Patents Examined by Mark Edwards
  • Patent number: 12295169
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate, a first transistor which controls a driving current flowing in the light emitting element, a second transistor which supplies a data voltage to a gate electrode of the first transistor, a first-third transistor and a second-third transistor connected in series between the gate and drain electrodes of the first transistor, a first charge injection layer adjacent to a drain electrode of the first-third transistor electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the first-third transistor, and a second charge injection layer adjacent to a source electrode of the second-third transistor integrally formed with the drain electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the second-third transistor. A charge injection area of the first charge injection layer is greater than a charge injection area of the second charge injection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Hye Na Kwak, Doo Na Kim, Sang Sub Kim, Bum Mo Sung
  • Patent number: 12287943
    Abstract: A sensor module includes: a plurality of sensor electrodes arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; a plurality of terminals respectively corresponding to the plurality of sensor electrodes; and a plurality of sensor wirings respectively corresponding to the plurality of sensor electrodes. Each of the plurality of sensor wirings electrically connects the respective sensor electrode to the respective terminal without passing through any other sensor electrode. Each of the plurality of sensor electrodes does not overlap at least the plurality of sensor wirings other than the corresponding sensor wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Makoto Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12286053
    Abstract: Systems and methods for replicating vehicular illumination are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a detector configured to sense light emitted by a host light of a host vehicle for detecting a lighting state of the host light. The system also includes a communications system configured to communicate the detected lighting state between the host light and the remote light. Further, the system includes a remote light being located on one of the host vehicle and an operator of the host vehicle and configured to replicate the lighting state of the host light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: International Research Institute (iRI)
    Inventor: Robert Ernest Troxler
  • Patent number: 12283236
    Abstract: A processor is disposed in a display device and is configured to perform following operations: calculating a total coupling coefficient for a (N?1)th frame according to input data, in which N is a positive integer greater than 1; calculating a coupling coefficient difference value of two adjacent lines for a Nth frame according to the input data; generating a first compensation value for a target sub-pixel according to the coupling coefficient difference value and target input data of the target sub-pixel; generating a second compensation value for the target sub-pixel according to the first compensation value and the total coupling coefficient; generating an output data for the target sub-pixel according to the target input data and the second compensation value; and controlling a display panel in the display device to display a final image according to the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Liu, Yen-Tao Liao
  • Patent number: 12283250
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels which displays an image based on image data, a driving voltage generator which provides a driving voltage to each of the pixels, and a driving voltage controller which calculates block pixel numbers corresponding to first to nth grayscale blocks based on the image data, calculates maximum grayscales with respect to the first to nth grayscale blocks based on the image data, determines a maximum grayscale block among the first to nth grayscale blocks by comparing the block pixel numbers to minimum pixel numbers corresponding to the first to nth grayscale blocks, determines a maximum grayscale with respect to the maximum grayscale block based on the maximum grayscales, calculates a load of the image data, calculates a voltage drop amount of the driving voltage based on the load, and calculates a magnitude of the driving voltage based on the maximum grayscale and the voltage drop amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kihyun Pyun, Jungeon An
  • Patent number: 12277278
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for predicting recommendations for a user interface. The method includes generating a graphical user interface that receives an input from a user of a client portal, crawling tasks associated with the user in the client portal, ranking the tasks according to an intent associated with the input from the user, fetching at least one task from the ranked tasks, calculating a quantity of steps to complete the task from the ranked tasks; identifying one or more slots used by the task in at least one step from the quantity of steps, and generating one or more recommendations comprising a subsequent action for the user to complete the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mayank Tiwari, Pankaj Rathoure, Anirban Bhattacharyya, Santosh Kumar
  • Patent number: 12277906
