Patents Examined by Christopher E Leiby
  • Patent number: 11955097
    Abstract: A shift register includes stages each constituted by a unit circuit provided with a thin-film transistor (separation transistor) that separates a control node into an output-side first control node and an input-side second control node and a capacitor whose first end is connected to the second control node. The thin-film transistor (separation transistor) has a control terminal that is supplied with a high-level DC power supply voltage. Typically, the channel width of a thin-film transistor (first output control transistor) that controls output from a unit circuit is ten or more times greater than the channel width of the thin-film transistor (separation transistor).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Nishimura, Yoshihito Hara, Yohei Takeuchi, Kengo Hara, Tohru Daitoh
  • Patent number: 11945309
    Abstract: A display system includes a display processing device that controls display of an image, a posture detection device that detects a posture change amount of moving body, a correction processing device that sets a correction amount of display position of the image, a display determiner that determines whether or not to display the image, and a gradient change detector that detects a gradient change of a traveling path. The gradient change detector detects that a posture change of the moving body is started when an absolute value of the posture change amount is larger than a first threshold, and that the posture change is completed when the absolute value becomes smaller than a second threshold after start of the posture change. The display determiner determines not to display the image from start of the posture change until completion of the posture change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsui, Norikazu Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 11945310
    Abstract: A display system includes a posture detection device that detects a posture variation amount of a moving body, a posture estimator that estimates a posture state of the moving body based on the posture variation amount, a reference position setting device that sets a reference position of an image based on the posture state, a correction processing device that sets a correction amount of a display position of the image based on the posture variation amount, and a display processing device that controls a display position of the image based on the reference position, the correction amount, and a timing command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsui, Norikazu Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 11940622
    Abstract: Data characterizing a relative arrangement of vehicle occupants with respect to one another are continuously transmitted to display devices worn on the heads of the vehicle occupants. Virtual environments are displayed as a function of these data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marcus Kühne, Nils Wollny
  • Patent number: 11938822
    Abstract: The button structure including a front panel configured to define a body and having a mounting hole formed in a front surface of the front panel directed toward an interior of an occupant compartment, a button unit accommodated in the mounting hole and configured to selectively control various types of AV systems of a vehicle, a detection unit accommodated in the front panel and configured to detect a user's hand, a switch unit configured to operate various types of AV systems of the vehicle under the control of the button unit, and a lighting unit accommodated in a housing and configured to emit light to the button unit in response to a detection signal of the detection unit, in which the detection unit is disposed rearward of the button unit and positioned from the button unit in a direction opposite to the direction toward the interior of the occupant compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Park, Jun Seong Seo, Sol Ji Yoo
  • Patent number: 11935449
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an output control unit that controls an output based on a result of recognition processing for a user input. Further, in a situation where a plurality of users is present, the output control unit dynamically controls, for each of the users, an output of an executability state of the recognition processing for the user input. Furthermore, provided is an information processing method including, by a processor, controlling an output based on a result of recognition processing for a user input. The controlling further including, in a situation where a plurality of users is present, dynamically controlling, for each of the users, an output of an executability state of the recognition processing for the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari Saito, Ayumi Nakagawa, Shingo Utsuki
  • Patent number: 11932110
    Abstract: An information provision system mounted on a vehicle includes: a visual device configured to visually provide information to an occupant of the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the visual device. The controller is further configured to: cause the visual device to provide first information in a first period; cause the visual device to provide second information different from the first information in a second period later than the first period; and set at least one of a luminance and a saturation of the visual device in at least a part of an information switching period between the first period and the the second period to be lower than that in the first period and the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Sayaka Ono
  • Patent number: 11921936
    Abstract: A vehicle function operation apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a matching table configured to display an icon for each of various in-vehicle functions for each area, and a position variable knob dial electrically linked when coming into contact with the matching table to project a widget for each detailed function of the corresponding icon positioned on a contact area with the matching table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Won Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11921932
    Abstract: A control device of a display and operating device specifies a graphical configuration of a display element to be displayed by the display device. Based on the specified graphical configuration, at least one light wave parameter for a respective light wave of a group of light waves is ascertained. A totality of the light wave parameters describes an interference pattern which describes an at least partial superposition of the light waves for generating an image representation of the display element. An interference pattern signal which describes the totality of the ascertained light wave parameters is generated and the generated interference pattern signal is transferred to an interference output device of the display and operating device. Based on the transferred interference pattern signal, the interference output device generates a light wave interference, and an output of a real image of the display element is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Jacques Helot
  • Patent number: 11919395
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for configuring a head-up display are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first coordinate value corresponding to a line of sight of a driver, and obtaining a statistic value corresponding to the first coordinate value; inputting the first coordinate value and the statistic value to a quantum machine learning (ML) model to obtain a first estimated statistic value; and configuring a display area of the head-up display according to the first coordinate value and the first estimated statistic value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Hsiao-Wen Tin
  • Patent number: 11900004
    Abstract: A vehicle apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first control unit for executing a first application for a display, wherein the first control unit transmits display information about the first application to a first display unit; a second control unit for executing a second application for the display, wherein the second control unit transmits display information about the second application to a second display unit; a first switch unit connected to the first control unit and the second control unit, wherein the first switch unit receives the display information about the first application and the display information about the second application from the first control unit and the second control unit so as to transmit the display information about the first application and the display information about the second application to the first display unit and the second display nit, respectively; and a second switch unit for receiving the display information about the first ap
