Patents Examined by Long D Pham
  • Patent number: 12646478
    Abstract: A monitor includes a display device, a current sensing device, and a scaler. The current sensing device is configured to detect a total current to generate current information when a power source of the monitor is a non-utility power source device. The scaler is coupled to the current sensing device and the display device. The scaler is configured to perform a power consumption reduction process on the display device according to the current information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Yuh Wey Lin, Yu-Pin Chou, Tzuo-Bo Lin
  • Patent number: 12633252
    Abstract: A display system includes a data control chip, N cascaded modules, and N pull-up resistors. Each cascaded module includes M driver units connected in series and correspondingly controlled LED units. An input terminal of the first driver unit is coupled to an output terminal of the data control chip, an output terminal of an Mth driver unit is coupled to an input terminal of the data control chip, each driver unit is coupled to a first power supply voltage. Each driver unit is integrated with a CMOS output structure and an open-drain output structure. The data control chip is configured to control each driver unit in a corresponding cascaded module to be switched between the CMOS output structure and the open-drain output structure. Each pull-up resistor is corresponding to one cascaded module, and is coupled between an output terminal of the corresponding cascaded module and a second power supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: Huayuan semiconductor (shenzhen) limited company, Huayuan semiconductor (tianjin) limited company
    Inventors: Yujun Wang, Honglai Wang, YuFeng Zou, Xiang Xia, Zhangyi Zhu
  • Patent number: 12633264
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a subpixel connected to a power line, a data line, and a reference line; a power supply configured to supply power to the display panel through the power line; a data driver including a driving circuit configured to supply a data voltage to the display panel through the data line, and a sensing circuit configured to sense the display panel through the reference line; and a timing controller configured to control the power supply and the data driver, wherein the sensing circuit may have a variable sampling point for sensing the display panel in response to a change in a level of the power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Chul Kwon, Dong Won Park
  • Patent number: 12633271
    Abstract: A display device includes a processor configured to provide input image data, a display driver configured to display an image on a display panel based on the input image data and generate driving data for operating the display panel, and a memory configured to store the driving data and state data indicating whether communication with the display driver is possible. The display driver determines whether the state data is a first value when entering a sleep-out mode from a sleep-in mode, and changes the state data to the first value when the state data is not the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Seuk Kim, Jae Mo Chung, Jong Heon Han
  • Patent number: 12626665
    Abstract: A display device can include a first mode sub-pixel having a first viewing angle and including a first emitting element, a second mode sub-pixel having a second viewing angle and including a second emitting element, a driving transistor connected to the first emitting element or the second emitting element, a first control transistor configured to connect the first emitting element to the driving transistor by being controlled by a mode selecting signal, a second control transistor configured to connect the second emitting element to the driving transistor by being controlled by the mode selecting signal, and a mode control line configured to apply the mode selection signal to the first switching transistor and the second switching transistor. The first control transistor and the second control transistor are applied with the mode selection signal from the same mode control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoonji Choi, Haksu Kim
  • Patent number: 12625379
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may include optical assemblies for presenting images to a user. The optical assemblies may each have a display for generating an image and a lens that presents the image to a corresponding eye box for viewing by a user. The optical assemblies may have lens barrels. Each lens barrel may have a first end to which a display is mounted and may have an opposing second end. A mount may be used to attach the lens to the second end of the lens barrel. The mount may have at least one flexure. The flexure may have a U-shaped cross-sectional shape. The mount may have a ring-shaped flexure that extends around a peripheral edge of the lens, may have flexure segments, or may have a set of three discrete flexures located at different positions along the edge of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Inventors: Blake N Trekell, Aidan N Zimmerman, Clas Magnus Oscar Oldenbo, Andrew Nichols, Ransomed I Adebayo, Peter Pilarz, Jesse Melrose
  • Patent number: 12609066
