Patents Examined by Kwang-Su Yang
  • Patent number: 9990879
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device. A solar cell module is integrated into a body of the display device. A photosensitive control module is configured to detect a brightness value of current ambient light being incident on the display device, and when the detected brightness value meets a predetermined condition, switch a power supply of the display device from a local cell to the solar cell module, so as to supply the electric energy stored in the solar cell module to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weilin Lai, Renrong Gai
  • Patent number: 9983755
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit, its driving methods, an OLED display panel and a display device. The pixel circuit includes a driving controlling unit configured to, under the control of a first scanning signal and a second scanning signal, charge or discharge a first storage capacitor through a first level, a second level and a data voltage, so as to compensate for a threshold voltage of a driving transistor with a gate-to-source voltage of the driving transistor when an OLED is driven by the driving transistor to emit light; and a touch controlling unit including a touch sensor and configured to, under the control of the first scanning signal and the second scanning signal, sense by the touch sensor whether or not a touch is made and transmit a corresponding touch sensing signal to a touch signal reading line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shengji Yang
  • Patent number: 9983453
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a display panel including first and second subpixels, where the first subpixel includes a first switching device including a first electrode connected to the j-th data line, a second electrode connected to a first subpixel electrode and a gate electrode connected to an i-th gate line, the second subpixel includes a second switching device including a first electrode connected to a j-th data line, a second electrode connected to a second subpixel electrode and a gate electrode connected to the i-th gate line, a third switching device including a first electrode connected to the second subpixel electrode and a gate electrode connected to the i-th gate line, and a fourth switching device including a first electrode connected to the j-th data line, a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the third switching device and a gate electrode connected to the i-th gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keum Dong Jung, Seung Hwan Moon, Seong Young Lee
  • Patent number: 9972236
    Abstract: A data line driving circuit for a display device having a plurality of data lines is provided to include a plurality of data line drivers respectively coupled to the data lines. Each data line driver includes a register unit to store video data having a pixel value, a pulse width modulation unit generating a PWM signal having a pulse width positively correlated with the pixel value, and a charge-discharge unit performing charge-discharge operation to generate a data voltage on a respective one of the data lines according to the PWM signal. A magnitude of voltage variation on the respective data line is positively correlated with the pulse width of the PWM signal during the charge-discharge operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Ya-Hsiang Tai, Zong-Hua Cai, Ching-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 9966041
    Abstract: A display circuit and a driving method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. The display circuit comprises a pixel unit (11), a first gate driving unit (12) and a second gate driving unit (13); wherein the first gate driving unit (12) is configured to input a first gate driving signal to the pixel unit (11); the second gate driving unit (13) is configured to input a second gate driving signal to the pixel unit (11); and the pixel unit (11) is configured to perform threshold compensating and gray scale displaying simultaneously under the control of the first gate driving signal and the second gate driving signal. The apparatus and method is capable of reducing the complexity in design of the display circuit, which is advantageous for raising density of pixels of the display panel. The apparatus and method are applicable to manufacture a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Cao, Zhongyuan Wu, Chen Song
  • Patent number: 9966019
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a display panel and a source driver is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. The source driver is coupled to the display panel and includes a plurality of source lines. Each of the source lines of the source driver is responsible for performing the pixel-writing to six corresponding pixel columns in the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ken-Ming Chen, Chi-Mao Hung, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chao-Liang Lu, Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Lin Tien
  • Patent number: 9958995
    Abstract: A touch display panel and a method for driving the same are provided. The touch display panel includes a first substrate; a plurality of electrode units, a plurality of switches, a touch display circuit and a common lead disposed on the first substrate, wherein the common lead is adapted for transmitting a common signal, each electrode unit is connected with the touch display circuit through one of a plurality of first leads, each of the plurality of electrode units is connected with the common lead through one of a plurality of second leads, and each of the plurality of switches is disposed between one of the plurality of second leads and the common lead, so as to disconnect the common lead and the plurality of second leads during a touch sensing period, and connect the common lead and the plurality of second leads during a display period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: SHANGHAI AVIC OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huijun Jin
  • Patent number: 9953560
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device. A solar cell module is integrated into a body of the display device. A photosensitive control module is configured to detect a brightness value of current ambient light being incident on the display device, and when the detected brightness value meets a predetermined condition, switch a power supply of the display device from a local cell to the solar cell module, so as to supply the electric energy stored in the solar cell module to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weilin Lai, Renrong Gai
  • Patent number: 9953583
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a circuit configured to control anode voltages of one or more adjacent pixel rows, which are adjacent to an Nth pixel row, to achieve minimal voltage differences between said Nth pixel row and said adjacent pixel rows to suppress luminance drops in an OLED display by minimizing leakage currents being introduced from adjacent pixel rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghun Yoon, ChangHeon Kang, JungMin Lee
  • Patent number: 9946326
    Abstract: A user interface device includes: a proximity sensor configured to detect proximity of a user; an electrostatic switch configured to detect capacitance changes of a plurality of electrodes; an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration; and a microcomputer configured to control supply of electric current to the electrostatic switch and the acceleration sensor based on a detection result of the proximity sensor, and recognize a plurality of user operations based on detection results of the electrostatic switch and the acceleration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Nishiyama, Hiroaki Sano
  • Patent number: 9922586
