Patents Examined by Aneeta Yodichkas
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Patent number: 11455924Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a LCD panel and a source driver. The LCD panel includes pixel data inputs and a failure sensing circuit. The pixel data inputs are coupled to columns of pixel elements. The failure sensing circuit provides a failure indication on an output of the LCD panel. In a test mode, the source driver drives a first voltage onto all of the first pixel data inputs. The failure indication includes the first voltage when the LCD panel has no failures on any of the first pixel elements, and the failure indication includes any other second voltage when the LCD panel has at least one failing pixel element.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Jong Seo Lee, Asim Siddiqui
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Patent number: 11449175Abstract: In some examples, an input device includes a non-linear component, such as a diode. In response to a drive signal, such as a sinusoidal wave, the non-linear passive input device can produce a non-linear output that includes frequency content at the second and other higher harmonics of the fundamental frequency of the drive signal, for example. In some examples, drive electrodes can be driven with a drive signal having one of two fundamental frequencies such that the frequency of the drive signals are applied in an alternating pattern. The electronic device can sense the signal of the stylus to determine the coarse location of the stylus along the sense electrodes and, based on the frequency content of the received signal, a fine location along the axis of the drive electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Srinath Hosur, Aryan Hazeghi, John Stephen Smith
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Patent number: 11437207Abstract: The disclosure provides a keyboard includes a bottom plate, a key unit and a shielding layer. The bottom plate includes a body part and a through hole. The key unit is disposed on the body part. The shielding layer covers a portion of the bottom plate and comprising a main part disposed on the body part and an extension part extending from the main part toward the through hole, wherein the extension part has a hole with a size larger than or substantially equal to a size of the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Kuo-Hui Hsu, Cheng-Kun Liao, Li-Sheng Hsiao, En-Huei Wang
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Patent number: 11436998Abstract: Techniques for generating an indication of ambient light intensity are provided. The techniques include obtaining a set of one or more low light level measurements during a low light level display panel period of a display; obtaining a set of one or more high light level measurements during a high light level display panel period of the display; and generating an ambient light level result based on analysis of the set of one or more low light level measurements, the set of one or more high light level measurements, and calibration information.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Vishay Semiconductor GmbHInventors: Koon Wing Tsang, Jia Yang Koo, Yuh-Min Lin
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Patent number: 11435819Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology to improve user experience when viewing simulated 3D objects on a display. Head and upper-body movements may be tracked and recognized as gestures to alter the displayed viewing angle. The technology provides for a very natural way to look around, under, or over objects.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert J. Johnston, Satyanarayana Avadhanam, Changliang Wang, Narayan Biswal, Archie Sharma, Richmond Hicks, Joydeep Ray, Abhishek R. Appu, Stanley J. Baran, Sang-Hee Lee, Atthar H. Mohammed, Jong Dae Oh, Hiu-Fai Chan, Sumit Mohan, Jill M. Boyce, Yi-Jen Chiu
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Patent number: 11436960Abstract: A special-shaped display screen includes a carrier, and a plurality of pixel point light sources. The plurality of pixel point light sources are provided on the carrier, each of the pixel point light sources is controllable independently, and at least a portion of the pixel point light sources are arranged in a non-matrix array. A special-shaped pixel light includes a special-shaped display screen, a storage unit, and a main control unit. A control method of a special-shaped pixel light includes the following steps: S1, the main control unit establishing a mapping rule according to orientation characteristics of the pixel point light sources; S2, storing the mapping rule into the storage unit; and S3, receiving a control signal and invoking relevant data in the storage unit to scan the pixel point light sources according to the mapping rule.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Weikai Jiang
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Patent number: 11429231Abstract: A touch screen sensor includes a visible light transparent substrate and an electrically conductive micropattern disposed on or in the visible light transparent substrate. The micropattern includes a first region micropattern within a touch sensing area and a second region micropattern. The first region micropattern has a first sheet resistance value in a first direction, is visible light transparent, and has at least 90% open area. The second region micropattern has a second sheet resistance value in the first direction. The first sheet resistance value is different from the second sheet resistance value.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Matthew H. Frey, Michael J. Robrecht, George F. Jambor
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Patent number: 11422765Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to engaging in cross device interactions. The method includes at a first device with a first display, while a second device having a second display is placed over a first region of the first display, detecting, via input devices of the first device, a first input. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input occurred while focus was directed to the second device, the method includes causing a response to the first input to be displayed on the second display. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input occurred while focus was directed to the first device, the method includes displaying, on the first display, a response to the first input without causing a response to the first input to be displayed on the second display.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tianjia Sun, Chang Zhang, Paul X Wang, Aaron Wang
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Patent number: 11410144Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe intelligent e-book readers which provide a significant improvement over the conventional e-books that simply render static content. The intelligent e-book readers may customize a rendered e-book based on, for example, the reading level and preferences of the user, the user's social media profile and activity, and current events. Furthermore, the intelligent e-book reader may provide additional augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) content associated with one or more portions of the rendered e-book. The intelligent e-book reader may also facilitate virtual, real time communication between multiple users and experts. The intelligent e-book reader may also facilitate one or more users to provide feedback and suggestions to authors and future movie-makers. The intelligent e-book reader may automatically determine difficult portions of an e-book based on the virtual communications and/or real time eye-tracking of a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Michal Knas, Payton A. Shubrick, Damon Ryan Depaolo, Jiby John
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Patent number: 11403979Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide improved systems and methods for displaying video that has at least some content in the same position in consecutive frames. In some implementations, such content is low frame rate video content altered for display on a display at a higher refresh rate. Judder is reduced or avoided by selectively altering one or more of the consecutive frames, for example, so that the consecutive frames have differences in brightness, color, luminance, or dynamic range. For example, given three consecutive frames of repeated content, the first frame of may be displayed at a 100% brightness level, the second frame may be displayed at 50% brightness, and the third frame may be displayed at 25% brightness. Such differences in brightness or other display characteristics may reduce or avoid the appearance of judder while preserving the overall appearance of the video.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Louis E. Levinson
