Patents Examined by Julie Anne Watko
  • Patent number: 9972250
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including: a pixel array unit configured such that a pixel circuit including a light emitting unit, a writing transistor, and a drive transistor is arranged in a matrix form; a signal output unit configured to output video signals to signal lines during a plurality of horizontal periods corresponding to the number of rows in a unit; a writing and scanning unit configured to output scanning signals; and a selector circuit unit configured to select, in turn, the plurality of scanning signals and allocate the selected scanning signal to each of scanning lines of a unit of pixel rows, wherein a selection assigned period in a display frame period of the selection transistor is divided into a plurality of periods, and a desired voltage is applied to a gate electrode of the selection transistor during a specific period other than the selection assigned period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Naobumi Toyomura
  • Patent number: 9959812
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of compensating AMOLED power supply voltage drop, comprising: step 1, measuring a brightness value L of each light-emitting element line of a panel by starting from a COF end of the AMOLED; step 2, drawing a brightness variation curve of the each light-emitting element line caused by IR Drop according to the brightness value L of the each light-emitting element line measured in the step 1; step 3, calculating a voltage value for compensation of every two adjacent light-emitting elements from difference values between the brightnesses of every two adjacent light-emitting elements according to a ratio conversion between a brightness difference ?L and a voltage difference ?V, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taijiun Hwang, Jihshiang Lee
  • Patent number: 9946506
    Abstract: A dual screen point-of-sale system includes a point-of-sale device and a tablet computer. The point-of-sale device includes a first display screen and a first connection part. A first picture of the point-of-sale device is shown on the first display screen in response to a first device signal. The first connection part receives the first device signal. The tablet computer includes a second connection part and a second display screen. When the first connection part and the first connection part are in communication with each other, the first device signal is transmitted from the point-of-sale device to the tablet computer. Consequently, a picture corresponding to the first device signal is shown on the second display screen. When the first connection part and the first connection part are not in communication with each other, a second picture is shown on the second display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: FLYTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yao-Cheng Ting, Pin-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: 9946368
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a control method. By means of arranging in an operating apparatus a first input member for locating a touch control position via a touch control operation and a second input member for issuing a vibration signal to be collected by an electronic device during the touch control operation, it is possible to determine an operation mode of the electronic device based on the vibration signal, and to operate the electronic device in the operation mode, thereby enabling to control the operation mode of the electronic device via the vibration signal issued when the operating apparatus is in contact with the electronic device. It can be seen that, the technical solutions of embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve more application functions by using apparatus for performing touch control operations on electronic devices, and thus can achieve the technical effect of extending the applicable range of the operating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventor: Jie Yang
  • Patent number: 9931933
    Abstract: The input device includes a press switch configured to be pressed in a direction of a predetermined axis, a first operation member configured to be moved along the predetermined axis to press the press switch, a second operation member disposed circularly around the first operation member and configured to be tilted relative to the predetermined axis to press the press switch, a first touch sensor disposed on the first operation member and configured to detect contact of a finger of a right hand with the first operation member, and a second touch sensor disposed on the second operation member and configured to detect contact of the finger of the right hand with the second operation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Shimada, Hideaki Eto
  • Patent number: 9933901
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for enabling efficient control of a media application at a media electronic device by a user electronic device, and, more particularly, for reducing perceived latency of and/or input response time to control data that may be provided by a user electronic device for a media application running on a media electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jacques P. Gasselin de Richebourg, Norman N. Wang, James J. Cwik
  • Patent number: 9898081
    Abstract: According to the invention, a system for presenting graphics on a display device is disclosed. The system may include an eye tracking device and a graphics processing device. The eye tracking device may be for determining a gaze point of a user on a display device. The graphics processing device may be for causing graphics to be displayed on the display device. The graphics displayed on the display device may be modified such that the graphics are of higher quality in an area including the gaze point of the user, than outside the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Robin Thunström, Mårten Skogö
  • Patent number: 9891733
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes: a touch sensor film including: at least one corner formed in a curved line; and a through part; and a flexible printed circuit board including one end connected to a wiring extending from the touch sensor film; the flexible printed circuit board disposed through the through part, wherein the through part is disposed adjacent to the corner of the touch sensor film formed in the curved line, and wherein the through part includes a curved line corresponding to the corner of the touch sensor film formed in the curved line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Kyu Jeon, Hyung Chul Kim, Jung Mok Park
  • Patent number: 9864401
    Abstract: A multiple display system having at least two mechanical arrangements such that in one of the at least two arrangements one of the multiple displays is stowed, out of the way mechanically and visually, when only a first display is in use; and one of the other of the at least two arrangements wherein the other of the multiple displays is substantially coplanar and adjacent to the one screen when both screens are in use. The other display in the one of the other of the at least two arrangements also runs the graphical user interface of an application, permitting the multiple display system to offer at least two programs running simultaneously, each with its own visual user-interface operating on its own display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Village Green Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tina Ebey, Peter B. Bishop
  • Patent number: 9852678
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of gate lines on a substrate, a plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines, and a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels being coupled to one of the gate lines and to one of the data lines; a data driver configured to output data signals through a plurality of channel terminals; and a line selector configured to transmit the data signals to a plurality of data line blocks, each of the data line blocks including a plurality of data lines, wherein the line selector includes a plurality of thin-film transistors, and at least two of the thin-film transistors have different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon I Jeong, Hwa Young Song, Min Kyu Woo, Dong Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 9837018
