Patents Examined by Tom V. Sheng
  • Patent number: 11587508
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus includes an internal reference voltage generation circuit configured to generate and provide an internal reference voltage; a sensing circuit configured to simultaneously sense pixel signals provided from pixels of a display panel and the internal reference voltage, and output a reference voltage sensing signal generated by sensing of the internal reference voltage and pixel sensing signals generated by sensing of the pixel signals; and an output circuit configured to sequentially select the reference voltage sensing signal and the pixel sensing signals, convert the pixel sensing signals into pixel data, convert the reference voltage sensing signal into reference data, and transmits the pixel data and the reference data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Geon Kim, Young Bok Kim
  • Patent number: 11586047
    Abstract: There is provided a head-up display device including: a display configured to emit a display light ray therefrom, a reflection member configured to pivot around a rotation axis and reflect the display light ray to project a display image; and a housing configured to accommodate the reflection member. The reflection member has a plurality of ribs protruding from a surface on an opposite side to a reflection surface which reflects the display light ray, and the plurality of ribs have a portion in which a height on an outer side in a rotational direction centered at the rotation axis is lower than that on an inner side in the rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohisa Murata, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Koichiro Hagiwara, Yusuke Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 11579729
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an input sensor, and a readout circuit. The display panel is configured to display an image. The input sensor is disposed on the display panel. The readout circuit is configured to output a moisture level signal corresponding to sensing signals received from the input sensor in a skin measurement mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Boram Choi, Soojung Lee, Yuna Kim, Seungwook Chun
  • Patent number: 11579503
    Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-Hung Yeh, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Chien-Ya Lee, Lun Tsai
  • Patent number: 11579832
    Abstract: A screen sharing system includes a first display apparatus including first circuitry; and a second display apparatus including second circuitry. Both of the first display apparatus and the second display apparatus display an input screen. The first circuitry of the first display apparatus is configured to receive first hand drafted input data that is input to the first display apparatus, and set an edit authority, of a user of the second display apparatus, for the first hand drafted input data. The second circuitry of the second display apparatus is configured to restrict editing of the firsthand drafted input data based on the edit authority of the user set by the first display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Daiki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11568816
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a pixel circuit with a burn-in compensation. The pixel circuit includes a light-emitting diode (LED), a first driving transistor between a voltage source and the LED, a switching transistor coupled to a gate electrode of the first driving transistor, and a second driving transistor connected between the voltage source and the LED. The first driving transistor provides first current from the voltage source to the LED according to a gate voltage of the first driving transistor. The switching transistor is turned on after receiving an enable signal. The second driving transistor provides second current from the voltage source to the LED according to a version of the gate voltage of the first driving transistor received at a gate of the second driving transistor via the switching transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeong-Keun Ahn, Min Hyuk Choi, Zhiming Zhuang
  • Patent number: 11559249
    Abstract: A method of measuring changes in hair movement characteristics, predictive of consumer response includes: i) providing an apparatus for measuring hair movement characteristics of hair; ii) measuring the hair movement characteristics using the apparatus to obtain a first hair movement characteristic; iii) applying a treatment to the hair or an assault to the hair; iv) measuring the hair movement characteristics using the apparatus after step iii) to obtain a second hair movement characteristic; v) comparing the first hair movement characteristic and the second hair movement characteristic; and vi) assessing a change in movement occurring as a result of the application of the treatment or the assault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Fraser Ian Bell, LIyr Glyndwr Griffiths, Eric Gordon Mahers, Julie Marie Roberts, Graham John Cleaver, Aneta Magdalena Stasik
  • Patent number: 11556201
    Abstract: An electronic device, in response to detecting a touch input on a touch-sensitive surface, determines an intensity of the touch input. In accordance with the intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface and one or more preselected intensity thresholds, the device determines an intensity stage of the touch input and one or more intensity-based progress values of the touch input, based on an intensity range associated with the determined intensity stage. The device sends touch information to a first software application stored by the electronic device, including the one or more intensity-based progress values of the touch input and information identifying the intensity stage of the touch input, and processes the touch input based on the one or more intensity-based progress values of the touch input and the intensity stage of the touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Raleigh J. Ledet
  • Patent number: 11551615
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and a display device including the same according to an embodiment. A display panel according to the embodiment includes: a display area in which a plurality of first pixels are arranged at a first pixels per inch (PPI); and a sensing area in which a plurality of second pixels are arranged at a second PPI that is lower than the first PPI, wherein the first pixels of the display area and the second pixels of the sensing area are arranged adjacent to each other at a boundary between the display area and the sensing area, the second pixel includes red, green, and blue sub-pixels, and at least one of the red and green sub-pixels of the second pixel is arranged closest to the first pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sung Kang, Hee Jung Hong, Seong Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 11543722
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first wiring electrically connected to the first electrode, a second wiring electrically connected to the second electrode, and a controller electrically connected to the first wiring and the second wiring, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are located in a display area, the first electrode is connected to the first wiring in a position away from the controller than the second electrode, the second electrode is connected to the second wiring in a position closer to the controller than the first electrode, and a number of the first wiring being greater than a number of the second wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Obinata, Daichi Hosokawa, Masakatsu Kitani
  • Patent number: 11537210
