Patents Examined by Sosina Abebe
  • Patent number: 11442564
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of display devices, and discloses a touch display device and a fabrication method thereof, and terminal equipment. The touch display device includes: a cover plate; a mold frame, including a bottom and an extended part, wherein the bottom and the extended part define a groove; adhesive, located at the end part of the extended part; a touch display module, located in the groove and including a display panel and a touch panel located at the side, facing the cover plate, of the display panel; and a touch flexible printed circuit board, bound to a side edge of the side, facing away from the display panel, of the touch panel and bent to the side, facing away from the touch panel, of the display panel, wherein the touch flexible printed circuit board is provided with a plurality of through holes at the area other than the binding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bing Ji, Xiaoxia Huang
  • Patent number: 11424300
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a thin-film encapsulation layer covering pixel on a substrate and including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer having a different length from that of the first inorganic encapsulation layer, a touch electrode located on the thin-film encapsulation layer, a touch contact line spaced apart from the thin-film encapsulation layer and located outside the thin-film encapsulation layer, an insulating layer located on the touch contact line, a touch contact hole formed in the insulating layer and spaced apart from the thin-film encapsulation layer, and a touch connection line extending from the touch electrode toward the touch contact hole and connected to the touch contact line through the touch contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiho Bang, Yonghwan Park
  • Patent number: 11385731
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transparent conductive film for a touch sensitive panel, comprising: providing a layered structure comprising a plurality of homogeneous layers which include at least a first transparent conductive layer, a second transparent conductive layer, and a transparent support substrate between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer, the transparent support substrate being the thickest layer of the layered structure; forming an electrode pattern in the first transparent conductive layer by laser ablation of the first transparent layer by a laser beam incident on the first transparent layer from a side of the transparent support substrate on which the first transparent layer is provided; wherein the laser beam and transparent support substrate are configured such that the laser beam energy density is reduced by 50% or more by the transparent support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: M-SOLV LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Rumsby, Adam Brunton
  • Patent number: 11275280
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises an array substrate. The array substrate comprises a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The display area comprises a plurality of active switches and a plurality of pixel units. The non-display area comprises a flexible circuit board and a fixing member. A first end of the flexible circuit board is disposed in the non-display area of the array substrate for driving the pixel units to display. The fixing member disposed on the flexible circuit board. The fixing member bends a second end of the flexible circuit board in a direction toward the display area of the array substrate, so that a projection of the flexible circuit board on the array substrate is located in the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsu-Kang Lo
  • Patent number: 11269402
    Abstract: An eyewear device presents, via an image display, an initial displayed image. The initial displayed image has an initial field of view corresponding to an initial head direction or an initial eye direction. Eyewear device detects movement of a user of the eyewear device by: (i) tracking, via a head movement tracker, a head movement of a head of the user, or (ii) tracking, via an eye movement tracker, an eye movement of an eye of the user of the eyewear device. Eyewear device determines a field of view adjustment to the initial field of view of the initial displayed image based on the detected movement of the user. Field of view adjustment includes a successive field of view corresponding to a successive head direction or a successive eye direction. Eyewear device generates a successive displayed image based on the field of view adjustment and presents the successive displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Ilteris Canberk, David Meisenholder, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
  • Patent number: 11269470
    Abstract: An operation support device that is placed on a touch panel detecting a change in electrostatic capacitance or a change in a contact region, includes: a case part; a first member attached inside the case part; a first deforming member that is an elastic member provided on an end of the first member and is provided between the first member and the touch panel; and a wall part that is attached inside the case part and sets a direction of deformation of the first deforming member when the case part approaches the touch panel, to a predetermined direction. As the case part approaches the touch panel, the electrostatic capacitance in a region facing the first defaming member increases due to defamation of the first deforming member or area of the contact region of the first defaming member increases due to deformation of the first defaming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Atsushi Hori
  • Patent number: 11257875
