Patents Examined by Sanjiv D Patel
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Patent number: 11467700Abstract: A detection device is configured to detect an electrostatic capacitance between an operated member having a plurality of detection areas and an electrode having areas associated with the detection areas respectively. A control device is configured to determine whether an operation is performed to each of the detection areas based on whether a difference between the electrostatic capacitance and a reference electrostatic capacitance exceeds a threshold range, and to change the reference electrostatic capacitance based on a change in the electrostatic capacitance. The control device holds the reference electrostatic capacitance in a case where different changes in the electrostatic capacitance are detected between the detection areas.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takao Imai, Katsuhiro Tsuchiya, Shingo Yuasa
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Patent number: 11468857Abstract: A driver circuit includes first to third transistors, a first circuit, and a second circuit. In the first transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a second wiring, a second terminal is electrically connected to a first wiring, and a gate is electrically connected to the second circuit and a first terminal of the third transistor. In the second transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to the first wiring, a second terminal is electrically connected to a sixth wiring, a gate is electrically connected to the first circuit and a gate of the third transistor. A second terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to the sixth wiring. The first circuit is electrically connected to a third wiring, a fourth wiring, a fifth wiring, and the sixth wiring. The second circuit is electrically connected to the first wiring, the second wiring, and the sixth wiring.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Inventor: Atsushi Umezaki
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Patent number: 11460940Abstract: A display panel, a touch control structure and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a display structure layer and a touch control structure layer. the touch control structure layer includes a bridge layer, an insulating layer and a touch control layer which are in a stacked arrangement, the touch control layer includes a plurality of first touch control electrodes and a plurality of first connecting parts arranged sequentially along a first extending direction and a plurality of second touch control electrodes arranged sequentially along a second extending direction, the plurality of first touch control electrodes and the plurality of first connecting parts are arranged alternately and connected in sequence, and the plurality of second touch control electrodes are arranged at intervals; the bridge layer includes connecting bridges connected with adjacent second touch control electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liyan Liu, Xinxing Wang, Xuefei Sun, Jaegeon You
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Patent number: 11455951Abstract: A pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes: a reset sub-circuit, a drive sub-circuit, a write sub-circuit, a compensation sub-circuit, a light-emitting control sub-circuit and a light-emitting element. The drive transistor is in the on-bias state in the reset period; the write sub-circuit is configured to write a data voltage of the data voltage terminal into the drive sub-circuit; the compensation sub-circuit is configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the drive transistor in the drive sub-circuit; the light-emitting control sub-circuit is configured to transmit a drive current, generated by the drive sub-circuit under action of the first voltage terminal, the second voltage terminal and the data voltage written into the drive sub-circuit, to the light-emitting element; and the light-emitting element is configured to emit light according to the drive current.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chengchung Yang
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Patent number: 11455965Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof, a display system and a display method thereof are provided, including a display panel, which includes a plurality of pixel units; a first optical film sheet provided on the plurality of pixel units. At least one of the pixel units includes a sub-pixel unit of a first color, and the sub-pixel unit of the first color includes at least a display sub-pixel unit of the first color and a disturbing sub-pixel unit of the first color. The first optical film sheet includes a first sub-optical-film unit to allow transmission of light emitted by the display sub-pixel-unit of the first color and a second sub-optical-film unit to allow transmission of light emitted by the disturbing sub-pixel unit of the first color, and polarization states of lights emitted from the first sub-optical film unit and the second sub-optical film unit differ from each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Boe Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yakun Li, Mingchao Wang, Bin Feng, Peng Sun
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Patent number: 11435861Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch dimming device including a touch panel and an active color changing film. The touch panel includes a first electrode and a second electrode to perform touch detection according to a coupling capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode. The active color changing film includes a third electrode and a polymer layer. The polymer layer is configured to change a light transmittance of the active color changing film according to a voltage difference between the second electrode and the third electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.Inventors: Chihcheng Chuang, Shangyu Lin, Tai Shih Cheng
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Patent number: 11435840Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Adam T. Garelli, Senem E. Emgin, Terrence L. Van Ausdall, Antonio Clarke
