Patents Examined by Mark W Regn
  • Patent number: 11367391
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a detection method are provided. The display panel includes a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. Pixel units arranged in an array are disposed in the display area. The pixel unit includes a pixel driving circuit. A crack detecting line is disposed in the peripheral area, and the crack detecting line is connected to a reset signal terminal of the pixel driving circuit of at least one pixel unit. The display panel can reduce the influence of the voltage drop over the crack detection line on the brightness during the electrical detection stage, and can also improve the crack detection rate of the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da Zhou, Taoran Zhang, Zailong Mo, Wenjun Liao
  • Patent number: 11367381
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display device has a plurality of pixels and each pixel includes a driving transistor having a gate connected to a first node, a source connected to a third node, and a drain connected to a fourth node, the driving transistor generating pixel current corresponding to a data voltage when a high-level source voltage is applied to the third node, an internal compensator comprising a first capacitor connected between the first node and a second node, and a second capacitor connected between the second node and an input terminal for the high-level source voltage, the internal compensator controlling a threshold voltage of the driving transistor with reference to a first scan signal, a second scan signal opposite to the first scan signal in phase, a third scan signal lagging the first scan signal in phase, a fourth scan signal leading the first scan signal in phase, and an emission signal, and a light emitting element connected between a fifth node to be connected to the fourth node and an inp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Sung Cho, Chui Nam, Byeong-Seong So, Hyung-Uk Jang
  • Patent number: 11360598
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a first structure capable of moving between a closed state and an open state with regard to a second structure, a second structure, a flexible touchscreen display layer comprising a planar portion and a bendable portion, a processor operatively connected to the flexible touchscreen display layer, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that when executed, enable the processor to perform operations of displaying at least one first object in a first area of the planar portion and displaying at least one second object in a second area of the planar portion in the closed state, and displaying the at least one object in the first area and displaying the at least one second object in a third area of the bendable portion in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongsik Park, Gidae Kim, Jungjin Kim, Hyoseok Na, Jongchul Choi
  • Patent number: 11355040
    Abstract: A method for inspecting functionality of a display device and a test equipment are provided. The method for inspecting functionality of the display device is utilized in a test equipment of an auto-test system. The method includes controlling an image capturing device to capture a test image shown on a screen of the display device for generating a captured image, acquiring an encoded pattern from the captured image and decoding the encoded pattern, wherein the test image is a source image generated by an image providing device superposed with the encoded pattern, determining whether the encoded pattern is successfully decoded to generate a resultant data, and comparing the resultant data with reference data to generate a comparison result after the encoded pattern is successfully decoded, wherein the reference data comprises information associated with the test image and information associated with system configuration of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Nan Sun, Jia-yu Wang, Chi-Cheng Hung, Kun-Yen Wu
  • Patent number: 11354011
    Abstract: A position of a cursor may be detected within an augmented reality (AR) display of a physical space captured by a camera. A snapping range of a snap-select function of the cursor may be dynamically changed in response to the position of the cursor. Accordingly, a user may place or hold a camera in a location to view an associated AR display, and may easily and precisely execute a snap-select function to select a desired AR object, even when the AR display includes AR objects that are of different sizes, or are different distances from the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Xavier Benavides Palos
  • Patent number: 11341879
    Abstract: A replica pixel for testing a display IC that includes a driving circuit that drives a display panel and a sensing circuit that senses a received current is presented. The replica pixel includes a replica pixel transistor, which has a first terminal switchably coupled to a power source, a gate coupled to a first node of a capacitor, and a second terminal coupled to a second node of the capacitor. The first node of the capacitor is switchably coupled to a reference voltage Vref. The second node of the capacitor is switchably coupled to a coupling node, wherein the coupling node selectively couples to either the driving circuit or the sensing circuit. The replica pixel is approximately a real pixel without the display element, and may be used to test the display IC without assembling the display IC with a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ranick Ng, Younghoon Song, Amir Amirkhany
  • Patent number: 11340716
    Abstract: Touch-based input devices, such as a stylus, can receive tactile input from a user. The tactile input functions can be performed by a touch sensor, such as a capacitive sensing device. A touch sensor can be integrated into a stylus in a low profile form. Tactile input can be received at the user's natural grip location. Furthermore, the stylus can effectively distinguish between tactile inputs from a user and disregard sustained tactile inputs that are provided while the user simply holds the stylus at the user's natural grip location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Blake R. Marshall, Reza Nasiri Mahalati, Wing Kong Low, Izhar Bentov, Ashwin Kumar Asoka Kumar Shenoi, Henry N. Tsao, Supratik Datta, Wesley W. Zuber, Nandita Venugopal, Karan S. Jain
