Patents Examined by Jeff Piziali
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Patent number: 11217160Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a data writing sub-circuit inputs a signal input via a second signal terminal to a compensating sub-circuit and a driving sub-circuit under control of a signal from a first signal terminal, the compensating sub-circuit compensates a threshold voltage of the driving sub-circuit according to a signal output from the data writing sub-circuit under control of a signal from a third signal terminal, a light-emitting control sub-circuit inputs a signal from a first voltage terminal to the driving sub-circuit and the compensating sub-circuit under control of a signal from a fourth signal terminal, the driving sub-circuit configured to generate and input a driving current to a light-emitting sub-circuit according to a signal output from the light-emitting control sub-circuit and a signal output from the data writing sub-circuit, and the light-emitting sub-circuit configured to emit light according to the driving current under control of a second voltage terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Cuili Gai, Yicheng Lin, Baoxia Zhang, Ling Wang, Quanhu Li, Pan Xu
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Patent number: 11199921Abstract: Provided are a touch display panel and a detection method thereof, and a touch display apparatus. The touch display panel includes a display structure layer, a touch structure layer, a touch detection circuit and a detection signal line. The display structure layer includes a plurality of data lines, and the touch structure layer includes a plurality of touch signal lines. A timing of the touch display panel includes a detection stage. The touch detection circuit is connected with touch signal lines, data lines and the detection signal line, and is configured to provide, in the detection stage, a signal of the touch signal line to a data line under a control of a detection signal of the detection signal line, to detect the touch signal line according to a light emission state of pixel units to which the data line is connected.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Chongqing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Zhang, Hui Li, Shicheng Sun, Xinwei Wu, Cunzhi Li, Jonguk Kwak, Jian Guo
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Patent number: 11181739Abstract: A method operates a mobile virtual reality system in a motor vehicle. The method involves providing a configuration of a virtual motor vehicle, detecting a position of a pair of virtual reality glasses arranged in the motor vehicle, in particular a pair of virtual reality glasses that a user has put on, and operating the virtual reality glasses such that they display the configured virtual motor vehicle from a virtual viewing position that corresponds to the detected position of the virtual reality glasses in the motor vehicle. A mobile virtual reality system includes the pair of virtual reality glasses.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Marcus Kuehne
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Patent number: 11169686Abstract: An electronic device having a flexible display and method of providing the same are disclosed herein. A flexible display is disposed on at least a portion of an area of the electronic device and configured to egress or ingress from at least one housing of the electronic device to alter an exposed area of the flexible display. At least one processor operatively coupled to the flexible display is configured to detect the exposed area of the flexible display altered by egress or ingress of the flexible display from the housing, detect a setting mode based on the altered exposed area of the flexible display; and execute at least one of changing a resolution setting, changing an operation mode, and changing a user interface setting of the flexible display based on the detected setting mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soo-Hyung Kim, Byoung-Uk Yoon
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Patent number: 11164521Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: a driver transistor that supplies a current dependent on a voltage supplied via a signal line; a write transistor connected between the signal line and a gate electrode of the driver transistor; a first organic EL element connected to one electrode of the driver transistor, the one electrode being one of a drain electrode and a source electrode of the driver transistor; a switching transistor connected to the one electrode of the driver transistor; and a second organic EL element connected to the one electrode of the driver transistor via the switching transistor. The pixel circuit performs mobility correction that corrects a mobility of the driver transistor. The switching transistor turns ON after a write operation that writes the voltage supplied via the signal line and turns OFF before an operation that performs the mobility correction of the driver transistor begins.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventor: Tetsuro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11150488Abstract: A display system may include a display screen configured to display an image, a backlight configured to provide collimated or substantially collimated light to the display screen, and a transparent contoured projection screen. The transparent contoured projection screen may include portions at different elevations to display different elements to a viewer in a three dimensional manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: PURE DEPTH LIMITEDInventors: Gareth P. Bell, James S. Emslie