    Abstract: A loading effect control device includes a detecting line, a detector, a load controller, and a gamma reference voltage generator. The detecting line is coupled to a first power supply line in a display panel, and the first power supply line provides a first power voltage. The detector measures the first power voltage in the display panel through the detecting line, detects an amount of load of the display panel, and outputs a first voltage corresponding to the detected amount of the load. The load controller determines a control amount of the load based on the detected load amount and a loading effect setting. The gamma reference voltage generator controls a gamma reference voltage based on the control amount of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Kook Park, Yong-Kyu Jang
  • Patent number: 9911391
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal panel having a display area and a non-display area; left and right common voltage lines connected to common voltage lines formed in the display area and located in the non-display area on the left and right sides of the display area; and a common voltage compensator that receives feedback common voltages from the left and right common voltage lines and outputs compensated common voltages based on the feedback common voltages, wherein the common voltage compensator divides the display area into a first display area and a second display area with respect to the center of the liquid crystal panel and performs different compensation to the first display area and the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changyong Sung, Hyunmyoung Yoon, Sunwoo Park, Jonghee Park
  • Patent number: 9904420
    Abstract: Discussed is a display device integrated with touch screen. The display device includes a plurality of touch groups into which a plurality of touch electrodes are physically divided, a plurality of first driving electrode lines connected to a plurality of driving electrodes of a first touch group of the touch groups, a plurality of second driving electrode lines connected to a plurality of driving electrodes of a second touch group of the touch groups, a plurality of first receiving electrode lines connected to a plurality of receiving electrodes of the first touch group, a plurality of second receiving electrode lines connected to a plurality of receiving electrodes of the second touch group, a touch driving IC configured to supply a touch driving signal to the first and second driving electrode lines, and a touch sensing IC configured to sense touch signals of the first and second receiving electrode lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoon Bae Kim, Cheol Se Kim, Sung Su Han, Seong Kyu Kang
  • Patent number: 9898998
    Abstract: A correction data generating apparatus, a method of generating correction data, and an image quality correction system are provided. The method of generating correction data includes detecting brightness of a display panel, determining an non-uniform area of the display panel for each RGB color based on the detected brightness, generating correction data regarding the non-uniform area by determining a screen split size and a correction section for correcting an image quality of the display panel based on the non-uniform area, and storing the generated correction data. In this case, the correction data is stored in a storage of a display apparatus controlling the display panel, and the display apparatus corrects an image quality of the display panel using the correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-hoon Lee, Sang-hyoun Kim, Sung-soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9898144
    Abstract: The invention discloses a touch control display panel and a touch control display apparatus, where the touch control display panel includes a TFT array substrate and a color film substrate arranged in opposition; the TFT array substrate includes a pixel array and a touch control dual-gate TFT array; and when there is a touch control occurring, an electrically conductive post at a press location approaches the touch control dual-gate TFT along with a press, and a channel current of the touch control dual-gate TFT can be modulated by a current generated by the electrically conductive post. There will be no interference with a display per se in operation of the touch control, and no adverse influence imposed on the arrangement of liquid crystals in the liquid crystal display panel. The process of preparing the pixel array can be compatible with that of the touch control dual-gate TFTs, greatly lowering cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongshou Huang
  • Patent number: 9892702
    Abstract: A pixel includes a voltage dividing unit, a LC capacitor, a control unit, a first capacitor, a writing-in unit, and an adjusting unit. First terminal of the voltage dividing unit receives a first power voltage. The control terminal of the voltage dividing unit receives a first control signal. The LC capacitor is electrically coupled to the second terminal of voltage dividing unit. The control terminal of the control unit receives a second control signal. The writing-in unit provides a first pixel data signal to the first capacitor based on a third control signal. The adjusting unit receives a second power voltage. The adjusting unit divides voltage difference between the first and second power voltages based on the first pixel data signal stored in the first capacitor so as to control voltage stored in the LC capacitor, such that the LC corresponding to LC capacitor can be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Huan Lin, Chia-Ting Hsieh, Norio Sugiura, Fang-Chen Luo
  • Patent number: 9892676
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit (12, 13), a display circuit, a driving method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. The gate driving circuit (12, 13) comprises at least three GOA units, each of which comprises a signal input terminal (INPUT), an output terminal (OUT), a reset terminal (RESET) and an idle output terminal (COUNT). The gate driving circuit, the display circuit and the driving method and the display apparatus are capable of providing a matched gate driving signal in the process of threshold compensation outside pixels and applicable to manufacture a displayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Cao, Zhongyuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9870100
    Abstract: A multi-touch sensing apparatus using a rear view camera of an array type is provided. The multi-touch sensing apparatus may include a display panel to display an image, a sensing light source to emit light to sense a touch image which is generated by an object and displayed on a back side of the display panel, and a camera to divide and sense the touch image. The camera may be arranged in an edge of a lower side of the multi-touch sensing apparatus, or a mirror to reflect the touch image may be included in the multi-touch sensing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon Ju Yi, Chang Kyu Choi, Jae Joon Han, Du-Sik Park, Woon Bae Kim, Jong Oh Kwon
  • Patent number: 9858862
    Abstract: A display device and a method of driving the display device are discussed. The display device includes a display panel which has subpixels disposed at points where data lines intersect gate lines. A data driver supplies a data voltage corresponding to specific input data to the data lines. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) senses the data voltage supplied to at least one data line of the data lines, and converts the sensed data voltage to digital sensed data. A timing controller supplies compensation data compensated based on the digital sensed data to the data driver, thereby compensating for a deviation of the data driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: OhJong Kwon, SungWoo Park
  • Patent number: 9857901
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a substrate, a display unit including a pixel and a non-pixel area disposed on the substrate, and an encapsulation layer covering the display unit, and a touch sensor including detection electrodes disposed on the display panel and a passivation layer covering the detection electrodes, in which the passivation layer includes a surface protrusion and depression portion overlapping the non-pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mi Jin Yoon