Patents Examined by Sejoon Ahn
  • Patent number: 11978377
    Abstract: A driving circuit and a driving device for a display panel, and the driving circuit for the display panel includes: a stretching circuit, a control circuit, a bootstrapping circuit, and an output circuit; the control circuit is respectively electrically connected with the stretching circuit, the bootstrapping circuit, and the output circuit, and the bootstrapping circuit is electrically connected with the output circuit. The stretching signal generated by the stretching circuit can enable the bootstrapping circuit to have enough time to be charged, and ensure that the output circuit can reach or exceed the preset potential when receiving the bootstrap signal, thereby the voltage being not stable when the gate driving signal is output is avoided, and the phenomenon that the gate driving signal is stopped in advance is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing He, Baohong Kang
  • Patent number: 11972711
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel, a drive method thereof and a display apparatus. The display panel includes M*N display units disposed in an array defined by intersections of (M+1) gate lines and N pairs of data lines, and each pair of data lines include a first data line and a second data line; in an mth display row, display units of odd display columns are connected to an mth gate line, and display units of even display columns are connected to an (m+1)th gate line; in an nth display column, display units of odd display rows are connected to first data lines of an nth pair of data lines, and display units of even display rows are connected to second data lines of the nth pair of data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tian Dong, Shiming Shi, Bo Wang, Jingquan Wang
  • Patent number: 11972716
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and display device. The display panel includes a driver circuit comprising a shift register that is N-stage cascaded, wherein N is a number greater than or equal to 2; where the shift register comprises: a third control unit configured to receive a first voltage signal and generate an output signal in response to a signal of a third node, or receive a second voltage signal and generate an output signal in response to a signal of a second node; and a fourth control unit comprising a first capacitor, a first transistor and a second transistor, where a second plate of the first capacitor is connected to a drain of the first transistor, a source of the second transistor is connected to a first node, and a drain of the second transistor is connected to the third node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Yuan
  • Patent number: 11972058
    Abstract: A system is provided for generating variable haptic feedback. The system comprises a first haptic feedback device configured to generate haptic feedback according to a received output signal, an input device configured to receive instructions from a remote source, the instructions comprising a haptic feedback output identifier, and a memory device for storing a plurality of haptic feedback profiles, the haptic feedback profiles defining unique haptic feedback patterns characterized at least by a duration and intensity of feedback to be generated by the first haptic feedback device, and said haptic feedback profiles being associated with a haptic feedback output identifier. The system also includes a processor configured to generate and transmit an output signal to the first haptic feedback device according to a haptic feedback profile associated with a received haptic feedback output identifier, said output signal comprising a haptic feedback pattern defined by said haptic feedback profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: James R. Dillon, Jr., Todd McPherson
  • Patent number: 11966510
    Abstract: A method includes displaying a plurality of computer-generated objects, and obtaining finger manipulation data from a finger-wearable device via a communication interface. In some implementations, the method includes receiving an untethered input vector that includes a plurality of untethered input indicator values. Each of the plurality of untethered input indicator values is associated with one of a plurality of untethered input modalities. In some implementations, the method includes obtaining proxy object manipulation data from a physical proxy object via the communication interface. The proxy object manipulation data corresponds to sensor data associated with one or more sensors integrated in the physical proxy object. The method includes registering an engagement event with respect to a first one of the plurality of computer-generated objects based on a combination of the finger manipulation data, the untethered input vector, and the proxy object manipulation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Adam G. Poulos, Aaron M. Burns, Arun Rakesh Yoganandan, Benjamin R. Blachnitzky, Nicolai Georg
  • Patent number: 11961444
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a transparent display device including a display panel. The display panel includes a display area, a non-display area, and a plurality of pixels. The non-display area is adjacent to the display area. The plurality of pixels are disposed in the display area. A difference between a transmittance of the display area and a transmittance of the non-display area is less than 30% of the transmittance of the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chia Huang, Yuan-Lin Wu, Tsung-Han Tsai, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 11954267
