Patents by Inventor Rudolf Bloks

Rudolf Bloks 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: 9711099
    Abstract: A method for driving a display panel having a variable refresh rate is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a current input frame from an image source. Next, it comprises determining a number of re-scanned frames to insert between the current input frame and a subsequent input frame, wherein the re-scanned frames repeat the input frame, and wherein the number of re-scanned frames depends on the minimum refresh interval (MRI) of the display panel. Further, it comprises calculating respective intervals at which to insert the re-scanned frames between the current input frame and the subsequent input frame. Subsequently, it comprises determining if a charge accumulation in pixels of the display panel has crossed over a predetermined threshold value. Finally, responsive to a determination that the charge accumulation has crossed over a predetermined threshold value, it comprises performing a counter-measure to remediate the charge accumulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rudolf Bloks, Robert Schutten, Tom Verbeure
  • Patent number: 9384703
    Abstract: A method for driving a display panel having a variable refresh rate is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a current input frame from an image source. It also comprises determining a first number of re-scanned frames to insert between the current input frame and a subsequent input frame, wherein the re-scanned frames repeat the current input frame, and wherein the determining depends on a minimum refresh interval (MRI) of the display panel. Further, it comprises calculating intervals to insert the first number of re-scanned frames between the current input frame and the subsequent input frame. Further, it comprises scanning the current input frame for display on the display panel. Finally it comprises inserting the first number of re-scanned frames at the respective intervals between the current input frame and the subsequent input frame from the image source, wherein the inserting is operable to reduce charge accumulation in the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Rudolf Bloks, Robert Schutten, Tom Verbeure
  • Publication number: 20150243233
    Abstract: A method for driving a display panel having a variable refresh rate is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a current input frame from an image source. Next, it comprises determining a number of re-scanned frames to insert between the current input frame and a subsequent input frame, wherein the re-scanned frames repeat the input frame, and wherein the number of re-scanned frames depends on the minimum refresh interval (MRI) of the display panel. Further, it comprises calculating respective intervals at which to insert the re-scanned frames between the current input frame and the subsequent input frame. Subsequently, it comprises determining if a charge accumulation in pixels of the display panel has crossed over a predetermined threshold value. Finally, responsive to a determination that the charge accumulation has crossed over a predetermined threshold value, it comprises performing a counter-measure to remediate the charge accumulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Rudolf BLOKS, Robert SCHUTTEN, Tom VERBEURE
  • Publication number: 20150243234
    Abstract: A method for driving a display panel having a variable refresh rate is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a current input frame from an image source. It also comprises determining a first number of re-scanned frames to insert between the current input frame and a subsequent input frame, wherein the re-scanned frames repeat the current input frame, and wherein the determining depends on a minimum refresh interval (MRI) of the display panel. Further, it comprises calculating intervals to insert the first number of re-scanned frames between the current input frame and the subsequent input frame. Further, it comprises scanning the current input frame for display on the display panel. Finally it comprises inserting the first number of re-scanned frames at the respective intervals between the current input frame and the subsequent input frame from the image source, wherein the inserting is operable to reduce charge accumulation in the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Rudolf Bloks, Robert Schutten, Tom Verbeure
  • Publication number: 20050283592
    Abstract: Techniques are described for dynamically controlling the execution of operations within a multi-operation instruction, such as a very long instruction word (VLIW). A programmable processor fetches and executes a first instruction having an operation mask. Based on the operation mask, the processor selectively executes one or more operations within a second instruction. Individual operations within a multi-operation instruction can be selectively enabled and disabled, which is advantageous in many situations, including event handling and code debugging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Marcel Tromp, Frans Sijstermans, Sunny Huang, Rudolf Bloks