Patents Examined by Jimmy H. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11314367
    Abstract: A digitizer including a flexible printed circuit film including a folding area configured to be folded, and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of first lines disposed on the first surface of the flexible printed circuit film and extending in a first direction, and a plurality of second lines disposed on the second surface of the flexible printed circuit film and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, in which the first lines and the second lines define a grid area overlapping the folding area on a plane, and the flexible printed circuit film includes a penetration hole in the grid area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Ki Jung
  • Patent number: 11307755
    Abstract: This application is directed to detecting touch events on a touch sensing surface coupled to a capacitive sense array and one or more force sensors. The capacitive sense array includes a plurality of sense electrodes configured to provide a plurality of capacitive sense signals. The force sensors are configured to provide one or more force signals. In accordance with the plurality of capacitive sense signals, one or more candidate touches are determined on the touch sensing surface, and used to determine an expected force shape. An actual force shape caused on the touch sensing surface by the candidate touches is determined from the one or more force signals. The actual and expected force shapes are compared to determine magnitudes of force associated with each of the one or more touch candidates, thereby determining whether each of the one or more candidate touches is a valid touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Tucker
  • Patent number: 11307757
    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: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Tyler McAtee, Baboo Gowreesunker, Michael J. Lamb, Brent W. Schorsch, Kevin Lynch
  • Patent number: 11301105
    Abstract: A display device including an input sensor having sensing electrodes disposed in a sensing area and signal lines. Each of the signal lines is connected to a corresponding electrode of the sensing electrodes and disposed in the line area. One signal line of the signal lines includes a first portion having a constant width, a second portion disposed outside a corner area of the sensing area, extending from the first portion, and having a width gradually increasing in a direction that is away from the first portion, a third portion extending from the second portion and having a width gradually varying in a direction that is away from the second portion, and a fourth portion extending from the third portion and having a constant width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jisu Na, Kwangmin Kim, Kiwook Kim, Yangwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11294521
    Abstract: In a touch sensor, a wiring board has signal line portions electrically connected to a first sensor terminal of a first sensor board at a first end; a ground portion electrically insulated from the signal line portions; and an insulating layer covering the ground portion. The insulating layer has a plurality of through holes for passing through the insulating layer in a thickness direction of the wiring board and exposing the ground portion therethrough. The plurality of through holes are arranged at intervals. A line segment connecting two through holes of the plurality of through holes intersects the plurality of signal line portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Niwa, Kenji Shibata, Akifumi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11294507
    Abstract: A touch sensing method includes receiving touch sensitivities; grouping and labeling touch sensitivities each having at least a first reference value, among the touch sensitivities; determining validity of touch sensitivities in each group, by using a maximum touch sensitivity and surrounding touch sensitivities in each group; and skipping calculation of touch coordinates when the touch sensitivities are not valid. The determining of validity of touch sensitivities determines that touch sensitivities of a corresponding group are invalid, when at least one of surrounding touch sensitivities is equal to or less than a second reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yeong Il Jeon
  • Patent number: 11282468
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a liquid crystal capacitor, a memory circuit, a driving circuit, a mode-switching circuit, and a control circuit. The memory circuit is configured to store a status signal. The driving circuit includes a first terminal configured to receive a data voltage and a second terminal electrically coupled to a first terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor, and the driving circuit is configured to be ON or OFF according to a scan signal selectively. The mode-switching circuit is configured to be ON or OFF according to a mode-switching signal selectively. The control signal is electrically coupled to the mode-switching circuit at a first node, and is configured to control the voltage level of the first node corresponding to the status signal, and output a display voltage to the liquid crystal capacitor via the mode-switching circuit when the mode-switching circuit is ON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jia-Show Ho, Che-Chia Chang, Ming-Hung Chuang
  • Patent number: 11281331
    Abstract: A touch sensitive processing method comprising: generating sensing information sensed by first electrodes and second electrodes simultaneously as a first and a second set, respectively; according to one or more first touch line pieces corresponding to one or more external objects in the first set, transmitting driving signals via one or more of the first electrodes corresponding to one or more first touch line pieces, and sensing the driving signals via the multiple second electrodes to form one-dimensional sensing information; reserving a part of the one-dimensional sensing information which corresponds to at least one second touch line piece of one or more external objects in the second set to be at least one line piece; composing at least one line piece group according to the line piece; calculating one position of the external object according to the line piece group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Chin-Fu Chang
  • Patent number: 11276343
    Abstract: A substrate for light-emitting diode, a backlight module and a display device are disclosed. The substrate for light-emitting diode includes a plurality of light-emitting sub-regions, and each of the plurality of light-emitting sub-regions includes at least two anode electrode pads electrically connected through a first parallel-connection line, and at least two cathode electrode pads electrically connected through a second parallel-connection line. The at least two cathode electrode pads are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the at least two anode electrode pads. At least one series-connection electrode pad group is further disposed between the anode electrode pad and the cathode electrode pad which are corresponding to each other; and each of the at least one series-connection electrode pad group includes two series electrode pads which are electrically connected through a series-connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengguang Ban, Zhanfeng Cao, Zhiwei Liang, Shi Shu
  • Patent number: 11263992
