Patents Examined by Jose R Soto Lopez
  • Patent number: 11749166
    Abstract: A gate driver on array (GOA) circuit and a display panel are provided. The GOA circuit provides a pull-up maintaining module including transistors T11, T12, and T13. In a pre-charge sub-phase t1 and an output sub-phase t2, a node Qb is at a high level to pull down a node P and turn off the transistor T13. A node K changes to the high level under control of the transistor T11. The transistor T12 is turned on, and the node Qb is keeping at the high level. A node Qa is keeping at the high level in the pre-charge sub-phase, and keeping at a bootstrap electrical level in the output sub-phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian Tao
  • Patent number: 11741880
    Abstract: A driving method, a driving circuitry and a display device are provided. The driving method is applied to a touch display panel. A shift register unit in a gate driving circuitry in the touch display panel is electrically coupled with a clock signal terminal, the clock signal terminal is used for providing a clock signal to a pull-up circuit in the shift register unit, and a display cycle includes a display time period and a touch time period. The driving method includes: within a period during which initial N rows of gate lines are turned on after entering the display time period from the touch time period in the display cycle, controlling and adjusting the clock signal to increase a falling speed of a potential of a gate drive signal outputted by the shift register unit; N is a positive integer. The phenomenon of poor horizontal stripes is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhixiang Fang, Liangliang Zheng
  • Patent number: 11727835
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a light emitting element including a first electrode and a second electrode, a first switching element including a control electrode, a second switching element, a third switching element, a sensing resistor and a fourth switching element. The first switching element applies a first power voltage to the first electrode of the light emitting element. The second switching element applies a data voltage to the control electrode of the first switching element. The third switching element senses a signal of the first electrode of the light emitting element. The sensing resistor includes a first end connected to the second electrode of the light emitting element and a second end which receives a second power voltage. The fourth switching element senses a signal of the second electrode of the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Seok Ha, Kyoungsoo Kim, Kyu-Jin Park, Sung-Jae Park, Seung-Woon Shin, Ho Lee, Woon-Rok Jang
  • Patent number: 11727854
    Abstract: The embodiments of the application discloses a driving circuit, a display panel, a display apparatus and a voltage stabilization control method. The driving circuit includes an input module, a control module, an output module and a voltage stabilization module. The output module is used to output a scan signal via the output module according to level states of signals at first and second nodes. With respect to the voltage stabilization module, an input terminal thereof is connected to the output terminal of the output module, a first control terminal thereof receives a second clock signal, a second control terminal thereof is connected to the second node, an output terminal thereof is connected to the first node, and the voltage stabilization module is to connect the output terminal of the output module to the first node, when the scan signal is to control a data writing transistor to be turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng Hu
  • Patent number: 11726556
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Neuromersive, Inc.
    Inventor: Veena Somareddy
  • Patent number: 11721270
    Abstract: A gate driver includes first and second stages. Each of the first and second stages includes an output circuit which outputs a scan signal, a carry signal and an inverted carry signal based on voltages of first and second nodes, a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a third input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The first stage further includes a first input circuit which controls the voltages of the first and second nodes thereof based on a start pulse and a signal supplied to the second input terminal. The second stage further includes a second input circuit which controls the voltages of the first and second nodes thereof based on a first carry signal and a first inverted carry signal, and a signal supplied to the second input terminal. The second stage is dependently connected to the first stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hai Jung In
  • Patent number: 11721253
    Abstract: A method includes generating first demura data comprising first correction amounts for pixels in a first region of a display panel. The first region has a first pixel density. The method further includes generating second demura data comprising second correction amounts for pixels in a second region of the display panel. The second region has a second pixel density different from the first pixel density. The method further includes generating modified second demura data by modifying the second correction amounts by a first factor. The method further comprises compressing the first demura data and the modified second demura data to generate compressed demura data. The method further includes providing the compressed demura data and factor information indicative of the first factor to a display driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Aogaki, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
  • Patent number: 11721271
