Patents Examined by Adam R. Giesy
  • Patent number: 11942061
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel that includes a first region including first pixel groups and a second region including second pixel groups, and a compensation circuit. The compensation circuit may receive first image data. The compensation circuit may compensate to generate second image data in response to a determination that the first image data corresponds to at least one of one or more particular first pixel groups that are adjacent to a boundary between the first region and the second region or one or more particular second pixel groups that are adjacent to the boundary. The compensation circuit outputs the second image data to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Unki Park, Se Whan Na, Hyunwook Lim, Woohyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 11942008
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a smart tracking-based projection method and system. The method includes: acquiring information of a real space of a spatial information capturing unit, constructing a 3D model of the real space, and acquiring first position information of a projection picture; acquiring target image information of a target tracking unit, and acquiring second position information of a tracking target based on the target image information; acquiring a target projection region based on the 3D model and the second position information; acquiring, based on the target projection region, rotation information desired by the projection unit; and controlling, based on the rotation information, a drive unit to operate such that the projection picture reaches the target projection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IVIEW DISPLAYS (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Li, Wenxiang Li, Mingnei Ding, Steve Yeung, Zhiqiang Gao
  • Patent number: 11921934
    Abstract: A calibration device 100 for use in a calibration process of an electronic display screen 200 for touchless gesture control, the calibration device 100 comprising: a main body 102 defining a main axis 101 of the calibration device 100, wherein the main axis 101 extends from a proximal end 102a to a distal end 102b of the main body 102; a first foot 109a at the distal end 102b, the first foot 109a having a footing surface 110 being placeable on the electronic display screen 200 such that the footing surface 110 is in contact with and parallel to the electronic display screen 200, wherein the footing surface 110 is oriented at a predetermined angle, in particular 90°, with respect to the main axis 101 of the calibration device 100; a calibration pattern 103 comprising a machine-readable code being detectable by one or more optical sensors 300, in particular one or more depth cameras, wherein the one or more optical sensors 300 are arranged at or near the electronic display screen 200 and are configured to ob
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AMERIA AG
    Inventors: Ihor Vilkhovyi, Martin Seiler
  • Patent number: 11907467
    Abstract: A touch sensor and a display apparatus are disclosed. The touch sensor includes a first opening region, first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes. The first touch electrodes respectively extend along a first direction, and at least one of the first touch electrodes includes first touch sub-electrodes arranged side by side in the first direction and electrically connected with each other; the second touch electrodes respectively extend along a second direction, and at least one of the second touch electrodes includes second touch sub-electrodes arranged side by side in the second direction and electrically connected with each other; an area of a first touch sub-electrode in the first region is less than that of a first touch sub-electrode in the third region, or an area of a second touch sub-electrode in the first region is less than that of a second touch sub-electrode in the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenxiao Niu, Hengzhen Liang, Qing Gong, Shiheng Mu
  • Patent number: 11907454
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a touch display device with enhanced light extraction efficiency, comprising an insulation film including a concave portion and a surrounding portion disposed around the concave portion, a first electrode disposed on the concave portion and a portion of the surrounding portion, a bank including a first portion disposed on the first electrode in an area corresponding to a portion of the concave portion and a second portion disposed on the insulation film and the first electrode in an area corresponding to the surrounding portion, an organic layer disposed on the first electrode exposed by the bank, the organic layer including a light emitting layer, a second electrode disposed on the organic layer and the bank, an encapsulation layer disposed on the second electrode, a touch buffer layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, a plurality of touch electrodes disposed on the touch buffer layer, and at least one light reflecting member disposed on the touch buffer layer and s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TaeHwan Kim, DongHee Yoo, JungSun Beak, SunMi Lee, HyeonChul Im
  • Patent number: 11887562
    Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Claes Edgren, Elias Olsson
  • Patent number: 11889735
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus to avoid influence of a steep slope of a planarization layer on touch performance. The array substrate includes a display region and a mounting hole located in the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Erjin Zhao, Zhiliang Jiang, Jun Yan, Lingran Wang
  • Patent number: 11881139