    Abstract: One example of an internet protocol (IP) keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) device includes a universal serial bus, a display port, a network port, and a processor. The USB port is to be communicatively coupled to a host device. The display port is to be communicatively coupled to the host device. The network port is to be communicatively coupled to a network. The processor is communicatively coupled to the USB port, the display port, and the network port. The processor is to receive, via the display port, a multi-stream transport (MST) DisplayPort signal; demux the MST DisplayPort signal to provide a plurality of individual video streams; and output, via the network port, each individual video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric John Gressman, Douglas A Reynolds, Peter Andrew Seiler, Byron A Alcorn, Gregory Mark Hughes, J. Michael Stahl, Patrick S Anderson, Joseph-Jonathan Salzano
  • Patent number: 11948490
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes a display having a screen area with an array of a plurality of pixels and a camera near the rear face of the display to capture an image based on light incident through the display. The information processing apparatus stops emission of light from pixels in a first area corresponding to a position in the screen area of the display where the camera is placed and control the pixels to be non-displayed, and when the operation position within the screen area of the display is within the first area, displays an image based on the display data corresponding to the first area in any part of the screen area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Huy Ngoc Truong, Kazuo Fujii, Limin Xiao
  • Patent number: 11941191
    Abstract: Button functionalities for user interfaces, e.g., for use with a portable multifunction device, are disclosed. Exemplary button functionalities are described for an electronic device with a display, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, and/or a button. Different device features may be accessed, depending on whether the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button is activated, and further depending on whether the activation represents a single press, a double press, or an extended press on the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick Foss, Anton M. Davydov, Dylan Ross Edwards, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Jonathan P. Ive, Stephen O. Lemay, Kevin M. Lynch, Lawrence Y. Yang, Dennis S. Park
  • Patent number: 11942012
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a display device including the display panel and a method for fabricating the display panel. The display panel comprises a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The display panel includes a pixel array, an edge of which defines a boundary between the display area and the non-display area, wherein the non-display area includes a first area and a second area arranged in sequence in a direction away from the pixel array; a compensation circuit configured to compensate for a parasitic capacitance of pixel in the pixel array, and including a first portion located in the first area and a second portion located in the second area; and a first shift register located in the second area. The second portion of the compensation circuit is aligned with the first shift register circuit in a circumferential direction of the pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongjun Zhou, Lili Du, Feng Wei
  • Patent number: 11922870
    Abstract: An example method includes programming, based on image data of a frame of a plurality of frames and during a non-emission period of the frame, pixels of a plurality of pixels of a display of a computing device; causing pixels of the plurality of pixels to emit light during an emission period of the frame, wherein an amount of light emitted by the pixels during the emission period is based on the programming; and synchronizing operation of one or more sensors and operation of the plurality of pixels by at least causing the one or more sensors to emit, during a particular portion of the emission period of the frame, electromagnetic radiation through the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Sangmoo Choi, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11907476
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a touch display device and a touch sensing circuit that apply a load-free driving signal having a phase difference or amplitude difference from the touch driving signal to a touch display panel. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, electromagnetic noise immunity may be improved and touch accuracy may be increased. The touch sensing circuit comprises: a touch driving circuit configured to output a pulse type touch driving signal to at least one of a plurality of touch electrodes disposed on a touch display panel; and a load-free driving signal output circuit configured to output at least one load-free driving signal having a frequency equal to a frequency of the touch driving signal and having a phase difference or amplitude difference from the touch driving signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeongseop Lee, SungUk Byun, Woorim Jeong, Hankyu Yang
  • Patent number: 11902773
    Abstract: Provided herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing an interactive visual representation of loudspeaker sound coverage in a venue. An embodiment enables temporal, spectral, and spatial audio metering from digital audio to venue acoustics. This technology can visualize audio capabilities of one or more loudspeaker arrays using light to provide visualization grouping of large audio channel outputs. This can allow spatial information to be visually represented by mapping directional sound to light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC
    Inventors: Yuan-Yi Fan, Neil Wakefield
  • Patent number: 11900007