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Patent number: 11393376Abstract: A refresh rate setting apparatus for use in a portable terminal, comprises a first setting unit configured to, when an application program is started, set a refresh rate of a display of the portable terminal to a first refresh rate equal to or higher than 90 Hz; a determination unit configured to determine whether the first refresh rate is an integer multiple of a frame rate of the application program; and a second setting unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that the first refresh rate is not an integer multiple of the frame rate, set the refresh rate to a second refresh rate according to whether values settable as the refresh rate include one or more values each equal to an integer multiple of the frame rate.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takuya Honda
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Patent number: 11386830Abstract: A display apparatus includes an addition section, a conversion section, and a control section. The addition section adds a dither signal to a digital image signal for each of a plurality of color components, the digital image signal being generated on a basis of each of the plurality of color components different from each other, and inputted in predetermined order for each sub-frame included in a frame. The conversion section performs digital to analog conversion of converting the digital image signal to which the dither signal is added into an analog image signal. The control section controls a pattern of the dither signal, at each predetermined cycle including a plurality of the sub-frames, depending on the order in which the digital image signal for each of the color components is inputted, within the frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Michiru Senda, Tomoro Yoshinaga
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Patent number: 11385853Abstract: A method for content displaying of a component includes displaying, on a terminal screen, a first display interface of a component, acquiring a first display instruction, acquiring a second display interface of the component according to the first display instruction, and displaying, on the terminal screen, the second display interface of the component, where the second display interface includes the first display interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianxin Ding, Liping Hu
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Patent number: 11380278Abstract: A driving circuit and a display device. The driving circuit uses a binding point voltage generation circuit to output first voltages, second voltages and a plurality of first voltage-divided binding point voltages. The two second voltages are voltage divided by a first voltage dividing circuit to generate a plurality of second voltage-divided binding point voltages. Each first data driving circuit outputs first amplified binding point voltages. Each second data driving circuit outputs second amplified binding point voltages. The first voltages, the second voltages, each first amplified binding point voltage, and each second amplified binding point voltage are inputted to each first data driving circuit and each second data driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Li Tang
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Patent number: 11373570Abstract: In one example, a display device can include a gate line break across a plurality of gate lines, a first source driver positioned on a first side of the gate line break, a first gate driver positioned on the first side of the gate line break, a second source driver positioned on a second side of the gate line break, and a second gate driver positioned on the second side of the gate line break.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Cheng-Hua Yu, Mario E. Campos
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Patent number: 11372483Abstract: Methods and devices for a display apparatus. In one aspect, a display apparatus includes a display device including a transparent layer, a display integrated circuit layer including one or more display control circuits, and a shielding layer between the transparent layer and the display integrated circuit layer, a near-infrared (NIR) light source and a visible light source, and a detector device including a detector integrated circuit layer including one or more detector control circuits, where a surface of the detector device contacts a surface of the display device, and a photodetector electrically coupled to at least one detector control circuit and including a detection region positioned to receive NIR light propagating from a front side of the display device to a back side of the display device along a path, where the shielding layer includes a filter region positioned in the path.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Artilux, Inc.Inventors: Yun-Chung Na, Shu-Lu Chen
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Patent number: 11373588Abstract: A display device includes pixels which are connected to first scan lines, second scan lines, third scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines; a scan driver which supplies a bias scan signal to each of the third scan lines at a first frequency and supplies a scan signal to each of the first scan line and the second scan line at a second frequency which corresponds to an image refresh rate of each of the pixels; an emission driver which supplies an emission control signal to each of the emission control lines at the first frequency; a data driver which supplies a data signal to each of the data lines at the second frequency; and a timing controller which controls driving of the scan driver, the emission driver, and the data driver.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Inventors: Dong Hwi Kim, Na Young Kim, Jin Jeon
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Patent number: 11372510Abstract: A touchscreen display includes one or more conductive layers that is implemented for a touch sensor and a common portion. The touch screen display may include as few as one conductive layer that is partitioned for both the touch sensor and the common portion in some examples. A first conductor of the touch sensor is composed of first segments(s) that are electrically connected, and a second conductor of the touch sensor is composed of a second segments(s) that are electrically connected. Also, the common portion includes a third conductor. Drive-sense circuits (DSCs) are respectively implemented to service the conductors and to generate digital signals representative of electrical characteristics of signals provided to those conductors. Processing module(s) is/are configured to execute operational instructions to process the digital signals to facilitate operation of the touchscreen display including to detect presence, interaction, and/or gestures, etc. of a user with the touchscreen display.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.Inventors: Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Patrick Troy Gray
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Patent number: 11361730Abstract: A display device, a method for automatically adjusting brightness of a display screen and a terminal equipment are provided. An ambient light detection device is integrated in an operable region of the display device. The ambient light detection device includes a light blocking layer and a photoelectric sensor. The display device includes a display assembly and a control device. The display assembly includes a backpanel assembly, the light blocking layer being arranged in the backpanel assembly and provided with a light passing hole suitable for the passing of ambient light, the photoelectric sensor being disposed under the backpanel assembly; a display screen disposed over the backpanel assembly; a display chip connected to the display screen; and a control device connected to the photoelectric sensor. The display chip is connected to the control device, to adjust brightness of the display screen according to variance of the ambient light.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanliu Sun, Kuo Sun, Ming Che Hsieh, Fei Liu
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Patent number: 11360314Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for measuring and managing the brightness of digital content in a field of view of a head-worn computer.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLCInventor: John N. Border