Patents Examined by Ibrahim Khan
  • Patent number: 10649597
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a touch sensor, an adhesive layer, a first flexible printed circuit board, and a second flexible printed circuit board. The touch sensor is disposed on the display panel. The adhesive layer is disposed between the display panel and the touch sensor. The first flexible printed circuit board and the second flexible printed circuit board are disposed between the display panel and the touch sensor. The first flexible printed circuit board is connected to the display panel, and the second flexible printed circuit board is connected to the touch sensor. The adhesive layer overlaps with the first flexible printed circuit board and is in contact with the first flexible printed circuit board and the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong-jin Lee, Jinhwan Kim, Mi-ae Park
  • Patent number: 10650746
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display having a mirror function. In an embodiment, a light-shielding reflective layer overlaps areas of the organic light emitting display except for emission areas provided with light emitting devices formed therein. The light-shielding reflective layer prevents light from entering channel regions of active layers and reflects external light, for example, when the organic light emitting device is not operated to display an image, and thus the organic light emitting display may stably implement a mirror function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Min Kim, Woo-Chan Cho, Eun-Young Park
  • Patent number: 10643729
    Abstract: A shift register includes a pull-up node, a pull-down node and a compensation sub-circuit. The pull-up node is configured to control a signal output terminal of the shift register to output a gate scanning signal, and the pull-down node is configured to stop the signal output terminal of the shift register from outputting the gate scanning signal. The compensation sub-circuit is connected to the pull-up node and/or the pull-down node, a compensation signal terminal, and a common voltage terminal. The compensation sub-circuit is configured to output a voltage from the compensation signal terminal to an output terminal of the compensation sub-circuit under the control of a signal from the pull-up node and/or a signal from the pull-down node. The output terminal of the compensation sub-circuit is connected to the common voltage terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Honggang Gu, Xianjie Shao
  • Patent number: 10643367
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation unit acquiring an input operation for a message composed of at least one of text and an image, a recording control unit recording the message in accordance with the acquired input operation, and a reproduction control unit reproducing the recorded message to display the message on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takurou Noda, Yasushi Okumura
  • Patent number: 10634949
    Abstract: A representative display system includes: a pixel array having a plurality of pixels, a plurality of select lines, and a plurality of data lines; a first of the plurality of pixels having a first metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diode, a second MIM diode, a first storage capacitor, and a first light emitting diode (LED), the first MIM diode and the second MIM diode being electrically coupled in series between a first of the plurality of select lines and a second of the plurality of select lines, the first storage capacitor and the first LED being electrically coupled, in parallel, between a first of the plurality of data lines and between the first MIM diode and the second MIM diode; wherein the first LED is selectively controllable to emit light in response to corresponding select signals simultaneously provided on the first of the plurality of select lines and the second of the plurality of select lines and in response to data signals on the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA INC.
    Inventors: Willem den Boer, Seok Lyul Lee
  • Patent number: 10635253
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is interleaved with the first electrode. The touch sensor further includes a third electrode. The third electrode surrounds the first electrode and the second electrode. The first, second, and third electrodes of the touch sensor form a capacitive node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Neodrón Limited
    Inventor: Hyung-Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 10629118
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel and a deterioration compensation unit. The display panel comprises a plurality of unit pixels each comprising at least three sub-pixels corresponding to different colors and an organic light emitting diode. The deterioration compensation unit generates deterioration estimation data of each of the sub-pixels based on cumulative data of each of the sub-pixels, generates first and second temperature deterioration data based on display temperature data corresponding to temperature of the organic light emitting display device, calculates an individual compensation gain corresponding to each of the sub-pixels based on the deterioration estimation data and the first and second temperature deterioration data, and corrects input data of each of the sub-pixels based on the individual compensation gain of each of the sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Namseok Choi, Jintaek Choi, Jeisung Lee
  • Patent number: 10614752
