Patents Examined by Vinh T Lam
  • Patent number: 11700743
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a display substrate and an encapsulation substrate, each of which has a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area thereon, forming a nanowire on the encapsulation substrate overlapping a sealing area defined as a partial area of the non-display area, and combining the encapsulation substrate and the display substrate with each other, wherein the forming of the nanowire includes irradiating a first laser, which is a ultrashort pulse laser, onto the encapsulation substrate overlapping the sealing area, and the combining of the encapsulation substrate and the display substrate with each other includes irradiating a second laser, which is a ultrashort pulse laser, onto the display substrate overlapping the sealing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Kim, Yong-Hoon Kwon, Taeoh Kim, Woosuk Seo
  • Patent number: 11694621
    Abstract: A display device may include a pixel, an emission control driver, and a timing controller. The emission control driver may supply an emission control signal set for controlling emission periods of the pixel. The timing controller may receive a received bit stream that includes a first bit set and a second bit set, may determine a first duty ratio of the emission control signal set using bits of the first bit set without using any bit of the second bit set. The first bit set may include at least two bits. The second bit set may include at least one bit. The emission control signal set may control the pixel to operate according to the first duty ratio for each frame of a first frame group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Min Sung, Woo Chul Kim, Weon Jun Choe
  • Patent number: 11694607
    Abstract: A light emitting substrate is provided. The light emitting substrate includes a plurality of light emitting controlling units arranged in M rows and N columns, M is an integer equal to or greater than one, N is an integer equal to or greater than one. A respective column of the N columns of light emitting controlling units includes M number of groups of second voltage signal lines, a respective group of the M number of groups of second voltage signal lines connected to a respective one of the M number of light emitting controlling units, the respective group of the M number of groups of second voltage signal lines including k number of second voltage signal lines, k is an integer equal to or greater than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Yang, Fuqiang Li, Xingce Shang, Wei Hao, Lin Zhou, Qi Qi
  • Patent number: 11687126
    Abstract: A device includes: an array of light emitting elements extending in a first plane, each light emitting element being arranged to emit light; an array of pixel driver elements extending in a second plane beneath the array of pixels, in which each pixel driver element is configured to drive a corresponding light emitting element of the array of light emitting elements; a hole positioned within the array of light emitting elements and the array of pixel driver elements, in which the hole extends from the first plane through the second plane, a first multiple of light emitting elements from the array of light emitting elements in a first region adjacent the hole are arranged to provide a first resolution, and a second multiple of light emitting elements from the array of elements in a second region away from the hole are arranged to provide a second resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Sun-il Chang, Sangmoo Choi
  • Patent number: 11688336
    Abstract: An array substrate includes pixel group(s) and pixel circuit group(s), each pixel group includes pixels, and each pixel includes sub-pixel(s). At least two pixel groups are arranged in a row direction; in a column direction, a length of a pixel group is greater than a length of a pixel circuit group electrically connected thereto; and orthographic projections of a sub-pixel and a pixel circuit group electrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel belongs on a plane does not overlap. Or, the at least two pixel groups are arranged in the column direction; in the row direction, a length of a pixel group is greater than a length of a pixel circuit group electrically connected thereto; and orthographic projections of a sub-pixel and a pixel circuit group electrically connected to a pixel group to which the sub-pixel belongs on another plane does not overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiao Zhao, Li Xiao, Minghua Xuan, Haoliang Zheng, Dongni Liu, Jing Liu, Qi Qi, Zhenyu Zhang, Liang Chen, Hao Chen, Lijun Yuan
  • Patent number: 11681422
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method provides a display device. The method senses the presence of the user or scene change within the field of view of the system's image sensor with a built-in image signal processor. The method automatically and concurrently powers on the image sensor. The method lights one or more lights around the display device in response to sense the presence of the user or scene change. The method captures one or more frames of images of a user or scene change with the image sensor. Each frame includes an M by N array of pixel data. The M by N array of pixel data comprises a data structure consisting of a collection of pixel elements enumerated as pixel P11 to pixel Pm1. The method stores the M by N array of pixel data as a frame of data written into a frame buffer memory of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventor: John W. Rowles
