Patents Examined by Sanjiv D Patel
  • Patent number: 11966658
    Abstract: A system for displaying an image, includes circuitry that: receives a detection of use of a display device by a user; specifies the display device, based on information related to the display device; and displays, on a display, a display device image representing a specific area in an image captured by an image-capturing device, the specific area including at least a part of the display device that is specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki Nakamura, Takahiro Kamekura, Shigeyuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 11966545
    Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus is disclosed comprising a panel that defines a touch surface, a plurality of light emitters and detectors arranged along a perimeter of the panel. The light emitters are arranged to emit a respective beam of emitted light that travels above the touch surface, wherein the light detectors are arranged to receive detection light from the emitted light. The plurality of light emitters and detectors are arranged above the touch surface and are connected to a substrate extending in a direction parallel with a normal axis of a plane in which the panel extends. A method of assembling a touch sensing apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Daniel Skagmo, Robert Ehn, Hakan Bergstrom
  • Patent number: 11961475
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including first pixels positioned in a first area of a panel for receiving a first data signal from a data line in response to a first scan signal supplied from a first scan line and having an emission time controlled according to a first emission control signal, and second pixel positioned in a second area of the panel for receiving a second data signal from the data line in response to a second scan signal supplied from a second scan line and having an emission time controlled by a second emission control signal. The first pixels receive the first data signal after a first time after the first emission control signal is supplied, and the second pixels receive the second data signal after a second time, which is different from the first time, after the second emission control signal is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ku Lee, Ji Hyun Ka, Won Kyu Kwak
  • Patent number: 11954324
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a communication unit comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with an input device; a camera; and at least one processor operably connected to the communication unit and the camera, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: determine whether a condition for generating a virtual input interface is satisfied, generate the virtual input interface on based on the determination, acquire information about the movement of the input device through the communication unit and/or the camera, and transmit, to the input device, feedback information about the movement of the input device, generated on the virtual input interface, through the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungnyun Kim, Hyunjun Kim, Yongsang Yun, Heonjun Ha, Chanmin Park
  • Patent number: 11955080
    Abstract: A display module includes a circuit board, an integrated chip, and a pixel chipset. The integrated chip is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the integrated chip includes a first chiplet and a plurality of display pixel drive circuits integrated into the first chiplet. The pixel chipset includes a plurality of light-emitting chips. In addition, at least one pixel chipset is disposed on a surface of a side that is of an integrated chip and that is away from the circuit board, a light-emitting chip disposed on the integrated chip is electrically connected to a display pixel drive circuit in the integrated chip, and the display pixel drive circuit is configured to drive the light-emitting chip to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haohui Long, Xuan Cao, Runqing Ye, Jianping Fang, Xiaochen Chen
  • Patent number: 11947756
    Abstract: A correction unit for use in a sensor system, the sensor system comprising a force sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a temporary mechanical distortion of a material under an applied force, the correction unit configured, based on the sensor signal, to: estimate an effect of the applied force on how the material will return towards an undistorted form upon a substantial reduction or removal of the applied force; and generate a corrected signal based on the estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Sanz-Robinson, Siddharth Maru, Tejasvi Das
  • Patent number: 11950451
    Abstract: A viewing angle switchable display device includes: a substrate having at least one subpixel; a plurality of transistors in the at least one subpixel on the substrate; first and second light emitting diodes in the at least one subpixel on the substrate, the first and second light emitting diodes connected to two, respectively, of the plurality of transistors; and an integrated lens on the first and second light emitting diodes, the integrated lens including a half cylindrical lens corresponding to the first light emitting diode and a half spherical lens corresponding to the second light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-Joon Song
  • Patent number: 11941201
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes: at least one first touch line and at least one second touch line that are located in different layers; and a first dielectric layer located between the at least one first touch line and the at least one second touch line. The display panel has a first region and a second region, in the second region, one of the at least one first touch line is electrically connected to one of the at least one second touch line by passing the first dielectric layer. A thickness A of the first dielectric layer in the first region in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the display panel, and a thickness B of the first dielectric layer in the second region in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the display panel satisfy: A>B?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhe Li, Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 11943991