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an ambient light sensor. The ambient light sensor may be a color ambient light sensor or a monochrome ambient light sensor. The electronic device may have a light-emitting component such as a display. During operation of the display, the display emits light. To reduce noise due to the emitted light while measuring ambient light, the ambient light sensor may have optical structures such as wave plates and polarizers. Theses optical structures may overlap light detectors. The optical structures may be configured to prevent ambient light from reaching a first of the light detectors while allowing ambient light to reach a second of the light detectors. The ambient light sensor may be configured to receive ambient light that has passed thorough an inactive area of a display or that has passed through a pixel array in an active area of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Dodson, Aleksandr N. Polyakov, Guocheng Shao, Meng-Huan Ho, Niva A. Ran, Serhan O. Isikman, Volodymyr Borshch
  • Patent number: 10606377
    Abstract: A touchpad module includes a base plate, a touch member, a switch and a supporting assembly. The base plate includes a triggering part. The switch is disposed on the touch member and aligned with the triggering part. The supporting assembly is arranged between the base plate and the touch member, and includes an elastic element. The elastic element includes a first segment, a second segment and a bent structure. In response to an external force, the touch member is swung toward the base plate by using the supporting assembly as a fulcrum, so that the switch is contacted with the triggering part. Moreover, the first segment is correspondingly moved away from the second segment by using the bent structure as a fulcrum, so that there is a first angle between the first segment and the second segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Tai-Sou Huang
  • Patent number: 10572061
    Abstract: A hybrid touch module includes a bottom layer structure, a common layer structure, and a top layer structure. The bottom layer structure includes a conductive layer, and a bezel disposed on the conductive layer. The common layer structure is disposed on the bezel. The common layer structure includes a common film, a resistive conductive layer, and a capacitive conductive layer. The resistive conductive layer and the capacitive conductive layer are disposed on a first surface of the common film. The top layer structure is attached to the common layer structure, and the top layer structure includes an insulation film and an electrode layer disposed on the insulation film. The common layer structure can be cooperated with the bottom layer structure to provide a resistive touch function, and the common layer structure can be cooperated with the top layer structure to provide a capacitive touch function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HIGGSTEC INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Tsai, Chang-You Tsai
  • Patent number: 10545345
    Abstract: The present invention provides a head-mounted display device, comprising a head-mounted apparatus, a functional apparatus, and a data line coupled the head-mounted apparatus to the functional apparatus. The head-mounted apparatus comprises a display apparatus for providing a near-eye display. The functional apparatus is configured to transmit corresponding signals to the head-mounted apparatus through the data line. The head-mounted display device further comprises a touch pad and a processor. The touch pad is located on the data line, configured to generate a touch signal in response to a touch operation. The processor is configured to generate a corresponding control signal according to the touch signal. The present invention further discloses a control method of the head-mounted display device. In the head-mounted display device and the control method of the present invention, the touch panel is located on the data line to facilitate user's input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ROYOLE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chao Han
  • Patent number: 10546523
    Abstract: Display systems with a single plate optical waveguide and independently adjustable micro display arrays and related methods are provided. A method includes coupling: a first light portion received from the first micro display array to a first input grating region of the optical waveguide, a second light portion received from the second micro display array to a second input grating region of the optical waveguide, and a third light portion received from the third micro display array to a third input grating region of the optical waveguide. The method further includes directing: a first diffracted portion of the first light portion to a first expansion grating, a second diffracted portion of the second light portion to a second expansion grating, and a third diffracted portion of the third light portion to a third expansion grating. The method further includes using a single output grating outputting combined light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: David D. Bohn
  • Patent number: 10536688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a directional pixel for a high-angular resolution, wide field of view, multiple view display. The design teaches a directional pixel comprising a substrate, one or more pixel driving circuits, one or more nano- or micro-scale subpixels, and one or more directional optical guiding surfaces, wherein each of said one or more subpixels is comprised of a light emitting device emitting a light beam and an optical microcavity housing said light emitting device. The optical microcavity is comprised of a plurality of reflective surfaces to specifically manipulate and tune said light beam, wherein one or more of said reflective surfaces is a light propagating reflective surface which propagates said light beam out of said microcavity, and said light propagating reflective surface is connected to said one or more directional optical guiding surfaces to direct said light beam at a specific angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Avalon Holographics Inc.
