Patents Examined by Larry Lee
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Patent number: 11417266Abstract: According to various disclosed examples, a pixel that includes micro light-emitting elements is disclosed as well as a display device that includes such micro light-emitting elements. By way of example, a pixel may include a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other with light-emitting elements electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. In addition, a first pixel circuit may be connected to a first power source with the first pixel circuit generating a driving current based on a scan signal and a data signal. Further, the pixel may include a first selection circuit that, based on a first selection signal, controls an electrical connection between the first pixel circuit and the first electrode and an electrical connection between a second power source and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Gi Chang Lee
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Patent number: 11170710Abstract: A display module including display pixels, driving circuit and first switches is provided. The display pixels are arranged in columns and rows in the display area, and every display pixel includes sub-pixels. The display pixels form pixel rows along the first direction, and the sub-pixels of the display pixels form sub-pixel columns along the second direction. The color of the light emitting from the sub-pixels of the same sub-pixel column are substantially the same. The first direction and the second direction are substantially perpendicular. The driving circuit includes signal connectors, and every signal connector connects one of the pixel rows. The first switch is connected between a power source and one of the pixel rows, transmitting driving signal. The first switch is controlled by the driving circuit. A display device and a driving method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hsiang-Yuan Hsieh, Min-Yao Lu, Ming-Chen Hsu, Chin-Tang Chuang
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Patent number: 11144626Abstract: An authorization management method and apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. The method is applicable to a mobile terminal. A display screen of the mobile terminal is a bendable display screen and the display screen simultaneously displays an active authorization application and a passive authorization application. The method includes: monitoring whether the display screen is bent; and in a case that it is monitored that the display screen is bent, sending a first authorization confirmation instruction to the active authorization application such that the active authorization application provides an authorized account for the passive authorization application, and the passive authorization application acquires the authorized account from the active authorization application and performs a login through the account.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: Gree Electric Appliances (Wuhan) Co., Ltd, Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Jie Liu, Linlin Diao, Shun Li, Biao Xiao
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Patent number: 10984658Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display part that is arranged in a vehicle and is configured to display a first image as an image of information related to the vehicle on a front side of a driver, a detector configured to detect an action of the driver, and a controller configured to change an image displayed on the display part from the first image to a second image when an action of the driver gazing at the first image is detected. The first image includes an image of the vehicle, for example.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shiota, Kenichi Nagahashi
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Patent number: 10950126Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display part that is arranged in a vehicle and is configured to display a first image as an image of information related to the vehicle on a front side of a driver, a detector configured to detect an action of the driver, and a controller configured to change an image displayed on the display part from the first image to a second image when an action of the driver gazing at the first image is detected. The first image includes an image of the vehicle, for example.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shiota, Kenichi Nagahashi
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Patent number: 10823970Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a display with first and second pixel arrays that display content for a user. A head-mounted support structure in the device supports the pixel arrays on the head of the user. A left positioner may be used to position a left lens module that includes a left lens and the first pixel array. A right positioner may be used to position a right lens module that includes a right lens and the second pixel array. Sensing circuitry such as proximity sensing circuitry may be used to detect relative positions between the left and right lens modules and facing surfaces of a user's nose while the user is wearing the head-mounted support structure. Control circuitry may adjust the positions of the left and right lens modules using interpupillary distance information for the user and using information from the sensing circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Jia Tao, Phil M. Hobson, Stephen E. Dey
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Patent number: 10393364Abstract: A mouse pad structure includes a pad, a light source module, a control member, and a bendable wire. The light source module is installed in the pad. The control member is disposed corresponding to the pad. One end of the bendable wire is electrically connected to the light source module, the other end of the bendable wire is electrically connected to the control member, the bendable wire is provided for adjusting a distance between the control member and the pad. Accordingly, by collapsing or unfolding the bendable wire, the control member and the pad are spaced apart by a certain distance. Therefore, movement of a mouse cord is prevented from being obstructed by the control member, so a mouse can move smoothly, and smooth operations of the mouse are ensured.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: HADES-GAMING CORPORATIONInventor: Hung-Jen Chou
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Patent number: 10152291Abstract: A novel multi-display projection box includes a housing that is short and wide, a set of display panels, a set of projectors, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the set of display panels includes two display panels, each coupled to opposite sides of the housing. The set of projectors includes two projectors placed adjacent opposite side walls of the housing. One of the projectors projects a first image onto one of the display panels and the other projector projects a second image onto the other display panel. The first and second image can include product information corresponding to goods placed atop the projection box in a retail store.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chun-Sheng Fan, Wei-Feng Lin
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Patent number: 10146376Abstract: A touch-sensitive apparatus operates by light frustration (FTIR) and comprises a light transmissive panel that defines a front surface and a rear surface, a light emitter optically connected to the panel so as to generate light that propagates by total internal reflection inside the panel, and a light detector optically connected to the panel to receive propagating light from the emitter. The emitter is a VCSEL array including a number of VCSELs driven to collectively form one light emitter, and a light coupling mechanism connecting the emitter to the panel is configured to give light from a plurality of the VCSELs in the VCSEL array substantially the same spread in the panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventors: Ola Wassvik, Håkan Bergström
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Patent number: 10143095Abstract: A rollable display device includes a display module, a window member, a housing in which the display module and the window member are configured to be rolled up and stored, the housing having a slot through which the display module and the window member are configured to move in and out, a first rotary member disposed inside the housing configured to roll up the display module, and a second rotary member disposed inside the housing, spaced from the first rotary member, and configured to roll up the window member.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sunho Kim, Taewoong Kim, Boik Park