  • Patent number: 11675461
    Abstract: Disclosed are an infrared touch screen bezel for installing a functional assembly and a display terminal including the same. The infrared touch screen bezel (10) includes a frame body (11), a first infrared base panel (12), and a second infrared base panel (13); the first infrared base panel (12) and the second infrared base panel (13) are both arranged in a cavity (101) of the frame body (11), and a functional assembly (30) is arranged in a gap between the first infrared base panel (12) and the second infrared base panel (13); the first infrared base panel (12) and the second infrared base panel (13) are electrically connected through a first flexible circuit board (14). The above-mentioned infrared touch screen bezel (10) may greatly reduce the width of the frame required to install a functional assembly without affecting the infrared touch function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN KTC COMMERCIAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Lu, Meng Yang, Zhenle Li, Zhifeng Lin, Wei Chen, Xiaolin Wan
  • Patent number: 11675425
    Abstract: A personalisation system configured to perform head mounted display personalisation comprises a head mounted display ‘HMD’ includes: at least a first video camera, a simultaneous localization and mapping processor configured to detect feature points of a real world environment captured by the at least first video camera when the HMD is worn by a user, a user identification processor configured to identify the user responsive to at least a subset of the detected feature points of the real world environment, a personalisation processor configured to personalise at least a first aspect of presenting graphical content to the user with the HMD in response to identification of the user, and a storage processor operable to store, in a memory, personalisation information in association with the identification of the user for subsequent use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: David Erwan Damien Uberti
  • Patent number: 11670198
    Abstract: A flexible display panel and a rollable display device are provided. The flexible display panel includes: a base substrate having a display region, a pixel circuit disposed on the base substrate and located in the display region, and a first via hole defined in the display region. Wherein, at least one of the first via holes is provided between two adjacent pixel circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jianfeng Chen, Shuyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11656829
    Abstract: A control and display device for a vehicle includes a control element and an associated display area. In the display area are superimposed: a first layer that is opaque except for a translucent complex pictogram, the complex pictogram combining two separate elementary pictograms; two separate filtering areas, each filtering area having the shape of a corresponding single elementary pictogram, each filtering area transmitting wavelengths within a respective range, the respective ranges of wavelengths being disjoint; and a light source suitable for emitting within the respective different ranges of wavelengths, concomitantly or alternately. The two filtering areas are positioned between the light source and the complex pictogram on the opaque layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Christophe Cuvillier, Thibault Le Mesnil
  • Patent number: 11650622
    Abstract: The present invention is a lighting device attached to the front of a camera device, such as a smartphone, and connected to the camera device to produce an appropriate lighting environment for the acquisition of good quality animal nose pattern images by taking into consideration such factors and ambient lighting as well as the color of the nose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ISCILAB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeong In Choi, Stephanie Sujin Choi
  • Patent number: 11646301
    Abstract: A display device includes a circuit board and a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on the circuit board. The circuit board includes a substrate and a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate. Each light-emitting unit includes a base board, at least one light-emitting element and a driving circuit layer. The light-emitting element is between the base board and the substrate. The driving circuit layer is between the light-emitting element and the base board, and electrically connected to the light-emitting element and the signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Ho Chang, Yang-En Wu
  • Patent number: 11647174
    Abstract: A method for testing crosstalk of a screen. The method includes when a main screen and a secondary screen simultaneously display pictures of different grayscales, determining a standard parameter value of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other; determining an actual parameter value of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other; calculating a degree of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other, according to the standard parameter value of crosstalk and actual parameter value of crosstalk for each of the secondary screen and the main screen caused by the other, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Shuanzhu Dong
  • Patent number: 11645948
