Patents Examined by Jimmy H. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12141395
    Abstract: A method for capacitive based detection with a digitizer sensor including a plurality of conductive elements that are capacitively coupled is described. The method includes generating a drive signal including transient sections separated in time by flat sections, providing the drive signal generated to at least one conductive element of the digitizer sensor, and sampling outputs transferred to a second conductive element that is capacitively coupled to the at least one conductive element in response to providing the signal generated to the at least one conductive element. The sampling events of the sampling are timed to take place both in response to the transient sections of the drive signal and to the flat sections of the drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Yuval Stern
  • Patent number: 12144226
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area; a thin film transistor in the display area; a light emitting film layer on the thin film transistor; an encapsulation layer on the light emitting film layer; a touch buffer layer on the encapsulation layer; a bridge, first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes disposed on the touch buffer layer; a touch insulating film disposed between the bridge and the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes; a touch pad in the pad area; a touch sensing line connected to the first touch electrodes; and a touch driving line connected to the second touch electrodes, wherein at least one of the touch sensing line and the touch driving line is provided on a side surface of the encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangsik Lee, JiHyun Jung, SuChang An, JaeGyun Lee, Ruda Rhe
  • Patent number: 12133407
    Abstract: In non-limiting example embodiments, an electroluminescent device may include a lower structure including an emission area, and an encapsulation structure located on the lower structure. The lower structure may include a window. The window may be a light transmitting region or a notch. The light transmitting region may be spaced apart from the emission area and completely or partially surrounded by the emission area in a plan view. The notch may be formed at one side of the lower structure and recessed inward in a plan view such that one side of the emission area substantially conforms to the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myoung Seo Park
  • Patent number: 12118172
    Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a touch sensor including a plurality of electrodes arranged in a plane shape and separated from each other in an array direction, a differential amplifier that amplifies a difference between a positive-side signal and a negative-side signal selectively output from the plurality of electrodes and that outputs the difference, a position detection unit that detects a touch position in a sensor area that is formed by the touch sensor, based on an output signal from the differential amplifier, and a conductive part that is a part made of a conductive material or contains a conductive material and that is arranged to partially overlap the sensor area in plan view. The conductive part is arranged such that an outermost end point thereof in the array direction is positioned on one of the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 12099665
    Abstract: A stylus capable of bidirectionally communicating with a sensor controller includes a receiver that receives an uplink signal sent by the sensor controller, a controller that determines whether a signal having a predetermined waveform is to be continuously sent over a second time period or to be continuously sent over a first time period longer than the second time period, on the basis of the uplink signal, and a transmitter that continuously sends the signal having the predetermined waveform over the first time period or the second time period on the basis of the result of determination by the controller. As a result, the sensor controller can detect a burst signal from the stylus over a wide range in a sensor touch surface, to thereby reduce the possibility that the sensor controller may fail to detect the burst signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hara, Yoshio Nomura
  • Patent number: 12086350
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and an input sensor disposed on the display panel. The input sensor includes a detection electrode in an active area of the input sensor, a signal line connected to the detection electrode, a slave chip connected to the signal line and overlapping a non-active area adjacent to the active area, a master chip overlapping the non-active area, and a plurality of connection lines connecting the master chip and the slave chip so that a sensed signal of the detection electrode is delivered to the master chip through the slave chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Wook Cho, Min-Hong Kim, Taejoon Kim, Jungmok Park, Jinwoo Park
  • Patent number: 12089438
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus includes a substrate including a first area and a second area; a first display element arranged in the first area; a second display element arranged in the second area; an input sensing layer disposed on the first display element and the second display element; an anti-reflection layer disposed on the input sensing layer; and a light blocking layer disposed on the anti-reflection layer, the light blocking layer having a first hole overlapping the emission area of the first display element and a second hole overlapping the emission area of the second display element, wherein an area of the first hole is greater than an area of the second hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miran Ji, Hyunduck Cho
  • Patent number: 12067923
    Abstract: An ambient illumination intensity determining method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided, and relate to the field of display technologies. In the method, a terminal device (20) includes a display (21, 304) and an ambient light sensor (12, 303), an ambient light detection area (211) is disposed in the display (21, 304), and the ambient light sensor (12, 303) is disposed in a coverage area of the ambient light detection area (211).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhengqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 12056308
    Abstract: A sensing module and a wearable device having same are disclosed. Wherein the sensing module comprises sensing electrodes, including a plurality of first sensing groups and a plurality of second sensing groups, wherein a width of the electrodes in the first sensing groups and a width of the electrodes in the second sensing groups are both less than a predetermined width; a driving chip, respectively connected to at least some of the first sensing groups and at least some of the second sensing groups. The driving chip has a fingerprint recognition function and a touch function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Li, Wenxu Xianyu
  • Patent number: 12050771
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to receiving a user input corresponding to a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism and in accordance with the user input, adjusting a brightness level of a display screen during a brightening configuration session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Tyler McAtee, Baboo Gowreesunker, Michael J. Lamb, Brent W. Schorsch, Kevin Lynch
  • Patent number: 12039135
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting including: resetting a preset offset value based on a detection region in which an object approaching a display is first detected among a plurality of detection regions predetermined by a sensor having a sensing element linearly disposed in parallel with the display; displaying at least one ghost menu icon around an original menu icon on the display screen by determining whether a calibration mode is ON; determining whether the ghost menu icon has been selected by a user; increasing or decreasing, when the ghost menu icon is selected by the user, the reset offset value based on the a position of the selected ghost menu; and correcting a position of an object detected by the sensor based on the increased or decreased offset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Seong Seo, Sung Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 12033575
