Patents Examined by Jose R Soto Lopez
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Patent number: 11978420Abstract: Provided is a technology capable of consistently and stably forming a slope of a gate pulse modulation waveform by discharging a gate line by a predetermined current by using a regulator and the like in gate pulse modulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Uk Jeon, Jung Bae Yun, Man Jeong Ko, Byung Seob Song
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Patent number: 11977406Abstract: A passive haptic interface includes a first element which is rotatably movable about an axis or translatably movable along an axis, the first movable element rotating or moving opposite a second fixed element. The first movable element has a first plurality of magnetic poles spaced periodically at a pole pitch Ps and in the direction of movement, and the second fixed element has a second plurality of magnetic poles periodically spaced at a pole pitch Pr and in the direction of movement, where Ps and Pr are different numbers. A periodic stress is created by the magnetic interaction between the first movable element and the second fixed element in a period Pt. The pole pitches Ps and Pr are chosen such that Pt is strictly less than the smallest of the pitches Ps and Pr.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Moving Magnet TechnologiesInventors: Jean-Daniel Alzingre, Antoine Foucaut, Olivier Pajot
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Patent number: 11978383Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data processing device, a data driving device, and a system for driving a display device, and more particularly, to a data processing device, a data driving device, and a system capable of reducing power consumption of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.Inventor: Jung Min Choi
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Patent number: 11972078Abstract: A capacitance sensing device includes a transmit (TX) generator for generating a sequence of receive (RX) signals by applying each TX signal pattern in a sequence of TX signal patterns to a set of sensor electrodes. For each TX signal pattern in the sequence of TX signal patterns, and for each subset of three or more contiguous sensor electrodes of the set of sensor electrodes, the TX generator applies to the subset one of a first excitation signal and a second excitation signal. The plurality of subsets includes at least half of the sensor electrodes in the set of sensor electrodes. The capacitance sensing device also includes a sequencer circuit coupled with the TX generator. For each TX signal pattern in the sequence of TX signal patterns, the sequencer circuit determines a next subsequent TX signal pattern in the sequence based on a circular rotation of the TX signal pattern. The capacitance sensing device also includes a processing block coupled with the TX generator.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Viktor Kremin, Volodymyr Bihday, Ruslan Omelchuk, Oleksandr Pirogov, Vasyl Mandziy, Roman Ogirko, Ihor Musijchuk, Andriy Maharyta, Igor Kolych, Igor Kravets
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Patent number: 11961454Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels to receive data voltages based on converted grayscales; and a grayscale converter to: calculate first compensation offsets based on positions of the pixels and input grayscales for the pixels; convert the first compensation offsets into second compensation offsets according to a maximum luminance weight based on an input maximum luminance; and calculate the converted grayscales by applying the second compensation offsets to the input grayscales.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Si Beak Pyo, Seung Kyu Lee, Young Uk Hwang
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Patent number: 11961432Abstract: A display device includes a display area and a non-display area disposed around the display area and including a pad area. The display device includes a resistance checker disposed in the non-display area, resistance test pads disposed in the pad area, resistance test lines connecting the resistance checker with the resistance test pad, and crack test lines disposed on the outer side of the resistance checker. The resistance test lines intersect the crack test lines in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Joo Hye Jung, Keon Woo Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Deuk Jong Kim, Deok Young Choi
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Patent number: 11961456Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The first transistor applies a driving current to the light emitting element. The second transistor and the third transistor apply an initialization voltage to a first electrode of the light emitting element. The second transistor and the third transistor are electrically connected to each other in series.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungmin Son, Jae-Jin Song
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Patent number: 11942016Abstract: A display device includes: a gain provider configured to set a time point elapsed by a set period from a time point at which a first region of an input image is detected as a still region, as a set time, and to gradually decrease a gain value from the set time; and a grayscale converter configured to generate an output image by applying the gain value to the first region and a second region including a peripheral region of the first region among the input image, wherein the gain provider is configured to set the set period differently according to size of grayscale values in the first region.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee Sook Park, Ki Hyun Pyun
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Patent number: 11935458Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel connected to a first data line and a first scan line; a second pixel connected to the first data line and a second scan line; a first scan driver connected to a first scan start line and the first scan line; and a second scan driver connected to a second scan start line and the second scan line. In a first frame period, the second scan start line is to be suppled with a second scan start signal having a turn-on level, after a first period elapses after a first scan start signal having a turn-on level is supplied to the first scan start line. In a second frame period, a difference between a time at which the first scan start signal having the turn-on level is supplied and a time at which the second scan start signal having the turn-on level is supplied corresponds to a second period. The second period is shorter than the first period.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji Hyun Ka, Ki Myeong Eom, Kyong Hwan Oh, Hai Jung In
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Patent number: 11935459Abstract: A display apparatus can include a display panel configured to display a black image and a real image, a gate driver configured to display gate signals to a plurality of gate lines provided in a display area of the display panel, and a controller configured to control the gate driver. Here, one-frame period for displaying the black image is shorter than one-frame period where the real image is displayed. Further, the gate driver can include a plurality of stages configured to supply the gate signals to the plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of dummy stages connected directly between the plurality of stages and the controller. In addition, gate start signals for driving the plurality of stages are supplied to the plurality of dummy stages by the controller.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: KeyYoung Yang, Jihoon Yu, Bumhee Han
