Patents Examined by Joe H. Cheng
  • Patent number: 12175918
    Abstract: A timing controller includes: an image input module configured to output respective raw data according to accessed video source data; a data processing module configured to buffer the raw data in one row and splice each row of raw data into display time control data and display luminous control data; a grayscale mapping and dividing module configured to establish a mapping relationship between the display luminous control data and a high grayscale and a mapping relationship between the display time control data and a low grayscale, to output display data; and a timing control module configured to control writing of the display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dexing Luo, Limin Wang
  • Patent number: 12175016
    Abstract: Provided is a head-mounted image display device 100 including an image acquisition unit 104 that acquires a positional relationship image from which a positional relationship between a pupil position of an eyeball of a user and a visually recognizable region of the user can be estimated and a projection system 103 onto which incident light is projected, and the visually recognizable region is a focal position of the projection system 103. Further, the image display device 100 includes an imaging element, and the imaging element acquires the three-dimensional positional relationship image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Takada, Teppei Imamura, Ryo Ogawa
  • Patent number: 12169429
    Abstract: The present application relates to a power supply abnormality detection circuit and a display terminal, where the circuit includes a power supply conversion module for converting an input power supply into an output power supply; a comparison module for comparing a current output power supply with a preset reference power supply to obtain a first comparison signal; a control module for generating a control signal based on the first comparison signal; and a power supply management module for determining a first operation state corresponding to normality of the output power supply and a second operation state corresponding to abnormality of the output power supply based on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co., Ltd., Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yue Fan
  • Patent number: 12165566
    Abstract: Discussed are a display panel and a display device having the same. The display panel includes a plurality of subpixels. A gate line, a data line, and a reference voltage line are further disposed on the display panel. A gate driving circuit supplies a scan signal to the gate line. A data driving circuit converts image data into a data voltage and supplies the data voltages to the data line. A timing controller controls the gate driving circuit and the data driving circuit and generates compensation data for the image data using a sensing voltage detected through the reference voltage line. The display panel includes a plurality of sensing transistors disposed around a corresponding subpixel among the plurality of subpixels to connect the data line and the reference voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SunYoon Kim, Jin-Hyun Jung, Byungjae Lee, Changwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 12165591
    Abstract: A display panel includes a fundamental frequency display frame and a low frequency display frame. In the fundamental frequency display frame, a light emission control signal includes a light emission control period. A bias adjustment signal includes a bias adjustment period. The bias adjustment period is M times greater than the light emission control period. The fundamental frequency display frame includes a fundamental frequency scan stage. The time of the fundamental frequency scan stage is N times greater than the light emission control period. The low frequency display frame includes a fundamental frequency scan stage and a blank stage. The blank stage includes at least a non-bias stage. The time of the non-bias stage is L times greater than the light emission control period. L is not an integer multiple of M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yana Gao, Gaojun Huang
  • Patent number: 12161042
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including a folding area and non-folding areas on both sides of the folding area in a folding direction; a first support substrate configured to support the display panel under the display panel and including a plurality of opening patterns corresponding to the folding area; and a second support substrate between the display panel and the first support substrate and including a plurality of protrusion patterns protruding to be inserted into the plurality of opening patterns. Sizes of the plurality of protrusion patterns are smaller than sizes of the corresponding plurality of opening patterns. Therefore, it is possible to improve durability and prevent or at least reduce degradation of folding characteristics of the foldable display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungjin Park, Gyuho Lee, Sinchul Kang, Miyeon Seo, Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 12158983
    Abstract: A text input method and apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided. In the text input method, in response to determining that a head-mounted display device is triggered for text input, the head-mounted display device displays a text input control in a target picture displayed by the head-mounted display device. The text input control may include a plurality of first child controls that correspond to characters, and each first child control displays corresponding characters respectively. Furthermore, in response to determining that a target first child control among the plurality of first child controls is triggered, the head-mounted display device determines target characters corresponding to the target first child control, determines a text to be inputted based on the target characters, and inputs the text to be inputted into a text input box displayed on the target picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialu Chen, Zhixiong Yu
  • Patent number: 12159558
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel, a plurality of functional layers disposed on the display panel, and an adhesive layer disposed between the plurality of functional layers or between one of the plurality of functional layers and the display panel. The adhesive layer has a storage modulus equal to or greater than about 0.02 megapascal (MPa) and equal to or smaller than about 0.045 MPa at a temperature of about 60 degrees Celsius (° C.) and has creep characteristics equal to or greater than about 10 percent (%) and equal to or smaller than about 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chansong Lee, Jihwa Lee, Minju Oh
  • Patent number: 12153754
    Abstract: Discussed is a display device including a substrate having a display area and a non-display area in the display area, light-emitting elements disposed in the display area, an encapsulation unit covering the light-emitting elements, a plurality of touch-sensing electrodes on the encapsulation unit in the display area and extending in a first direction, and a plurality of touch-driving electrodes on the encapsulation unit in the display area and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, in which the plurality of touch-sensing electrodes include a plurality of sub-touch-sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other, and in which at least one sub-touch-sensing electrode, which is adjacent to the non-display area among the plurality of sub-touch-sensing electrodes, is configured as a first variant electrode having a shape different from a shape of a remaining sub-touch-sensing electrode except for the at least one sub-touch-sensing electrode among the plurality of sub-touch-sensing elec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Han, DongHoon Lee, Younggyu Moon
  • Patent number: 12153281
    Abstract: An apparatus, method for lens barrel distance adjustment, device and computer medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining an eye image of a user; determining a pupillary distance of the user based on the eye image; obtaining a first output voltage determined by a hall sensor; in response to that the first output voltage indicates that an absolute value of a difference value between a distance between left and right lens barrels of a head-mounted device and the pupillary distance of the user is greater than a predetermined threshold, sending a control instruction corresponding to the difference value to an adjustment circuit, causing the adjustment circuit to adjust a distance between the left and right lens barrels based on the control instruction. The hall sensor and the adjustment circuit are provided on the head-mounted device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiu Xia, Guanghui Liu, Kaiyang Wang
