Patents Examined by Prabodh M. Dharia
  • Patent number: 11656716
    Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller is provided, for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11657772
    Abstract: There are provided methods for driving an electro-optic display having a plurality of display pixels, a such method includes receiving an image, converting the image into a YCbCr image; and processing the YCbCr image to generate a luma image. The method further includes calculating variations in a local area for the YCbCr image to obtain a variation map, and calculating an effect ratio map using the calculated variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta Asano, Kenneth R. Crounse
  • Patent number: 11650706
    Abstract: A display module including a display panel, and an input sensing unit disposed on the display panel and having a first sensing area and a second sensing area adjacent to the first sensing area, the input sensing unit including a first conductive pattern overlapping the first sensing area, and a second conductive pattern overlapping the sensing area, in which each of the first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns includes mesh lines at least some of which define openings, and the second conductive pattern has a line width greater than that of each of the first conductive patterns in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunhwa Lee, Mukyung Jeon, Kihyun Pyo
  • Patent number: 11644724
    Abstract: A display device includes a first member, a second member, image signal lines, signal sources, synchronization line terminals, and synchronization lines. The first member includes a display area. The second member includes a plate surface greater than the plate surface of the first member and a display area. The second member includes a covered portion covered with the first member and an uncovered portion not covered with the first member. The image signal lines are disposed in the covered portion. The signal sources are mounted to signal source mounting areas of the uncovered portion. The synchronization line terminals are disposed in the signal source mounting areas and coupled to the signal sources. The synchronization lines are disposed in the covered portion and the uncovered portion and coupled to the synchronization line terminals. Some of the synchronization lines cross a border between the covered portion and the uncovered portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yohsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11637156
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a sensor under the pixel array, and a refracting layer over the pixel array. The pixel array includes a first region having a first resolution and overlapping the sensor and a second region having a second resolution higher than the first resolution and adjacent to the first region. The refracting layer includes a first refracting portion having a first refractive index and a second refracting portion having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Min Hyun, Sung-Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 11630634
    Abstract: A content reproduction system for reproducing content on a display device installed at a predetermined location in accordance with a predetermined reproduction schedule includes a user information acquiring circuit that acquires user information from a user terminal, a content acquiring circuit that acquires first content corresponding to the user information acquired by the user information acquiring circuit and a first reproduction schedule for reproducing the first content, and a display circuit that causes the user terminal to display the first content acquired by the content acquiring circuit, in accordance with the first reproduction schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 11626062
    Abstract: A backplane operative to drive an array of emissive pixel elements forming a part of an automotive head lamp assembly is disclosed. Each pixel element comprises a memory cell operative to pulse width modulate a current mirror pixel drive circuit configured to drive an emissive element. The array of emissive pixel elements is divided into a plurality of interdigitated rows or columns serviced by independent row drivers or independent column drivers that may be driven by data selected to randomize the order in which the data on adjacent pixels of the same row are written, thereby effectively substantially reducing the visibility of any residual structures that may be present in the data driving the pixels of adjacent columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Edwin Lyle Hudson, Robert Lo
  • Patent number: 11626455
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a flexible display panel including a display area with a first folding area, the display area including an upper surface and a lower surface and displaying an image via the upper surface, a cover window disposed on the upper surface of the display area of the flexible display panel and an antenna layer including a first antenna disposed on an upper surface of the first folding area. The upper surface of the display area includes the upper surface of the first folding area. The first antenna is disposed between the upper surface of the first folding area and the cover window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Seo Kim, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Won Sang Park, Bong Hyun You
  • Patent number: 11621302
    Abstract: A display device includes a first sub-pixel have a square form, a second sub-pixel positioned to face a first side or a second side of the first sub-pixel and having a rectangular form, and a third sub-pixel positioned to face the first side or the second side of the first sub-pixel spaced from the second sub-pixel and having a rectangular form, wherein the first side and the second side of the first sub-pixel come together at an angle, and wherein the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel are configured to emit lights of different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangshin Lee, Jongbum Kim
  • Patent number: 11622433
    Abstract: A display panel includes a drive substrate, a first electrode disposed on the drive substrate and located in a pixel region, and a pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode and defining the pixel region. The display panel further includes a light-emitting structure layer disposed on the pixel defining layer, a second electrode disposed on the light-emitting structure layer, and a magnetic field disposed at least one pixel region, wherein a direction of the magnetic field forms an included angle with a plane of the drive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiang Wan
  • Patent number: 11621710
