Patents Examined by Alecia D English
  • Patent number: 10817096
    Abstract: A force-sensitive device for electronic device. The force inputs may be detected by measuring changes in capacitance, as measured by surface flex of a device having a flexible touchable surface, causing flex at a compressible gap within the device. A capacitive sensor responsive to changes in distance across the compressible gap. The sensor can be positioned above or below, or within, a display element, and above or below, or within, a backlight unit. The device can respond to bending, twisting, or other deformation, to adjust those zero force measurements. The device can use measure of surface flux that appear at positions on the surface not directly the subject of applied force, such as when the user presses on a part of the frame or a surface without capacitive sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Charley T. Ogata, Martin P. Grunthaner, Michael B. Wittenberg, Peter W. Richards, Romain A. Teil, Steven P. Hotelling
  • Patent number: 10782737
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and a connector. The substrate includes a display area, a first pad area, and a second pad area. The display area has a plurality of pixels. The first pad area and the second pad area are adjacent respective sides of the display area and are connected to different ones of the pixels. The connector connects the first pad area and the second pad area when the substrate is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hae-Kwan Seo
  • Patent number: 10775848
    Abstract: A rollable display apparatus including a main body portion extending in a length direction and including a metallic material. The rollable display apparatus further includes a flexible display panel protruding from an outer surface of the main body portion. A portion of the flexible display panel is connected to the main body portion. The rollable display apparatus additionally includes a support portion. The flexible display panel is attached to a first surface of the support portion, and the support portion includes an extension portion extending from the support portion and beyond an edge of the flexible display panel, and the extension portion includes a magnet that attaches the flexible display panel to the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Tae Kim, Young Jin Lee, Sung Su Hong
  • Patent number: 10777144
    Abstract: In a method of operating a display panel, a plurality of data lines are divided into a first data line group through an N-th data line group, where N is a natural number equal to or greater than two. Each of the first through N-th data line groups includes at least two data lines. The first through N-th data line groups are sequentially driven by applying first data voltages through N-th data voltages to the first through N-th data line groups, respectively at different times. A first number of data lines in the first data line group is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-Deok Seo, Yoon-gu Kim, Bong-Im Park, Byung-Kook Sim, Hyun-sik Hwang
  • Patent number: 10768674
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device, according to the present invention, comprises: a first body provided with a display; a second body connected to the first body by a hinge; a through hole provided at at least one region of the second body; a touch pad assembly coupled to the through hole, and of which at least one part moves relative to the second body by a touch pressure of a user; and at least one support bar for supporting the touch pad assembly by allowing one side thereof to be coupled to the second body and the other side thereof to make contact with the touch pad assembly. According to the present invention, the touch pad assembly can be effectively supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taegyun Lee, Junhyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10708575
    Abstract: A display system which includes a first image display; a second image display; a reflective polariser disposed between the first image display and the second image display, with the second image display disposed on a viewing side of the display system; and a controller for addressing image data to the first image display and the second image display, wherein the controller, the first image display and second image display are configured to selectively operate in accordance with: a first display function in which the first image display is visible to a viewer through the second image display and the second image display appears substantially transparent to the first image display; a second display function in which the display system is in a reflective mode that conveys information to a user; and a third display function in which images are addressed to both the first image display and the second image display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nathan James Smith, Paul Antony Gass
  • Patent number: 10698486
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining, using a first set of resulting signals from various proximity sensor electrodes, positional information regarding a location of an input object in a sensing region. The method may include obtaining, using a second set of resulting signals from various force sensor electrodes, force information regarding an input force that is applied to an input surface. The method may include loading, using a loading actuator and in response to the positional information or the force information, energy in a spring element coupled to a buckling element. The spring element may apply a compression force to the buckling element based on the energy in the spring element. The method may include generating, using a buckling actuator and in response to the positional information or the force information, a haptic event by applying a force to the buckling element to trigger the haptic event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Kurth Reynolds, Doug Krumpelman
  • Patent number: 10699612
    Abstract: A display system includes a first image display, a second image display, a specular reflective polariser disposed between the first image display and the second image display, and an optical diffuser layer disposed between the first image display and reflective polariser. The reflective polariser and optical diffuser may be combined into a single film with the reflective polariser disposed on a viewing side of the display system, and the optical diffuser disposed between the first image display and reflective polariser. A controller is configured to address image data to the first image display and the second image display. The controller, the first image display and second image display are configured to selectively operate to pass light through the specular reflective polariser and the optical diffuser layer in accordance with multiple display functions in which the first image display and the second image display have different viewing properties to a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nathan James Smith
  • Patent number: 10651242
    Abstract: An OLED device is provided, including a substrate and a plurality of OLED subpixels arranged on the substrate. An insulating barrier is provided between every two adjacent OLED subpixels with different colors, and the barrier is configured to block a carrier diffusion between the two adjacent OLED subpixels. The disclosure further provides a display apparatus including the OLED device, which can prevent the light emission crosstalk between the adjacent OLED subpixels and avoid the color coordinate shift of the OLED subpixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Caiqin Chen, Zhiyuan Shen, Xing Ming, Tao Sun, Lin Meng, Yu Zhao
