Patents Examined by Jimmy H. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11803273Abstract: A touch sensor, a touch pad, a method for identifying an inadvertent touch event and a computer device are provided. A control circuit of the touch sensor identifies whether there is the inadvertent touch event in response to the touch signals that indicates at least one touch event applied to the touch pad having the touch sensor. In the method, the touch signals are discarded if the inadvertent touch event is identified when a touch position corresponding to the touch signals is within an object detection area defined for the touch pad, or the touch positions in response to the touch signals are reported to the computer device if a multi-touch event is identified when the touch positions are within a touch detection area defined for the touch pad.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Chi-Chieh Liao, Yi-Hsien Ko
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Patent number: 11805598Abstract: Disclosed is an ultra-thin composite transparent conductive film, comprising: a transparent substrate; a first UV glue layer disposed on one side of the transparent substrate, pattern-imprinted and cured to form a first grid-shaped groove and a first lead groove, the first grid-shaped groove and the first lead groove being filled with conductive materials to form a first conductive layer and a first lead region respectively, depth of the first grid-shaped groove and the first lead groove being smaller than a thickness of the first UV glue layer; a second UV glue layer disposed on one side of the first UV glue layer away from the transparent substrate and used as a reinforced insulating support layer; and a third UV glue layer disposed on one side of the second UV glue layer away from the transparent substrate, pattern-imprinted and cured to form a second grid-shaped groove and a second lead groove, the second grid-shaped groove and the second lead groove being filled with conductive materials to form a secondType: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: IVTOUCH CO., LTDInventors: Xiaohong Zhou, Liangliang Ji, Yiming Yao, Linsen Chen
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Patent number: 11790859Abstract: Provided are a source driving circuit, a display device and a pixel driving method. The source driving circuit includes a voltage isolation circuit, a voltage follower circuit, a first voltage dividing circuit, a second voltage dividing circuit, a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, a third switch circuit, a fourth switch circuit, a fifth switch circuit, a sixth switch circuit and a current source.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SeeYa Optronics, Ltd.Inventors: Ping-Lin Liu, Haodong Zhang
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Patent number: 11783777Abstract: Disclosed are a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, a display substrate and a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit includes a pixel sub-circuit, which includes: a driving circuit, including a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal; a voltage transmitting circuit, configured, in response to a transmission control signal, to apply a reset voltage and/or a first power voltage to the first terminal, respectively; and a data writing circuit, configured, in response to a scan signal, to write a data signal into the control terminal and store the data signal. The driving circuit is configured to control a voltage of the second terminal according to the data signal of the control terminal and the voltage of the first terminal, and to generate a driving current for driving a light-emitting element to emit light based on the voltage of the second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Shengji Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Hui Wang, Kuanta Huang, Pengcheng Lu
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Patent number: 11762551Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi QWERTY key input method, and more particularly, to a multi QWERTY key input method that allows a plurality of characters to be input by a single key using the QWERTY keyboard arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventor: Jae Heon Oh
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Patent number: 11763753Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first pixel area and a second pixel area, wherein the second pixel area is located at a side of the first pixel area, first pixels located in the first pixel area and connected to first scan lines, and second pixels located in the second pixel area and connected to second scan lines, wherein the first pixels and the second pixels include pixel rows extending in a first direction, and at least one of the second scan lines is inclined with respect to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Sun Kim, Sun Ja Kwon, Yang Wan Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee
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Patent number: 11755160Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jun Kadowaki
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Patent number: 11749187Abstract: A component for a display device, a display device and a method for operating the display device, a computer program and a storage medium are disclosed. The component comprises LED chips arranged in rows, wherein one red, one green and one blue LED chip are arranged alternately per row in the extension direction of the respective row and per column obliquely to the extension direction, and the rows have an offset from one another in the extension direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventor: Daniel Richter
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Patent number: 11740530Abstract: A variable transmission electro-optic medium includes an encapsulated bistable dispersion containing a plurality of electrically charged particles and a fluid, the charged particles being movable by application of an electric field and capable of being switched between an open state and a closed state. The plurality of electrically charged particles may include a first set of charged particles and a second set of charged particles, such that a color of the first set of charged particles is the same as a color of the second set of charged particles, and the first set of charged particles has a polarity that is opposite to a polarity of the second set of charged particles.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: E Ink CorporationInventors: Stephen J. Telfer, Thomas H. Whitesides
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Patent number: 11733805Abstract: A display device can include a display panel including a plurality of pixels and touch electrodes configured to sense a touch input, and a timing controller configured to generate a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal for controlling the display panel to display an image based on an image signal, and adjust the horizontal synchronization signal by varying a horizontal time period corresponding to a time period interval for individual cycles of the horizontal synchronization signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yeonwook Kang
