Patents Examined by Gene W Lee
  • Patent number: 12159565
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display apparatus can include a display panel including a first active region configured to display first image data and a second active region configured to display second image data. The apparatus can further include a first memory configured to store a first main compensation value and a first boundary compensation value, corresponding to first pixels in the first active region, and a second memory configured to store a second main compensation value and a second boundary compensation value, corresponding to second pixels in the second active region. The apparatus can further include a first timing controller configured to correct the first image data based on the first main compensation value and the first and second boundary compensation values, and a second timing controller configured to correct the second image data based on the second main compensation value, the second boundary compensation value, and the first boundary compensation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Ju Park
  • Patent number: 12154473
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data driving device and a display device including the same, and more particularly, to a data driving device and a display device including the same, capable of improving the slew rate and the display speed of the display device by overdriving a pixel of a display panel with a power voltage of the data driving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Min Choi
  • Patent number: 12142233
    Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel, a backlight device, and a display driver. The backlight device includes light sources configured such that color of light emitted from the light sources varies with luminance levels. The display driver is configured to: process a first input grey level of a first color for a target pixel based on a specified luminance level of a corresponding light source to determine a first output grey level of the first color for the target pixel; and configured to process a second input grey level of a second color for the target pixel based on the specified luminance level to determine a second output grey level of the second color for the target pixel. The first output grey level and the second output grey level are determined to compensate for a change in color of light emitted from the corresponding light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose, Masao Orio, Kazutoshi Aogaki
  • Patent number: 12142232
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight unit configured to supply light to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes a light source array including a plurality of blocks each including a plurality of light sources, and a light source driver configured to control the plurality of blocks, the plurality of blocks are divided into a plurality of groups, and blocks belonging to a same group are arranged consecutively in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyong Hoon Lee, Jae Bong Kim
  • Patent number: 12136399
    Abstract: A control method includes detecting a first object within a first range corresponding to an output device, obtaining a first relative position relationship between the first object and the output device, and adjusting an output parameter of output light of the output device based on the first relative position relationship, to cause the output device to be in a first output state relative to the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Haixia Wei, Xiangzi Kong, Shuzi Tian
  • Patent number: 12130441
    Abstract: A retinal projection display device for projection of an image onto a retina of a wearer wearing an eyeglass-type support is provided. The retinal projection display device includes the eyeglass-type support including a temple; a light source; an optical scanner disposed in the temple and configured to scan light from the light source so as to form the image; a projector configured to project the image formed by the optical scanner onto the retina; an optical deflector disposed in the temple and configured to change a projection direction of the image formed by the optical scanner; and a translation member configured to translate the optical scanner and the optical deflector in a direction in which the temple extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shu Tanaka, Suguru Sangu, Kayoko Fujimura
  • Patent number: 12131679
    Abstract: A display panel includes first pixels which emit light of different colors, a second pixels which emit light of different colors, a light blocking member on the first and second pixels to block a portion of light emitted therefrom. Each of the first and second pixels includes a pixel circuit, a main light emitting device connected to the pixel circuit, and an auxiliary light emitting device which emits light of a same color as the main light emitting device and is connected to the main light emitting device. The main light emitting device of a first pixel and the auxiliary light emitting device of a second pixel are disposed in a first unit pixel area, and the main light emitting device of the second pixel and the auxiliary light emitting device of the first pixel are disposed in a second unit pixel area adjacent to the first unit pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junwon Choi
  • Patent number: 12131692
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that may reduce the effect of deterioration in element of a display panel. Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a signal processing unit configured to acquire, in changing a video signal from a low luminance display signal to a high luminance display signal by luminance enhancement, an accumulated load increase amount obtained by measuring and accumulating amounts of increase in load on a display panel caused by luminance enhancement, and adaptively control, in reference to the accumulated load increase amount acquired, a first gain for improving luminance of the video signal, according to a degree of effect of deterioration in element of the display panel. The present technology is applicable to self-luminous display apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Masao Zen, Syunsuke Kikuchi, Daisuke Miki, Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yasushi Konuma, Kazuki Uchida
  • Patent number: 12112714
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a luminance analysis circuit, a luminance information calculation circuit, and a color correction circuit. The luminance analysis circuit executes luminance analysis on image data, and obtains dimming information for local dimming control based on a result of the luminance analysis. The luminance information calculation circuit calculates, based on the dimming information on n×m light source elements, luminance information indicating a luminance of light reaching a target pixel from the n×m light source elements. Among the plurality of light source elements of the backlight, the n×m light source elements are arranged around the target pixel for color correction in the local dimming control. The color correction circuit executes color correction on image data on the target pixel based on the luminance information, and outputs the image data after the color correction to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasutoshi Akiba, Kumar Anandabairavasamy Anand, Sebdani Mahmood Mazrouei, Tyler Dahlman
  • Patent number: 12106693
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, and a display panel driver configured to perform a first sensing operation to receive first sensing data for a driving transistor of each of the pixels from the pixels, to perform a second sensing operation to receive second sensing data for a light emitting element, and to determine a degradation rate of the light emitting element based on the first sensing data and the second sensing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokgyu Ban, Kyungman Kim