    Abstract: A light emission control method includes: (A) generating multiple sub-frames based on an image frame that corresponds to a display time period including multiple display time intervals; (B) determining a display order of the sub-frames in the display time intervals, where the display order indicates, with respect to each of multiple display sets of a display, a one-to-one corresponding relationship between the sub-frames and the display time intervals, the one-to-one corresponding relationships with respect to the display sets are different from each other, and in the one-to-one corresponding relationships with respect to at least two of the display sets, a first one of the sub-frames corresponds to different ones of the display time intervals; and (C) in each of the display time intervals, controlling each of the display sets to display one of the sub-frames that corresponds to the display time interval based on the display order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Min Hsieh, Ming-Jia Wu, Wei-Hsiang Cheng
  • Patent number: 12608109
    Abstract: A detection device includes a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a matrix of rows and columns in a detection region of a substrate, at least one second detection electrode disposed in a peripheral region outside the detection region, positioned adjacent to some of the plurality of the first detection electrodes, and provided along a side of the detection region, and a coordinate calculation circuit configured to calculate a detection position of a detection target body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Naoki Takada
  • Patent number: 12603043
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including a driving element layer having a pixel driver, a light-emitting element disposed on the driving element layer and having a first electrode, an intermediate layer disposed on the first electrode and having at least a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode disposed on the intermediate layer, a pixel-defining layer disposed on the driving element layer and having an opening exposing at least a portion of the first electrode, a connection electrode disposed on the pixel-defining layer and electrically connected to the pixel driver and the second electrode, and a separator disposed on the pixel-defining layer. In a contact region adjacent to the separator, a lower surface of the second electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the connection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juchan Park, Sunho Kim, Chung Sock Choi, Pilsuk Lee, Sungjin Hong
  • Patent number: 12597375
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a stretch can be provided with three different types of stretch electrodes to determine the presence or absence of a stretch. The apparatus for sensing a stretch can include a stretch support substrate configured to be stretched; and a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of mono-receiving electrodes, and a plurality of cross-receiving electrodes provided on the stretch support substrate. Each of the plurality of driving electrodes includes a first direction driving electrode extending in a first direction of the stretch support substrate, and a plurality of second direction driving electrodes connected to the first direction driving electrode and extending in a second direction different from the first direction. Each of the plurality of mono-receiving electrodes extends in the second direction, and each of the cross-receiving electrodes extends in the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JuHan Kim, Jinseong Kim
  • Patent number: 12597394
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a driving circuit, a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The driving circuit is configured to receive a data signal in response to a scan signal, and generate, in response to a first enable signal, a driving signal according to a first voltage and the data signal. The first control circuit is configured to: receive a first input signal in response to a first control signal, and transmit a third input signal in response to the first input signal; and receive a second input signal in response to a second control signal, and transmit a second enable signal in response to the second input signal. The second control circuit is configured to transmit the driving signal to an element to be driven in response to one of the third input signal and the second enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Xiao, Haoliang Zheng, Hao Chen, Minghua Xuan, Dongni Liu, Seungwoo Han, Liang Chen, Jiao Zhao, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 12596444
    Abstract: A head-mounted near-eye display system for controlling a network-connected device, including an image light guide operable to convey image-bearing light beams from an image source to an eyebox within which a virtual image can be viewed, the image source operable to form a reticle within the virtual image. A user input mechanism operable to control the reticle such that the reticle may be visually superimposed over the network-connected device, wherein the network-connected device is operable to receive commands to change state over the network, and wherein the user input mechanism is operable to select the network-connected device when the reticle is visually superimposed over the network-connected device, whereby the state of the network-connected device is operable to be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Keller, Adam C. Gogolski, Paul J. Travers
  • Patent number: 12591339
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kichang Kang, Pilgyu Sang
  • Patent number: 12586541
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a display panel, a driving controller that transmits a data control signal, and a data driving circuit. The data driving circuit receives the data control signal and provides a data signal to the display panel based on the data control signal. The data control signal includes frame protocol data for setting an operation of the data driving circuit. The frame protocol data includes a protocol data number signal, frame configuration data, and scrambled dummy data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sooyeon Kim, Chongguk Lee
