Patents Examined by Michael J Eurice
  • Patent number: 11741903
    Abstract: A gate driver includes stages connected to clock signal lines to which clock signals are applied and a first gate power line to which a first gate power voltage is applied, and outputting the first gate power voltage as gate signals in response to the clock signals. The clock signals have a first frequency and the first gate power voltage has a first voltage level in a first period. The clock signals have a second frequency lower than the first frequency and the first gate power voltage has a second voltage level in a second period. One of the first and second voltage levels is a gate-on voltage level that turns on a transistor, and another of the first and second voltage levels is a gate-off voltage level that turns off the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai Jung In
  • Patent number: 11726734
    Abstract: A mobile device communicates content to an external presentation device, such as a display device, for display or other presentation at the external presentation device. The mobile device identifies an impairment of a user of the mobile device. One or more configuration settings for a user interface of the external presentation device are determined based on the impairment of the user. These configuration settings are, for example, an indication of a particular audio level, an indication to perform text to speech, an indication of a particular type of color blindness, and so forth. The configuration settings are communicated to the external presentation device, allowing the external presentation device to be configured for or adapted to the impairment of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Jyothsna Bandameedipalli, Amit Kumar Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11709653
    Abstract: A method for a contextual assistant to use mouse pointing or touch cues includes receiving audio data corresponding to a query spoken by a user, receiving, in a graphical user interface displayed on a screen, a user input indication indicating a spatial input applied at a first location on the screen, and processing the audio data to determine a transcription of the query. The method also includes performing query interpretation on the transcription to determine that the query is referring to an object displayed on the screen without uniquely identifying the object, and requesting information about the object. The method further includes disambiguating, using the user input indication indicating the spatial input applied at the first location on the screen, the query to uniquely identify the object that the query is referring to, obtaining the information about the object requested by the query, and providing a response to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Dongeek Shin
  • Patent number: 11705070
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a pixel array unit, pixels being arranged in the pixel unit, the pixels each including a driving transistor that includes a plurality of gate electrodes and drives a light emitting unit in response to a video signal applied to one gate electrode of the plurality of gate electrodes; and a control unit that controls gate voltage of a different gate electrode of the driving transistor. Further, an electronic apparatus according to the present disclosure includes the display apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Teraguchi
  • Patent number: 11699382
    Abstract: Provided is a method for driving a display device including n rows of sub-pixels; the method includes: driving the first frame of image, including: performing normal display driving on the n rows of sub-pixels in a display driving period, performing darkness insertion driving on a rows, from the 1st to ath rows, of sub-pixels in a first darkness insertion sub-period, and performing darkness insertion driving on (n?a) rows, from the (a+1)th to nth rows, of sub-pixels in a second darkness insertion sub-period driving a second frame of image, including: performing normal display driving on the n rows of sub-pixels in a display driving period, performing darkness insertion driving on b rows, from the 1st to bth rows, of sub-pixels in a first darkness insertion sub-period, and performing darkness insertion driving on (n?b) rows, from the (b+1)th to nth rows, of sub-pixels in a second darkness insertion sub-period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Xing Yao, Jingbo Xu, Xuelian Cheng
  • Patent number: 11698767
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting an area of a display device of an information handling device of a user, designated as a share window; identifying, when the share window is in an active share state, a position of a first window on the display device with respect to the share window; and sharing, based upon the position of the first window on the display being within at least a portion of the share window, content data contained within the first window to a display device of at least one other user in communication with the information handling device of the user. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert James Norton, Jr., Justin Michael Ringuette, Sandy Collins, Neal R Caliendo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11698680
    Abstract: In aspects, methods and apparatus are provided for generating a haptic effect for a three-dimensional (3D) environment that is experienced virtually by a user. The methods may be performed by a processor, and includes receiving media data that describes the 3D environment, wherein the media data includes haptic data which describes a haptic characteristic associated with at least one object, structure, or event in the 3D environment. The method further includes performing a haptic decoding operation and a haptic rendering operation. The decoding operation may include extracting the haptic data from the media data. The haptic rendering operation may include generating a drive signal and communicating the drive signal to a haptic output device to cause the haptic output device to generate a haptic effect at a user peripheral device. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: IMMERSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Birnbaum, Yeshwant Muthusamy, Jamal Saboune, Christopher Ullrich
  • Patent number: 11694429
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an initial input in a first modality from a first user from a client system associated with the first user, determining one or more intents corresponding to the initial input by an intent-understanding module, generating one or more candidate continuation-inputs based on the one or more intents, where the one or more candidate continuation-inputs are in one or more candidate modalities, respectively, and wherein the candidate modalities are different from the first modality, and sending instructions for presenting one or more suggested inputs corresponding to one or more of the candidate continuation-inputs to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Crosby Presant, Francislav P. Penov, Anuj Kumar
  • Patent number: 11694629
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of gate stages. Each of the plurality of gate stages includes a carry generating circuit outputting a second carry signal having a phase which is later than a phase of a first carry signal, on the basis of a first clock signal and a second clock signal having different phases and a scan generating circuit outputting a scan signal having a phase which differs from phases of the first and second carry signals, on the basis of the first clock signal, the second clock signal, and the first carry signal. Each of the first clock signal, the second clock signal, the first carry signal, and the second carry signal may be a P-type pulse, and the scan signal may be an N-type pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Lid.