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyoungkyu Choi, Jaegu Yoon, Sangwoo Han, Junbum Park
  • Patent number: 11900873
    Abstract: This application relates to display panels, methods of driving the same, and display devices. The display panel includes: a first pixel circuit and a demultiplexing circuit. The first pixel circuit includes a first reset circuit, a first data writing circuit, and a first drive circuit. A first terminal of the first reset circuit is connected to a first terminal of the first drive circuit. A second terminal of the first reset circuit is connected to a first multiplexing signal line. A control terminal of the first drive circuit is connected to a first terminal of the first data writing circuit. A second terminal of the first data writing circuit is connected to the first multiplexing signal line. The demultiplexing circuit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit. A first terminal of the first control circuit is connected to the first multiplexing signal line. A second terminal of the first control circuit is used for receiving a reset signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhidong Yuan, Yongqian Li, Meng Li, Can Yuan, Min He, Chao Jiao
  • Pen
    Patent number: 11899861
    Abstract: A pen includes: an electrode; a power supply circuit which, in operation, supplies a first voltage; a low voltage integrated circuit (LVIC) coupled to the power supply circuit, wherein the LVIC, in operation, outputs a transmission signal at the first voltage; a high voltage integrated circuit (HVIC) including a level shifter which, in operation, outputs the transmission signal at a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage; an inter-IC wire which, in operation, supplies the transmission signal having the first voltage from the LVIC to the HVIC; an electrode wire which, in operation, supplies the transmission signal having the second voltage from the HVIC to the electrode; and a step-up circuit coupled to the power supply circuit, wherein the HVIC in operation, supplies the second voltage to the level shifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Koike
  • Patent number: 11900882
    Abstract: A display device includes a first conductive layer, a first insulation layer disposed on the first conductive layer, and active patterns disposed on the first insulation layer. The display device further includes a second conductive layer disposed on the active patterns and including a first gate electrode that overlaps a channel region of the active patterns and a driving gate electrode, a second insulation layer disposed on the second conductive layer, a third conductive layer including a capacitor electrode and at least one scan line disposed on the second insulation layer, a third insulation layer disposed on the third conductive layer, and an electrode layer including a first electrode disposed on the third insulation layer. The first electrode is connected to the capacitor electrode, the capacitor electrode overlaps the driving gate electrode, and the capacitor electrode and the driving gate electrode form a capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jae Moon, Dong Woo Kim, Kang Moon Jo, Jun Hyun Park, An Su Lee
  • Patent number: 11893812
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: an obstacle information acquisition section configured to acquire information relating to a plurality of obstacles in surroundings of a vehicle; and a mark display section configured to display a predetermined individual mark prompting caution toward an individual obstacle among the plurality of obstacles by superimposed display in a display region inside a vehicle cabin, and to display a predetermined cluster mark prompting caution toward a plurality of the obstacles by superimposed display in the display region in a case in which a predetermined condition has been satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Hirota, Yuting Zhang, Junichi Todaka
  • Patent number: 11884157
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for rotating a console display device of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a display device; a rotation mechanism connected to the display device and configured to rotate the display device between a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation; a touch bar having at least one button; and a memory storing instructions. The instructions include receiving a request from a user via the touch bar to rotate the display device from the portrait orientation to the landscape orientation; sending a message to the user via the display device providing a time for the user to cancel the request; executing, via the rotation mechanism, a rotation of the display device from the portrait orientation to the landscape orientation after the provided time to cancel the request elapses; and sending a signal to disable vehicle movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Fisker Inc.
    Inventors: Henrik Fisker, Todd Omotani, Nadya Arnaout
  • Patent number: 11887220
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth techniques for mitigating ghost images in a heads-up display. A computer-implemented method includes generating content for display on a heads-up display system, inserting into the content a version of a display element, wherein the version of the display element comprises one or more visual characteristics configured to reduce a perceivability of a ghost image of the display element, and causing the content, including the version of the display element, to be displayed by the heads-up display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Daehyoun Byoun, Sung Ki Jin, Joong Hun Kwon, Hyeongchan Seo, Junghoon Seo
  • Patent number: 11865918
    Abstract: The display control device includes a controller that controls a first display and a second display to control displaying of first information and second information. The controller obtains gaze information indicating a driver's gaze, and the driver's gaze indicated by the gaze information is directed at neither the first display nor the second display. In the situation, if a second event further occurs while the first display is displaying the first information because of the occurrence of a first event, the controller changes the display position of the second information to display the second information on the first display. In the situation, if the first event further occurs while the second display is displaying the second information because of the occurrence of the second event, the controller changes the display position of the first information to display the first information on the second display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Ikemoto, Nobutaka Kitajima, Mutsumi Kawagoe, Kenji Oga, Masakazu Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 11865914
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of activating a display device in a moving object. The method of activating a display device in a moving object may include determining a driving mode in the moving object, determining whether or not to activate a display device based on the driving mode of the moving object, and displaying an image in the display device, when the display device is activated. Herein, a display device may be activated and an airbag may be deactivated when a driving mode is a first mode. Also, a display device may be deactivated and an airbag may be activated when a driving mode is a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Jun Ha, Young Jun Moon
  • Patent number: 11862068
    Abstract: A display device may include: a first pixel coupled to a first scan line, a first data line, and a first sensing line; a second pixel coupled to the first scan line, a second data line, and a second sensing line; a first sensing channel corresponding to the first pixel and including a first sampling capacitor; and a second sensing channel corresponding to the second pixel and including a second sampling capacitor. During a first period, the first sensing channel may store a first sampling signal in the first sampling capacitor while the first sensing line is coupled to the first sensing channel, and the second sensing channel may store a second sampling signal in the second sampling capacitor while the second sensing line is disconnected from the second sensing channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Hwan Kim