Patents Examined by Amr A. Awad
  • Patent number: 10504429
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The electroluminescent display includes a driving transistor configured to generate a driving current depending on a gate-source voltage, a storage capacitor configured to store a data voltage and provide the stored data voltage to a gate electrode of the driving transistor, a first switching transistor configured to control a gate potential of the driving transistor, a second switching transistor configured to control a source potential of the driving transistor, a light emitting diode configured to emit light in response to the driving current generated from the driving transistor, and a third switching transistor configured to electrically float a source electrode of the driving transistor and an anode electrode of the light emitting diode when one of the first and second switching transistors is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunji Park, Bumsik Kim, Sungman Han, Kihyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10497298
    Abstract: A display control method includes splitting an image signal into a plurality of input signal sets, generating a first color reformed data, a second color reformed data, a third color reformed data and a fourth color reformed data according to each input signal set, outputting the first color reformed data, the second color reformed data and the third color reformed data when a plurality of pixels corresponding to one input signal set is located at an odd row, and outputting the second color reformed data, the third color reformed data and the fourth color reformed data when the plurality of pixels corresponding to one input signal set is located at an even row. Each input signal set includes a plurality of input signals that correspond to a plurality of adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ya-Ting Chen, Hui-Feng Lin, Sheng-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 10488993
    Abstract: Metal cases are increasingly in popularity in electronics such as smart phones, tablets, portable speakers, etc., since the look and feel of a metal case are appealing to the consumer. Unfortunately, the metal case is generally incompatible traditional capacitive sensing electrodes, which are usually provided on a printed circuit board or flex circuit and are only usable with plastic cases. To provide capacitive sensing with a metal case, a specialized material stack can be fabricated to embed capacitive sensors with the metal case. Specifically, a conductor (a conductive pad, or conductive layer) can be deposited over an oxide layer formed on the metal case (e.g., through anodization). An outer coating can be provided to protect the conductor. A further conductor and dielectric can be included in the material stack to form a double layer capacitive sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Isaac Chase Novet
  • Patent number: 10482844
    Abstract: A method to improve display performance at edges of a circular display screen is provided. The method comprises determining an edge area and a central area of the circular display screen, the edge area surrounding the central area; along a direction from a geometric center of the circular display screen to the edge area of the circular display screen, dividing the edge area into n display regions each having a different luminance-level, where n is a positive integer larger than 1; and according to luminance of pixels in the central area and the luminance-level of each of the n display regions, adjusting the luminance of the pixels in each of the n display regions to corresponding target luminance. Along the direction from the geometric center to the edge area of the circular display screen, the corresponding target luminance of the pixels in the n display regions sequentially decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fangyun Lin, Hongling Wang, Zhiyong Xiong, Bojia Lv, Bozhang Sun
  • Patent number: 10475390
    Abstract: The present application discloses a scanning driving circuit and a display apparatus. The scanning driving circuit includes a scanning signal output terminal to output a scanning signal; a pull-up circuit for receiving a first clock signal and controlling the scanning signal output terminal to output a high level scanning signal; a transmission circuit for outputting a stage transmission signal of a current stage; a pull-up control circuit receiving a stage transmission signal of a previous stage and a second clock signal to charge the pull-up control signal point; a pull-down maintenance circuit receiving the second clock signal to maintain low levels of the pull-up control signal point, and the scanning signal output terminal; and a bootstrap circuit for raising the potential of the pull-up control signal point, to solve the problem that the power consumption of the scanning driving circuit increases due to the leakage of the controllable switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Longqiang Shi
  • Patent number: 10475395
