Patents Examined by Van N Chow
  • Patent number: 11881173
    Abstract: This application provide a display module and an electronic device, to reduce a probability of a display flicker. A display module includes a display, a display driver circuit, and at least one driver group; the display includes M rows of sub pixels; each driver group includes M gating circuits; an Nth gating circuit is configured to: receive a first initial voltage Vinit1 and a second initial voltage Vinit2 from the display driver circuit, output the second initial voltage Vinit2 to a second electrode of a first reset transistor and a first electrode of a voltage modulation transistor, and output the first initial voltage Vinit1 to the second electrode of the first reset transistor and the first electrode of the voltage modulation transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun Yen Liu, Ying Chieh Chen, Chihche Liu, Dustin Yuk Lun Wai, Chiaching Chu
  • Patent number: 11874995
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a memory storing deep learning models for determining a force touch, a touchscreen, and a processor configured to identify a touch input of a user through the touchscreen, receive touch pixel data for frames having a time difference based on the touch input, and identify whether the touch input is a force touch based on the touch pixel data. The processor is configured to identify whether the touch input is the force touch using a first determination model among the deep learning models in response to identifying that the touch input is reinputted a designated first number of times or more within a designated time, and otherwise, identify whether the touch input is the force touch using a determination model having a lower computation load than the first determination model among the deep learning models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhyuk Lee, Hyunbin Park, Seungjin Yang, Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 11875739
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display includes a data line disposed on a substrate and extended in a first direction, a power line disposed on the substrate and extended in the first direction, a scan signal line disposed on the substrate across the data line, an active layer formed over the substrate, wherein the active layer includes first to fourth regions, wherein the first and fourth regions are connected to each other through a connecting region, a first transistor including the active layer formed between the first region and the second region, a second transistor including the active layer formed between the third region and the fourth region, and wherein the active layer is extended from the first region, the organic light emitting diode is electrically coupled to the first transistor, and a storage capacitor including a first electrode and a second electrode formed over the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-Hae Kim, Ki-Myeong Eom
  • Patent number: 11869429
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel, a driving method therefor, a display device. The display panel includes pixel circuits, data lines, write control lines, compensation control lines, a first driving circuit connected to compensation control lines, a second driving circuit connected to write control lines. Each column of pixel circuits corresponds to one data line, each row of pixel circuits corresponds to one write control line, one compensation control line. The first driving circuit outputs compensation control signals to pixel circuits by compensation control lines, second driving circuit outputs write control signals to pixel circuits by write control lines. The pulse width of compensation control signals is N times pulse width of write control signals, write control signals on two adjacent write control lines do not overlap, an overlap time of compensation control signals on two adjacent compensation control lines is (N?1)/N of pulse width of compensation control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuanyou Qiu
  • Patent number: 11869400
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed that comprises a display panel. The display panel includes a display region that includes a first display area and a second display area. A data driver is configured to provide a data voltage to the display region. A gate driver is configured to provide a compensation gate signal and an initialization gate signal to the display region. The gate driver includes a first stage and a second stage. A driving controller is configured to control the gate driver and the data driver. The driving controller is configured to determine a first driving frequency for the first display area and a second driving frequency for the second display area. The second stage is configured to provide the compensation gate signal having a pulse duration shorter than a pulse duration of the compensation gate signal provided to the display region by the first stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangan Kwon, Soon-Dong Kim, Taehoon Kim, Eun Sil Yun, Changnoh Yoon
  • Patent number: 11862092
    Abstract: The present application provides a display device. The display device includes a pixel circuit and multiple operational amplifiers. Pixel units in the same column are electrically connected to the same operational amplifier. The display device of the present application uses the operational amplifier to stabilize a voltage and amplify a current, which solves non-uniformity of the display panel caused by the difference in a threshold voltage and channel electron mobility of the thin film transistor due to an immature manufacturing process of a thin film transistor, so uniformity of the panel is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wu Zheng