    Abstract: A capacitance switch includes an electrode portion having a first electrode and a second electrode, a moving member, and a pressing member having a projecting portion. A distance between the moving member and the electrode portion is changed by displacing the projecting portion. The moving member has a first moving surface and a second moving surface. The projecting portion includes a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion. The first projecting portion is to be displaced by first pressing of the pressing member and brings the first moving surface close to the electrode portion. The second projecting portion is to be displaced by second pressing larger than the first pressing and brings the second moving surface close to the electrode portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOPRE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mamoru Asano, Daiki Mitsumori
  • Patent number: 11616114
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area on which an image is displayed, a substrate, and an electrode located over the substrate and disposed in the display area; and a camera photographing a front of the display panel without being exposed to the front surface of the display panel, being disposed under the display area of the display panel, and overlapping with a first area in the display area, wherein the electrode overlaps with the first area, and wherein the electrode comprises a semi-transmissive layer positioned over the substrate, an optical path compensation layer positioned on the semi-transmissive layer, and a metal layer positioned on the optical path compensation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HoYoung Jeong, Harkjin Kim
  • Patent number: 11610958
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a first area, a second area surrounding the first area and spaced apart from the first area, and a third area between the first area and the second area; a plurality of pixel circuits on the substrate at the second area, each of the plurality of pixel circuits including one or more thin-film transistors, and a storage capacitor; a plurality of lines on the substrate at the third area, and electrically connected to the pixel circuits, respectively; an encapsulation member covering the pixel circuits; an input sensing section on the encapsulation member to overlap with the second area, and including sensing electrodes, and trace lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes; and a plurality of shielding portions on the encapsulation member to overlap with at least one of the plurality of lines, the plurality of shielding portions being spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changho Lee, Taeyong Eom, Dongjin Moon
  • Patent number: 11605675
    Abstract: A display device includes a first sub-pixel have a square form, a second sub-pixel positioned to face a first side or a second side of the first sub-pixel and having a rectangular form, and a third sub-pixel positioned to face the first side or the second side of the first sub-pixel spaced from the second sub-pixel and having a rectangular form, wherein the first side and the second side of the first sub-pixel come together at an angle, and wherein the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel are configured to emit lights of different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangshin Lee, Jongbum Kim
  • Patent number: 11605243
    Abstract: A method of determining a cosmetic skin attribute of a person is provided. The method includes obtaining a color channel image of a person's skin, analyzing the color channel image with a computer using entropy statistics to obtain an entropy value, and then determining a cosmetic skin attribute for the person based on the entropy value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Mahathma Bandara Dissanayake, Naoki Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11598967
    Abstract: A head-mounted display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a positioning and stabilising structure structured and arranged to hold the head-mounted display unit in an operational position over a user's face in use. The positioning and stabilising structure includes a rear support structure adapted to contact posterior regions of a user's head and a forehead support connector, which includes a forehead support strap, which extends generally along and in the direction of the sagittal plane and connects the rear support structure to a superior edge region of the head-mounted display unit. The forehead support connector further includes a forehead support rigidiser that provides rigidification to a portion of the forehead support connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Ian Andrew Law
  • Patent number: 11587504
    Abstract: A driving method includes: generating and outputting a frame image signal to an organic light emitting device, wherein the frame image signal includes an active data region and a blank region based on a time sequence; in the active data region of the frame image signal, using a timing controller to write a data voltage into the gate of the thin film transistor, store it in a storage capacitor, and apply it to the organic light emitting device through the thin film transistor; and in response to reaching the blank region of the frame image signal as determined by the timing controller, changing the first voltage at the cathode of the organic light emitting device to compensate the operating current of the organic light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Xiangshu Li, JehYen Kang, Fei Shen, Keitaro Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11586279
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display, and a processor configured to identify a user from an image of an external environment of the display apparatus captured by a camera, identify, from the image, a separation distance of the user and a radian of a face of the user, wherein the separation distance of the user is a distance between a position of the user and a preset point, and display content corresponding to the user on the display based on the separation distance and the radian.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gihoon Park
  • Patent number: 11584227
    Abstract: A display device includes a light control film including a first alignment pattern. The display device further includes a display panel including a second alignment pattern. The first alignment pattern and the second alignment pattern are at least partially overlapped with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyang Yul Kim, Jae Hong Kim, Hyun Ho Jung, Hee Seong Jeong, Sun Hwa Kim, Hyo Min Kim
  • Patent number: 11580888
    Abstract: A stretchable display panel, a method for compensating a threshold voltage of a transistor in the stretchable display panel, and a computer readable storage medium. The stretchable display panel includes: a base substrate; a transistor on the base substrate, the transistor includes a gate electrode layer and an active layer that are at least partially stacked; and a voltage compensation layer, the voltage compensation layer is located between the transistor and the base substrate, wherein the voltage compensation layer is applied with a compensation voltage that depends on a stretching amount of the stretchable display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Libin Liu, Qian Yang