  • Patent number: 12094426
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a substrate having a bar shape; a plurality of LEDs provided on the substrate; and a wiring pattern provided on the substrate and configured to transmit driving currents to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the wiring pattern has a shape that is bent multiple times so that the driving currents flow in opposite directions in lines aligned adjacent and parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyukjun Jang, Sungyeol Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Kyungsoo Park, Youngmin Lee
  • Patent number: 12094417
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a pixel circuit includes a first capacitor connected between a first node and a second node, a first transistor connected to the first node and supplied with a first scan signal, a driving transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second node, a first electrode connected to a first voltage supply line, and a second electrode connected to a third node, a second transistor connected between the second node and the third node and supplied with a second scan signal, a third transistor connected between the third node and a fourth node, a fourth transistor which is connected to the fourth node and is supplied with a second scan signal of a previous pixel row and a light emitting diode connected to the fourth transistor and the third transistor at the fourth node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JeongHo Kim, DaeSung Jung, DaeKyu Kim
  • Patent number: 12086304
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for monitoring a user of a head-wearable electronic device with multiple light-sensing assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joel S. Armstrong-Muntner, Nicholas P. Allec, James E. Stark
  • Patent number: 12085724
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may have projector, a first waveguide, a second waveguide, and an optical bridge sensor coupled between the first and second waveguides. An input coupler may couple light with a calibration pattern into the first waveguide. The calibration pattern may be included in visible or infrared light produced by the projector or may be included in infrared light produced by infrared emitters mounted to the first waveguide. An output coupler may couple the light having the calibration pattern out of the first waveguide. An additional output coupler may be used to couple visible light from the projector out of the waveguide and towards an eye box. An image sensor may generate image sensor data based on the light having the calibration pattern. Control circuitry may process the calibration pattern in the image sensor data to detect deformation or warping of the first waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M DeLapp, Hyungryul Choi, Vikrant Bhakta
  • Patent number: 12086500
    Abstract: A device management system includes: a display device including first circuitry that displays a display area for displaying an object input by an operator; an image-capturing device including second circuitry that acquires an operator image including an image of at least a portion of the display device and at least a portion of an operator; and an information processing server including third circuitry that transmits the operator image acquired by the image-capturing device to a terminal apparatus to enable sharing of the display area between the display device and the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Shimohira, Susumu Fujioka
  • Patent number: 12080236
    Abstract: Disclosed are a driving circuit, a driving method and a display device. The driving circuit (100) comprises: a data writing circuit (101), configured to, under control of a first scanning signal received at the first scanning signal end, write a data signal received at the data signal end into the first node; a control circuit (102), configured to, under control of a third scanning signal received at the third scanning signal end (SCAN3), write a data signal received by the first node (N1) into the second node (N2); and a driving sub-circuit (103), configured to, under control of a data signal received at the second node (N2), use a driving voltage received at the driving voltage end (Vdd) to drive the light-emitting component 104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Renjie Zhou, Haijiang Yuan
  • Patent number: 12067188
    Abstract: Sensing circuitry of a first electronic device can be configured to sense a signal transmitted by the second, external electronic device contacting and coupling through the body of the user. The first electronic device can be configured to detect the contact while receiving data from the second device, and determine whether the signal transmitted by the external device corresponds an “intentional touch,” or corresponds to a signal coupling between a different body part and the external device or through a different signal pathway (e.g., electromagnetically, through the air, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared L. Zerbe, Brian H. Tsang, Timothy M. Johnson, Bryan D. Raines, Zaid M. Nadeem, Andy J. Zhou, Xinhao Wang
  • Patent number: 12062344
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a backlight control method for the display device. The display device includes a display panel, a backlight source, a first computing unit, and a second computing unit. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region. The first light-emitting region corresponds to the first display region. The second light-emitting region corresponds to the second display region. The first computing unit calculates a first brightness distribution within a first range. The second computing unit calculates a second brightness distribution within a second range. The first light-emitting region emits light according to the first brightness distribution. The second light-emitting region emits light according to the second brightness distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignees: Innolux Corporation, CARUX TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Chang, Yu-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 12056321
    Abstract: Touch electrode architectures for reducing the occurrence of negative pixels in mutual capacitance touch sensor panels that are caused by poorly grounded objects are disclosed. A touch electrode architecture can utilize mutual capacitance unit cells, each of which include a drive electrode, a sense electrode, and one or more ground bars. The one or more ground bars can provide an increased capacitive path to ground for a poorly grounded finger, which can result in a larger reduction in mutual capacitance between the drive and sense electrodes, improving touch detection. In addition, the increased capacitive coupling between the object and ground reduces the amount of charge that couples back onto nearby sense electrodes, which can reduce the negative pixel that can occur at those electrodes and reduce the number of touch detection errors. The one or more ground bars can be formed in the same layer as the drive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Karan S. Jain, Santosh Pokhrel
  • Patent number: 12051346
    Abstract: A test method includes generating first image data by imaging a display panel including pixels, generating boundary data by detecting a spot area in the display panel based on the first image data, generating second image data by deblurring the first image data with respect to a boundary area disposed at a boundary of the spot area based on the boundary data and generating correction data by setting a correction area including the boundary area based on the second image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungwoo Yim, Seyun Kim, Huisu Kim, Hakmo Choi, Seungho Park, Kyung-Sik Joo