  • Patent number: 11853634
    Abstract: Systems and methods including detachable passive or interactive display that interface with fixed size portable communication or display device providing variable size display capability. Detachable display can comprise compartment for seamlessly accommodating portable communication or display device. Interface between the portable device and the detachable display can be implemented by wired or wireless communication. Detachable display can include weatherproof body, and compartment accommodating portable device can include weatherproof seal protecting the portable device. Detachable display device can include an additional user interface providing functionality of any complexity, from basic on/off and volume control switches to complex interactive menu navigation tools and other controls such as touch pads and biometric sensors. Detachable display device can include data input and output capabilities, such as text, audio and video, to other external devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Koziol
  • Patent number: 11854507
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display device for improving an afterimage or flicker, the liquid crystal display device comprising: a display panel where a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines are formed, and including a plurality of pixels; a gate driving unit for applying a gate signal to the plurality of gate lines; a data driving unit for applying a data voltage to the plurality of data lines, and a timing controller for generating a gate driving signal and a data driving signal corresponding to image data, modifying the generated data driving signal such that the polarity of the data voltage is reversed alternately for each per-determined frame unit with respect to the generated data driving signal, applying the generated gate driving signal to the gate driving unit, and applying the modified data driving signal to the data driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jinmo Yang
  • Patent number: 11854485
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a transmissive area surrounded by a display area; first and second data lines each including a first part and a second part that are apart from each other with the transmissive area therebetween; first and second bridge lines in the display area and disposed opposite sides of the transmissive area, the first bridge line electrically connecting the first part and the second part of the first data line to each other, the second bridge line electrically connecting the first part and the second part of the second data line to each other; first and second vertical conductive lines in the display area; a first horizontal conductive line electrically connected to the first vertical conductive line; and a second horizontal conductive line electrically connected to the second vertical conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bongwon Lee, Daesuk Kim, Yanghee Kim, Hyunchol Bang, Youngsoo Yoon, Ilgoo Youn, Soyoung Lee, Sukyo Jung
  • Patent number: 11854505
    Abstract: A display compensation method and device, and a display panel are disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units each including a plurality of subpixels. The display compensation method includes obtaining original grayscale values of sub-images included in a pending image corresponding to the pixel units, and determining the sub-images whose original grayscale value is less than or equal to a grayscale threshold value as a target sub-image. The target sub-image is displayed through each of the subpixels of a target pixel unit corresponding to the target sub-image, and each of the subpixels of the target pixel unit has a grayscale value equal to a grayscale value of the target sub-image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS DISPLAY CO., LTD., TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yonglei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11847991
    Abstract: There is provided a voltage supply circuit, in which a signal output end of a power management integrated circuit, a signal input end of a transmission branch, and a signal input end of a voltage reduction branch are coupled to a first node; a signal output end of transmission branch and a signal output end of the voltage reduction branch are coupled to a second node; the power management integrated circuit supplies an initial voltage to the first node; the transmission branch is coupled to a control signal terminal, and switch between a conducting state and a cutoff state in response to control of a control signal, and write the initial voltage into the second node in the conducting state; and the voltage reduction branch performs voltage reduction on the initial voltage at the first node to obtain a reduced voltage to be written into the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunyun Liang, Liugang Zhou, Ke Dai, Liu He, Jianwei Sun, Jun Wang, Qing Li, Yu Quan
  • Patent number: 11847942
    Abstract: A semiconductor device using a pass transistor is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a plurality of input terminals, and an output terminal. The first circuit includes a plurality of first transistors functioning as pass transistors, and the second circuit includes a plurality of second transistors functioning as pass transistors. Note that the number of the first transistors is larger than the number of the second transistors, a gate of the first transistor is supplied with a first signal, and a gate of the second transistor is supplied with a second signal. The first circuit is supplied with grayscale signals through x input terminals, and the first circuit selects y grayscale signals of the grayscale signals with the first signal. The second circuit is supplied with y (y<x) grayscale signals, the second circuit outputs z (z<y) grayscale signals of the y grayscale signals to the output terminal with the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Kiyotaka Kimura