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; an input interface; and a processor in connection with the display and the input interface and configured to: upon detecting access of a first power amplifier device, output a high-level Hotplug signal at a Hotplug port of the display apparatus; monitor whether a common-mode data packet from the first power amplifier device is received within a first preset duration; in response to the common-mode data packet being received within the first preset duration, send a heartbeat packet to the first power amplifier device, and monitor whether a heartbeat response is received within a second preset duration; in response to the heartbeat response being received within the second preset duration, determine that the first power amplifier device supports e-ARC function; and in response to the heartbeat response being not received within the second preset duration, determine that the first power amplifier device supports ARC function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haiying Wang, Pingguang Lu, Shanliang Xu, Xianzhuo Sun, Yanli Wu
  • Patent number: 11887522
    Abstract: Disclosed are a timing controller and driver which are improved to have a function of compensating a source signal to be provided to a display panel, and a display system including the timing controller and the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seok Hoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11881141
    Abstract: Dynamic refresh rate (DRR) switching is used to dynamically update a refresh rate of content presented on an interface. When a first application and a second application are presented on a user interface at a first refresh rate; a request may be received to temporarily boost the first refresh rate to a second, higher, refresh rate. DRR switching is initiated as the first refresh rate is temporarily boosted to a second refresh rate. Applications that are opted in to the second refresh rate receive signals to refresh content at the second refresh rate, while applications that are not opted in to the second refresh rate receive signals to refresh content at a virtualized refresh rate that matches the first refresh rate. Thus, the first application refreshes content at the first refresh rate and the second application refreshes content at the second, higher refresh rate, providing a smooth user experience without unnecessarily utilizing power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Erich Von Hippel, Ana Marta Amaral De Carvalho, Hrushit Kamal Parikh, Reiner Fink, Steve Michel Pronovost, Zhigang Xu, Zachary Scott Northrup, Leonardo E. Blanco
  • Patent number: 11881138
    Abstract: A drive circuit includes: a first shift register, a first signal line, a second signal line, and a drive module. The first shift register includes a first node and a second node, the first signal line provides a first input signal for the first shift register, the second signal line provides a second input signal for the first shift register, and the first shift register controls potentials of the first node and the second node according to the first input signal and the second input signal. The drive module is electrically connected to the first node, the second node, the first signal line and the second signal line separately, detects the potentials of the first node and the second node, and adjusts at least one of the first input signal and the second input signal according to a potential detection result of the first node and the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai AVIC Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huijun Jin, Dandan Qin
  • Patent number: 11881142
    Abstract: An image brightness adjusting method, comprising: (a) computing or predicting a first input frame rate according to at least one first input image; (b) generating a first brightness according to a first brightness curve and the first input frame rate, wherein the first brightness curve corresponds to a first frame rate; (c) generating a second brightness according to a second brightness curve and the first input frame rate, wherein the second brightness curve corresponds to a second frame rate; (d) generating a first brightness compensating curve according to the first input frame rate and a brightness difference between the first brightness and the second brightness; and (e) setting a first compensating brightness of at least one second input image according to the first brightness compensating curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Chu Li, Chun-Hsing Hsieh, Yi-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11869406
    Abstract: A scan driver of the disclosure includes a plurality of stage groups configured to supply scan signals to scan lines based on clock signals, carry clock signals, and first and second powers. A first stage group of the stage groups includes a first stage configured to supply a first scan signal to a first scan line based on an input signal, a first clock signal of the clock signals, a first carry clock signal of the carry clock signals, and the first and second powers, and a second stage configured to supply a second scan signal to a second scan line based on the input signal, a second clock signal of the clock signals, a second carry clock signal of the carry clock signals, and the first and second powers. The first stage and the second stage are commonly connected to a first node and a second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai Jung In
  • Patent number: 11869435
    Abstract: In an organic EL display device including a proximity sensor, deterioration in display quality due to irradiation with IR light is suppressed. In a display period during which an image is displayed on a display unit, an emitting unit of the proximity sensor emits the IR light only in a period including a part of an IR light irradiation region turn-off period during which a plurality of light-emission control lines are driven such that no current is supplied to each of organic EL elements included in pixel circuits in a row corresponding to the IR light irradiation region, the period being before a time point at which the writing of a data signal into each of the pixel circuits in each of rows corresponding to the IR light irradiation region is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHAR KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigetsugu Yamanaka