Patents Examined by Jennifer T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11847989
    Abstract: The present application provides a pixel driving circuit and a liquid crystal display panel. The pixel driving circuit comprises a main pixel electrode driving module, a sub-pixel electrode driving module, a first potential regulation module, and a second potential regulation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guang Yang, Yani Chen
  • Patent number: 11846965
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus is provided. The touch display apparatus may include an encapsulating unit covering light-emitting devices, a touch sensor on the encapsulating unit, and a black matrix on the touch sensor. The touch sensor may include first touch electrode disposed side by side, first bridge electrodes connecting the first touch electrodes in a first direction, second touch electrodes disposed between the first touch electrodes, and second bridge electrodes connecting the second touch electrode in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second bridge electrodes may cross the first bridge electrodes. The second bridge electrodes may be disposed on a layer different from the second touch electrodes. For example, the second touch electrodes may be disposed on the same layer as the first touch electrodes and the first bridge electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan Keon Lee, Nam Kook Kim, Sang Hyuk Won, Seon Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11829549
    Abstract: A method of controlling a stylus pen of a touch panel includes steps of: outputting an uplink control signal to a sensing electrode of the touch panel for controlling the stylus pen in an uplink control period; and outputting a direct-current (DC) voltage to a gate line of the touch panel in the uplink control period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Hsiang Chen, Wei-Kai Chen, Huang-Chin Tang
  • Patent number: 11830450
    Abstract: A method for adjusting dark-state voltage applied on a liquid crystal panel, a dark-state voltage adjusting device and a storage medium are proposed. The method includes: obtaining a plurality of initial dark-state voltage differences; obtaining a contrast ratio corresponding to each of the initial dark-state voltage differences based on the plurality of initial dark-state voltage differences; obtaining a reference dark-state voltage difference in the plurality of initial dark-state voltage differences, and obtaining a contrast ratio change corresponding to each of the initial dark-state voltage differences based on the reference dark-state voltage difference; and determining a dark-state voltage difference of the LCD panel based on the contrast ratio change corresponding to each of the initial dark-state voltage differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Hai
  • Patent number: 11832464
    Abstract: A novel functional panel that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The functional panel includes a first element and a second element. The first element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first optical functional layer. The first optical functional layer includes a region interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first optical functional layer includes a first layer and a layer containing a first light-emitting material. The second element includes a third electrode, the second electrode, and a second optical functional layer. The second optical functional layer includes a region interposed between the third electrode and the second electrode. The second optical functional layer includes the first layer and a layer containing a photoelectric conversion material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada
  • Patent number: 11830442
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gamma voltage generating circuit and a display device including the same. The gamma voltage generating circuit may include: a first output terminal to output a first gamma voltage set as a black grayscale voltage; a second output terminal to output a second gamma voltage set as a higher grayscale voltage than the black grayscale voltage; a third output terminal to output a third gamma voltage set as a highest grayscale voltage of the first pixel area; and a fourth output terminal to output a fourth gamma voltage set as a highest grayscale voltage of the second pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Taek Oh, Kyu Jin Kim, Bo Yun Jung
  • Patent number: 11816291
    Abstract: A timing controller includes: a field programmable gate array configured to generate a reference clock signal, and obtain at least one group of clock signals according to the reference clock signal. Each group of clock signals includes at least two clock signals, and a waveform of each clock signal is same as a waveform of the reference clock signal, and active levels in different clock signals are provided with a delay of a preset duration. The reference clock signal includes a first clock sub-signal for first duration and a second clock sub-signal for a second duration. At least one output interface group is connected to the field programmable gate array. Each output interface group includes at least two output interfaces, and each of the at least two output interfaces is configured to output one clock signal of a group of clock signals corresponding to the output interface group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing Yang, Jiacheng Huang, Gang Zhang, Meng Zhang, Lingling Liu, Tingfei Wang, Qiang Zhu, Yunyun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11818918
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a plurality of first pixels on the substrate arranged along a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction and configured to emit light of a first color; and a plurality of second pixels arranged on the substrate arranged along the first direction and the second direction and configured to emit light of the first color, wherein each of the plurality of first pixels includes a plurality of first partial pixels, and the plurality of first pixels and the plurality of second pixels are alternately arranged in each of the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghoon Kim, Sangshin Lee
  • Patent number: 11804163
    Abstract: Provided is a display method which includes: acquiring luminance information of the environment where the display device is currently located, wherein the luminance information includes at least one of ambient luminance information and reflection luminance information; and based on the acquired luminance information, determining a target gamma curve of the display device. A display device and a non-transitory computer-readable computer storage medium are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiangchun Xiao
  • Patent number: 11789563
    Abstract: A touch controller includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the touch controller to: operate in an uplink power saving mode in which an uplink signal is transmitted with reduced power in response to reception of a suspend order from a host computer, and operate in a normal mode in which the uplink signal is transmitted with normal power in response to detection of a predetermined trigger during operation in the uplink power saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshio Nomura
  • Patent number: 11793055