    Abstract: Display status agents executing on plural information handling systems coordinate presentation of visual images at plural displays by plural information handling systems through a display status memory external to the plural information handling systems, such as at a network location, a docking station or the displays. By referencing the display status memory, each display status agent determines information handling systems interfaced with each display and selects displays to present visual information based upon end user preferences to minimize manual interactions by an end user to accomplish a desired display presentation configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Juan Manuel Martinez, Walter Kemp
  • Patent number: 11256413
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Tetsuo Tanemura, Xueyong Yang, Atsushi Shikata, Takashi Imai, Atsushi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 11249638
    Abstract: This application is directed to detecting touch events on a touch sensing surface coupled to a capacitive sense array and one or more force sensors. The capacitive sense array includes a plurality of sense electrodes configured to provide a plurality of capacitive sense signals. The force electrodes are configured to provide one or more force signals. In accordance with the capacitive sense signals, one or more candidate touches are detected on the touch sensing surface, and the detected candidate touches include a first candidate touch. When it is determined that force associated with the one or more force signals is associated with a grip on an edge area of the touch sensing surface, the first candidate touch is associated with the grip on the edge area of the touch sensing surface, and is designated as an invalid touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tucker, Tom Bentson, Marcin Lobrow, Gary Sterling
  • Patent number: 11231797
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a printed circuit board and a cover. The printed circuit board has a top surface, a bottom surface and soldering points. The printed circuit board includes a first printed circuit, a light element and a second printed circuit. A part of the first printed circuit is on the top surface or the bottom surface and connected with the corresponding soldering point. The light emitting element is on the top surface and electrically connected to the first printed circuit. On the top surface, the second printed circuit does not overlap with the first printed circuit. The cover covers the printed circuit board. The cover has light transmission areas which are aligned with the light elements. The second printed circuit is configured to provide a capacitance value coupled to a capacitive sensing element coupled between the second printed circuit and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Opto Plus LED Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Chen, Chen-Chen Ou Yang, Kai-Chieh Yang
  • Patent number: 11231810
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate; a self-light emitting element on the base substrate; a thin film encapsulation layer on the self-light emitting element; a first sensing electrode on the thin film encapsulation layer and including an opening; a second sensing electrode on the thin film encapsulation layer and spaced apart from the first sensing electrode; a conductive pattern in the opening and spaced apart from the first sensing electrode; and a sensor controller configured to detect a change of a mutual capacitance between the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode in a first mode and configured to detect a change of a mutual capacitance between the conductive pattern and the first sensing electrode in a second mode different from the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Ik Kim, Kang Won Lee, Choon Hyop Lee
  • Patent number: 11217137
    Abstract: A driving circuit and a display device, to realize the drive circuit where settling time (stabilization time) is shortened, comprise power source lines for discharge (DCL1 through DCLJ). Each input node of a plurality of source amps (AMn) is electrically connected to the power source line for discharge (DCL1) during a first period and a second period in which a DAC circuit (2) supplies a gray scale reference voltage (V0 to V255) that has been selected to each of the plurality of source amps (AMn).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN TOREY MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Nakai
  • Patent number: 11209921
    Abstract: An electronic blackboard includes a display that displays visible information. The electronic blackboard includes a coordinate detector configured to detect coordinates of an object in the display; a number detector configured to detect a number of the objects in the display, based on the detected coordinates of the object; a time measurer configured to start measuring a predetermined time in response to detecting a first object; and a mode determiner configured to determine that the electronic blackboard is in a handwriting mode in which the visible information is displayed based on the coordinates, upon determining that a second object is not detected upon completing to measure the predetermined time, and to determine that the electronic blackboard is in a gesture mode in which an operation with respect to the visible information is accepted, upon determining that the second object is detected before completing to measure the predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11199918
    Abstract: A display apparatus with integrated touch screen is provided, which has improved reliability. The display apparatus includes a pixel array layer provided on a substrate, an encapsulation layer surrounding the pixel array layer, a touch electrode layer provided on the encapsulation layer, a planarization layer provided on the touch electrode layer, an insulation layer provided on the planarization layer, and a functional film attached on the insulation layer by a film adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dohyung Kim
  • Patent number: 11189229
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a data driver configured to supply a black voltage to the display panel; and a controller configured to: set an initial driving power voltage of the display panel; decide a bright spot voltage of the display panel while the data driver is supplying the black voltage to the display panel; and set any one of the bright spot voltage and the initial driving power voltage as a final driving power voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Kook Park, Dong Wan Park, Sang Min Lim
  • Patent number: 11182039
    Abstract: The touch panel includes an upper wiring board and a lower wiring board. The upper wiring board includes an upper conductive layer formed on an upper substrate, and an upper electrode wire electrically connected to the upper conductive layer. The lower wiring board includes a lower conductive layer formed on a lower substrate, a lower electrode wire electrically connected to the lower conductive layer, and a lead wire electrically connected to the lower conductive layer. The lead wire is thinner than the upper electrode wire and overlaps the upper electrode wire in plan view. A center line of a range in which the upper electrode wire and the lead wire overlap each other is shifted with respect to a center line of the upper electrode wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seiichi Minami
  • Patent number: 11164530
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device. A driving voltage line disposed in an active area is disposed to overlap a reference voltage line. The aperture ratio of a display panel is improved, and the transparency of a transparent display device is improved. The width of the driving voltage line disposed in the display panel gradually decreases in a direction away from a driver circuit supplying a driving voltage. Differences in the variation of the driving voltage according to the areas of the display panel are reduced, thereby improving brightness uniformity of the display panel according to the areas of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JaeHoon Park, TaeHyoung Moon, SeonYeong Kim