  • Patent number: 12585330
    Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes displaying, on the display, a first user interface (UI) element that is associated with a first selection region and a second selection region. The method includes, while displaying the first UI element, determining, based on eye tracking data, that a targeting criterion is satisfied with respect to the first selection region or the second selection region. The eye tracking data is associated with one or more eyes of a user of the electronic device. The method includes, while displaying the first UI element, selecting the first UI element based at least in part on determining that the targeting criterion is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bryce L. Schmidtchen, Ioana Negoita, Anshu K. Chimalamarri, Gregory Lutter, Thomas J. Moore, Trevor J. McIntyre
  • Patent number: 12572040
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a substrate, a display layer disposed on the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the display layer, and a touch electrode layer directly contacting the insulating layer. The display layer includes a plurality of display units and a barrier portion disposed between adjacent ones of the display units. The insulating layer is disposed between the display layer and a mesh structure of the touch electrode layer. A portion of the mesh structure is overlapped with the barrier portion. The insulating layer includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, and the second layer formed of organic insulating material is disposed between the first layer and the third layer which are formed of inorganic insulating materials. In the second layer, a first thickness corresponding to the display units is greater than a second thickness corresponding to the barrier portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Jui-Jen Yueh, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 12567379
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a data driving circuit and a display panel. In the data driving circuit, the plurality of latches store pieces of latch data, respectively, and the plurality of comparison circuit are positioned to correspond to the plurality of latches. Each of the plurality of comparison circuit compares present latch data with previous latch data, and outputs a first bias current control signal depending on the comparison result. The plurality of level shifting circuits respectively output pieces of image data by shifting levels of the pieces of latch data. Each of the plurality of sub-level shifting circuits outputs a second bias current control signal by shifting a level of the first bias current control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoosung Kim, Hyunho Lim
  • Patent number: 12567368
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display substrate, including: multiple sub-pixels arranged in an array, multiple multiplexing circuits, multiple data signal lines, multiple selection signal lines and multiple data transmission lines, wherein the multiple sub-pixels include multiple color sub-pixels, and the data signal lines are electrically connected to the multiple sub-pixels; the multiple multiplexing circuits include multiple multiplexing transistors, which are respectively electrically connected to the data transmission lines, the selection signal lines and the data signal lines; the multiple selection signal lines are divided into multiple selection signal groups, and at least one selection signal group include multiple selection signal lines; the selection signal lines included in different selection signal groups are different, and the selection signal groups are electrically connected to the sub-pixels by means of the multiplexing transistors and the data signal lines; the colors of the sub-pixels electrically connec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongjun Zhou, Zhenli Zhou, Fengli Ji
  • Patent number: 12535982
    Abstract: In an exemplary process, an electronic device obtains, from an external device, information specifying one or more available functions of the external device, and image data of a physical environment that includes the external device is captured by an image sensor. The electronic device then determines that the image data includes a representation of the external device, and in response, a display concurrently presents a view of the physical environment and a user-activatable virtual object corresponding to a first function of the one or more available functions of the external device, where the user-activatable virtual object is selected from a plurality of candidate user-activatable virtual objects based on the information specifying the one or more available functions of the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Justin D. Stoyles, Michael Kuhn
  • Patent number: 12525182
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment may include: a plurality of first display pixels disposed in a first region of a substrate; a plurality of image sensing pixels that are disposed in a second region positioned at the periphery of the first region of the substrate, and generate pixel signals; and a driving circuit that is disposed on the substrate, generates a plurality of first data signals based on input image data, provides the plurality of first data signals to the plurality of first display pixels, receives the pixel signal from the plurality of image sensing pixels, and generates image data corresponding to the user's gaze based on the pixel signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa Hyun Cho, Yoonho Ko, Hyunwook Lim