  • Patent number: 11335221
    Abstract: A method, device and system for detecting a display panel are disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of groups of pixels, and the method includes: controlling the plurality of groups of pixels to be successively displayed with a first gray scale, and in condition that an ith group of pixels are displayed with the first gray scale, controlling other groups of pixels in the plurality of groups of pixels except the ith group of pixels to be displayed with a second gray scale, the ith group of pixels being any group of pixels in the plurality of groups of pixels; detecting a first current output by the display panel, in a process of displaying the ith group of pixels with the first gray scale; determining that a display abnormality occurs to the ith group of pixels, in condition that the first current is not within a first current range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjun Liao, Da Zhou, Zailong Mo, Yiyang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11327538
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a hole area and a controlling method of are provided. More particularly, an electronic apparatus having a hole area which may enlarge an image or application screen through analysis and a method for controlling a hole area of an electronic apparatus are provided. Some embodiments provide an electronic apparatus having a hole area, capable of analyzing an edge (or edge of an application screen) of an image and displaying on one of an entire area or a main area and a method for controlling a hole area of the electronic apparatus. In addition to above, various exemplary embodiments are available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-moo Lee, Seung-min Choi, Dae-hyun Kim, So-young Kim, Min-sik Kim, Geon-soo Kim, Jin-wan An, Ji-woo Lee, Hyun-suk Choi
  • Patent number: 11322059
    Abstract: An aging system according to an embodiment includes an aging pad inspector for inspecting an aging pad of a display device, an aging aligner for aligning the aging pad with a probe, and an aging processor for applying an aging signal to the display device through the aging pad and through the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ae Kim, Kyung Min Lee, Hyung Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11322107
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit driving system and a display panel. The GOA circuit driving system includes a power chip including a plurality of output pins, a plurality of filter units respectively corresponding to the plurality of output pins, and a GOA circuit including a plurality of signal input terminals respectively corresponding to the plurality of output pins, wherein each of the plurality of output pins is electrically connected to the corresponding signal input terminal through the corresponding filter unit, and each of the plurality of filter units is configured to filter an electrostatic voltage transmitted from the corresponding signal input terminal to the corresponding output pin, therefore solving a problem that the power chip cannot work normally due to a release of static electricity from the GOA circuit to the power chip during an ESD test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jilong Li, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11315523
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission controller, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The emission controller includes a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module, an output module and a shift control module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module generates a second signal in response to the first control signal and the first signal. The third processing module generates third and fourth signals in response to the second control signal, the second and first signals. The output module provides emission control signal in response the first and fourth signal. The shift control module provides a shift control signal in response to the first and fourth signal, or provides a shift control signal in response to the first and third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Renyuan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu
  • Patent number: 11302288
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques use a display device, in conjunction with various optical sensors, e.g., an ambient light sensor or image sensors, to collect information about the ambient lighting conditions in the environment of the display device. Use of this information—and information regarding characteristics of the display device—can provide a more accurate determination of unintended light being added to light driven by the display device. A processor in communication with the display device may evaluate a saturation model based, at least in part, on the received information about the ambient lighting conditions and display device characteristics to determine unintended light. The determined unintended light may prompt adjustments to light driven by the display device, such that the displayed colors remain relatively independent of the current ambient conditions. These adjustments may be made smoothly over time, such that they are imperceptible to the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth I. Greenebaum, Denis V. Karch
  • Patent number: 11301067
    Abstract: A touch display device is provided in this disclosure. The touch display device includes a substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a stacked structure, an inorganic light emitting unit, and a touch sensing circuit. The first conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The first conductive layer includes a gate electrode. The second conductive layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer includes a source electrode and a drain electrode. The stacked structure is disposed on the substrate. The staked structure includes a conductive channel and a sensing electrode. The inorganic light emitting unit is disposed on the stacked structure. The inorganic light emitting unit is electrically connected with the drain electrode via the conductive channel. The touch sensing circuit is electrically connected with the sensing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Yang Chen, Hsing-Yuan Hsu, Tzu-Min Yan, Chun-Hsien Lin, Kuei-Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11289054