  • Patent number: 12154492
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided. The device includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light emitting element and a driving transistor configured to supply a current corresponding to a luminance signal to the light emitting element and a driving circuit including a scanning circuit configured to perform write scanning of scanning the plurality of pixels on a row basis and writing the luminance signal in a gate of the driving transistor. The driving circuit performs, only during a period from an activation of the light emitting device to a start of the write scanning when the write scanning is performed for a first time, a signal write operation of collectively writing a predetermined signal in the gates of the driving transistors included in pixels arranged in not less than two rows among the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Muto
  • Patent number: 12144487
    Abstract: A surgical instruments can be carried out via a foot switch by an operator or a surgeon. It is typical that during operation, multiple surgical instruments are each operated via one foot switch. As a result, the risk of an incorrect operation of the foot switches increases because the space available for the placement of the foot switches is limited. The invention provides a method and a device using which various functions in connection with surgical instruments can be carried out in a simple and safe manner. This is achieved in that at least one projector for generating a virtual control panel and at least one sensor for acquiring the virtual control panel are assigned to a foot switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
    Inventor: Jannis Holtkötter
  • Patent number: 12141375
    Abstract: A pen and touch input system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch input device including a sensor unit and a control unit for controlling the sensor unit and a stylus pen interacting with the touch input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Young Ho Cho, Hwanhee Lee, Giduk Kim, Joohyun Go, Mun Sub Byun, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Ho Jun Moon
  • Patent number: 12136880
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power circuit and a display device including the same. The power circuit includes an output terminal configured to supply an output voltage to a digital circuit; a current sensing resistor connected to the output terminal; a sensing part configured to receive a first reference voltage and voltages of both ends of the current sensing resistor and vary one of a feedback voltage and a second reference voltage; and a voltage generation part configured to receive the feedback voltage and the second reference voltage and lowers the output voltage when a current flowing through the current sensing resistor decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong Hwan Kim, Yeong Seok Choe
  • Patent number: 12124760
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable mediums for switching from a standby mode to a normal mode. In some embodiments, an electronic device includes a communication interface including a plurality of communication modules configured to communicate with a corresponding plurality of display modules of a display device, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to transmit, to a first communication module, a first pulse signal configured to turn on the first communication module in a first time period, transmit, to a first display module, a first control signal based on having received a first remote control signal configured to switch the electronic device from the standby mode to a normal mode, and switch the electronic device from the standby mode to the normal mode based on receiving a first response signal indicating reception of the first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gaewon Seo, Yeongchan Bae, Inhwa Seo, Daeun Oh
  • Patent number: 12117338
    Abstract: A terminal device with an ambient light detection function and an ambient light detection method are provided. The terminal device includes at least two photosensitive units arranged at a short distance, and the at least two photosensitive units are located in a slit area formed by a middle frame and a side wall of a display screen. Transparent black ink and opaque ink are respectively deployed in vertical projection areas of photosensitive areas of the at least two photosensitive units on cover glass, resulting in asymmetry in external ambient light energy sensed by the at least two photosensitive units. A processor performs differential calculation based on light energy sensed by the two photosensitive units by using a particular method, removes the impact of the light leakage generated by the display screen, and obtains brightness of peripheral real ambient light, to adjust brightness of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chenlong Li
  • Patent number: 12118155
    Abstract: An information processing device includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information of a two-dimensional operation performed on a controller; and a control unit configured to control an object displayed on a display device based on the operation information and a correspondence relationship between an operation coordinate system for determining an operation direction of the two-dimensional operation performed on the controller and a display coordinate system for determining a display position of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kamijo
  • Patent number: 12117617
    Abstract: The system may include at least one a light emitter configured to emit light over a range of wavelengths onto an environment and at least one sensor assembly. The range of wavelengths emitted by the light emitter may be of wavelengths that are above or below wavelengths used by a night vision imaging system. The sensor assembly may include an image sensor and conversion layer. The image sensor may capture images of the environment illuminated by the light emitters and sense light in a given range of wavelengths. The conversion layer may receive the emitted light and convert the emitted light to converted light with a wavelength within the given range of wavelengths associated with the image sensor. The image sensor may be further configured to receive the converted light from the conversion layer, capture an image of the light emitter and output image data associated with the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Keith, Brandon E. Wilson
  • Patent number: 12111547
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of data lines, at least one repair line, at least one compensation line and a data driver. The repair line is arranged on the substrate and overlapped with at least part of the plurality of data lines, for connecting with a broken data line when the broken data line with a breakpoint exists in the plurality of data lines, to repair the broken data line. Each compensation line is connected to the repair line through a resistor. The data driver includes a plurality of first output channels connected to the plurality of data lines, at least one second output channel connected to an end of the repair line away from the resistor and at least one third output channel connected to an end of the compensation line away from the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Gu Huang, Baohong Kang
  • Patent number: 12101425
    Abstract: An expandable touch screen display device made up of a flexible display that can be reconfigured from a compact state to a plurality of expanded states. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone or smaller. The form factor of each of the expanded states is roughly the size of a tablet computer. An internal mechanism is provided for synching the motion of the device's expansion with the motion of the flexible display's end plate which provides a force to guide the display around the roller located at the edge of the device. The device may further include an integrated speaker and microphone, and sensors to indicate the expanded position of the display. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with the device may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: LEPTON COMPUTING LLC
    Inventor: Stephen E. Delaporte