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, and a driver to drive the display panel based on input image data. The driver performs a sensing operation for the pixels, to selectively perform the sensing operation by comparing grayscale values of the input image data and a reference grayscale value, to selectively perform a luminance control operation for controlling luminance of the display panel in response to a luminance control signal, and to adjust the reference grayscale value when the luminance control operation is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Woong Jeong, Boyoung An, Kyoungho Lim
  • Patent number: 11710442
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of unit stages connected to each other, wherein each of the plurality of unit stages includes a first transistor having a lower gate electrode, an upper gate electrode disposed on the lower gate electrode, an active layer disposed between the lower gate electrode and the upper gate electrode, a first electrode contacting a first portion of the active layer, and a second electrode contacting a second portion of the active layer, a first capacitor defined by a first region in which the lower gate electrode and the upper gate electrode overlap, and a second capacitor defined by a second region in which the upper gate electrode and the first electrode overlap, wherein the upper gate electrode and the lower gate electrode are electrically coupled to each other in the first region where the upper gate electrode and the lower gate electrode overlap to form the first capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhong Na, Kangnam Kim, Sung-Hoon Lim, Woogeun Lee, Kyu-Sik Cho
  • Patent number: 11710443
    Abstract: A shift register, a gate drive circuit, and a display panel are provided. The shift register includes an input sub-circuit configured to pre-charge a pull-up node using an input signal; an output sub-circuit configured to output a clock signal through an signal output terminal; a pull-down control sub-circuit configured to control a potential of a pull-down node using a power supply voltage signal; a first pull-down sub-circuit configured to pull down a potential of the pull-down node using a first preset voltage signal; and a first control sub-circuit configured to control the potential of the pull-up node using a second preset voltage signal in response to the potential of the pull-down node; a potential of the first preset voltage signal is lower than a potential of a non-operating level signal of the first pull-down sub-circuit, but higher than a potential of the second preset voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiyong Ning, Zhonghao Huang, Xu Wu, Kunkun Gao, Chao Zhang, Can Wang, Maokun Tian
  • Patent number: 11705048
    Abstract: A shift register unit, a circuit structure, a gate drive circuit, a drive circuit and a display device are provided. A shift register unit includes a substrate and an input circuit, a reset circuit, a first output circuit, a first output terminal, a first connection conductive portion connecting both the input circuit and the reset circuit, a second connection conductive portion connecting both the reset circuit and the first output circuit, and a third connection conductive portion connecting both the first output circuit and the first output terminal, all of which are on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianbo Xian, Chen Xu, Xueguang Hao, Yong Qiao
  • Patent number: 11694597
    Abstract: The pixel driving circuit includes a current control sub-circuit configured to output a gray scale current signal to an element to be driven, and a gating sub-circuit. The gating sub-circuit is coupled to a scan signal terminal, a reset signal terminal, a gating data signal terminal and a pulse voltage signal terminal; the gating sub-circuit is configured to drive the element to be driven to continuously emit light under the control of a scan signal from the scan signal terminal and a gating data signal from the gating data signal terminal, and to drive the element to be driven to intermittently emit light under the control of a reset signal from the reset signal terminal, the gating data signal from the gating data signal terminal, and a pulse voltage signal from the pulse voltage signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lijun Yuan, Can Zhang, Ning Cong, Wei Li, Can Wang, Jinfei Niu, Jingjing Zhang, Minghua Xuan
  • Patent number: 11688326
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shift register including a first input sub-circuit, configured to receive a first input signal from a first input terminal and output a blanking output control signal to a first node in a blanking period of time of a frame; a second input sub-circuit, configured to receive a second input signal from a second input terminal and output a display output control signal to the first node in a display period of time of the frame; an output sub-circuit, configured to output a composite output signal via an output terminal under control of the first node, the composite output signal including a display output signal outputted in a display period of time and a blanking output signal outputted in a blanking period of time which are independent of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Yongqian Li
  • Patent number: 11686964