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit is used for driving a light emitting element, in the pixel driving circuit, a first terminal of the driving sub-circuit being coupled to a power supply line; a compensation sub-circuit is respectively coupled to a scanning line, a control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a second terminal of the driving sub-circuit; a first terminal of the coupling sub-circuit being coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit; a first terminal of the storage sub-circuit being coupled to a second terminal of the coupling sub-circuit; a data writing-in sub-circuit is respectively coupled to a second terminal of the storage sub-circuit, a data line, and a reset line; a first reset sub-circuit is respectively coupled to the reset line, an initialization signal line, the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and the second terminal of the coupling sub-circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuliang Zhao, Jianchao Zhu, Lujiang Huangfu
  • Patent number: 12271552
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes first touch electrodes, second touch electrodes that form mutual capacitances with the first touch electrodes, and a controller that generates touch data by applying a scan signal to each of scan lines connected to the first touch electrodes during substantially a same time and that receives sensing signals from the second touch electrodes through sensing lines. The controller applies a plurality of multiple pulses and a target pulse as the scan signal to each of the scan lines in a plurality of time periods. Each of the plurality of multiple pulses includes a first pulse and a second pulse of phases opposite to each other. Multiple pulses applied to scan lines adjacent to each other among the scan lines have phases opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 12265673
    Abstract: A touch display device and a display panel uniformly distributing capacitances between the touch lines and the touch electrodes are provided. The device includes a display panel in which a plurality of X-touch electrodes are electrically connected to form a X-touch electrode line and a plurality of X-touch electrode lines arranged in parallel to receive a plurality of touch driving signals, and a plurality of Y-touch electrode lines to transmit a plurality of touch sensing signals, and a touch driving circuit. A plurality of X-touch lines transmit the touch driving signals connect together the plurality of X-touch electrodes constituting a same X-touch electrode line through a plurality of contact holes. Distances between at least one Y-touch electrode line and the plurality of contact holes through which the plurality of X-touch lines are electrically connected to the X-touch electrodes adjacent to the at least one Y-touch electrode line are uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooram Oh, YoungChul Kwon
  • Patent number: 12253680
    Abstract: A display system can include a head-mounted display configured to project light to an eye of a user to display augmented reality image content to the user. The display system can include one or more user sensors configured to sense the user and can include one or more environmental sensors configured to sense surroundings of the user. The display system can also include processing electronics in communication with the display, the one or more user sensors, and the one or more environmental sensors. The processing electronics can be configured to sense a situation involving user focus, determine user intent for the situation, and alter user perception of a real or virtual object within the vision field of the user based at least in part on the user intent and/or sensed situation involving user focus. The processing electronics can be configured to at least one of enhance or de-emphasize the user perception of the real or virtual object within the vision field of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Nastasja U. Robaina, Nicole Elizabeth Samec, Christopher M. Harrises, Rony Abovitz, Mark Baerenrodt, Brian Lloyd Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12254802
    Abstract: A light-emitting device driving circuit is provided. The light-emitting device driving circuit includes a current source, a light-emitting device series and an input-side voltage-stabilizing circuit. The input-side voltage-stabilizing circuit is electrically connected between the current source and the light-emitting device series to provide a driving current. The input-side voltage-stabilizing circuit includes a normally-on transistor, a first resistor and a compensation capacitor. The first resistor is electrically connected to the normally-on transistor. The compensation capacitor is electrically connected to the normally-on transistor and the light-emitting device series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: GaNrich Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Sheng-Bo Wang
  • Patent number: 12243461
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device. The compensation module in the display panel is configured to input a first compensation voltage to a subpixel in the blank period of the first frame and a second compensation voltage to the subpixel in the blank period of the second frame. The polarity of the first compensation voltage is the same as the polarity of the first data voltage, and the polarity of the second compensation voltage is the same as the polarity of the second data voltage. The first compensation voltage is not zero, and the second compensation voltage is not zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: You Pan, Qiang Gong
  • Patent number: 12235437
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate including a substrate and multiple pixel units is provided. The pixel units are disposed on the substrate, and each include at least one active device, a pixel electrode and at least one storage capacitor. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the at least one active device, and has multiple openings. The at least one storage capacitor is electrically connected to the pixel electrode and the at least one active device. The at least on storage capacitor completely overlaps a part of the openings of the pixel electrode. An electrowetting display panel adopting the pixel array substrate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-An Lin, Kun-Cheng Tien
  • Patent number: 12236154
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is provided. The mobile communication includes a first touch display forming a portion of a first surface of the mobile communication device, a second touch display forming a portion of a second surface of the mobile communication device, and a processor configured to display in the first touch display a first screen corresponding to an application executed in a first folding state while a state of the device is the first folding state, identify the state of the mobile communication device changing to a second folding state, and display in the second touch display, based on the identification, a second screen corresponding to the application and an image partially overlapping the second screen, a touch input on the second touch display while the second screen and the image are displayed in the second touch display as overlapping is configured to not be processed as an input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongjin Kwon, Hyoyeon Kim, Wooyoung Park, Sukjae Lee, Byungseok Jung, Seonghoon Choi, Jongwu Baek
  • Patent number: 12236048
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes first touch cells disposed in a first touch sensing area, the first touch cells each including a first touch pattern and a first dummy pattern, and second touch cells disposed in a second touch sensing area, the second touch cells each including a second touch pattern and a second dummy pattern. An area of a first dummy pattern area in which the first dummy pattern is disposed is greater than an area of a second dummy pattern area in which the second dummy pattern is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung Bae Kim, Min Hong Kim, Sang Kook Kim, Tae Joon Kim, Jae Hyun Park, Ji Yeong Lee, Hyun Wook Cho
  • Patent number: 12223910
    Abstract: A display panel includes a transistor, a light emitting device electrically connected to the transistor, a connection wiring electrically connecting the transistor to the light emitting device and including side surfaces, a capping pattern disposed on the transistor and contacting at least a side surface among side surfaces, an upper insulating layer disposed on the transistor and including a first opening that overlaps the at least the side surface, and a pixel definition layer disposed on the upper insulating layer and covering the first opening of the upper insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyewon Kim, Sungjin Hong, Yoomin Ko, Sunho Kim, Juchan Park, Pilsuk Lee, Chung Sock Choi
  • Patent number: 12217639
    Abstract: A control device including a device coupling unit coupled to an electronic device, and a processing unit configured to execute an application program configured to process sensor data related to a sensor provided in the electronic device, in which the electronic device determines whether an algorithm language related to processing of a detection value of the sensor is receivable, and transmits the algorithm language to the electronic device when determining that the algorithm language is receivable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuki Nagai
  • Patent number: 12216874
    Abstract: A touch structure includes first and second touch units. A first touch unit includes first touch electrodes and first connection portions; a second touch unit includes second touch electrodes and second connection portions. A first connection portion and a second connection portion cross to constitute an adjustment connection unit located in a corner region. A reference point where a first reference line and a second reference line intersecting each other is located outside the corner region and is located father away from a center of a main touch region than the adjustment connection unit. The corner region is located around the main touch region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Wen, Yuanqi Zhang, Chang Luo, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 12217717
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a circuit and a method for conditioning a clock signal, display panel, and display device. The circuit includes a signal conversion circuit and a delay processing circuit; when a voltage amplitude of the converted electrical signal falls within a turn-on threshold range, the delay processing circuit receives the N-th clock signal transmitted from the N-th clock signal output terminal, and performs delay processing on the N-th clock signal, so as to avoid occurrence of GOA-stage transfer abnormality when one of the plurality of CK clock signals is in an abnormal condition that no signal is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhaoxian Zhong
  • Patent number: 12211436
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus, the display panel includes a first display area and a second display area, and a light transmittance of the first display area is greater than a light transmittance of the second display area. The display panel includes sub-pixel units located in the first display area and pixel driving units located in the second display area. Each of the sub-pixel units includes first sub-pixels, the pixel driving units are electrically connected with the first sub-pixels, and each of the pixel driving units includes a plurality of first pixel driving circuits connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Junhui Lou, Lin Ge, Yong Wu