Abstract: An inspection circuit in a display device includes: a measuring circuit configured to sweep a voltage to the display device and to measure a current value that flows in a light-emitting element in response to a voltage value applied; a computation circuit configured to compute a first derivative value of the current value with respect to the voltage value, the first derivative value representing voltage dependence of a first derivative of the current value; a peak determination circuit configured to determine a peak of the first derivative value; and a processing circuit configured to process the light-emitting element based on a result of the determination by the peak determination circuit.

Abstract: A texture recognition apparatus and an electronic apparatus are provided. The texture recognition apparatus has a touch side surface, and includes a light source array, an image sensor array and a light shielding matrix, the light source array includes a plurality of light sources; the image sensor array includes a plurality of image sensors, the plurality of image sensors are configured to receive light emitted from the plurality of light sources and reflected by a texture to the plurality of image sensors; the light shielding matrix includes a plurality of light shielding patterns arranged in an array, each of the plurality of image sensors includes a photosensitive element; the plurality of light sources do not overlap with the plurality of light shielding patterns, a photosensitive element of each of the plurality of image sensors at least partially overlaps with at least one or the plurality of light shielding patterns.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first pixel, a second pixel adjacent to one side of the first pixel, and a third pixel adjacent to the other side of the first pixel; a first scan driver supplying a first signal to the first to third pixels through a first scan line; a second scan driver supplying a second scan signal to the second and third pixels through a second scan line when a first time elapses after the supply of the first scan signal is started; a data driver supplying a data voltage to a plurality of output lines; and a data divider selectively supplying the data voltage to data lines respectively coupled to the first to third pixels. Each of the second and third pixels includes a switching transistor controlled by the second scan signal.

Abstract: A system or a method may be provided that may detect a movement or activity of a user via the user's mobile and/or wearable devices. The system may adjust the display interface based on the user's detected movement or activity. When a user is very active (biking or jogging), the user may have very limited amount of time or attention to interact with a display interface. The movement or activity of the user may be detected by a motion detection device installed on the mobile device or on the wearable device. When the user is active, the display interface may adjust to enlarge the information to make it easier for the user to view, read, or interact with. The system may also select and display important information, without other peripheral information (less important information) when the user is active.

Abstract: A system for and method of projecting augmentation imagery in a head-mounted display is disclosed. A system for projecting light onto an eye includes a display to project light, a beam combiner, first and second optical systems between the display and the beam combiner along respective first and second optical paths. The first and second optical paths differ. The system also includes a switchable reflector that, in a reflective state, reflects light incident upon the reflector, and, in a non-reflective state, transmits light incident upon the reflector. The reflector is between the display and the first and second optical systems along the first and second optical paths and directs light along the first path, in the reflective state, or along the second path, in the non-reflective state, to reflect light from the beam combiner to the eye from different directions when in the different states.

Abstract: An electronic device (200) includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel (204), a cover layer (218), one or more light sources (224), and an optical sensor module (226). The LCD panel (204) receives a contact input associated with a fingerprint of a user. The cover layer (218) includes a first major surface (228) and a second major surface (230) opposite to the first major surface (228), and is disposed on the LCD panel (204). The cover layer (218) defines a first axis (AA?) normal to the first major surface (228). The optical sensor module (226) receives a light from the predetermined fingerprint sensing area (222) to detect the fingerprint. The optical sensor module (226) at least partially overlaps with the predetermined fingerprint sensing area (222) along the plane of the first major surface (228). The optical sensor module (226) defines a second axis (BB?) normal to a surface of the optical sensor module (226).