    Abstract: A display panel includes input power supply line coupled to a power supply at one or more edge portions of the display panel, and an output power supply line coupled to the input power supply line at a predetermined portion of the display panel. The input power supply line receives the power supply voltage, and the output power supply line receives the power supply voltage from the input power supply line. The power supply is coupled to the output power supply line at the one or more edge portions of the display panel, and receives the power supply voltage from the output power supply line to adjust a voltage level of the power supply voltage based on the power supply voltage from the output power supply line. The predetermined portion is at a location different from an edge of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Jong-Man Bae, Byeong-Doo Kang, Jin-Woo Kim, Do-Hyung Ryu, Jae-Woo Song, Byung-Hyuk Shin, Baek-Woon Lee, Hae-Goo Jung
  • Patent number: 9830001
    Abstract: A method, device and system for collecting writing pattern using Body Area Network, BAN, wherein the BAN comprises at least one BAN enabled writing device, e.g. a pen and at least one wearable BAN enabled communication device, e.g. a wristlet, worn by a user, wherein a BAN link is established through the body of the user between the writing device and the communication device, when the user touches the writing device, the writing pattern is created and collected by using the writing device and streamed from the writing device to the wearable device by using the established BAN link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Bolin, Henrik Bengtsson, Erik Bengtsson, Ola Thorn, Aleksandar Rodzevski
  • Patent number: 9830021
    Abstract: Provided is an image-display apparatus on which an object to be observed can be applied, the image-display apparatus comprising: a display screen; a plurality of light-emitting units arranged to emit light out of the screen from behind the screen; a plurality of light sensors arranged behind the screen to detect light including light emitted from at least one light-emitting unit and reflected from an object applied to the display screen, and to output at least first and second detection values; and a determination unit configured to determine, based on the detection values output by the plurality of sensors, a first region of the display screen corresponding to a region to which the object is applied to the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masatsugu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9812066
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a plurality of pixel row groups, a scan driver, a data driver, and a data distributor. Each pixel group includes the same number of pixel rows, and the pixel row groups are sequentially driven. The data distributor demultiplexes data signals for input into the pixels. The data signals are input to the pixels after threshold voltage compensation is performed at substantially a same time for pixels in each of the pixel row groups. Data signals are to be input to pixels in one pixel row group while threshold voltage compensation is performed for pixels in another pixel row group adjacent to the one pixel row group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Min Kim, Hyung ryul Kang, Se Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 9811147
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the display device includes a display panel and touchsensor, the touchsensor outputs a detected signal from detection electrode. An energy saving control section sets a first period in which the detected signal is to be captured, and a second period which is a period except the first period, and controls, in the first period, at least power supply voltage of an image processing section, a panel control section and the display panel to an off-state or to a low voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Komatsu, Jin Ota, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Koji Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9812160
    Abstract: A stainless steel dual stage actuated disk drive head suspension baseplate including a plated electrical contact area having nickel and gold. The baseplate can be heat treated. The nickel and gold can be in a mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffry S. Bennin, Jacob D. Bjorstrom, Shawn P. Bopp, Reed T. Hentges, Michael T. Hofflander, Richard R. Jenneke, Craig A. Leabch, Mark S. Lewandowski, Zachary A. Pokornowski, Brian D. Schafer, Brian J. Stepien, John A. Theget, John E. Theisen, John L. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9805674
    Abstract: An adjusting method of display parameter and a liquid crystal display (LCD) system are provided. The adjusting method includes: obtaining a first luminance value and a second luminance value when a LCD panel displaying a minimum grayscale image and a maximum grayscale image respectively; based on the first luminance value, the second luminance value and a standard Gamma curve of the LCD panel, obtaining each target luminance value conforming to the standard Gamma curve and corresponding to each grayscale; based on the target luminance value of each grayscale and a relationship between grayscale voltage and luminance obtained in advance, obtaining a target grayscale voltage of each grayscale; and adjusting a grayscale voltage of each grayscale to be the target grayscale voltage of the grayscale to thereby achieve Gamma adjustment. By the above method, automatic adjustment of display parameter for the LCD panel can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shen-sian Syu, Yugang Bao, Jian He
  • Patent number: 9791943
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a first panel having a first user interface that includes a keyboard. The apparatus may also include a second panel coupled via a hinge to the first panel in a clamshell structure. The second panel may include a first display side to present information in a first display mode when the apparatus is arranged in an open position, and a second display side to present information in a second display mode when the apparatus is arranged in a closed position. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tim Hulford
  • Patent number: 9786245
    Abstract: A method of generating a driving voltage which drives a display panel, includes storing a driving voltage data corresponding to a driving frequency of the display panel in a memory, obtaining a frequency signal corresponding to the driving frequency of the display panel, reading out driving voltage data corresponding to the driving frequency of the display panel from the memory according to the frequency signal, and generating a driving voltage of the display panel based on the driving voltage data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-Han Lee, Hyang-A Park, Sun-Kyo Lim, In-Cheol Jeong
  • Patent number: 9779671
    Abstract: A image display medium driving device includes a voltage application unit that applies a voltage between a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent, of an image display medium including plural types of particles which are sealed between the pair of substrates, are attached to the substrates, and start to be separated from the substrates at different times when a predetermined voltage is applied and a control unit that controls the voltage application unit such that a time when the voltage is applied between the pair of substrates varies depending on image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Taijyu Gan, Ryota Mizutani, Yasufumi Suwabe, Yoshinori Machida, Naoki Hiji