    Inventors: Wally Haas, Jennifer Campbell-Correa, Matthew Hamilton, Stephen Hill, Jordan Peckham, Chuck Rumbolt
  • Patent number: 10534472
    Abstract: A touch screen is disclosed. A plurality of common electrodes can be configured to operate as display circuitry during a display phase, and to operate as touch sensing circuitry during a touch sensing phase. The plurality of common electrodes can include a first common electrode associated with a first display pixel, and a second common electrode associated with a second display pixel. Circuitry can be configured to update the first display pixel at a first time while driving the first common electrode but not the second common electrode, and update the second display pixel at a second time, after the first time, while driving the second common electrode but not the first common electrode. In some examples, the circuitry can be configured to leave the second common electrode floating while driving the first common electrode, and leave the first common electrode floating while driving the second common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chaohao Wang, Wonjae Choi, Paolo Sacchetto
  • Patent number: 10521881
    Abstract: In various implementations, a method includes obtaining a first frame that is characterized by a first resolution associated with a first memory allocation. In some implementations, the method includes down-converting the first frame from the first resolution to a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution initially defining the first frame in order to produce a reference frame. In some implementations, the second resolution is associated with a second memory allocation that is less than a target memory allocation derived from the first memory allocation. In some implementations, the method includes storing the reference frame in a non-transitory memory. In some implementations, the method includes obtaining a second frame that is characterized by the first resolution. In some implementations, the method includes performing an error correction operation on the second frame based on the reference frame stored in the non-transitory memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Tobias Eble, Jim C. Chou, Jian Zhou, Moinul Khan, Hariprasad Puthukkootil Rajagopal
  • Patent number: 10515709
    Abstract: A sample-and-hold circuit of the disclosure includes: a differential pair that includes a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor, in which respective source terminals of the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor are interconnected to a specified node, and an input signal is input to a gate terminal of the first MOS transistor; a capacitor that is coupled to a gate terminal of the second MOS transistor, and samples and holds the input signal; a switch transistor that has a source terminal coupled to the capacitor and the gate terminal of the second MOS transistor, and causes the capacitor to sample and hold the input signal upon application of a predetermined ON voltage; and an ON-voltage control transistor that couples a gate terminal of the switch transistor to the specified node when causing the input signal to be sampled and held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Chibashi, Ken Kikuchi, Takaaki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10509474
    Abstract: One illustrative computing device disclosed herein includes a first sensor configured to detect a position associated with a deformable surface and transmit a sensor signal associated with the position; and a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to: receive the sensor signal; determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the sensor signal; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The illustrative computing device also includes a haptic output device in communication with the processor, the haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Immersion Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent Levesque, Danny Grant, Jamal Saboune, Abdelwahab Hamam, William Rihn
  • Patent number: 10499043
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for projecting a source image in a head-mounted display apparatus having a left and a right display for projecting a left and right images viewable by the left and right eyes, respectively, of a user. Source image data is received. The source image has right, left, top, and bottom edges. The source image data is processed to generate left image data for the left display and right image data for the right display. The left image data includes the left edge, but not the right edge, of the source image and the right image data includes the right edge, but not the left edge, of the source image. The right image data is presented on the right display and the left image data is presented on the left display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: John G. Tang
  • Patent number: 10496227
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a touch sensing apparatus, comprising: a light transmissive element (10) that defines a touch surface; a set of emitters (30a) arranged around the periphery of the touch surface to emit beams of light into the light transmissive element, wherein a first portion of the beams (50) of light propagate inside the light transmissive element while illuminating the touch surface such that an object touching the touch surface causes an attenuation of the propagating light, and wherein a second portion of the beams (90) of light pass out of the light transmissive element and are reflected to travel above the touch surface, a set of light detectors (30b) arranged around the periphery of the touch surface to receive light from the set of emitters from the transmissive element and from above the touch surface, wherein each light detector is arranged to receive light from more than one emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories AB
    Inventors: Ola Wassvik, Håkan Bergström, Ivan Karlsson, Thomas Craven-Bartle
  • Patent number: 10495924
    Abstract: A backlight module for a liquid crystal display includes: LEDs; LED drivers; a controller that outputs data and the latch signal to the LED drivers; data lines for transmitting the data; and latch signal lines for transmitting the latch signal. The latch signal lines are wired according to each of a plurality of first groups obtained by dividing LED drivers. The data lines are wired according to each of a plurality of second groups, which are constructed with a collection of at least one LED driver selected from each of the plurality of first groups without duplication, and each data line is commonly connected to at least one LED belonging to the corresponding second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoharu Notoshi, Yasuyuki Doi