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Patent number: 11429242Abstract: A touch display apparatus including a display panel and a plurality of touch electrodes is provided. The touch electrodes overlap the display panel and have a plurality of wire segments that intersect each other. A first spacing SP1 between any adjacent two of the wire segments arranged along a first direction satisfies a relationship below: 0 . 9 ? 8 × ( 2 ? 5 ? 4 ? 0 ? 0 P ? P ? I × ( B / N ) ) ? S ? P ? 1 ? 1 . 0 ? 2 × ( 2 ? 5 ? 4 ? 0 ? 0 P ? P ? I × ( B / N ) ) , where PPI is the number of pixels per inch of the display panel, B is 1.8 or 2.1, and N is 1 or a positive even number.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Kuo-Hsuan Huang, Chieh-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 11430360Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display module including a display panel and an input sensor disposed on the display panel, the display panel having a first area including a plurality of pixels and a second area having a transmittance higher than that of the first area; a first sensor disposed below the display module, overlapping the second area, and configured to measure a first signal having biometric information of a user; a second sensor disposed to surround the first sensor, overlapping the first area, and configured to measure a second signal applied from the user; and a driving unit connected to the display module, the first sensor, and the second sensor, the driving unit configured to drive the first sensor and the second sensor together with the display module.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeon Jun Lee, Chul Kim, Hee Seomoon, Taehee Lee
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Patent number: 11429209Abstract: A control knob for an appliance includes a base having an axially-operated switch. An outer control assembly is rotationally and axially operable with respect to the base. An inner display assembly is rotationally fixed with respect to the base and axially fixed with respect to the outer control assembly. The inner display assembly is biased toward an extended state and is axially operable to a selection state that engages the axially operated switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool (China) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukai Huang, Hongqiang Wang, Fanmeng Hua, Yujin Mao
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Patent number: 11422664Abstract: A touch sensor includes a sensing electrode that receives a touch input disposed on a sensing area of a substrate; and a plurality of sensing lines disposed on a non-sensing area of the substrate. Each of the plurality of sensing lines includes a first area and a second area, and first and second metal layers electrically coupled to the sensing electrode. The second metal layer is disposed on the first metal layer, and an insulating layer is interposed between the first and second metal layers. The sensing lines include first and second sensing lines. The first and second sensing lines include the first and second metal layers in the first area. The first sensing line includes the first metal layer without the second metal layer in the second area, and the second sensing line includes the second metal layer without the first metal layer in the second area.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kwang Hyeok Kim, Mi Young Kim, So Yeon Park, Yong Hwan Park, Sang Hyun Jun
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Patent number: 11422653Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch and display control device with a touch screen controller and a display driver. The touch screen controller receives a touch sensing signal, generates touch raw data based on the touch sensing signal, and extracts touch information based on the touch raw data. The display driver receives an original image from a host processor, directly receives the touch information from the touch screen controller, generates touch trajectory information by accumulating the touch information, internally generates a touch image to be displayed with the original image based on the touch trajectory information, generates a composite image by synthesizing the original image and the touch image, and controls a display panel to display the composite image. The display driver includes a memory storing the touch trajectory information.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Changju Lee
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Patent number: 11423825Abstract: A functional panel, a method of manufacturing the same, and a terminal are disclosed. The functional panel includes a base substrate, at least one differential signal line group on the base substrate, where each differential signal line group of the at least one differential signal line group includes two signal lines and at least one ground line group on the base substrate and on the same side of the base substrate as the at least one differential signal line group. Each ground line group of the at least one ground line group includes two ground lines. Each ground line group corresponds to each differential signal line group one-to-one, and orthographic projections of the two ground lines in each ground line group on the base substrate are on both sides of an orthographic projection of a corresponding differential signal line group on the base substrate, and two ground lines in the ground line group are connected to a same reference ground.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Ying Zhang, Xianyong Gao, Sijun Lei, Yunsong Li, Shanbin Chen, Bo Ran
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Patent number: 11419197Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adaptive display brightness adjustment, the method comprising: obtaining current state data characterizing a current state of a device having a display with an adjustable brightness; providing the current state data as input to a brightness prediction machine learning model, wherein the model is configured to process the current state data in accordance with current values of a set of model parameters to generate as output a proposed display brightness for the display of the device; setting the brightness of the display to a brightness that is lower than the proposed display brightness in accordance with an exploration policy; determining whether a user of the device manually adjusts the display brightness; and in response to determining that the user did not manually adjust the display brightness, using the lower brightness as a target output for adjusting the current values of the set of model parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Degris, Benjamin Hal Murdoch, Norman Casagrande, Peeyush Agarwal, Christopher Gamble, Christopher Sigurd Fougner
