Patents Examined by Dismery Mercedes
  • Patent number: 11552264
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an electronic panel, a first support plate below the electronic panel, a second support plate below the first support plate, and a first input sensor between the first support plate and the second support plate. The electronic panel includes light emitting parts arranged in an active area. The active area includes a folding area and a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area adjacent to the folding area and spaced apart from each other. The first support plate includes a folding part overlapping the folding area, and a first support part and a second support part spaced apart from each other, the folding part being disposed between the first support part and the second support part. An edge of the second support plate protrudes further in the second direction than an edge of the first support plate protrudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunjae Kim, Dasom Gu, Jaiku Shin, Yongchan Jeon, Sung-Ki Jung, Hyun-Been Hwang
  • Patent number: 11543897
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a display terminal and a display control method. When a flexible display screen of the display terminal is bent under a bending force, resistance values of a plurality of sensors in a flexible display panel are also changed under the bending force. An arithmetic unit converts bending information into control information for controlling a display object in the flexible display panel, and a controller controls a dynamic display of the flexible display panel by the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuebin Li, Liwei Ding, Fu Liao, Xu Yang, Zhaoji Zhu
  • Patent number: 11538385
    Abstract: A gate driving unit includes: a pull-up node denoising circuit; a pull-down node control circuit; a pull-up node control circuit; and an energy storage circuit. The pull-up node denoising circuit is configured to, under control of a potential of the pull-down node, control coupling or discoupling between the first pull-up node and the input terminal. The pull-down node control circuit is configured to, under control of a control voltage, control the potential of the pull-down node; under control of a potential of the second pull-up node, control coupling or discoupling between the pull-down node and the input terminal. The pull-up node control circuit is configured to, under control of an anti-leakage control voltage, control coupling or discoupling between the first pull-up node and the second pull-up node, and configured to maintain the potential of the second pull-up node. The energy storage circuit is configured to store electric energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhichong Wang, Guangcai Yuan, Fuqiang Li, Jing Feng, Xinglong Luan, Peng Liu
  • Patent number: 11538384
    Abstract: A display device including: a display area including pixels connected to data lines and scan lines, the display area including a plurality of signal output lines connected to each of the scan lines through a contact; a data driver including a first data driving circuit at a side of the display area; a scan driver disposed at the side of the display area; and a timing controller, wherein the first data driving circuit includes: output buffers which respectively output data signals to first to k-th data lines (k is an integer greater than 2) of the data lines; and an output delay controller which transmits the data signals to the output buffers through first to k-th transmission lines, and controls delay times of the data signals output to the first to k-th transmission lines based on position information of a pixel row to which the data signals are supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Jang Mi Lee, Eun Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 11529872
    Abstract: A vehicle (10) for a driver (14) of the vehicle (10) and a display device (16) are provided. The display device (16) includes a projection surface (18) extending in the horizontal and vertical direction and a projector (20) that is configured so as to project a projection (24) onto the projection surface (18). The projection surface (18) is curved in the horizontal direction and surrounds the driver (14) in the horizontal direction by at least one hundred degrees. A method for displaying a projection (24) on a projection surface (18) for a driver (14) of a vehicle (10) is also provided. The method includes: d) determining a viewing direction and/or head orientation (26) of the driver (14) towards the projection surface (18); and f) projecting the projection (24) onto the projection surface (18) in the viewing direction and/or head orientation (26) of the driver (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventor: Holger Schneebeck
  • Patent number: 11508257
    Abstract: There is described a method for controlling, in a display, a virtual image of a displaying object for which displaying is controllable. The method comprises providing a curved mirrored surface opposing the displaying object to produce the virtual image. The location of an observer is determined, with respect to the curved mirrored surface. A position of the virtual image can then be determined for the observer at the location, wherein this virtual image provides at least one of parallax and a stereoscopic depth cue. The displaying object is controlled to produce the virtual image as determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: 8259402 CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jason Carl Radel, Fernando Petruzziello
  • Patent number: 11502549
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for transmitting/receiving wireless power, the system includes a wireless power transmitter including an inverter that generates a first current using an input power source, a first resonant circuit to which the first current is applied to transmit a power signal, and a first controller that controls the inverter, and a wireless power receiver including a second resonant circuit that receives the power signal, an impedance varying unit that varies an impedance of the second resonant circuit, and a second controller that controls the impedance varying unit, wherein the first controller controls the inverter to spread a frequency spectrum of the power signal, and the second controller controls the impedance varying unit such that the second resonant circuit resonates with the power signal generated from the first resonant circuit of the wireless power transmitter. Additional various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Youngho Choi
  • Patent number: 11501682
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a first body portion, a second body portion and a driving controller. The first body portion includes a first display area, and the second body portion includes a second display area. The second display area is connected to the first display area. The driving controller is configured to determine a first driving frequency of the first display area and a second driving frequency of the second display area based on a folded angle between the first body portion and the second body portion along a folded line disposed between the first body portion and the second body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Eun Sil Yun, Sangan Kwon, Soon-Dong Kim, Taehoon Kim, Changnoh Yoon
  • Patent number: 11501691
    Abstract: A display device may include a timing controller, a level shifter, a gate driver, and a display panel. The timing controller may generate a first on-clock signal, a first off-clock signal, and a first output control signal. The level shifter may generate a first-type gate clock signal. A rising edge of the first-type gate clock signal and a falling edge of the first-type gate clock signal may be respectively synchronized with a rising edge of the first on-clock signal and a falling edge of the first off-clock signal. The gate driver may output first-type gate signals based on the first-type gate clock signal. The display panel may include pixels. The pixels may emit lights in response to the first-type gate signals. The level shifter may partially block a pulse of the first-type gate clock signal based on the first output control signal to generate sub-pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Si Duk Sung, Sang Hyun Lee, Myeong Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11488514