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display layer which includes light-emitting regions and a non-light-emitting region disposed adjacent to the light-emitting regions, an antenna pattern which includes first antenna conductive lines extending in a first direction, and a sensor layer. The sensor layer may include a first pattern which is at least partially overlapped with the antenna pattern and a second pattern which is not overlapped with the antenna pattern. The first pattern comprises third sensing conductive lines which extend in the second direction and are spaced apart from each other in the first direction. A portion of the first pattern which is overlapped with the antenna pattern may not include conductive lines extending in the first direction. A portion of the antenna pattern which is overlapped with the first pattern may not include conductive lines extending in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jae Lee, Sanghyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11934599
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel including a pixel region and an input sensor, wherein the input sensor includes a first conductive layer disposed on the display panel. A first insulation layer is disposed on the first conductive layer and has a first opening in a first region overlapping the pixel region, a second conductive layer is disposed on the first insulation layer. A second insulation layer is disposed on the second conductive layer and has a second opening defined in a second region overlapping the pixel region. A third insulation layer is disposed on the second insulation layer and is filled in the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jungha Son, Jaeik Lim, Gee-Bum Kim
  • Patent number: 11934850
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed and includes a display and at least one processor operatively connected with the display. The at least one processor is configured to, when an application is executed, display an execution window corresponding to the application on the display, display the execution window, as a first shape of execution window, on at least a portion of the display, in response to a background switch request for the application, identify a state of the application while displaying the first shape of execution window, and switch the first shape of execution window into a second shape of execution window according to the state of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yuri Choi, Changhwan Kim, Sungchan Bae, Jieun Jeong
  • Patent number: 11929027
    Abstract: A display device includes a first driving transistor of a first subpixel, a second driving transistor of a second subpixel, a first shield metal, a second shield metal, a buffer layer, and an interlayer insulating film; a first source electrode included in the first driving transistor is positioned on or over the interlayer insulating film and electrically connected to the first shield metal through first holes in the interlayer insulating film and the buffer layer; a second source electrode included in the second driving transistor is positioned on or over the interlayer insulating film and electrically connected to the second shield metal through second holes in the interlayer insulating film and the buffer layer; a welding repair line is positioned between the buffer layer and the interlayer insulating film to overlap with at least a part of the first shield metal and be electrically connected to the second source electrode through a hole in the interlayer insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongkwang Kim, Sungman Han, Kihyung Lee
  • Patent number: 11922879
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a pixel circuit in which the driving circuit controls a driving current for driving the light emitter element to emit light; the first light emission control circuit applies a first voltage to a first terminal of the driving circuit in response to a first light emission control signal; the second light emission control circuit applies the driving current to the light emitter element in response to a second light emission control signal; the first reset circuit applies a first reset voltage to the control terminal of the driving circuit in response to a first reset signal; the first reset signal and the first light emission control signal are simultaneously turn-on signals during a period; the first light emission control line and the second light emission control line extend along a first direction and are arranged in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xueling Gao, Kuanjun Peng, Chengchung Yang, Xiangxiang Zou, Wei Qin
  • Patent number: 11921915
    Abstract: Disclosed are a head-mounted display system and a manned device. The head-mounted display system comprises: a head-mounted display apparatus, a touch device and a manned terminal apparatus, wherein the touch device is arranged on the manned device and is in communication connection with the manned terminal apparatus, the manned terminal apparatus is arranged on the manned device and comprises a power supply module and a processor module, and the head-mounted display apparatus comprises at least one display screen, is in communication connection with the manned terminal apparatus, and is configured to execute a control operation corresponding to a touch operation performed on the touch device by a passenger user of the manned device. The head-mounted display system enables the passenger to watch the screen content without maintaining a certain posture for a long time, and improves the personalized experience and privacy experience of the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU LINGBAN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Guojun Fang, Zhenyu Zheng