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to tactile displays, for example electro-magnetic Braille displays. In certain disclosed embodiments, tactile displays may comprise capture plate assemblies. Such capture plate assemblies may be removable from tactile displays to facilitate cleaning and/or maintenance of the tactile display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Tactile Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Moon, Thomas Baker, David A. Schleppenbach
  • Patent number: 11640769
    Abstract: This specification generally discloses an apparatus, system and method for refreshable braille display. The apparatus can include a first base having a contact surface and a plurality of cavities. The contact surface can be configured to receive fingertips. The plurality of cavities can be recessed from the contact surface. A plurality of pins can be housed within the plurality of cavities and configured to move in the plurality of cavities to selectively extend from the contact surface of the first base. A plurality of solenoids can be configured to at least partially operably connect to the plurality of pins. A controller can be configured to selectively provide a first electric current to the plurality of solenoids to generate first magnetic fields through the plurality of solenoids. The first magnetic fields can be configured to selectively move the plurality of pins to extend from the contact surface of the first base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventors: Abenezer Ayana, Mahamud Hussein, Lisan Hasnain
  • Patent number: 11640201
    Abstract: A virtual reality-based eyeball tracking method and system are provided. Eyeball calibration data is presented to eyes of a user through a display, and then a binocular pupillary distance of the user is obtained through the eyeball calibration data. A left tracking camera captures reflected infrared light of a turned on left infrared light source, and a right tracking camera captures reflected infrared light of a turned on right infrared light source, so that tracking data of one eye is formed in each specific frame. Tracking data of the other eye in the specific frame is calculated according to the binocular pupillary distance and the tracking data of one eye. The tracking data of one eye and the tracking data of the other eye are arranged according to a time sequence of the specific frame to form binocular tracking data so as to complete eyeball tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: QINGDAO PICO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Wu
  • Patent number: 11635816
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire biological information of plural users determined to be within a predetermined area and operate an apparatus based on the biological information of the plural users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Agama-X Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motofumi Baba, Masahiro Sato, Kengo Tokuchi, Kiichiro Arikawa, Monta Ido, Kosuke Aoki, Tadashi Suto, Tsutomu Kimura, Hanako Kariya
  • Patent number: 11635933
    Abstract: A cross-device information display method and device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes that a mobile terminal sends, real-time target information of the mobile terminal to a target device to allow the target device to display the target information in response to determining that the target device is a trusted device of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xutao Du, Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 11626052
    Abstract: A display device with a narrower frame can be provided. In the display device, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer are provided to be stacked. The first layer includes a gate driver circuit and a data driver circuit, the second layer includes a demultiplexer circuit, and the third layer includes a display portion. In the display portion, pixels are arranged in a matrix, an input terminal of the demultiplexer circuit is electrically connected to the data driver circuit, and an output terminal of the demultiplexer circuit is electrically connected to some of the pixels. The gate driver circuit and the data driver circuit are provided to include a region overlapping some of the pixels. The gate driver circuit and the data driver circuit have a region where they are not strictly separated from each other and overlap each other. Five or more gate driver circuits and five or more data driver circuits can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakagawa, Takayuki Ikeda, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Hideaki Shishido, Shuichi Katsui, Kiyotaka Kimura
  • Patent number: 11626059
    Abstract: A display device comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in multiple rows and multiple columns. The multiple pixel columns are connected with a plurality of source signal lines respectively. The pixels of odd-numbered rows in the same pixel column are connected with the source signal lines on a first side of the pixel column. The pixels of even-numbered rows in the same pixel column are connected with the source signal lines on a second side of the pixel column opposite the first side. A display control method comprising the steps of determining and storing target pixel potential data which comprises a target pixel potential for each of the plurality of source signal lines; and setting a potential of each source signal line as the target pixel potential corresponding to the source signal line in an interval zone between two adjacent frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunheng Zhang, Yizhan Han, Jun Wang, Jianwei Sun, Liugang Zhou