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Patent number: 10133481Abstract: A display control apparatus comprising circuitry configured to obtain information of an input speed of a gesture input of at least one user from a sensor configured to detect a hand of the user, estimate an attribute of the user based on the input speed, control a display apparatus to display a layout image for the gesture input based on the estimated attribute of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Mitsuru Takehara, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kohei Asada, Kazunori Hayashi, Yasunori Kamada, Takayasu Kon, Akira Tange, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Tomoya Onuma, Yuki Koga
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Patent number: 10126882Abstract: A touch-sensitive apparatus operates by light frustration (FTIR) and comprises a light transmissive panel that defines a front surface and a rear surface, light emitters optically connected to the panel so as to generate light that propagates by total internal reflection inside the panel, and light detectors optically connected to the panel so as to define a grid of propagation paths inside the panel between pairs of light emitters and light detectors. Each of said light emitters is a VCSEL array, each said VCSEL array including a plurality of VCSELs driven in parallel to collectively form one light emitter. Preferably, each light detector is optically connected to the panel via an angular filter, tailored to pass light to the detector in an angular range in which the emitters operate.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: FlatFrog Laboratories ABInventor: Ola Wassvik
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Patent number: 10117342Abstract: A display apparatus includes a housing having a pillar shape, a plurality of monitors, and a driving unit received in the housing and providing driving signals to the plurality of monitors. Each of the plurality of monitors displays an image through its front surface and back surface and includes side surfaces connecting the front surface and the back surface. One side surface of the side surfaces of each of the plurality of monitors is coupled to the housing. A thickness of each of the plurality of monitors decreases as a distance from the housing increases.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Junghyun An, Jongmin Shim, Min-soo Choi, Junpyo Lee, Seunghwan Moon
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Patent number: 10095317Abstract: A system for hand gesture detection is provided, comprising: a wrist wear adapted to be worn about a wrist of a user of the system and including a set of skin electrodes adapted to face the wrist; an impedance measurement circuit adapted to measure at least a first impedance in a first portion of the wrist and a second impedance in a second portion of the wrist which second portion is circumferentially displaced in relation to said first portion, wherein the first impedance is measured via a first electrode group including four skin electrodes of said set of skin electrodes and the second impedance is measured via a second electrode group including four skin electrodes of said set of skin electrodes, and a processing circuit adapted to detect a hand gesture of the user based on the first and the second impedance measured by the impedance measurement circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Stichting IMEC NederlandInventors: Seulki Lee, Pierluigi Casale, Hendrikus Wilhelmus Johannes Van De Wiel
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Patent number: 10089944Abstract: An array substrate, a display device and a driving method thereof. Gate-line extension lines, data-line extension lines and a control circuit are disposed in a peripheral area of the array substrate. The control circuit is configured to connect the gate lines to the gate-line extension lines and connect the data lines to the data-line extension lines in a time period of displaying an image, and configured to disconnect the gate lines from the gate-line extension lines, disconnect the data lines from the data-line extension lines, control at least part of the gate-line extension lines to have potential difference, and control at least part of the data-line extension lines to have potential difference in a time period between displaying two adjacent images.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Zhao, Xuebing Jiang
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Patent number: 10080957Abstract: One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a deformation sensor configured to detect a deformation of a deformable surface and transmit a first sensor signal associated with the deformation. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect a user interaction with a user input device and transmit a second sensor signal associated with the user interaction. The system further includes a processor configured to: receive the first sensor signal; receive the second sensor signal; execute a function based at least in part on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal. The processor is also configured to: determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the first sensor signal or the second sensor signal; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to a haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: Vincent Levesque, Danny Grant, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, Ali Modarres, William Rihn
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Patent number: 10067585Abstract: A display of an electric device includes a plurality of separated transparent electrode blocks, which are configured to provide one or more of supplemental features such as touch recognition. Signal paths between the transparent electrode blocks and the driver for the supplemental feature are implemented with a plurality of conductive lines placed under positioned under one or more planarization layers. The conductive lines implementing the signal paths are routed across the display area, directly toward a non-display area where drive-integrated circuits are located.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seongsu Kim, Tae-Sang Kim, KyoungSeok Park
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Patent number: 10067586Abstract: A display of an electric device includes a plurality of separated transparent electrode blocks, which are configured to provide one or more of supplemental features such as touch recognition. Signal paths between the transparent electrode blocks and the driver for the supplemental feature are implemented with a plurality of conductive lines placed under positioned under one or more planarization layers. The conductive lines implementing the signal paths are routed across the display area, directly toward a non-display area where drive-integrated circuits are located.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Sang Kim, SiHyun Kim
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Patent number: 10061399Abstract: An input mechanism for a portable electronic device includes a rotational manipulation mechanism, such as a cap or shaft. The input mechanism also includes a sensor having first capacitive elements coupled to the manipulation mechanism, second capacitive elements, and a dielectric positioned between the first and second capacitive elements. Movement of the manipulation mechanism alters the positions of the first and second capacitive elements with respect to each other and is determinable based on capacitance changes resulting therefrom. In some implementations, the second capacitive elements may be part of an inner ring or partial ring nested at least partially within an outer ring or partial ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Tyler S. Bushnell, Collin R. Petty, Adam T. Clavelle
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Patent number: 10062316Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, a plurality of gate lines in a first direction and connected to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines connected to the pixels. A number of data lines are between pixels in one row and in each of first areas adjacent to one side of the pixels in one column of a first column and the last column.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Il-joo Kim, Mukyung Jeon, Ansu Lee