  • Patent number: 11924536
    Abstract: Provided is an augmented reality device including a variable focus lens, an eye tracking sensor configured to emit light to eyes of a user, receive the light reflected by the eyes of the user, and detect a plurality of feature points based on the light reflected by the eyes of the user, and at least one processor configured to obtain information with respect to eye relief, which is a distance between the eyes of the user and the variable focus lens, based on position information of the plurality of feature points detected by the eye tracking sensor, obtain information with respect to a gaze point at which gaze directions of the eyes of the user converge, and an interpupillary distance of the eyes of the user, based on the plurality of feature points, and determine a position of a focal region of the variable focus lens based on the information with respect to the eye relief, the gaze point, and the interpupillary distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyookeun Lee, Bonkon Koo, Doyoun Kim, Harry Edward Milton
  • Patent number: 11922843
    Abstract: A flexible display panel and a preparation method therefor, and a display device and a display module are provided. The flexible display panel includes a planar area, a first bending area, a second bending area and a corner bending area. The corner bending area is connected to a corner of the planar area and is connected between the first bending area and the second bending area, and is provided with a plurality of first hole groups, where the corner bending area is bent with a width of a first hole group in middle of the corner bending area increasing and a width of a first hole group in an edge area on a side of the corner bending area away from the planar area decreasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yaming Wang, Liqiang Chen, Dongdong Zhao, Zuojia Wang, Xueyan Liu, Xu Li
  • Patent number: 11915663
    Abstract: A common voltage driving circuit, a display device, and an electronic device are provided. The common voltage driving circuit includes multiple scan lines and multiple common-voltage signal lines, and further includes multiple common electrode units arranged in an array. The multiple scan lines extend in a first direction and are arranged at intervals in sequence in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The multiple common-voltage signal lines extend in the second direction and are arranged at intervals in sequence in the first direction. The multiple common electrode units are disposed at intersections of the multiple scan lines and the multiple common-voltage signal lines respectively. Common electrode units in a same column are all electrically coupled with a same common-voltage signal line. Common electrode units in a same row are all electrically coupled with a same second scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mancheng Zhou, Yuanping Zhang, Rongrong Li
  • Patent number: 11915650
    Abstract: A sensing circuit of a display device includes a sensing line initialization circuit which substantially simultaneously initializes a first sensing line and a second sensing line in a first sub-sensing period of a sensing period, a first line selection switch which couples the first sensing line to a sensing channel in the first sub-sensing period, a second line selection switch which couples the second sensing line to the sensing channel in a second sub-sensing period of the sensing period, and the sensing channel which samples a first sensing voltage of the first sensing line in a first sampling period of the first sub-sensing period, and samples a second sensing voltage of the second sensing line in a second sampling period of the second sub-sensing period. The second sensing line is not initialized during a period from the first sampling period to the second sampling period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayong Jung, Jung-Taek Kim, Joonsuk Baik, Jaehoon Shin, Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 11907453
    Abstract: A display driver includes a driver circuit and a sensing controller. The driver circuit is configured to drive a display panel according to display information. The display panel defines a sensing region. The sensing controller interface circuit is configured to transmit an output vertical sync signal to a proximity sensing controller. The proximity sensing controller is configured to generate positional information of an input object based at least in part on a resulting signal received from a sensor electrode disposed in the sensing region. The output vertical sync signal comprises encoding the display information in the output vertical sync signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Hirokazu Hatayama, Masaaki Shiomura, Nobukazu Tanaka, Daisuke Ito, Takayuki Noto, Takashi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11907519
    Abstract: A method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a progress icon that indicates a current position within a first piece of content; displaying a multi-purpose content navigation icon; while providing the first piece of content: detecting a first contact at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon; while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate; and, in response to detecting movement of the contact that includes a first component of movement in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate that varies monotonically as the first component of movement increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, Michael J. Matas, Lucas C. Newman, Marcel Van Os