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a processor configured to analyze at least one of an input image or an captured image and obtain a recommended color distribution including at least one color based on the at least one of the input image or the captured image, the captured image being obtained by capturing an image of an environment; display the input image on a display, obtain a hand image by capturing an image of a hand of a user and generate a magic hand by mapping a color to the obtained hand image based on the recommended color distribution, and detect a gesture of the hand of the user and control colors of the input image displayed on the display based on the detected hand gesture and a color mapping of the magic hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anant Baijal, Jaehwang Lee, Jeongrok Jang
  • Patent number: 11539912
    Abstract: A method for controlling a display apparatus that displays an image based on an image signal supplied from an image supply apparatus that transitions to a first sleep mode in accordance with a situation in which a no-operation state lasts for a first period, the method including storing second information representing a second period, causing the display apparatus to transition to a second sleep mode in accordance with a situation in which the image signal is not supplied continuously for the second period, receiving first information representing the first period from the image supply apparatus, and setting the second information in such a way that the second period is shorter than a reference period in accordance with the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11531394
    Abstract: Systems and methods for Emotional-Imaging Composer are disclosed. The method may include recording a real-time biosignal from a plurality of biosignal sensors. The method may further include determining an emotion that is associated with the real-time biosignal. The method may further include outputting a display feature corresponding to the emotion, wherein the display feature is a lighting effect on a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: EMOTIONAL IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Deitcher, Mitchel Benovoy, Johnty Wang
  • Patent number: 11527203
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, a driving method, and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit includes: a signal input subcircuit, a threshold compensation subcircuit, a light-emitting control subcircuit, a drive transistor, a light-emitting device. The signal input subcircuit writes a voltage at a data signal end, a voltage at a reference voltage signal end, and a threshold voltage of the drive transistor into a gate thereof according to signals of first, second, and third control signal ends. The threshold compensation subcircuit turns on a gate of the drive transistor and a drain thereof under the control of a signal of a reset signal end. The light-emitting control subcircuit turns on a first power supply end and the drive transistor, and turns on the drive transistor and the light-emitting device under the control of a signal of a first light-emitting control end and a signal of a second light-emitting control end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tian Dong
  • Patent number: 11527205
    Abstract: A display driving device and a display driving method with low power consumption are disclosed. The display driving device with low power consumption includes a source driving circuit, a display content detection circuit and a display timing driving circuit. Pixel switches are disposed between an output terminal of source driving circuit and sub-pixels of panel. The display timing driving circuit is coupled to the source driving circuit and display content detection circuit and used to change driving order according to display information detected by the display content detection circuit to control turn-on times of at least two pixel-switches of the pixel-switches to overlap each other to simultaneously drive at least two sub-pixels of the sub-pixels corresponding to the at least two pixel-switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: RAYDIUM SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: YiMing Zhu, Yung Kun Tsai
  • Patent number: 11508136
    Abstract: Augmented reality presentations are provided at respective electronic devices. A first electronic device receives information relating to modification made to an augmented reality presentation at a second electronic device, and the first electronic device modifies the first augmented reality presentation in response to the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean Blanchflower, Timothy Halbert
  • Patent number: 11508271
    Abstract: An information panel or display panel suitable for mounting onto the top of a vehicle is disclosed. Information such as advertisement can be change automatically. Change of advertisement content is responsive to the speed of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: CAPTIVE 8 MEDIA LIMITED
    Inventor: Dinesh Mukesh Dayaram
  • Patent number: 11500456
    Abstract: When cheering of a distributor avatar by virtual avatars has been detected and the distributor avatar reacts to the cheering, a reaction motion is performed for the virtual avatars that cheered, and a normal motion that is not a reaction motion is performed for the viewer avatars that did not cheer. The motion performed for the virtual avatars that cheered differs from the motion performed for the viewer avatars that did not cheer based on timing indicated by the distributor. Either the motion performed for the virtual avatars that cheered or the motion performed for the viewer avatars that did not cheer is a predetermined motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Shinnosuke Iwaki
  • Patent number: 11501703
    Abstract: Provided are a data current generation circuit, a driving method therefor, a driver chip, and a display panel, where a threshold capture module of the data current generation circuit is connected between a gate and a second electrode of a first transistor and is configured to capture a threshold voltage of the first transistor, a data voltage generation module is configured to generate a data voltage, a data voltage transmission module is connected between the data voltage generation module and a threshold voltage acquisition and superposition module and is configured to transmit the data voltage generated by the data voltage generation module to the threshold voltage acquisition and superposition module when the data voltage transmission module is turned on, and the threshold voltage acquisition and superposition module is configured to acquire the threshold voltage of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SEEYA OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping-Lin Liu, Haodong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11501707
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: pixel units, wherein each pixel unit includes a light-emitting element and a pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit and the light-emitting element are electrically connected to a first node; a first compensation sub-circuit electrically connected to each pixel driving circuit, and configured to provide an initialization signal to the pixel driving circuit, obtain a voltage at the first node when the light-emitting element emits light via the pixel driving circuit, and generate a compensation data signal based on the voltage at the first node; and a second compensation sub-circuit electrically connected to each pixel driving circuit and configured to keep the voltage at the first node within a set operating voltage range of the light-emitting element. The pixel driving circuit is further configured to initialize the first node based on the initialization signal, and use the compensation data signal to drive the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ziyang Yu, Zhu Wang, Sheng Hu, Tianliang Liu, Guo Liu