  • Patent number: 11830452
    Abstract: A display panel, a display panel driving method, and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a display region, source drive circuits, and a gate drive circuit. The display region includes a plurality of sub-pixels. By reducing the charging time of the sub-pixels close to the gate drive circuit and increasing the charging time of the sub-pixels away from the gate drive circuit, the voltage difference between the sub-pixels in different regions is reduced, thereby solving the problem of uneven brightness of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGYCO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinfeng Liu, Fengcheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11824060
    Abstract: To provide a display device including a flexible panel that can be handled without seriously damaging a driver circuit or a connecting portion between circuits. The display device includes a bent portion obtained by bending an element substrate. A circuit for driving the display device is provided in the bent portion and a wiring extends from the circuit, whereby the strength of a portion including the circuit for driving the display device is increased and failure of the circuit is reduced. Furthermore, the element substrate is bent in a connecting portion between an external terminal electrode and an external connecting wiring (FPC) so that the element substrate provided with the external terminal electrode fits the external connecting wiring, whereby the strength of the connecting portion is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Miyaguchi
  • Patent number: 11823637
    Abstract: A timing control circuit is provided to control a data voltage outputted to a pixel array of a display panel during a frame period to perform a polarity reversal every N scan lines, where N is a positive integer. The timing control circuit includes a receiver and an adjustment circuit. The receiver is configured to sequentially receive first display data and second display data for one data line of the display panel. The adjustment circuit is coupled to the receiver to adjust at least one of gray information of the second display data and charging time of the second display data according to a voltage polarity of the first display data and a voltage polarity of the second display data. A corresponding operation method of the timing control circuit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Tsung Lin, Yen-Tao Liao
  • Patent number: 11798504
    Abstract: An ambient light detection method and an electronic device. The method includes: when a target pixel in a target display area of a display module is lit up, obtaining a first brightness value of each target pixel collected by a photosensitive sensor; according to the first brightness value, obtaining a brightness interference value of each target pixel; and according to the brightness interference value and a first ambient light brightness value, obtaining a target brightness value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yifan He
  • Patent number: 11798513
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yizhan Han
  • Patent number: 11798485
    Abstract: A GOA circuit and a display panel are disclosed. The GOA unit includes a plurality of stages of cascaded GOA units. Each GOA unit includes a pull-up control module, a pull-up module, a down transmission module, a pull-down remaining module, a pull-down module and a bootstrap capacitor. The pull-up module is deployed with two thin-film transistors, to which different oscillating signals are inputted, having individual output ports. The two transistors can operate alternatively for reducing the time a single thin-film transistor operates, lowering the shift of a threshold voltage and extending a lifespan of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaowen Lv
  • Patent number: 11790850
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a reset sub-circuit, a compensation sub-circuit, a light-emitting control sub-circuit and a driving sub-circuit. The reset sub-circuit is configured to transmit an initialization signal received from an initialization signal terminal to the light-emitting control sub-circuit. The light-emitting control sub-circuit is configured to transmit the initialization signal to the first node. The compensation sub-circuit is configured to transmit the initialization signal from the first node to a second node so as to reset a voltage of the second node. The driving sub-circuit is configured to open a conductive path from a first voltage signal terminal to the initialization signal terminal during a process of resetting the voltage of the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lujiang Huangfu, Li Wang, Can Zheng, Libin Liu
  • Patent number: 11785818
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a base layer, a circuit element layer, a display element layer, an encapsulation layer, and a sealing member. The circuit element layer includes a power supply line on the base layer and an auxiliary power supply pattern on and connected to the power supply line. The display element layer includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode, which are sequentially stacked on the circuit element layer. The second electrode is electrically connected to the auxiliary power supply pattern. The sealing member is between the circuit element layer and the encapsulation layer to overlap with the auxiliary power supply pattern when viewed in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-mo Chung, Tak-young Lee, Joosun Yoon