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Patent number: 11143896Abstract: A touch display panel comprises a first substrate, a plurality of first sensing series and a plurality of second sensing series, wherein both the first sensing series and the second sensing series are above the first substrate, and the first sensing series and the second sensing series are crossly arranged to form a plurality of sensing series openings in between, a first insulating layer, covering the first sensing series and the second sensing series, a patterned black matrix layer, comprising a plurality of black matrix openings arranged in a matrix formation, a second insulating layer, covering the patterned black matrix layer; and a patterned common electrodes layer. The plurality of sensing series openings, the plurality of black matrix openings, and the patterned common electrode layer are overlapped.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
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Patent number: 11127334Abstract: A display device and a display method of the same are provided. The display device includes: a color electrophoretic display pixel layer and a liquid crystal layer; the color electrophoretic display pixel layer includes electrophoretic display pixel units arranged in an array, each of the electrophoretic display pixel units includes three pixel sub-units, and each of the electrophoretic display pixel units is configured to display a color by mixing colors of the three pixel sub-units; the liquid crystal layer is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the color electrophoretic display pixel layer, and a luminous flux of light emitted from the color electrophoretic display pixel layer is changed by controlling a deflection angle of a liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Rui Xu, Chao Tian, Min Wang, Zhe Wang, Shuo Li, Xiang Yuan, Qingqing Ma, Yinan Gao, Guojie Qin
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Patent number: 11126284Abstract: A touchpad assembly for used in a housing of an electronic device is provided. The touchpad assembly includes: a touchpad and a slider. The touchpad is disposed in the housing, and includes a touch bump. The slider includes a base and a plurality of top abutment surfaces. The slider is slidably disposed in the housing, causing the touch bump to be correspondingly positioned on any of the top abutment surfaces to generate a touch stroke. The plurality of top abutment surfaces is arranged on an upper surface of the base, and there is a height difference between adjacent ones of the top abutment surfaces, causing the touch stroke to increase. An adjustable stroke of a touchpad is implemented, so that an idle stroke is increased when the touch of the touchpad is weak or dead, and the idle stroke is reduced when the touch of the touch panel is intense, thereby achieving a good pressing touch.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignees: MAINTEK COMPUTER (SUZHOU) CO., LTD, PEGATRON CORPORATIONInventors: Lu Wang, Xue-Bing Cheng, Chun-Yen Huang
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Patent number: 11120736Abstract: A pixel circuit including a driving transistor, a light emission element, a compensation circuit, a storage capacitor, and a writing circuit is provided. The light emission control circuit is configured to selectively conduct the light emission element to the driving transistor. The compensation circuit is coupled with the light emission control circuit and a control terminal of the driving transistor, and is configured to form a diode-connected structure with the driving transistor. The storage capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the storage capacitor is coupled with the control terminal of the driving transistor, and the light emission control circuit is configured to selectively conduct the second terminal of the storage capacitor to a first power terminal. The writing circuit is configured to provide different voltages to the first terminal of the storage capacitor and the second terminal of the storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chia-En Wu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Wei-Chia Chiu, Kuan-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 11114030Abstract: A pixel circuit for a display device provides enhanced performance by performing a partial threshold compensation during programming and performing further compensation independent of programming to achieve a short programming time while ensuring threshold compensation accuracy. The pixel circuit is operated in a relatively shortened duration first combined data programming and threshold compensation phase, and in a relatively prolonged duration second threshold compensation phase for improved compensation accuracy. During the combined programming and threshold compensation phase, a drive transistor is diode connected, and a data voltage is applied to a programming a capacitor that also stores a portion of a threshold voltage of the drive transistor. This permits a short programming time.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tong Lu
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Patent number: 11106421Abstract: Disclosed is a display method for a wireless intelligent multi-screen display. A control terminal and at least two displays are comprised, wherein the control terminal comprises a first wireless communication module; the displays comprise a second wireless communication module; and the control terminal is connected to each of the displays by means of wireless communication. The display method comprises the following steps: a control terminal scanning nearby displays to establish a connection with the displays, wherein a display mode is configured at the control terminal or the displays according to the number of displays and/or a combination mode thereof, and a corresponding device ID is configured for each of the displays; the control terminal encoding, according to the configured display mode, image data, which is to be transmitted, into sub-image data corresponding to each of the displays.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Inventors: Chaoliang Yu, Jun Ai