    Abstract: A common electrode for a display, which is originally provided in a liquid crystal display element, is also used as one (drive electrode) of a pair of electrodes for a touch sensor, and the other (detection-electrode-for-the-sensor) of the pair of electrodes is newly formed. An existing common drive signal as a drive signal for display is used in common for a drive signal for the touch sensor. A capacitance is formed between the common electrode and the detection-electrode-for-the-sensor, and touch detection is performed by utilizing a change of this capacitance caused by a finger touch of a user. Thus, a display device with a touch sensor is also applicable to a mobile device in which electric potential of the user is inconstant in many cases. The newly-provided electrode is only the detection-electrode-for-the-sensor, and it is unnecessary to newly prepare a drive signal for the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Koji Noguchi, Daisuke Takama, Yoshitoshi Kida
  • Patent number: 11676558
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device or display system is provided. The display system includes a correction circuit having a function of correcting an image signal by utilizing artificial intelligence. Specifically, learning by an artificial neural network enables the correction circuit to correct an image signal so as to alleviate the image discontinuity. Then, by making an inference (recognition) utilizing the artificial neural network which has finished the learning, the image signal is corrected and compensation for the image discontinuity can be made. In this manner, the junction can be inconspicuous on the displayed image, improving the quality of a high-resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11670218
    Abstract: A data driver for providing data voltages to a display panel includes a digital-to-analog converting block, an option storing block, a data swap block and an output buffer block. The digital-to-analog converting block converts line data into the data voltages. The option storing block stores a pixel arrangement option representing a pixel arrangement structure of the display panel. The data swap block is connected to the digital-to-analog converting block and the option storing block, and selectively performs a data swap operation that swaps the data voltages based on the pixel arrangement option and whether the line data are odd line data or even line data. The output buffer block is connected to the data swap block and outputs the data voltages on which the data swap operation is selectively performed to data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiyoun Kim, Hongsoo Kim, Sehyuk Park, Junheyung Jung, Manseung Cho
  • Patent number: 11657751
    Abstract: Provided are a display driving chip, a display apparatus and a display driving method. The display driving chip includes a gaze tracker, an image receiver, an image parser and an image driver, wherein the gaze tracker is configured to achieve real-time locating for the pupil center of human eyes and real-time calculation for gaze point coordinates, and output the gaze point coordinates of human eyes to the image parser; the image receiver is configured to receive image data to be played through a first image interface and input the image data to be played to the image parser; the image parser is configured to compress or decompress the image data to be played according to the gaze coordinates of human eyes and output the image data to the image driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Gao, Rui Liu, Yuxin Bi, Shaolei Zong, Jie Yang, Gaoming Sun, Jinyuan Yang
  • Patent number: 11657752
    Abstract: A drive circuit, a drive method, a shift register, and a display device are provided. The drive circuit includes a control module, an output module, and a protect module. The control module is electrically connected to a start signal line, first and second clock signal lines, first and second potential signal lines, and first and second nodes, and is configured to transmit a voltage signal to the first and the second nodes in response to first and second clock signals. The output module is electrically connected to the first and second potential signal lines, an output wire, and the first and second nodes. The protect module is configured to transmit an effective voltage signal to the first node in response to a control signal in a first state of the drive circuit such that the output module transmits an ineffective voltage signal to the output wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yajun Wang, Jianming Sun
  • Patent number: 11645978
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and device for processing compensation data to be applied to a pixel circuit, and a display panel. The method includes: receiving M compensation data; determining a first threshold range according to (i?N)-th to (i?1)-th standard data, wherein midpoint and length of the first threshold range both depend on the (i?N)-th to (i?1)-th standard data; judging whether an i-th compensation data is in the first threshold range or not; in response to the i-th compensation data being in the first threshold range, determining the i-th compensation data as qualified and using it as an i-th standard data; and in response to the i-th compensation data not being in the first threshold range, determining the i-th compensation data as unqualified, replacing it with an average value of the (i?N)-th to (i?1)-th standard data, and using the replaced i-th compensation data as the i-th standard data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenchao Bao, Xiaolong Wei
  • Patent number: 11645968
    Abstract: 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, a first pull-down circuit and a unidirectional isolation circuit, and the first output terminal is connected to the first pull-down circuit by the unidirectional isolation 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, and the second output terminal is connected to a node between the first pull-down circuit and the unidirectional isolation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Yongqian Li