Patents Examined by Kwang-Su Yang
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9852701
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display unit having pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, each pixel including additive mixture subpixels and a luminance adjustment subpixel, and a signal control unit controlling a luminance at a maximum gray scale in the luminance adjustment subpixel depending on an external light illuminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Yoshihiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9846477
    Abstract: A method of controlling a computer including a display screen, the computer having a plurality of modes with respect to the display screen, includes: determining that the computer is set to a first lock mode after inactivity during a non-lock mode over a first time period before a second lock mode is set, the first lock mode, the second lock mode, and the non-lock mode being from among the plurality of modes; switching the computer from the first lock mode to the second lock mode when after inactivity over a second time period subsequent to the first time period; and returning, by a processor in the computer, the computer from the first lock mode to the non-lock mode when an input designating a position included in a certain area of the display screen is detected within the second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Sugano, Tatsuro Matsumoto, Daisuke Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9837034
    Abstract: A display device may include the following elements: a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction; a gate driver configured for applying gate signals to the gate lines; a data driver configured for applying data voltages to the data lines; a plurality of pixels electrically connected to the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines; and a control wire set that traverses overlaps an area of a first pixel of the plurality of pixels, electrically interconnects the gate driver and the data driver, and is configured to transmit a control signal from the data driver to the gate driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chul Jung, Sun Hwa Lee, Il Gon Kim, Sang-Uk Lim, Jun Ki Jeong
  • Patent number: 9838527
    Abstract: An electrostatic capacitive sensor includes a plurality of transmitter electrodes, a plurality of receiver electrodes, and a control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Oishi, Yo Yamashiro
  • Patent number: 9830856
    Abstract: A stage circuit includes a first driver, a second driver, a first output unit, a second output unit and a controller. The first driver controls voltages of first and second nodes, according to a first power source, a third power source, a start signal or a carry signal of a previous stage input to a first input terminal, and a clock signal supplied to a second input terminal. The second driver controls voltages of third and fourth nodes, according to voltages of the first power source, the third power source, the first input terminal and the first and second nodes. The first output unit outputs a carry signal to a first output terminal, according to voltages of the first power source, the second input terminal and the third and fourth nodes. The second output unit outputs a scan signal to a second output terminal, according to voltages of the second power source, the second input terminal and the third and fourth nodes. The controller is electrically coupled to the first output terminal and the second driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang-University
    Inventors: Oh-Kyong Kwon, Yeong-Keun Kwon, Jong-Hee Kim, Ji-Sun Kim, Jae-Keun Lim, Chong-Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 9830025
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device integrated with a touch screen. The display device includes a panel configured to include a plurality of first electrodes arranged in parallel in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes arranged in parallel in a second direction, a switching unit configured to apply a common voltage to the plurality of first and second electrodes when the panel operates in a display driving mode, and when the panel operates in a touch driving mode, apply a first touch scan pulse to the plurality of first electrodes during a first period, and apply a second touch scan pulse to the plurality of first and second electrodes during a second period, a first touch sensing unit configured to apply the first touch scan pulse to the switching unit, and a second touch sensing unit configured to apply the second touch scan pulse to the switching unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Man Hyeop Han, Cheol Se Kim, Ju Han Kim, Sang Soo Hwang
  • Patent number: 9818803
    Abstract: A pixel arrangement structure of an OLED display is provided. The pixel arrangement structure includes: a first pixel having a center coinciding with a center of a virtual square; a second pixel separated from the first pixel and having a center at a first vertex of the virtual square; and a third pixel separated from the first pixel and the second pixel, and having a center at a second vertex neighboring the first vertex of the virtual square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 9812088
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal controller and a data driver. The signal controller processes an input image signal to generate an output image signal. The signal controller processes the input image signal using a correction unit. The correction unit corrects the input image signal to a first gray scale value greater than 0 gray scale value when the gray scale value of the input image signal is 0. The output image signal is based on the corrected input image signal. The data driver converts the output image signal into a data voltage to be applied to a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ik Hyun Ahn, Yoon Gu Kim, Bong Im Park, Seon Ki Kim, Ah Young Son
  • Patent number: 9805660
    Abstract: A display is provided that includes a display having a light-emitting element and a drive transistor, which supplies a current to the light-emitting element causing the light-emitting element to emit light. The display also includes a signal line driving circuit that supplies a signal voltage applied between a gate and a source of the drive transistor, and a control circuit that calculates an amount of threshold voltage shift of the drive transistor on the basis of an amount of deterioration of a threshold voltage of the drive transistor during a deterioration period, and corrects the signal voltage in accordance with the amount of threshold voltage shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hayashi, Takahiro Kawashima
  • Patent number: 9791978
    Abstract: An optical touch module and a touch detecting method thereof are provided. The optical touch module includes a plurality of sensing components, at least one carrier component and a control unit. The sensing components are configured to sense a touch object located on a touch plane. The carrier component carries and rotates at least one of the sensing components to change sensing directions of the sensing components relative to the touch plane. The control unit is coupled to the sensing components and the carrier component and divides the touch plane into a plurality of regions based on the sensing components. The control unit controls the rotation of the carrier component to change the sensing direction of the at least one sensing component, such that the sensing components sense the regions. The control unit calculates a coordinate of the touch object according to sensing results of the sensing components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-Yen Chen