Abstract: An apparatus for performing subpixel rendering of an RGBW display panel is provided. The apparatus receives an input gray level data to acquire a luminance value of each subpixel of a RGB pixel set including two RGB pixels adjacent to each other. The apparatus calculates a rendered luminance value of each subpixel of a display pixel set including two display pixels adjacent to each other according to the luminance values. The display pixel set of the RGBW display panel includes red, green, blue, and white subpixels. The rendered luminance value of the white subpixel of one of the display pixels is determined according to the saturation value of the corresponding RGB pixel and the luminance value of each subpixel of the corresponding RGB pixel. The apparatus acquires a gray level value of each white subpixel of the display pixel set according to the rendered luminance values.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing system is configured to receive an illumination beam which is reflected by a finger and then transmitted to the fingerprint sensing system to generate a fingerprint image. The fingerprint sensing system includes a plurality of microlenses, a sensor, a first light filter layer, and a second light filter layer. The microlenses are arranged in an array. The sensor has a plurality of sensing pixels arranged in an array. The first light filter layer is disposed between the microlenses and the sensor and has a plurality of first openings. The second light filter layer is disposed between the first light filter layer and the sensor and has a plurality of second openings. The illumination beam passes through the first openings or the second openings, so that the sensor receives the illumination beam.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasonic fingerprint identification circuit, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The ultrasonic fingerprint identification circuit comprises fingerprint identification units each including an ultrasonic fingerprint identification sensor connected to a first node; a control module connected to a composite signal line, a first control signal line and the first node and configured to provide a reset potential to the first node and to provide a pull-up potential to the first node in response to a first level provided by the composite signal line; a reading module connected to a second control signal line, the first node and a reading signal line, and configured to read a detection signal of the first node. The first control signal line connected to one fingerprint identification unit is reused as the second control signal line connected to another fingerprint identification unit.

Abstract: A display defect detection circuit of a display defect detection system includes a preprocessing circuit configured to receive a capture image of a test pattern, displayed by a display panel, as a panel image including target Mura having a repetitive characteristic and preprocess the panel image to output a preprocessing image and a Mura detection circuit configured to decrease a total size of the preprocessing image on the basis of a size of the target Mura to generate a resize image, detect an edge component in the resize image to generate an edge map image having feature values, remove a feature value of a non-repetitive type among the feature values of the edge map image to generate a feature map image, and detect a display position of the target Mura on the basis of a final feature value of the target Mura calculated based on the feature map image.

Abstract: A display device may include a first conductive layer disposed on a substrate, and including an auxiliary bottom line and an additional conductive pattern; a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate and the first conductive layer; a semiconductor pattern disposed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and the semiconductor pattern; a second conductive layer disposed on the second insulating layer, and including a conductive pattern and a gate electrode; a third insulating layer disposed on the second insulating layer and the second conductive layer; a connection pattern disposed on the third insulating layer and electrically connected to the conductive pattern; a first electrode disposed on the connection pattern and electrically connected to the connection pattern; and at least one light emitting element disposed on the first electrode and electrically connected to the first electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel which includes a base substrate, a thin-film transistor layer on the base substrate, and a light emitting element layer comprising light emitting elements on the thin-film transistor layer; a cover window on the light emitting element layer of the display panel; and a fingerprint recognition sensor layer under the display panel. The base substrate includes a first base, a second base on the first base, and a light blocking layer between the first base and the second base, and the light blocking layer includes holes through which light reflected by a finger touching the cover window passes.

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have gaze tracking sensors and other circuits that include packaged light-emitting devices. The packaged light-emitting devices may each include a light-emitting component such as a light-emitting diode or laser that emits infrared light or light of other wavelengths. The packaged light-emitting devices may have protection circuitry. The protection circuitry of each device may include one or more sensors such as a package integrity sensor, a proximity sensor, a photodetector for measuring emitted light intensity, a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature associated with the light-emitting component, and a current sensor. A control circuit such as an integrated circuit containing a comparator or other analog circuitry and/or a digital control circuit may gather information from one or more of the sensors and may control the light-emitting component based on the sensor information to prevent elevated light emission intensities.

