electrodes in the second direction, and a second touch routing wiring that connects the second touch electrode line to some other pads among the plurality of pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bumhee Han, JiWon Kim, MinSeob Song
  • Patent number: 11864449
    Abstract: A display module includes: a display panel having a first area, a second area, and a third area; and a sensor disposed on the display panel, wherein the sensor has a transmissive area, a first sensing area, and a second sensing area, wherein the transmissive area overlaps the first area, wherein the first sensing area overlaps the second area, and the second sensing area overlaps the third area, wherein the sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, and each of the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes has a mesh structure, and wherein the mesh structure includes a first mesh structure and a second mesh structure, wherein the first mesh structure overlaps the first sensing area, wherein the second mesh structure overlaps the second sensing area. The first mesh structure and the second mesh structure are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ok-Kyung Park, Yujin Choe, Young-Seok Seo, Hye Won Jang