  • Patent number: 9792856
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area includes display pixels at crossing areas of data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines. The non-display area includes auxiliary pixels at crossing positions of auxiliary data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines. The display device also includes a scan driver to supply scan signals to the scan lines, a first data driver to supply data voltages to the data lines, a second data driver to supply an auxiliary data voltage to the auxiliary data line, and a demultiplexer between the data lines and the first data driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyong-Tae Park, Dong-Yoon So, Sung-Ho Cho, Yu-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 9792855
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus includes first and second pixels on a display region, first and second scan lines connected to the first and second pixels respectively, and a gate driver to output a first scan signal and a second scan signal to the first and second scan lines respectively. The first pixel includes a first pixel circuit and a first organic light emitting diode (OLED). The second pixel includes a second pixel circuit and a second OLED. Each of the first and second pixel circuits includes a driving transistor to output driving current to the anode of a respective one of the first and second OLEDs. The anode of the second OLED at least partially overlaps the gate of a driving transistor of the first pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myeonghee Seo, Junwon Choi, Minkyu Woo
  • Patent number: 9772723
    Abstract: In a capacitive in-cell touch panel and a display device, a common electrode layer electrically connected over the entire surface in a TFT array substrate is partitioned into touch sensing electrodes and touch driving electrodes that are driven in a time-division manner to realize touch function and display function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haisheng Wang, Xue Dong, Yingming Liu
  • Patent number: 9772728
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel is provided in the present invention, which includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of emitter mesh electrode strips, a plurality of receiver mesh electrode strips, and a plurality of subsidiary receiver mesh electrode blocks, where the emitter mesh electrode strips, the receiver mesh electrode strips and the subsidiary receiver mesh electrode strips are disposed in different layers on the transparent substrate, and the receiver mesh electrode strips and the subsidiary receiver mesh electrode blocks are partially overlapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Kung-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 9766753
    Abstract: The present invention discloses embodiments for an optical touch systems and methods. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to an optical touch system that includes at least two image sensors configured to detect a plurality of objects over a touch surface to generate a plurality of object images; a plurality of first light receiving elements, wherein the first light receiving elements are arranged on a side of the touch surface along a first direction and are configured to detect the objects; and a processing unit configured to calculate a plurality of candidate coordinate data, based on the object images, and select the coordinate data that represents coordinate data of the objects from the candidate coordinate data, based on detection data of the first light receiving elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung Min Su, Ming Tsan Kao, Chun-Sheng Lin, Chih Hsin Lin, Yi Hsien Ko
  • Patent number: 9767743
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes the following elements. A liquid crystal display panel section includes a liquid crystal display panel. A backlight section, placed on the rear of the liquid crystal display panel away from an image display surface, extends from end to end of the liquid crystal display panel in the horizontal scanning direction and includes a plurality of blocks arranged in the vertical scanning direction. A circuit section performs control in the first one of a plurality of sub-frames having the same contents displayed on the liquid crystal display panel so that a block irradiating a portion, where an image segment is being updated, in the liquid crystal display panel is turned off, and performs control in another sub-frame other than the first sub-frame so that the block irradiating the portion, where the image segment is being updated, in the liquid crystal display panel is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Shiun Sakai
  • Patent number: 9753592
    Abstract: An electrostatic capacitive sensor includes a plurality of transmitter electrodes, a plurality of receiver electrodes, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes: a transmitter circuit configured to apply a periodical transmission signal to each of the plurality of transmitter electrodes; and a receiver circuit configured to generate, based on a reception signal generated in each of the plurality of receiver electrodes in response to the transmission signal, a detection signal indicating a change in electrostatic capacitance formed at each of intersections of the plurality of transmitter electrodes and the plurality of receiver electrodes, wherein the transmitter circuit and the receiver circuit are configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode, in the first mode, the transmission/reception signal is sequentially applied/monitored and in the second mode, the plurality of transmitter/receiver electrodes are grouped so that the same signal is applied to the same group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Oishi, Yo Yamashiro
  • Patent number: 9754538
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of driving an organic light emitting display apparatus which, when a defective pixel where at least one organic light emitting diode (OLED) is not normally driven occurs in a plurality of pixels each including two OLEDs, changes input image data corresponding to a data voltage to be supplied to the at least one OLED by using a compensation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Ju Lee, Soo Hong Choi, Kwang Hun Jeon
  • Patent number: 9740340
    Abstract: Components such as touch sensors, antennas, and so forth may use arrays of elements to form operational components. Disposition of such an array between the user and a display device, pre-printed image, and so forth may result in moiré patterns or other unpleasant visual distractions. Visually consistent arrays utilize conductive mesh regions which are less visible than larger individual conductors. Non-conductive regions may be formed within an otherwise conductive mesh by introducing breaks in the conductive elements comprising the mesh. Additionally, in some implementations the non-conductive regions provide additional mechanical support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilya D. Rosenberg, Julien G. Beguin, Kenneth H. Perlin