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission controller, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The emission controller includes a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module, an output module and a shift control module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module generates a second signal in response to the first control signal and the first signal. The third processing module generates third and fourth signals in response to the second control signal, the second and first signals. The output module provides emission control signal in response the first and fourth signal. The shift control module provides a shift control signal in response to the first and fourth signal, or provides a shift control signal in response to the first and third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Renyuan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu
  • Patent number: 11281295
    Abstract: A transducer includes one or more actuator components configured to be encompassed by a cavity of a frame, wherein the one or more actuator components are configured to allow in-plane and out-of-plane movement with respect to the frame and configured to create haptic feedback in the in-plane or out-of-plane movement to the frame. The transducer also includes one or more sensing layers configured to detect changes of displacement in the frame, wherein the sensing layer is connected to the one or more actuator components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Seow Yuen Yee, Christian Peters, Thomas Rocznik, Ning Wang, Timothy Schultz, Gary Yama
  • Patent number: 11282466
    Abstract: A driver device is provided and includes driver used for image display panel and having first display mode of performing display with first number of gradations of video signal; and second display mode of performing display with second number of gradations smaller than first number of gradations and larger than two, wherein driver is configured to: supply signals having first number of gradations to respective pixels in first display mode; supply signals having second number of gradations to respective pixels arranged in column direction in second display mode, amplify, by first amplifiers in first display mode, signals to be supplied to respective pixels, amplify, by second amplifiers in second display mode, gradation signals in one horizontal period, second amplifiers being smaller in number than first amplifiers, and temporally divide image for one frame into at least one first sub-frame and at least one second sub-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Ryo Imai
  • Patent number: 11276353
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display and a non-display area, data lines, driving lines, power lines, and pixels connected to said lines being at the display area, a data driver for generating data signals supplied to the pixels, a power supply for generating a power signal supplied to the pixels, and a driving circuit at the non-display area and for generating driving signals supplied to the pixels, the driving circuit including stages for providing the driving signals to at least two of the driving lines, wherein data fan-out lines connected to the data driver are connected to the data lines, a power supply line connected to the power supply is connected to the power lines, and the driving circuit is connected to the driving lines, through a first connection line, a second connection line, a third connection line, and a fourth connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhyun Park, Bon-Yong Koo, Yu-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11275428
    Abstract: The present application provides a capacitance detection circuit, which could reduce the influence of screen noise on capacitance detection. The capacitance detection circuit includes: an amplification circuit connected to the capacitor to be detected, and configured to convert a capacitance signal of the capacitor to be detected into a voltage signal, the voltage signal being associated with the capacitance of the capacitor to be detected; and a control circuit connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to control an amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a first amplification factor in a first period, and to control the amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a second amplification factor in a second period, where noise generated by the screen in the first period is less than noise generated by the screen in the second period, and the first amplification factor is greater than the second amplification factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangkai Yuan, Guopao Li, Zhi Yao, Guanliang Liao
  • Patent number: 11269226
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display functional layer, first electrodes, pixel electrodes, second electrodes, a drive circuit, and a conductive body. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The display functional layer is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrodes are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The pixel electrodes face the first electrodes between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second electrodes overlap the first electrodes through the display functional layer. The drive circuit supplies drive signals to a pair of the first electrode, wherein the drive circuit supplies a first electric potential to one of the pair of first electrodes and supplies a drive signal having a second electric potential different from the first electric potential to the other of the pair of first electrodes simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi