Patents Examined by Lun-Yi Lao
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Patent number: 9524690Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes: a pull-up controller applying a carry signal of one of previous stages to a first node in response to the carry signal of the one of the previous stages; a pull-up part outputting a clock signal as an N-th gate output signal; a carry part outputting the clock signal as an N-th carry signal; a first pull-down part pulling down the signal at the first node to a second off voltage; a second pull-down part pulling down the N-th gate output signal to a first off voltage; an inverting part generating an inverting signal based on the clock signal and the second off voltage to output the inverting signal to an inverting node; and a reset part outputting a reset signal to the inverting node.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Keun Lim, Ji-Sun Kim, Kyoung-Ju Shin, Chong-Chul Chai, Jong-Hee Kim
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Patent number: 9520086Abstract: A power voltage generating apparatus supplies a power voltage to a plurality of pixel circuits of a display apparatus. The power voltage generating apparatus includes: a high voltage converter to generate a high voltage; a low voltage converter to generate a low voltage; a switching circuit to alternately output the high voltage and the low voltage at a power voltage terminal as the power voltage; and a discharging unit coupled to the power voltage terminal and configured to discharge the power voltage terminal until a voltage output is converted from the high voltage to the low voltage by using the switching circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Man Bae, Byeong-Doo Kang, Jin-Woo Kim, Kyoung-Jin Park
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Patent number: 9514676Abstract: Provided are a pixel circuit and driving method thereof and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit comprises a first transistor (T1), a second transistor (T2), a third transistor (T3), a storage capacitor (C1), a parasitic capacitor (C2) and a light emitting device (L).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhongyuan Wu, Baojiang Zhang, Liye Duan
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Patent number: 9497444Abstract: Provided is a stereoscopic display device capable of achieving good stereoscopic images with a low level of crosstalk in a wide area. A stereoscopic display device includes: a display panel; a switching liquid crystal panel arranged to overlap the display panel; a control section that controls the display panel and the switching liquid crystal panel; and a position sensor that obtains position information about a viewer and supplies the same to the control section. The display panel includes first pixel lines and second pixel lines that are arranged alternately in a vertical direction. The control section switches between a plurality of display modes including a tracking three-dimensional display mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro Murao, Hiroshi Fukushima
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Patent number: 9495907Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel driving circuit and a pixel driving method of an organic light emitting diode, the pixel driving circuit comprises: a first transistor (T1), a second transistor (T2), a third transistor (T3), a fourth transistor (T4), a fifth transistor (T5), a sixth transistor (T6), a storage capacitor (C1) and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED); which also comprises a scanning control terminal (Scan), a data signal terminal (Data), a constant current source (Iref), a control light emitting signal terminal (Em), a power supply voltage (VDD) and a power supply negative electrode (VSS); the first transistor (T1) is a driving transistor.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Baixiang Han
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Patent number: 9495073Abstract: A parameter input apparatus for inputting a parameter, including: a control portion configured to display, in a display portion, an operational screen for inputting the parameter; and an operating portion for operating the operational screen, wherein the control portion is configured to display, in the display portion, the operational screen that includes a target area which is a target of an operation by the operating portion and is configured such that a view of the target area and a view of the operating portion are made uniform when the operational screen is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Kawashima, Keitaro Tomono
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Patent number: 9495049Abstract: The touch-sensitive apparatus includes a touch sensing area, an analog-to-digital converter and a mixer. The touch sensing area has sensing pixels for receiving a touching signal to generate inducted signals. The analog-to-digital converter converts the inducted signals into digital signals. The mixer includes an in-phase multiplier, a quadrature multiplier, an in-phase summer, a quadrature summer and a Pythagorean operator. The in-phase multiplier multiplies each digital signal with a first reference signal to generate in-phase modulated signals. The quadrature multiplier multiplies each digital signal with a second reference signal to generate quadrature modulated signals. The in-phase summer respectively sums up elements of each modulated signal to generate in-phase values. The quadrature summer respectively sums up elements of each quadrature modulated signal to generate quadrature values.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Guan-Ying Huang, Yaw-Guang Chang, Chang-Hui Lin
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Patent number: 9495025Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes: a display unit for displaying a screen; a sensor for detecting an inclination of the display unit; an operating unit for detecting an operation; and a controller. The controller changes an orientation of the screen depending upon the inclination detected through the sensor and the operation detected through the operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Shuji Ishikawa, Natsuhito Honda, Atsuo Chiba, Mitsutoshi Kobayashi, Nayu Nomachi, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Mitsutaka Hata, Hiroto Yahagi, Kenji Abe, Yoshiyuki Shinoda
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Patent number: 9489048Abstract: Systems and methods for optical transmission of haptic display parameters are disclosed. One disclosed method includes receiving an image signal from an image sensor, the image signal associated with an image, determining a haptic signal based at least in part on the image signal, generating a haptic effect signal based at least in part on the haptic signal, and transmitting the haptic effect signal to a haptic output device.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: IMMERSION CORPORATIONInventors: Amaya Weddle, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez
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Patent number: 9489705Abstract: A display device and a method for displaying an image are proposed. The first TFT and the second TFT are connected to a scan line and a data line. The first TFT and the second TFT are connected to a first sub-pixel area and a second sub-pixel area respectively. A switch unit is used for turning on/off a first current channel when the display panel is under 2D/3D display mode. The switch unit includes a third TFT for receiving a first control signal and turning a first current channel on or off according to the first control signal, and a fourth TFT for receiving a second control signal and the first control signal and providing the third TFT with the first control signal according to the second control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu Wu, Wei Fu
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Patent number: 9478182Abstract: Dual modulator displays are disclosed incorporating a phosphorescent plate interposed in the optical path between a light source modulation layer and a display modulation layer. Spatially modulated light output from the light source modulation layer impinges on the phosphorescent plate and excites corresponding regions of the phosphorescent plate which in turn emit light having different spectral characteristics than the light output from the light source modulation layer. Light emitted from the phosphorescent plate is received and further modulated by the display modulation layer to provide the ultimate display output.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Lorne A. Whitehead, Gregory John Ward, Louis D. Silverstein, Helge Seetzen
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Patent number: 9471155Abstract: In general, in one aspect, a laptop computer includes two planes of orthogonal proximity sensors that are utilized to create a three dimensional user interface. The planes of proximity sensors are provided in the display and the keyboard. The intersections of the proximity sensors along three axis defines a plurality of coverage areas. An object (e.g., users finger, pointer) is determined to be within a coverage area if the corresponding intersecting proximity sensors indicate presence of the object. A user may identify an item on the display for selection by placing an object within an appropriate coverage area and select the item by moving the object toward the display. A user may identify an action to be taken on the display by moving an object through one or more of the coverage areas. A 3D image of an object may be generated based on the coverage areas indicating the object is located therein. The 3D image may utilized to authenticate a user.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Daniel Sern Hong Phan
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Patent number: 9471101Abstract: A wearable computing device receiving at least one of visual information and audible information from an information providing device and providing the received information to a user is disclosed. The wearable computing device includes a detecting unit detecting a state of the wearable computing device and outputting detection information, a controller deciding whether the state of the wearable computing device corresponds to a first mode or a second mode based upon the detection information of the detecting unit, and controlling an output of the visual information and the audible information provided by the information providing device based upon the decided mode, a converter converting the visual information provided by the information providing device to audible information of a voice format when the state corresponds to the second mode, and an audible information output unit providing the audible information converted by the converter to the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongho Kim, Sinae Chun, Eunhyung Cho, Jihwan Kim
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Patent number: 9471143Abstract: Haptic feedback is used on a device to give a indications as to the location and/or function of user interface (UI) elements presented on the screen of the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. LtdInventors: Xin Feng, Carlos Munoz-Bustamante
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Patent number: 9472144Abstract: A display system, having an emissive body, emitting light in a way that is color temperature controllable. The light emission can be from zones. The emissive body can be a FIPEL type device with a first transparent conductive coating over a light emitting substrate. The zones are each separately controllable for color temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Vizio IncInventors: Matthew McRae, William Pat Price, Ken Lowe
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Patent number: 9471156Abstract: A CRT light pen emulating interface with power save and remote access for flat panel displays includes a pen flat panel display that indicates at least one of a user action with a light pen switch or other device and a presence of a light pen emulating object positioned on or proximate to a display surface of the electromagnetic pen flat panel display. A light pen emulating object is positioned proximate to the electromagnetic pen flat panel display. A processor generates a light pen emulation signal comprising position data for the light pen emulating object relative to the display surface of the electromagnetic flat panel display. A light pen CRT electronic interface converts the position data for the light pen emulating object into a corresponding signal that is comparable to a signal generated by a CRT light pen viewing a scanning dot on the CRT screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Plasmability, LLCInventors: Robert Joseph Basnett, Mitchell Allen Gregory, Stephen Lee Cowell
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Patent number: 9464962Abstract: A method of compensating a Mura defect of a display apparatus, which includes a display area divided into an upper area and a lower area, includes calculating a sharp grayscale correction value of a predetermined sample grayscale displayed on the display apparatus, where the sharp grayscale correction value is configured to compensate a sharp horizontal Mura between the upper and lower areas, displaying a corrected sample grayscale on the display apparatus based on the predetermined sample grayscale and the sharp grayscale correction value, sensing the corrected sample grayscale displayed on each of a plurality of sample areas defined on the display area based on a Mura type, calculating an intensity profile of the sample grayscale and a target intensity profile configured to compensate the intensity profile of the sample grayscale, calculating a grayscale correction value of the sample area using the intensity profile and the target intensity profile.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Se-Yun Kim, Hoi-Sik Moon
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Patent number: 9459699Abstract: A control method and an electronic device are provided in this application. The control method includes: determining a first operating area where an operator performs a gesture operation according to sensing information obtained by the at least two sensing units, where, sensing information from various spatial areas are obtained the at least two sensing units, the first operating area includes at least one spatial area of the various spatial areas; and generating and executing a first control instruction corresponding to the first operating area based on at least a configuration relationship between an operating area and an instruction, where the first control instruction is different from a second control instruction which is generated when the operator performs a gesture operation in a second operating area.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Li Su
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Patent number: 9454274Abstract: A touch-sensing apparatus may include a first controller configured to measure a first set of capacitance values from a first area of a touch-sensing surface and a second controller coupled with the first controller, where the second controller is configured to receive the first set of capacitance values from the first controller, and calculate a first position of a contact at the touch-sensing surface based on the first set of capacitance values and a second set of capacitance values measured from a second area of the touch-sensing surface adjacent to the first area of the touch-sensing surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventor: Yohei Kurikawa
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Patent number: 9454252Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor that includes a mesh of conductive material configured to extend across a display. The mesh includes multiple first lines and multiple second lines of conductive material. The first lines are substantially parallel to each other, and the second lines are substantially parallel to each other. The display includes multiple pixels that each include sub-pixels. Each of the pixels has a first pixel pitch (PPx) along a first axis and a second pixel pitch (PPy) along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. Each of the sub-pixels has a first sub-pixel pitch (SPPx) along the first axis, and each of the sub-pixels has a complex shape that has an average sub-pixel dimension (SPDy,AVG) along the second axis. The first lines are configured to extend across the display at a first angle relative to the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventor: David Brent Guard