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display apparatus and a drive method thereof. The display apparatus includes a display panel, and a panel chive circuit configured to drive the display panel; and a timing controller respectively transmits a signal to source drivers and a gate driver via the bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenqin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11482158
    Abstract: A display driver integrated circuit (IC) includes a logic module sequentially issuing read commands including a first read command, a second read command succeeding the first read command, and a third read command succeeding the second read command, and memory modules connected in series with each other. A first memory module is connected to the logic module and is the closest memory module to the logic module. The first memory module receives the read commands, provide the first read command to a first memory of the first memory module, read first image data from the first memory in response to the first read command, and provide the first image data and first remaining read commands among the read commands to a second memory module which is connected to the first memory module and farther than the first memory module from the logic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Joong Min Ra
  • Patent number: 11481006
    Abstract: A portable information handling system keyboard having infinity keys with a beveled bottom surface perimeter is provided enhanced rigidity with a hidden lattice have support lines of raised material, such as stainless steel, aligned below the beveled bottom surface perimeter of the keys. The lattice provides structural support while remaining substantially hidden from the upper key surface of an infinity keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jason S. Morrison, Brandon J. Brocklesby, Mark A. Schwager
  • Patent number: 11462170
    Abstract: A scan driver includes: a plurality of first stages configured to sequentially output a plurality of intermediate scan signals based on a scan start signal; a plurality of masking transistors respectively connected to a plurality of output terminals of the plurality of first stages, and configured to selectively transfer the plurality of intermediate scan signals in response to a masking signal, respectively; and a plurality of second stages including a plurality of input terminals respectively connected to the plurality of masking transistors, and configured to selectively output a plurality of scan signals based on the plurality of intermediate scan signals selectively transferred by the plurality of masking transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Keun Lim, Jin Young Roh, Sehyuk Park, Hyo Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11442506
    Abstract: An external display module is provided, which is adapted to be detachably connected to an electronic device. The external display module includes a module base and a first screen unit. The module base includes a first base side, two first tracks and at least one first slot. The first screen unit is rotatably connected to the module base, wherein the first screen unit includes a first screen, a first shaft, at least one first guiding member and two first blocks, the first shaft is disposed on the edge of the first screen unit, the first guiding member is affixed to the first shaft and is rotated with the first shaft, the first block is connected to the first shaft, the first guiding member is inserted into the first slot and is guided by the first slot, and the first block is adapted to slide in the first track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Jung Hsu, Chin-Kuo Wang, Yi-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: 11429157
    Abstract: An input device includes a touch plate having a central axis and a top surface with three outer points evenly spaced away from the central axis. A touch sensor is used to detect a user touch on the top surface at the first outer point, and a support mechanism supports the touch plate and is configured to translate the touch plate at the second and third outer points upon application of the user touch and translation of the touch plate at the first outer point. Translation of the three outer points is substantially equal along the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Brett W. Degner, Thomas R. Matzinger, Bradley J. Hamel, Ryan P. Brooks, Scott J. Krahn, Arka P. Roy
  • Patent number: 11430401
    Abstract: The present application discloses a drive circuit, a display module driving method and a display module. The drive circuit includes: a timing control chip, configured to output a state signal; a control circuit, configured to receive the state signal and output a ready signal; and a gate drive circuit, configured to control, according to the ready signal, whether a display screen displays a picture or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Mingliang Wang
  • Patent number: 11417278
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a driving method thereof. A reference compensation voltage for compensating for a node voltage of each pixel for an image holding period after a refresh period for which image data is input in a low-speed driving mode is set. Then, the node voltage of each sub-pixel is compensated for using a corresponding reference compensation voltage on at least one frame basis at each start time and each end time of the image holding period, thereby preventing low image quality and reducing power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongseok Ahn, Suhyeon Jo, Sungyoung Son
  • Patent number: 11410624
    Abstract: Disclosed is a driving circuit of display panel. The driving circuit of display panel includes a pixel unit array, a gate driving unit, a plurality of data signal lines, a switch control unit, a plurality of first switch units and a plurality of second switch units. Each of the pixel unit columns is connected to the gate driving unit through one of the data signal lines. The switch control unit is respectively connected to each of the first switch units and each of the second switch units. When the plurality of first switch units are turned off and the plurality of second switch units are turned on, charges of each of the pixel units in the plurality of pixel unit columns are neutralized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiaoyu Huang
  • Patent number: 11402992
    Abstract: A control method applied to an electronic device with a first screen and a second screen is provided. The control method includes the following steps: receiving touch data responding to a touch behavior generated by the second screen; determining whether the touch behavior is a touchpad operation instruction or a touch screen operation instruction according to the touch data; triggering corresponding touchpad operation according to the touch data when the touch behavior is the touchpad operation instruction; and triggering corresponding touch screen operation according to the touch data when the touch behavior is the touch screen operation instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Tsai Yeh, Hung-Yi Lin, Meng-Ju Lu, Chien-Chih Tseng
  • Patent number: 11402922
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for outputting a command by detecting a movement of an object, which includes the following steps. First, an image capturing device captures images generated by the movement of the object at different timings by. Next, a motion trajectory is calculated according to the plurality of images. Further next, a corresponding command is outputted according to the motion trajectory. The present invention also provides a system which employs the above-mentioned method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INCORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hao Huang, Yi-Fang Lee, Ming-Tsan Kao, Nien-Tse Chen