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Patent number: 11929016Abstract: A scan-type display apparatus includes an LED array and a scan driver. The LED array has a common anode configuration, and includes multiple scan lines, multiple data lines and multiple LEDs. The scan driver includes multiple scan driving circuits. Each scan driving circuit includes a voltage generator and a detector. The voltage generator has an output terminal that is connected to the scan line corresponding to the scan driving circuit, and is configured to output one of an input voltage and a clamp voltage at the output terminal of the voltage generator. The detector is connected to the output terminal of the voltage generator, and generates a detection signal that indicates whether any one of the LEDs connected to the scan line corresponding to the scan driving circuit is short circuited based on a voltage at the output terminal of the voltage generator and a detection timing signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: MACROBLOCK, INC.Inventors: Chi-Min Hsieh, Che-Wei Chang, Chen-Yuan Kuo, Wei-Hsiang Cheng
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Patent number: 11929009Abstract: A shift register comprises a first shift register unit and a second shift register unit. The first shift register unit comprises a first input circuit connected to a first input terminal and a first pull-up node, a first output circuit connected to the first pull-up node, a first output terminal and a first clock terminal, and a first pull-down circuit. The second shift register unit comprises a second input circuit connected to a second input terminal and a second pull-up node, and a second output circuit connected to the second pull-up node, a second output terminal and a second clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Yongqian Li
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Patent number: 11921914Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for providing virtual environments that are responsively adaptable to users' characteristics. Embodiments provide for identifying a virtual action to be performed by a virtual representation of a patient within a virtual environment. The virtual action corresponds to a physical action by a physical limb of the patient in the real-world. In embodiments, the virtual action is required to be performed to a first target area within the virtual environment. Embodiments determine that the patient has at least one limitation that limits the patient performing the physical action. A determination of whether the patient has performed the physical action to at least a physical threshold associated is made. The virtual environment is caused to adapt in order to allow the virtual action to be performed in response to the determination that the patient has performed the physical action to the physical threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Neuromersive, Inc.Inventor: Veena Somareddy
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Patent number: 11922852Abstract: A display device and a driving system thereof are provided. The driving system of the display device includes a control module, a voltage conversion module, and a detection module which are interconnected. The detection module is added in the driving system of the display device to ensure that the voltage conversion module outputs a stable target voltage when the voltage conversion module is operated normally.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Wenfang Li
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Patent number: 11917876Abstract: Disclosed is a display substrate, including: a base including a display region and a peripheral region; sub-pixels in the display region; data lines in at least the display region and extending in a first direction and electrically connected to the sub-pixels; gate lines in at least the display region and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and electrically connected to the sub-pixels; pads in the peripheral region; data leads in the peripheral region and electrically connected to the data lines and the pads; a gate driver circuit in the peripheral region and electrically connected to the gate lines; gate drive lines in the peripheral region and electrically connected to the gate driver circuit; gate leads in the peripheral region and extending in the first direction, which are electrically connected to the gate drive lines and the pads and located between the data leads.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Cong Liu, Hongjun Zhou, Lili Du, Feng Wei
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Patent number: 11915636Abstract: A gamma voltage generator, a source driver and a display apparatus are provided. The gamma voltage generator is connected with a plurality of channel circuits and is used for outputting the predetermined number of gamma voltages, and each channel circuit selects at least one gamma voltage according to input display data to generate a corresponding data voltage. The gamma voltage generator includes a plurality of basic buffers and a plurality of dynamic buffers. Each dynamic buffer is configured to operate in a first mode of not outputting a buffer voltage or in a second mode of outputting a buffer voltage, wherein, the plurality of dynamic buffers switch from the first mode to the second mode based on update or change of the display data. The buffer voltages from the two types of buffers are used to generate the gamma voltages.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventor: Chi-Yi Lo
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Patent number: 11908358Abstract: A gate test part includes a plurality of composite pads electrically connected to a plurality of gate lines. The gate lines extend in a first direction and are disposed along a second direction crossing the first direction. Each of the composite pads includes an antistatic pad, a first test pad spaced apart from the antistatic pad and providing a gate test signal to each of the gate lines, and a second test pad overlapping the antistatic pad and the first test pad. The second test pad electrically connects the antistatic pad and the first test pad.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwan-Yup Shin, Jun-Ho Bae, Mi-Sun Lee
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Patent number: 11908373Abstract: The present application provides a display driving circuit and a display device, wherein the display driving circuit comprises a plurality of driving units, each of the driving units comprises a plurality of stages of sub driving units, each of the driving units is electrically connected to one of independent triggering units, and the sub driving units in the driving units are electrically connected stage by stage; and the display device comprises the display driving circuit. A structure of the driving circuit can realize partitioned work of the driving circuit, and can reduce power consumption of the display device when the display driving circuit is applied in the display device.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zuzhao Xu, Seungkyu Choi
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Patent number: 11908374Abstract: A demultiplexer is provided. The demultiplexer includes a plurality of demultiplexer units. Each of the demultiplexer units includes two first type thin film transistors sharing a source electrode, and two second type thin film transistors are disposed between two of the demultiplexer units adjacent to each other. Space utilization of the demultiplexer is improved. A display panel and a display device having the demultiplexer are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Wenqiang Yu
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Patent number: 11908378Abstract: The present application provides a gate driving circuit and a display panel. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of cascaded gate driving units, where each of the plurality of cascaded gate driving units includes a pull-up control module, an inversion module and a feedback module. The potential of the pull-up node is stepwise increased by the pull-up control module, so that the feedback module can be controlled to be turned off by the inversion module when the potential of the pull-up node is lower, thereby improving a phenomenon of leakage of the pull-up node through the feedback module.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co., Ltd., TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wenbo Shi