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic apparatus may include: a display configured to display an image; and a processor configured to: adjust, for each of sub areas having a specified size in an image quality degradation anticipation area of an image, a pixel value of at least one adjustment pixel among a plurality of pixels included in each sub area, and change the adjustment pixel into another pixel among the plurality of pixels, while maintaining a representative value of the plurality of pixels included in each sub area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Yonsei University
    Inventors: Younghun Jo, Yoonsik Choe, Shinhaeng Kim, Youngsu Moon, Byungseok Min, Gihwan Lee, Sangsu Lee
  • Patent number: 11854448
    Abstract: A method for driving electro-optic displays including electro-optic material disposed between a common electrode and a backplane. The backplane includes an array of pixel electrodes, each coupled to a transistor. A display controller applies waveforms to the pixel electrodes. The method includes applying first measurement waveforms to a first portion of the pixel electrodes. During each frame of the first measurement waveforms, the same time-dependent voltages are applied to each pixel electrode of the first portion of pixel electrodes. The method includes determining the impedance of the electro-optic material in proximity to the first portion of pixel electrodes based on a measurement of the current flowing through a current measurement circuit and the time-dependent voltages applied to each pixel electrode during the first measurement waveforms, and selecting driving waveforms based on the impedance of the electro-optic material in proximity to the first portion of pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Raymond Amundson, Teck Ping Sim, Michael D. McCreary, Yi Lu, Kosta Ladavac
  • Patent number: 11836306
    Abstract: A method, a computer readable medium, and an apparatus for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may receive, via a radio frequency channel, a first data from a first human interface device at a first time slot of a frame. The apparatus may transmit the first data to a computing device. The apparatus may receive, via the radio frequency channel, a second data from a second human interface device at a second time slot of the frame. The apparatus may transmit the second data to the computing device. The apparatus may transmit, via the radio frequency channel at a third time slot of the frame, at least one of a first acknowledgment to the first data, a first lighting effect configuration data for the first human interface device, a second acknowledgment to the second data, or a second lighting effect configuration data for the second human interface device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kah Yong Lee, Chee Oei Chan, Gui Mei Dai
  • Patent number: 11836298
    Abstract: Examples of a keyboard device to switch between operating system (OS) modes are described herein. In some examples, the keyboard device may include a key that includes a lighting element that switches between lighting modes based on a selected OS mode. The lighting mode may indicate the selected OS mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Mario E. Campos, Richard K. Hohmann, II, Ron Y. Zhang
  • Patent number: 11830425
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for modifying usage of display device pixels. A computing system monitors usage of a plurality of pixels of a display device and determines a target usage level. The computing system identifies that a usage level of a first pixel does not satisfy the target usage level and selects an occasion at which to present the first pixel in a frame to be presented by the display device with an increased intensity with respect to an original intensity that was specified for the first pixel by the frame. The computing system activates the first pixel at the increased intensity during presentation by the display device of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Marissa Karen Wall, Christine L. Franks, Seang Yong Chau, Glen Murphy
  • Patent number: 11828957
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a laser radiation device, an object detection device, and a control device. The laser radiation device is configured to radiate laser light of a predetermined wavelength range to a display position in a gas to form a plasma in the display position. The object detection device is configured to detect presence or absence of an object in a predetermined space. The control device is configured to determine the predetermined space on a basis of the display position and intensity of the laser light scattered in the display position or having passed the display position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsunenori Ashibe, Hidehiko Fujimura, Hiroyuki Kubo
  • Patent number: 11822094
    Abstract: There is provided an optical display system, including a light source, a control unit, and an array of at least two pixels, each of the pixels being a juxtaposed double grating element, comprising a first grating and a second grating spaced apart at a constant distance from each other, each of the two gratings having at least two edges, at least one sequence of a plurality of lines and apertures, the spacing between the lines gradually changing over the aperture of the gratings, the first grating diffracting a light wave from the light source towards the second grating, the light wave further diffracted by the second grating as an output light wave in a given direction, wherein for each of the pixels the direction of the output light wave from the second grating is separately, dynamically and externally controlled by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: OORYM OPTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Yaakov Amitai, Mori Amitai, Menachem Amitai