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a display panel layer, a touch sensing layer, a reflection prevention layer, and a window layer. The touch sensing layer is disposed directly on a first display panel surface, a second display panel surface facing the first display panel surface in a thickness direction, or a second base surface of the reflection prevention layer. The reflection prevention layer is disposed directly on the second display panel surface or a first base surface of the touch sensing layer. The window layer is disposed directly on the first base surface or the second base surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehoon Yang, Yongsu Lee, Sungchul Kim, Sunghoon Kim, Sungsik Yun, Kyoungah Lee
  • Patent number: 11250748
    Abstract: A projection display device includes: a light modulation unit that spatially modulates, in accordance with image data that has been input, light emitted by a light source; a projection optical system that projects the light that has been spatially modulated onto a projection surface of a vehicle; a measurement information acquisition unit that acquires measurement information measured by an information measuring device; an image display control unit that performs either first display control or second display control as defined herein; and a warning determination unit that determines, in accordance with the measurement information, whether or not a warning is necessary, and the image display control unit performs the second display control when the warning determination unit determines that the warning is necessary, and performs the first display control when the warning determination unit determines that the warning is not necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Oshima
  • Patent number: 11244631
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including data lines, gate lines which cross the data lines, and pixels; a gamma voltage generator configured to generate first to nth gamma voltages, n being an integer; and a data driver configured to generate data voltages by selecting the gamma voltages according to input image data, and to supply the data voltages to the data lines, wherein the gamma voltage generator comprises a first voltage dividing unit configured to divide a reference voltage; a first voltage dividing circuit configured to generate the first gamma voltage by selecting voltages output from the first voltage dividing unit according to a highest gamma register value; and a second voltage dividing circuit configured to generate the second to nth gamma voltages using the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Rha, Hyungguk Bae, Minsu Cho, Minkyu Jang
  • Patent number: 11231806
    Abstract: An electronic device including an electronic pen and a method of controlling a communication connection with the electronic pen is provided. The electronic device include a housing, a touch-screen display, a first wireless communication circuit, an extended recess disposed inside the housing, a first wireless charging circuit; an electronic pen including a second wireless communication circuit and a second wireless charging circuit electrically coupled to the first wireless charging circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions causing the processor to detect whether the electronic pen is inserted into the recess, charge the electronic pen through the first wireless charging circuit based on the detection, receive inherent information of the electronic pen through the first wireless communication circuit during or after the charging, and maintain or re-establish a communication connection with the electronic pen based on at least a portion of the received inherent information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmu Choi, Byunghoon Kang, Banghyun Kwon, Hyunwoong Kwon, Chunho Park, Namyong Kang, Doosuk Kang, Bokun Choi
  • Patent number: 11221749
    Abstract: An electronic device, method and computer program product are provided. The electronic device comprises a memory to store program instructions, one or more processors to execute the program instructions, and a main body unit. The main body unit has a housing comprising a top side. The main body unit further includes a keyboard and a touchpad disposed along the top side of the housing. The keyboard and the touchpad are located in discrete areas. The touchpad includes a touch sensor and a touchpad display covering at least a portion of the touch sensor. The one or more processors display a graphical user interface (GUI) on the touchpad display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Cuong Huy Truong
  • Patent number: 11188162
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. In the display apparatus, a touch electrode may be disposed on the encapsulating element covering a light-emitting device, and a touch pad may be disposed on the outside of the encapsulating element. A touch line may be connected to the touch electrode. The touch line may be connected to the touch pad by a first touch link and a second touch link. The first touch link may include a first end connected to the second touch link, and a second end connected to the touch line. The first end of the first touch link may overlap with the encapsulating element. Thus, in the display apparatus, the reliability for a touch of a user or a tool may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyang-Myoung Gwon, Ji-Hyun Jung, Su-Chang An, Jae-Gyun Lee, Ru-Da Rhe, Jeong-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11157103
    Abstract: A touch control display panel includes an array substrate, which includes a substrate, a pixel unit including a plurality of pixel subunits, and a touch control signal line. Both the pixel unit and the touch control signal line are over the substrate. An orthographic projection of the touch control signal line on the substrate is located in an opening region of one pixel subunit on the substrate. The one pixel subunit can include a first electrode and a second electrode, one or both having at least one gap, each arranged between two adjacent portions thereof. An orthographic projection of the touch control signal line on the substrate can be contained within an orthographic projection of one gap in one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xingyou Luo, Shijun Wang, Xi Chen, Wenjun Xiao, Ruichen Zhang