    Abstract: A display device includes: a sensor configured to detect a user's biometric information; a display panel including a substrate disposed on the sensor, a pixel defining layer disposed on the substrate, and a light emitting element disposed in an opening of the pixel defining layer, wherein the display panel has a transmission area that overlaps the sensor when viewed from a plane; and an optical layer comprising a hole that overlaps the transmission area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Han Yoo, Kyoungwon Kwak, Jihye Kim, Kee Hyun Nam, Kijune Lee, Dae-Young Lee, Duk-Woon Choi
  • Patent number: 11793010
    Abstract: A display device having a high display quality is provided. A display device that can perform desired display without image data conversion is provided. The display device includes a first pixel. The first pixel includes a first light-emitting element, a color conversion layer, and a first memory circuit. The first light-emitting element exhibits blue light. The color conversion layer has a function of converting light emitted by the first light-emitting element into light having a longer wavelength. A first image signal and a first correction signal are supplied to the first pixel. The first memory circuit has a function of retaining the first correction signal and a function of adding the first correction signal to the first image signal. The first pixel has a function of displaying an image using the first image signal and the first correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Koji Kusunoki, Kei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11790866
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a display device with the use of a simple structure and a simple operation. The display device includes an input device. Input of an image signal to a driver circuit is controlled in accordance with an image operation signal output from the input device. Specifically, input of image signals at the time when the input device is not operated is less frequent than that at the time when the input device is operated. Accordingly, display degradation (deterioration of display quality) caused when the display device is used can be prevented and power consumed when the display device is not used can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Wakimoto, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 11785807
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus having improved image quality and high resolution, and including a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel spaced apart from one another on a substrate, and configured to emit different respective colors, a pixel defining layer defining openings respectively corresponding to the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel, and defining an emission area, a first dam portion on the pixel defining layer between the first pixel and the second pixel, and a second dam portion on the pixel defining layer between the second pixel and the third pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byunguk Han, Chungi You
  • Patent number: 11776469
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a display apparatus and an electronic device. The display apparatus includes a first display area, a first driving unit, a second display area, and a second driving unit. Each first driving unit in the first display area drives a first pixel, each second driving unit drives one or more second pixels of the second display area, a plurality of second driving units are provided in the first display area, and the number of thin film transistors included in one second driving unit is less than that in one first driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Xin Yang
  • Patent number: 11762000
    Abstract: A measurement device and methods for detecting distortion or interference in an environment are described herein. The measurement device comprises a transmitter and a receiver attached to a rigid body such that a position and orientation (P&O) of the receiver with respect to the transmitter is fixed. When measuring distortion, the transmitter transmits electromagnetic waves over one or more frequency channels and measures electromagnetic waves over the channel(s) and a P&O of the receiver relative to the transmitter may be computed. Based on the computed P&O and the known P&O of the receiver with respect to the transmitter, the system determines a level of distortion that would cause the change in position and orientation. When measuring interference, the transmitter does not transmit electromagnetic waves and the receiver measures the electromagnetic waves in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Penumbra, Inc.
    Inventor: Cameron J. Mahon
  • Patent number: 11756471
    Abstract: A display device includes a processor and a display panel for receiving observation grayscale values from the processor. The display panel includes a data driver for applying data voltages to data lines, a target pixel coupled to at least one of the data lines, and observation pixels each coupled to at least one of the data lines, and located adjacent to the target pixel. The display panel applies a first data voltage to the target pixel, when the observation grayscale values for the observation pixels exceed a reference value. The display panel applies a second data voltage to the target pixel, when at least one of the observation grayscale values does not exceed the reference value. The first data voltage and the second data voltage are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si Beak Pyo, Seung Kyu Lee, Hyun Jung Son, Yoon Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11741878
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, a power supply, a voltmeter, and a timing controller. The power supply is configured to generate an initialization voltage to be supplied to a sensing pixel among the pixels. The voltmeter is configured to measure a first value of the initialization voltage supplied to the sensing pixel during an active period of a frame period and a second value of the initialization voltage supplied to the sensing pixel during a vertical blank period of the frame period. The timing controller is configured to generate rewrite image data that is supplied to the sensing pixel during the vertical blank period. The rewrite image data is generated from image data applied to the pixels during the active period and a difference between the first and second values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Taek Kim, Jae Woo Ryu, Joon Suk Baik, Se Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11741893
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a power supply unit, and a low frequency offset compensator. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The power supply unit generates a first initialization voltage and a second initialization voltage and provides the first initialization voltage and the second initialization voltage to the pixels. The low frequency offset compensator selectively applies an offset to the second initialization voltage when the display panel is driven at a low frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changnoh Yoon, Sangan Kwon, Soon-Dong Kim, Taehoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11737341
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a detection device comprises a base, a sensor layer, a collimator, a plurality of lenses, and a spacer. The sensor layer is placed on the base and includes a plurality of sensors which output detection signals corresponding to incident light. The collimator layer is placed on the sensor layer and includes a collimator having a plurality of openings which overlap the sensors, respectively. The plurality of lenses are placed on the collimator layer and overlap the openings, respectively. The spacer protrudes more than the lenses in a stacking direction of the base, the sensor layer and the collimator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ito, Jin Hirosawa