  • Patent number: 11822744
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel, and a touch member disposed on the display panel. The touch member includes a first sensing electrode extending in a first direction, a second sensing electrode extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a first touch signal wire electrically connected to the first sensing electrode, a second touch signal wire electrically connected to the second sensing electrode, and a first noise detection wire electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode, the second sensing electrode, the first touch signal wire, and the second touch signal wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ga Yeon Yun, Bong Il Kang
  • Patent number: 11823602
    Abstract: A layout arrangement of a driver integrated circuit includes multiple output pads, a plurality of switching circuits, and multiple data channel circuits. The output pads include a first output pad and a second output pad and are configurable to be coupled to a plurality of data lines. The switching circuits include a first switching circuit. A first selection terminal of the first switching circuit is coupled to the first output pad via a first connecting wire. A second selection terminal of the first switching circuit is coupled to the second output pad via a second connecting wire. The data channel circuits include a first data channel circuit. An output terminal of the first data channel circuit is coupled to a common terminal of the first switching circuit via a third connecting wire. The third connecting wire is longer than the first connecting wire and the second connecting wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Hui Yang, Yu-Shao Liu
  • Patent number: 11823610
    Abstract: An input signal correction device includes an input circuit, extension circuit, degenerate circuit, separation circuit, recovery circuit and delay adjustment circuit that operate at an operating frequency f, demura circuit that operates at an operating frequency f/2, and adder circuit. The extension circuit extends the period of R and B input signals by a factor of 2 and outputs preprocessing signals, the degenerate circuit degenerates a G input signal, the demura circuit corrects preprocessing signals from the extension and degenerate circuits and outputs correction signals, the separation circuit reduces the period of the R and B correction signals to ½ and outputs differential signals, recovery circuit reduces the period of G correction signal to ½ and outputs the same differential signal over two periods, the delay adjustment circuit delays the input and output signals, and the adder circuit adds the differential signals to the delay signals and outputs output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: IIX INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Hatakenaka, Takashi Sakamoto, Yoshihide Minegishi, Ryohei Hatta, Norimasa Senda
  • Patent number: 11817049
    Abstract: A display panel and a spliced display are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a driving circuit, and an optical sensor. The substrate includes a through hole, and the through hole includes a hole. The plurality of the light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate. The through hole is located in a region between two of the plurality of the light-emitting elements. The driving circuit is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of the light-emitting elements. The optical sensor is disposed corresponding to the through hole and receives sensing light through the hole. The width W of the hole meets the equation of H?W<D. H is the depth of the hole, and D is the distance between the two of the plurality of the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Ting, Chien-Chih Chen, Ti Chung Chang, Chih-Chieh Wang, Jenhung Li
  • Patent number: 11809656
    Abstract: The array substrate at least includes a plurality of electrode rows, a plurality of switch control lines and a plurality of switch units in a display area; each electrode row corresponds to at least one switch control line, each first electrode corresponds to one switch unit, and each switch unit includes at least one first switch; and in one of the electrode rows: the control terminal of at least one first switch in each switch unit in the one electrode row is connected to the same switch control line, the first poles of the first switches connected to the same switch control line are electrically connected to the first electrodes respectively, and the second poles of the first switches connected to the same switch control line are electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongjun Zou, Ying Sun, Yumin Xu
  • Patent number: 11810491
    Abstract: Different groups include the same type of control lines. The first control lines are arranged such that control lines of different types belonging to each of group are adjacent to each other. In the second area, the second control lines are arranged such that control lines of different types belonging to each group are adjacent to each other. In the non-display area, the second control lines are arranged such that control lines of the same type belonging to different groups are adjacent to each other. The capacitor electrode includes portions connected to each other and arranged in the second direction. Each portion faces each other for control lines of the same type adjacent in the non-display area. Any of the portions and any of the other portions differ in width in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Morita, Hiroyuki Kimura