    Abstract: In a pixel circuit of a display device in which display luminance is controlled by a holding voltage of the capacitor Cst, a gate terminal of a drive transistor M1 is connected to a source terminal of the drive transistor M1 via a capacitance selection transistor M3 and the holding capacitor Cst and is also connected to the source terminal via only an auxiliary writing capacitor Cwa. During a data writing period Tw, the capacitance selection transistor M3 is turned off, and data voltage is provided from a data signal line Dj to the auxiliary writing capacitor Cwa via a writing control transistor M2. Thereafter, the writing control transistor M2 is turned off, the capacitance selection transistor M3 is turned on, so that charges are redistributed between the auxiliary writing capacitor Cwa and the holding capacitor Cst, whereby a driving holding voltage is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryo Yonebayashi
  • Patent number: 12029096
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including an active area including a plurality of pixels, and a non-active area; a plurality of light emitting elements in the active area on the substrate; an emission driver and a plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area; a connection pattern on the emission driver and the plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area and formed of the same material as an anode; an encapsulation layer on the plurality of light emitting elements and the connection pattern; a touch sensing unit on the encapsulation layer in the active area; a low potential power line disposed more outwardly than the plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area; and a shielding layer between the connection pattern, and the emission driver and the plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area and electrically connected to the low potential power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeongmin Park, Donghun Jung
  • Patent number: 12010868
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element layer, an intermediate layer disposed on the light emitting element layer, a lens layer having a convex shape and disposed on the intermediate layer to correspond to the light emitting element layer, and a lens protecting layer disposed on the intermediate layer and configured to cover the lens layer, wherein a total reflection of light output from a light emitting area of the light emitting element layer does not occur on an interface between the lens layer and the lens protecting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keongjin Lee, Byungjoo Lee, Juhoon Jang, Ara Yoon, Woonchan Moon
  • Patent number: 12008961
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which includes a plurality of display areas having different pixel densities from each other, where each of the display areas includes a plurality of pixels; a gate driver, which provides a first gate signal and a second gate signal to each of the pixels; and a data driver, which provides data voltages to the pixels in an address-scan period and provides different bias voltages to the display areas, respectively, in a self-scan period following the address-scan period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Moonsang Hwang
  • Patent number: 11996052
    Abstract: A display device can include a display panel having a plurality of subpixels; a gate driving circuit configured to supply a plurality of scan signals to the display panel through a plurality of gate lines, and output a feedback voltage; a data driving circuit configured to supply a plurality of data voltages to the display panel through a plurality of data lines; a power management circuit configured to supply a plurality of driving voltages to the gate driving circuit and the data driving circuit, and supply a compensating high-potential gate voltage to the gate driving circuit based on the feedback voltage transferred from the gate driving circuit. The display device can further include a timing controller configured to control the gate driving circuit, the data driving circuit, and the power management circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MooKyoung Hong, Uitaek Jeong, HyeonWoo Lee, DongKyu Yang, SinKyun Park, SeungWon Lee
  • Patent number: 11995280
    Abstract: A touch structure, a touch display panel and an electronic apparatus are provided. The touch structure includes a first touch electrode extended along a first direction and a second touch electrode extended along a second direction; the first touch electrode includes first electrode main body portions in a first conductive layer (201) and a first connection portion in a second conductive layer (202); the second touch electrode includes second electrode main body portions and a second connection portion in the first conductive layer; the first connection portion is overlapped with the second connection portion in a direction perpendicular to the first conductive layer; the first conductive layer includes first metal meshes formed by first metal lines. The touch structure also includes a dummy electrode in the second conductive layer. The dummy electrode is coupled with at least one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chunping Long
  • Patent number: 11995268
    Abstract: A display device can include a display panel including pixels and touch electrodes; a timing controller to output a touch enable signal based on a display driving section for displaying image and a second level in a touch driving section for providing a touch driving signal to the touch electrodes; and a touch driver configured to provide a common voltage or the touch driving signal to the touch electrodes based on the touch-enable signal, in which a frame section comprises a plurality of long horizontal blank (LHB) sections, each including the display driving section and the touch driving section. Also, the touch enable signal includes a first level during the display driving section and second level during the touch driving section, the timing controller adjusts the touch enable signal by varying a period of the first level and a period of the second level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeonwook Kang
  • Patent number: 11989372
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display section; a touch sensor section which is arranged on a screen of the display section and detects touching of a manipulation medium on the screen; a denoising filter part which acquires first detected position data on the manipulation medium on the screen detected at predetermined detection intervals in response to touching of the manipulation medium on the screen, denoises the first detected position data on the basis of the first detected position data and thereby generates second detected position data; and an input processing part which acquires the second detected position data that the denoising filter part generates and makes the display section display a movement locus of the manipulation medium that the manipulation medium is moved on the screen in a state of touching on the screen on the basis of the second detected position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Yoshitomi, Qiang Yao
  • Patent number: 11990098
    Abstract: Provided is a device for controlling luminance of a display, having a simplified ACL circuit compared to the prior art. The device for controlling luminance of a display calculates the average luminance (Y_avg) when video data is input, and determines the luminance variation (?Y) according to the average luminance. The device for controlling luminance of a display may adjust the luminance of a display by controlling a current (driving current) that is used to drive a light-emitting diode included in a pixel, instead of modifying video data for the adjustment of luminance. That is, unlike the prior art, the device for controlling luminance of a display does not modify video data, for the control of luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Sung Qwan Oh