Abstract: A wearable display system includes a light projection system having one or more emissive microdisplays, e.g., micro-LED displays. The light projection system projects time-multiplexed left-eye and right-eye images, which pass through an optical router having a polarizer and a switchable polarization rotator. The optical router is synchronized with the generation of images by the light projection system to impart a first polarization to left-eye images and a second different polarization to right-eye images. Light of the first polarization is incoupled into an eyepiece having one or more waveguides for outputting light to one of the left and right eyes, while light of the second polarization may be incoupled into another eyepiece having one or more waveguides for outputting light to the other of the left and right eyes. Each eyepiece may output incoupled light with variable amounts of wavefront divergence, to elicit different accommodation responses from the user's eyes.

Abstract: An electronic, transformable apparatus (17) worn on a user's ear is disclosed. The apparatus (17) can either automatically extend or retract a display (18) above the user's eye. The display (18) is supported by an array of telescoping extension tubes (20) which fit inside one another and are housed inside the apparatus along with the display (18) when fully retracted. Upon extrusion of the display (18), the array of telescopic extension tubes (20) are pushed outward via an electronic mechanism including image generating means inside the apparatus. Thus, the apparatus's display (18) is visible when in use, and not visible when not in use. The apparatus (17) receives inputs from the user via a microphone (46) and camera (27), as well as the environment (68) via sensors associated with information about a moment in time. This information is then processed and output to the user either via an audio speaker (32), via presentation on the display (18), both simultaneously, or either of the two alone.

Abstract: A multiview backlight and display employ diffusion of directional light beams to provide an image of color regions of a color-tailored multibeam element having a size comparable to a size of the color-tailored multibeam element. The multiview backlight includes an array of color-tailored multibeam elements configured to provide the directional light beams and an optical diffuser configured to spread out directional light beams to provide the color region image. The multiview display includes an array of the color-tailored multibeam elements and the optical diffuser. The multiview display further includes an array of light valves configured to modulate the directional light beams as a multiview image.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device, wherein third openings are disposed in a region of a black matrix layer corresponding to a transition region in the display panel, so that external light can be reflected by the reflection structure through the third openings, to form reflected light, thereby increasing the light reflectivity of the transition region and improving the dimmer transition region when the panel is screen-off and screen-on.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the brightness of a transparent display are disclosed herein. One embodiment collects ambient light using an array of Fresnel lenses disposed on an external surface of a vehicle; collects internal light from the vehicle's headlights; filters the ambient light and the internal light to produce filtered ambient light and filtered internal light; generates primary-source light using a light-emitting-diode (LED) light source; and injects, into a transparent edge-lit liquid crystal waveguide display deployed in at least a portion of a window of the vehicle, the primary-source light, the filtered ambient light, and the filtered internal light in a color-synchronized manner. The filtered ambient light and the filtered internal light improve the brightness of the transparent edge-lit liquid crystal waveguide display.

Abstract: The present invention relates biometric authentication using an optical biometric arrangement comprising an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array configured to capture an image of an object, the image sensor being arranged under a color controllable light source comprising light source units, the method comprising: providing a light pattern comprising portions of different light intensity for illuminating the object; acquiring an image of the object, the image comprising image portions corresponding to the portions of different light intensity of the light pattern illuminating the object, at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged directly under a light source being active during image acquisition, and at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged under an at least partly in-active illumination area of the color controllable light source during image acquisition, and performing biometric authentica

Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate, and a plurality of light emitters and a plurality of light sensors over the base substrate. The light emitters and light sensors are configured to respectively emit lights towards, and sense lights reflected by, a pattern to be detected, such as a fingerprint. At least one light emitter includes a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode, sequentially over the base substrate. At least one light sensor includes a third electrode, a photosensitive layer, and a fourth electrode, sequentially over the base substrate. The first electrode and the third electrode are integral or the second electrode and the fourth electrode are integral. A method of using the display substrate to identify a pattern such as a fingerprint can be employed by a display panel containing the display substrate.