  • Patent number: 10635242
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a drive electrode driver and a source selector unit. The drive electrode driver applies a touch driving signal to a drive electrode opposed only to a pixel electrode corresponding to a non-selection signal line in which the application of the pixel signal is not selected by the source selector unit, among pixel electrodes selected by one scanning signal by the gate driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 10636339
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit that includes first pixels and second pixels alternately arranged in each of a first column and a third column, and third pixels arranged in a second column between the first column and the third column, wherein the first pixels and second pixels are alternately arranged in the third column in an order reverse to that of the first column. The display device includes a test unit in which first and second switches are coupled to columns including first pixels and second pixels alternatingly arranged. The first and second switches are spaced apart to prevent simultaneous damage from electrostatic discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunwoong Kim, Seungkyu Lee, Jongwon Park
  • Patent number: 10553153
    Abstract: A method, a circuit and a display device for driving an organic light emitting diode, wherein a driving transistor (DTFT) for driving a display element is turned off by jumping one or more of a reference voltage input (Vref), a reset voltage input (Vinit) and a data signal input (Vdata) before beginning to output an EL high level (ELVDD) of a pixel compensation circuit and after beginning to output an EL low level (ELVSS), to overcome the splash screen phenomenon during power-up and direct current-direct current driving failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Chenggeng Zhang, Zhaohui Meng, Hongwei Tian, Juanjuan Bai, Meng Shao, Wen Sun, Can Zheng, Hualing Yang
  • Patent number: 10497331
    Abstract: A source driver, an operation method thereof and a driving circuit using the same are provided. The source driver includes a gamma voltage generating circuit, a first voltage buffer and a reference voltage driving circuit. The gamma voltage generating circuit receives an inter reference voltage to provide a first gray level reference voltage corresponding to a first display gray level. The first voltage buffer is used for receiving the first gray level reference voltage to provide a driving voltage. The reference voltage driving circuit is coupled to the gamma voltage generating circuit and the first voltage buffer and used for accelerating rising speed or falling speed of the first gray level reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kuo-Che Hong, Ji-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 10497304
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a control section configured to determine, based on first luminance information for each display pixel, frame luminance information in a single frame and current information. The current information indicates a magnitude of a current that is expected to be consumed in displaying the single frame on a display section. The control section is configured to control, based on the frame luminance information and the current information, light-emitting luminance of the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Yano, Yohei Funatsu, Yasuo Inoue
  • Patent number: 10488981
    Abstract: A system and method of measuring the continuous latency of a touch controller is presented. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes generating a detection signal in response to detecting touch reports from the touch controller indicating a change in input direction; capturing a sequence of image frames, each image frame depicting a contact point on the touch screen display and indicating a state of a detection signal; and determining a difference between a time t0 when an actual change in input direction occurred and a time t1 when the detection signal is generated, based on the image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Frank C. Seto
  • Patent number: 10466845
    Abstract: A touch screen panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch screen panel includes: a plurality of touch electrodes disposed in a touch area of a substrate, the touch electrodes configured to sense a touch; and a connecting wire connected with the touch electrode and having a pad connected to one end. The connecting wire includes a first wire layer made of a metal nano wire disposed on the substrate, a second wire layer made of a first transparent conductive material, a third wire layer disposed on an upper surface of the second pad and made of a second transparent conductive material, and a fourth wire layer made of aluminum (Al) disposed on the third pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Il Choi, Ji Hun Kim, Bong-Kyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10460686
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a gate driving device including a reference voltage generator for generating a kickback compensating reference voltage, the kickback compensating reference voltage decreasing during one frame section based on a horizontal synchronization signal, and a gate output voltage generator for decreasing a kickback compensating voltage of a gate output voltage during one frame section based on the kickback compensating reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tong Ill Kwak, Kl Hyun Pyun
  • Patent number: 10446098
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel comprising a first pixel and a second pixel, and a light source unit providing, to the display panel, a first light and a second light having different wavelengths from each other where the first pixel includes a wavelength conversion layer which transmits the first light and converts the second light into a third light to thereby emit the third light, and the second pixel includes a light transmission layer which transmits the first light and the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaebyung Park, Hyundeok Im, Hyunmin Cho, Jonghyuk Kang, Suksun Lee, Jaewoong Kang, Sungjin Hong
  • Patent number: 10410585
    Abstract: A pixel circuit performs a threshold voltage correcting function. A sampling transistor becomes conductive in response to a control signal supplied from a scan line and samples a video signal supplied from a signal line to a pixel capacitor during a horizontal scanning period. The pixel capacitor applies an input voltage to a gate of a drive transistor in response to the sampled video signal. The drive transistor supplies an output current in accordance with the input voltage to a light-emitting device. A threshold voltage correcting period is provided to be part of the horizontal scanning period, to detect the threshold voltage of the drive transistor, and to write the threshold voltage in the pixel capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhide Uchino, Junichi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10338752
    Abstract: A touch panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The method for manufacturing the touch panel includes: forming touch electrodes (4) with topological semiconductor characteristics on a substrate (1), in which the touch electrodes (4) with topological semiconductor characteristics are obtained by a topological treatment on a Ge film with functionalized elements. The touch panel manufactured by the method and the display device including the touch panel have high touch sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Long Wang, Yanzhao Li, Yong Qiao, Yongchun Lu