    Abstract: A display method and a display device of dynamically controlling backlight are provided. The present disclosure obtains a modified grayscale value of the input image in each of partitions by using the whole backlight reference value, the RGBW grayscale values of the input image in each of partitions, the normalized backlight output brightness value, and the spatial distribution function of the backlight brightness in each of partitions. The normalized backlight output brightness value of each of partitions is processed as a real backlight output brightness value which is outputted to a backlight driving circuit. The modified grayscale value is processed as a real grayscale value and then the real grayscale value is outputted to a display panel for display. The backlight and image grayscale of each of partitions are adjusted dynamically, thereby improving contrast space and power consumption and further, normally displaying the HDR contents in the HDR display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Guowei Zha
  • Patent number: 10460671
    Abstract: The present application discloses a scanning driving circuit and a display apparatus. The scanning driving circuit includes a scanning signal output terminal; a pull-up circuit controlling the scanning signal output terminal to output a high level scanning signal; a transmission circuit for outputting a stage transmission signal of a current stage; a pull-up control circuit to charge the pull-up control signal point; a pull-down maintaining circuit maintains the low level of the pull-up control signal point and the scanning signal output terminal and releases the high potential of the pull-up control signal point; a bootstrap circuit raises the potential of the pull-up control signal point; a pull-down circuit controls the scanning signal output terminal to output a low level, thereby solving the problem of the large current generated when the display device is turned on and off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Lltd
    Inventor: Longqiang Shi
  • Patent number: 10460691
    Abstract: A display device to display an image during frame intervals, and to display a blank image during a blank interval defined between the frame intervals, includes: a gate driving circuit including a plurality of stages, an ith stage (i is an integer greater than or equal to 2) from among the plurality of stages including a clock terminal to receive a clock signal, wherein the clock signal swings between a first clock voltage and a second clock voltage smaller than the first clock voltage during a normal interval corresponding to each of the frame intervals, and the clock signal is changed to a voltage lower than the second clock voltage during a stabilization interval corresponding to the blank interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junghwan Hwang, Chanwook Shim, Youngchul Jo
  • Patent number: 10453390
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel circuit and a method for driving the same. The pixel circuit includes: first and second transistors, control terminals of which receive a first scan signal; third and fourth transistors, control terminals of which receive a second scan signal; a fifth transistor, a control terminal of which is electrically coupled to a capacitor; sixth, seventh and eighth transistors, control terminals of which receive a control signal; and a light emitting diode. The present disclosure can reduce or reversely compensate the current leakage, and thus the holding capability of the capacitor can be enhanced. Consequently, the image flicker and thereby the image reliability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: EverDisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Limited
    Inventor: Shi-Song Zheng
  • Patent number: 10446076
    Abstract: A display device related to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixel circuits each connected to a scanning signal line, initialization control signal line, light emitting control signal line and video signal line, wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a first transistor connected to the scanning signal line and the video signal line, a second transistor connected to a first node and the first transistor, a third transistor connected to the first node and a scanning signal line, a fourth transistor connected to the second transistor and the light emitting control signal line, and a fifth transistor connected to the second transistor, a power supply voltage line, and the light emitting control signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Ilin Wu
  • Patent number: 10438557
    Abstract: Provided are voltage compensation circuit, voltage compensation method thereof, display panel and display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianming Wang, Liugang Zhou, Shou Li, Luqiang Guo, Jian Zhang, Chao Zhang
  • Patent number: 10423273
    Abstract: Differential transmission is provided in a capacitive sensor for reducing cross-talk between rows and columns. A capacitive touch sensitive device as disclosed herein includes row conductors and column conductors, a first row signal generator for transmitting a first row signal on a first row conductor, a second row signal generator for transmitting a second row signal on a second row conductor, and a touch processor for identifying a touch event on the touch interface by processing signals present on at least one of the column conductors. The first and second row signals together form a differential row group of signals that cancel each other out or at least substantially mitigate each other so as to reduce cross-talk interference in the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.