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Patent number: 11416099Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch display panel capable of significantly reducing a number of touch channels provided in a touch display panel in related art and a touch display device including the touch display panel. To this end, the touch display panel according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of touch blocks with a plurality of touch electrodes arranged in a row direction and a plurality of touch lines arranged in a column direction and connected to the touch electrodes, and the touch block includes a total of 25 touch electrodes and nine touch lines. Accordingly, according to the present disclosure, the touch display panel may significantly reduce a number of touch channels and the touch electrodes may be flush with the touch lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yongchan Park, Inhyuk Song
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Patent number: 11410603Abstract: Provided are a method for driving a display panel and a display device. In the method for driving a display panel, at least one picture update period includes a data write stage, a data retention stage, and a data compensation stage; the data compensation stage precedes the data write stage; at the data compensation stage, a gate scanning signal is provided for and a compensation data voltage is written to a pixel unit, where the compensation data voltage is less than a target data voltage which is a theoretical data voltage corresponding to target brightness of a current picture update period; at the data write stage, the gate scanning signal is provided for and the target data voltage is written to the pixel unit; and at the data retention stage, no data voltage is written to the pixel unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jieliang Li, Ming Yang
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Patent number: 11402938Abstract: A touch detecting system includes a detection panel that generates a detection signal based on a received transmitter signal and an object placed in proximity to a detection panel. The detection signal includes information about the object. A receiver circuit receives the detection signal and includes a control circuit that determines, each time a transmitter start signal becomes active, a delay time to add when generating an adaptive control signal. The transmitter start signal indicates a start of operation of the transmitter signal. A mixer circuit receives the detection signal and the adaptive control signal, and outputs a demodulated detection signal based on the detection signal and the adaptive control signal. An output circuit receives the demodulated detection signal and outputs an output detection signal that includes the information about the object placed in proximity to the detection panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventor: Chung-Kai Chen
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Patent number: 11402958Abstract: An electronic device includes a base layer, a first sensing pattern disposed on the base layer and including a plurality of first mesh lines, a second sensing pattern disposed on the base layer and spaced apart from the first sensing pattern, a first sensing line electrically connected to the first sensing pattern, and a second sensing line electrically connected to the second sensing pattern. Each of the first mesh lines includes at least one of a first end and a second end having a shape different from a shape of the first end, the first end faces the second sensing pattern, and the second end is spaced apart from the second sensing pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Miyoung Kim, Yong-Hwan Park, Kwanghyeok Kim, Soyeon Park, Sanghyun Jun
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Patent number: 11404499Abstract: An OLED touch and display driver integration chip is provided, including: at least one group of display driving pads for providing display driving signals to the OLED touch display panel; at least one group of touch pads for providing touch driving signals to touch electrodes on the OLED touch display panel, and alternately arranged in groups with the at least one group of display driving pads; at least one group of isolation pads, each group of isolation pads includes at least one isolation pad and is arranged between a group of display driving pads and a group of touch pads that are adjacent, an isolation pad is configured to apply a specific signal to isolate signal interference between adjacent groups of display driving pads and touch pads, or configured to apply a specific signal or be in a floating state, to reduce load of data lines or the touch electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chang-Hung Chen, Kun-Zheng Lin, Wei-Chieh Lin, Po-Sheng Liao, Yu-Huang Chen
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Patent number: 11402937Abstract: A touch sensor for a display device includes: a sensing area having a closed shape and including a plurality of sections, and a non-sensing area at least partially surrounding the sensing area; first touch electrodes disposed in the sensing area; and second touch electrodes disposed in the sensing area. The first touch electrodes include first groups of first sub-touch electrodes, and first sub-touch electrodes of at least some of the first groups are spaced at a first substantially equal distance from a center of the closed shape. The second touch electrodes include second groups of second sub-touch electrodes, and second sub-touch electrodes of at least some of the second groups are spaced at a second substantially equal distance from the center of the closed shape.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gwang Bum Ko, Sang Hyun Lim