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Patent number: 11735121Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display area and a sub-display area. The display area includes a central display area and a plurality of edge display areas. Each of the plurality of edge display areas extends curved from the central display area. The sub-display area is disposed between adjacent edge display areas. Light is emitted at the sub-display area, and the color of the light emitted at the sub-display area is identical or similar to that of light emitted from a portion of the display area adjacent to the sub-display area.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seung-lyong Bok
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Patent number: 11726628Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of drive electrodes extending in a first direction and arrayed in a second direction, a detection electrode facing the drive electrodes in a direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, a drive circuit configured to supply a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and a detector configured to detect proximity of an object to a detection region provided with the detection electrode based on an output from the detection electrode generated according to capacitance generated between the drive electrodes and the detection electrode due to the drive signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takaaki Kono, Toshinori Uehara
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Patent number: 11726653Abstract: A method for displaying aerial images includes detecting a capacitive response of a non-contact gesture made by a user proximate to a touch sensing enabled display screen, and in response to detecting the non-contact gesture, displaying one or more images in a three-dimensional (3D) space proximate to the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Tetsuo Tanemura, Xueyong Yang, Atsushi Shikata, Takashi Imai, Atsushi Maruyama
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Patent number: 11715419Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which defines first and second display areas, and includes pixels connected to data lines and scan lines, respectively, a data driving circuit which drives the data lines, a scan driving circuit which drives the scan lines, and a driving controller which receives an image signal and a control signal, control the data and scan driving circuits according to an operation mode, and output clock signals. In a multi-frequency mode, the scan driving circuit includes a first scan driving circuit corresponding to the first display area and a second scan driving circuit corresponding to the second display area. The second scan driving circuit sequentially drives first scan lines among scan lines corresponding to the second display area during a first frame, and sequentially drives second scan lines among scan lines corresponding to the second display area during a second frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sehyuk Park, Hongsoo Kim, Jinyoung Roh, Hyojin Lee, Jaekeun Lim
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Patent number: 11714546Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi QWERTY key input method, and more particularly, to a multi QWERTY key input method that allows a plurality of characters to be input by a single key using the QWERTY keyboard arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventor: Jae Heon Oh
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Patent number: 11698704Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a lower member disposed under the display panel. The lower member includes a support layer, a digitizer, a flexible circuit board, and a metal layer. The digitizer is disposed under the support layer having an insulating property. The flexible circuit board is connected to the digitizer. The metal layer is disposed under the digitizer, and an opening is defined through the metal layer to correspond to the flexible circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Bugyoon Yoo, Yunjae Kim, Chang-Kil Lee
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Patent number: 11681394Abstract: A detecting device includes a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the first electrodes and the second electrodes being disposed facing each other with an insulating layer interposed therebetween, a first electrode selection circuit configured to change a combination of a plurality of selected first electrodes for each of a plurality of periods obtained by dividing one frame period and supply a drive signal to the selected first electrodes, and a detection circuit configured to detect capacitance generated between the first electrodes and the second electrodes due to the drive signal. The first electrode selection circuit changes a frequency of the drive signal for each of the periods.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Fumihoru Nakano
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Patent number: 11676519Abstract: The present embodiment provides a technology for sensing a common mode voltage in the positive line and negative line of a transmission line for image data and determining whether noise occurs in the image data transmitted through the transmission line by comparing the common mode voltage with a set reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee Yoon Jung, Hyung Sub Kim, Jung Hyun Tark
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Patent number: 11641546Abstract: A method for minimizing post-playback oscillation during playback of a haptic playback waveform to a haptic transducer may include determining whether a frequency response of the haptic playback waveform has a notch with a notch frequency at approximately a resonant frequency of the haptic transducer and, responsive to the notch frequency differing from the resonant frequency, modifying the haptic playback waveform for playback to the haptic transducer by shifting the notch frequency to approximately the resonant frequency.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.Inventors: Kok Chin Chang, Marco Janko, Kyle Wilkinson
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Patent number: 11635852Abstract: A display device including: a sensor part including sensors; a sensor driver that transmits a sensing signal to p sensors of a first area of the sensor part in a first mode and a sensing signal to q sensors in the first area in a second mode; and a display driver that transmits a light emitting signal to pixels for the pixels to have s non-light emitting periods during one frame period in the first mode, and the light emitting signal to the pixels for the pixels have t non-light emitting periods during the one frame period in the second mode, wherein p is an integer larger than 0, q is an integer larger than p, s and t are integers larger than 1, and a sum of lengths of the t non-light emitting periods is larger than a sum of lengths of the s non-light emitting periods.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Soon Gyu Lee