  • Patent number: 11146873
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device comprising a display panel which outputs an image on a front surface thereof and is bendable, an exciter positioned on a rear surface of the display panel, for generating sound by vibrating the display panel, a vibration transmitting unit positioned between the exciter and the display panel, for transmitting vibrations of the exciter to the display panel, a control unit for controlling the display panel and the exciter, and a frame to which the display panel is fixed. As the display device uses the bendable display panel, such that the display panel itself can vibrate to output sound, the display device has an advantage in that there is no need to have a separate sound output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Youngin Ko, Yongnam Park, Sungeun Yang, Deogjin Lee
  • Patent number: 11144114
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling an intuitive operation to be performed on a virtual object in a manner similar to that in a case of a real object. An information processing apparatus as an aspect of the present technology includes a physical property setting unit configured to set a physical property in a virtual object that can be viewed together with an operating tool and a real object existing in a real space, a positional relationship detection unit configured to detect a virtual positional relationship among the operating tool, the real object and the virtual object, and a virtual object changing unit configured to change display of the virtual object on the basis of the virtual positional relationship that is detected. The present technology may be applied to a VR system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Kentaro Ida, Fumihiko Iida
  • Patent number: 11132075
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a touchpad and a display screen thereof. The touchpad includes a first touch electrode assembly and a second touch electrode assembly; the first touch electrode assembly includes a first touch electrode and a first organic insulating layer covering the first touch electrode; and the second touch electrode assembly includes a second touch electrode and a second organic insulating layer covering the second touch electrode. The touch electrode includes a metal layer, a buffer layer and a low reflection layer, the buffer layer being disposed below the metal layer, and the low reflection layer being disposed above the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Chen, Qicheng Chen, Ming Zhang, Tsungchieh Kuo, Xianlin Ding
  • Patent number: 11107424
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to control circuitry for light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The control circuitry may include an LED timing controller integrated circuit configured to operate groups of rows of the LEDs with a common randomized row order that mitigates acoustic noise. The LEDs may be implemented in a backlight of a liquid crystal display and the common randomized row order that mitigates acoustic noise may be generated and/or executed to synchronize the LED operation with the operation of the pixels of the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vehbi Calayir, James E. Brown
  • Patent number: 11079599
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame, a display, an optical assembly, and a display-moving assembly connected to the display and the frame. The display-moving assembly is configured to move the display between multiple different positions, including a first position and a second position. When the display is in the first position, the display is configured to output image light in a first direction. The first direction is substantially parallel to an optical axis of the optical assembly. When the display is in the second position, the display is positioned away from the optical axis of the optical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Wheelwright, Jacques Gollier, Ying Geng, Yusufu Njoni Bamaxam Sulai, Weichuan Gao, Kieran Connor Kelly, Stephen Choi
  • Patent number: 11074867
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a data signal supply circuit, a first switching element including a first end electrically coupled to the data signal supply circuit, and a second end, a first capacitor electrically coupled to the second end of the first switching element and configured to hold an electric charge according to a gradation voltage, a second switching element including a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first switching element, and a second end, a pixel circuit including a light-emitting element and a transistor, and a data line electrically coupled to the pixel circuit. The first capacitor is disposed to overlap the transistor in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Ota
  • Patent number: 11073924
    Abstract: Provided is a display device having an attachable/detachable pattern of which an adhesive force to be attached and detached is freely adjusted and which facilitates removal of bubbles. The display device, having an attachable/detachable pattern, comprising a window and a display and selectively comprising a touch screen includes an attachable/detachable pattern positioned on any one of the window, the touch screen, and the display and having an adhesive force of 0.1 gf/25 mm to 500 gf/25 mm, wherein the attachable/detachable pattern includes an adhesive layer and a curing layer, the adhesive layer occupying an area of 5-95% in the attachable/detachable pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Young Su Kim