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Patent number: 11087684Abstract: A pixel driver includes a driving circuit, a data input circuit, a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit. A driving circuit is configured to provide a driving current to drive a pixel element during an emission period. A data input circuit is electrically coupled to the driving circuit, and is configured to receive a data voltage during a data input period. A first switch circuit is electrically coupled to the driving circuit. The first switch circuit is turned on to provide a first voltage to the driving circuit during the data input period. A second switch circuit is electrically coupled to the driving circuit. The second switch circuit is turned on to provide a second voltage to the driving circuit during the emission period, and the first switch circuit is turned off during the emission period.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Sheng-Wen Hsiao
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Patent number: 11073926Abstract: A light sensitive display.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Adiel Abileah, Willem den Boer
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Patent number: 11068074Abstract: A foldable device includes a sensor configured to sense an unfolding motion of the foldable device, a display configured to display a layout in which a representation of at least one object varies according to the sensed unfolding motion, and a controller configured to control the display of the layout so that the representation of the at least one object corresponds to the sensed unfolding motion.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ga-eun Lee, Dae-myung Kim
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Patent number: 11062670Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes driving stages for providing gate signals to gate lines of a display panel. A k-th driving stage a k-th driving stage (k being equal to or greater than 2) among the driving stages includes a gate output unit configured to output a clock signal as a k-th gate signal in response to a voltage of a first node, a carry output unit configured to output the clock signal as a k-th carry signal in response to the voltage of the first node, a control unit configured to control a voltage level of the first node in response to a (k?1)th carry signal, a first discharge unit configured to discharge the k-th carry signal to a voltage level in response to the (k?1)th carry signal, and a second discharge unit configured to discharge the k-th carry signal to a voltage level in response to a discharge signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaehoon Lee, Bonghyun You
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Patent number: 11049463Abstract: The present invention is directed to driving waveforms and a driving method for an electrophoretic display. The method and waveforms have the advantage that the changes in the driving voltages due to the shift are minimized. In addition, the overall driving time for the waveforms is also shortened due to the shortened driving frames. There are no additional data points required as the number of the driving frames remains the same. Therefore, the power consumption is nearly identical with the waveform having driving frames of a fixed frame time.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: E INK CALIFORNIA, LLCInventors: Craig Lin, Bryan Chan
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Patent number: 11042057Abstract: A pressure detection module may be provided that includes: a first electrode and a second electrode which are located on an insulation layer; and an elastic foam. The elastic foam is located between the first and the second electrodes and a reference potential layer located apart from the pressure detection module. A capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode is changed according to a relative distance change between the reference potential layer and the first and the second electrodes through a transformation of the elastic foam. A magnitude of a pressure which causes the elastic foam to be transformed is detected according to the capacitance change.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: HIDEEP INC.Inventors: Sangsic Yoon, Sunyoung Kwon, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim, Won Woo Lee, Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim
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Patent number: 11037518Abstract: A display driver is disclosed that includes: an external interface circuit having input modes as interface modes to input display data. The display driver keeps the scan driving of a display panel stopped during a predetermined period until the driving of the display panel by display data input in the interface mode after switching is enabled in case that the interface mode of the external interface circuit is switched in the middle of driving the display panel based on display data input through the external interface circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Synaptics Japan GKInventors: Go Toyoda, Takashi Nose, Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Akihito Kumamoto
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Patent number: 11016627Abstract: A method for multi-touch detection in a touch input device comprising a grid based sensor, the method comprises sampling outputs from a grid based sensor over a first stage of detection, selecting sensor lines based on the sampled outputs, scanning the selected sensor lines along one axis of the grid based sensor over a second stage of detection, and determining positions of user interaction based on outputs sampled in response to scanning the selected sensor lines during the second stage of detection.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rafi Zachut, Haim Perski, Jonathan Moore