    Inventors: Darren Leigh, Clifton Forlines
  • Patent number: 10413821
    Abstract: Joystick display data is generated for display on a touch screen of an electronic device. The joystick display data creates a visual representation of a virtual joystick when displayed on the touch screen. Touch data from the touch screen is processed to determine when the touch data indicates user interaction with the virtual joystick. When the touch data indicates user interaction with the virtual joystick, the joystick display data is adjusted to reflect the user interaction with the virtual joystick, based on the touch data, and joystick data is generated based on the user interaction with the virtual joystick. The display of at least one other element on the touch screen can be adjusted based on the joystick data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Jeremy R. Howa
  • Patent number: 10412375
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display unit that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and that is configured to display images corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints; a parallax adjustment that is placed at a position facing the display unit, and in which a plurality of transmissive regions for transmitting light and a plurality of non-transmissive regions for limiting transmittance of light are provided in a switchable manner; a parallax controller that is configured to change positions of the transmissive regions and the non-transmissive regions, based on external information; and a display controller that is configured to change a number of successive pixels displaying an image corresponding to each of the viewpoints, based on external information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Daichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10410581
    Abstract: A display device related to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixel circuits each connected to a scanning signal line, initialization control signal line, light emitting control signal line and video signal line, wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a first transistor connected to the scanning signal line and the video signal line, a second transistor connected to a first node and the first transistor, a third transistor connected to the first node and a scanning signal line, a fourth transistor connected to the second transistor and the light emitting control signal line, and a fifth transistor connected to the second transistor, a power supply voltage line, and the light emitting control signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Ilin Wu
  • Patent number: 10403200
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a transparent display panel and a related display device are provided. In some embodiments, a transparent display panel is provided, the transparent display panel comprises: a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises a plurality of first display units, the second region comprises a plurality of second display units, a transmission rate of the one of the plurality of first display units is higher than a transmission rate of the one of the plurality of second display units, and a luminance rate of the one of the plurality of first display units is lower than a luminance rate of the one of the plurality of second display units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaowei Xu, Libin Liu
  • Patent number: 10394366
    Abstract: A terminal device is provided that makes it possible to improve operability when a plurality of image data items are associated with a single character data item and displayed. This terminal device is provided with: a first display unit that displays main information on an upper layer, and displays attachment information that is associated with the main information on a lower layer underlying the main information; a first input unit that detects an operation that is input into a front surface side of the first display unit; a second input unit that is located on a rear surface side of the first display unit, and detects an input operation; and a control unit that, when the second input unit detects the operation, processes the attachment information that is displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the operation detected by the second input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji Chiashi
  • Patent number: 10394392
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes determining a position of an input within a touch-sensitive area of a touch sensor. The touch sensor includes a first number of electrodes having a first orientation and a second number of electrodes having a second orientation. The second orientation is different from the first orientation. The method also includes selecting a first set of the first number of electrodes and a first set of the second number of electrodes such that the determined position of the input is within an overlap of the first set of the first number of electrodes with the first set of the second number of electrodes. An area of the overlap is smaller than the touch-sensitive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Bell
  • Patent number: 10386930
    Abstract: A depth determining method and a depth determining device of an operating body are provided. The depth determining method includes following steps: deriving a first image and a second image that include the operating body from the at least two image capturing units respectively to calculate a first width of the operating body and a first displacement distance of the operating body between the first image and the second image in a first time point; deriving the first image and the second image that include the operating body from the at least two image capturing units respectively to calculate a second width of the operation body in a second time point; and calculating displacement depth of operating body between the first time point and the second time point by a transform function according to the first displacement distance and a different between the first width and the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsien Hsieh, Chih-Hsiung Chang, Shou-Te Wei
  • Patent number: 10386787
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for generating a holographic masking surface to obscure content displayed on a user device from view of third parties. At least one of a gaze direction of a user of the user device or a direction of interaction of the user with the user device is detected and user interaction data indicative thereof is generated. A set of holographic projectors to activate is then determined based at least in part on the user interaction data, and a holographic masking surface is generated at least in part by activating the set of holographic projectors. A gaze direction of a third party proximate to the user device may also be determined such that the holographic masking surface is generated when the third party is viewing or potentially can view the display of the device and the content being displayed is confidential in nature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric V. Kline, Sarbajit K. Rakshit