Patents by Inventor Andreas Karrenbauer

Andreas Karrenbauer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8456493
    Abstract: A method is described for driving matrix displays which are made up of a plurality of lines with individual pixels, which lines are configured as rows and columns, wherein individual lines are driven selectively by rows being activated for a defined row addressing time and an operating current or a corresponding voltage being applied to the columns in correlation with the activated row corresponding to the desired brightness in the pixels. In order to improve the performance of the display, the row addressing time for each row is determined as a function of the maximum brightness of all the columns of the row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Universitat des Saarlandes, Kyocera Display Europe GmbH, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften E.V.
    Inventors: Chihao Xu, Jürgen Wahl, Friedrich Eisenbrand, Andreas Karrenbauer, Kian Min Soh, Christoph Hitzelberger
  • Patent number: 8421741
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying an image on a liquid crystal display (LCD) that may reduce power consumption. The method and system can include calculating a luminance for pixels in an image in a LCD based upon a light spread function and brightness values of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The method and system can also include changing a brightness of an LED based upon a consideration of the gray value of the pixels and the distance of the pixels from a dominant LED. The method and system can further set the brightness of the LED units to a brightness substantially greater than or equal to a gray value of each pixel of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventors: Chihao Xu, Andreas Karrenbauer, Mark Albrecht
  • Patent number: 8411116
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying an image on a liquid crystal display (LCD) that may reduce power consumption. The method and system can include calculating a luminance for pixels in an image in a LCD based upon a light spread function and brightness values of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The method and system can also include changing a brightness of an LED based upon a consideration of the gray value of the pixels and the distance of the pixels from a dominant LED. The method and system can further set the brightness of the LED units to a brightness or brightness value substantially greater than or equal to a gray value of each pixel of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Chihao XU
    Inventors: Andreas Karrenbauer, Marc Albrecht, Chihao Xu
  • Publication number: 20110181632
    Abstract: A method and unit for controlling a passive matrix-OLED-display with OLEDs assembled in matrix form, wherein columns for controlling an OLED are connected with a current source, and rows are connected consecutively during row addressing time. The lightness of a pixel located on the intersection point of a column with an addressed row is influenced by the turn-on time being within the row addressing time and by the amplitude of the column current. To reach an energy-efficient control it is proposed to control the lightness of the pixel subject to the charge quantity converted into light and subject to a charge quantity during a post luminescence time and converted into light by switching the column potential-free during post luminescence time and considering the charge quantity stored in the capacity of OLEDs before the addressing at determination of the charge quantity converted at the OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: X-Motive GmbH
    Inventors: Chihao Xu, Andreas Karrenbauer, Cosmin Codrea
  • Publication number: 20110063201
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying an image on a liquid crystal display (LCD). The method and system can include calculating a luminance for pixels in an image in a LCD based upon a light spread function and brightness values of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The method and system can also include changing a brightness of an LED based upon a consideration of the gray value of the pixels and the distance of the pixels from a dominant LED. The method and system can further set the brightness of the LED units to a brightness substantially greater than or equal to a gray value of each pixel of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: X-Motive GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Karrenbauer, Marc Albrecht, Chihao Xu
  • Publication number: 20110063331
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying an image on a liquid crystal display (LCD). The method and system can include calculating a luminance for pixels in an image in a LCD based upon a light spread function and brightness values of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The method and system can also include changing a brightness of an LED based upon a consideration of the gray value of the pixels and the distance of the pixels from a dominant LED. The method and system can further set the brightness of the LED units to a brightness or brightness value substantially greater than or equal to a gray value of each pixel of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: X-Motive GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Karrenbauer, Marc Albrecht, Chihao Xu
  • Publication number: 20090195563
    Abstract: A method is described for driving matrix displays which are made up of a plurality of lines with individual pixels, which lines are configured as rows and columns, wherein individual lines are driven selectively by rows being activated for a defined row addressing time and an operating current or a corresponding voltage being applied to the columns in correlation with the activated row corresponding to the desired brightness in the pixels. In order to improve the performance of the display, the row addressing time for each row is determined as a function of the maximum brightness of all the columns of the row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Chihao Xu, Jurgen Wahl, Friedrich Eisenbrand, Andreas Karrenbauer, Kian Min Soh, Christoph Hitzelberger