    Inventor: Sung Wook Chang
  • Patent number: 11688353
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device and a driving method thereof, wherein a refresh rate of pixels is controlled at a reference frame frequency in a normal driving mode, and the refresh rate of the pixels is controlled at a frequency lower than the reference frame frequency in a low speed driving mode. In the low speed driving mode, park data is transmitted to a data driving circuit during at least one vertical blank period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Kook Moon, Hae Jong Jang
  • Patent number: 11688344
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel including a light emitting element and a first transistor for applying a driving current to the light emitting element; a data driver for supplying a first data voltage corresponding to first sensing data to the pixel in a sensing period, and supplying, to the pixel, a second data voltage corresponding to second sensing data or a third data voltage corresponding to third sensing data in a verification period for detecting compensation degree of the sensing period; a sensing unit for extracting a first sensing value corresponding to the first sensing data, a second sensing value corresponding to the second sensing data, and a third sensing value corresponding to the third sensing data through sensing lines; and a timing controller for generating image data compensated using the first sensing value, and detecting the compensation degree using the second sensing value or the third sensing value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jin Shin, Min Soo Kang, Nag Joon Kim, Byoung Chel Kim, Yeon Sung Kim, Hyoung Rae Lee
  • Patent number: 11676536
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels coupled to a first scan line and a data line, a power supply to supply voltages, a scan driver to provide a first scan signal to the first scan line a plurality of times for a first frame period (FFP), a data driver to supply a data signal to the data line, and a timing controller to control driving of components. The FFP includes: a first active period (FAP), in which the data signal is supplied; and a first blank period (FBP), in which the data signal is not supplied. The power supply provides on-bias power having a first voltage level (FVL) in the FAP, and provides on-bias power having a second voltage level (SVL) in the FBP. The FBP following the FAP includes a first dimming period in which the on-bias power gradually changes from the FVL to the SVL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Byung Chae, Seung Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11663818
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an initial input in a first modality from a first user from a client system associated with the first user, determining one or more intents corresponding to the initial input by an intent-understanding module, generating one or more candidate continuation-inputs based on the one or more intents, where the one or more candidate continuation-inputs are in one or more candidate modalities, respectively, and wherein the candidate modalities are different from the first modality, and sending instructions for presenting one or more suggested inputs corresponding to one or more of the candidate continuation-inputs to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Crosby Presant, Francislav P. Penov, Anuj Kumar
  • Patent number: 11662839
    Abstract: An information handling system stylus includes components to support active tip writing inputs at a touchscreen display with the active tip powered by a rechargeable battery. An accelerometer and microphone included in the housing cooperate to manage battery life with instructions executed on a processing resource included in the accelerometer and/or microphone. The instructions apply different wake behaviors to manage stylus power consumption based upon whether the stylus couples to and information handling system, such as monitoring stylus motion with different wake intervals and monitoring for predetermined acceleration profiles, such as walking, falling and rolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Peng Lip Goh, Gerald R. Pelissier
  • Patent number: 11656834
    Abstract: An information processing device includes circuitry to detect one of a device and an information processing terminal. The device is connected to the information processing terminal and used to receive an output image of the information processing terminal. The information processing terminal is connected to the information processing device via the device. The circuitry causes a display device connected to the information processing device to display the output image of the information processing terminal, according to a detection of the one of the device and the information processing terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Koyama, Tatsuroh Sugioka, Atsushi Takagi
  • Patent number: 11658676
    Abstract: A DA conversion circuit includes a first DA conversion circuit unit corresponding to a higher bit, a second DA conversion circuit unit corresponding to a lower bit, a capacitance element provided between the first DA conversion circuit unit and the second DA conversion circuit unit, the first DA conversion circuit unit includes a capacitance element and a selection circuit, the second DA conversion circuit unit includes a capacitance element and a selection circuit, and the selection circuit supplies a potential VL or VPH to one end of the capacitance element, and the selection circuit supplies the potential VL or VPL to one end of the capacitance element. The potential VPL is different from the potential VPH, and for example, VPL>VPH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Ota
  • Patent number: 11635812
    Abstract: Wearable computing apparatuses, which can be adapted to be worn on a user's hand, are provided for augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence interactions. Generally, the wearable computing apparatus can include a first subassembly comprising one or more processors, non-transitory memory for storing instructions, at least one haptic motor, and a first set of sensors configured to measure positional characteristics associated with a user's hand. The wearable computing apparatus can further comprise a second subassembly removably coupled to the first subassembly, the second subassembly including a plurality of leads each of which is attached to a finger and comprises a distal portion that houses a haptic motor and a second set of sensors. The second set of sensors is configured to measure positional characteristics associated with the user's fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Olaoluwa O. Adesanya
  • Patent number: 11630537
    Abstract: An electronic device may have light-emitting devices. A light-emitting device may include light-emitting diodes, a display, or other components that emit visual output. One or more image transport layers may be included in the electronic device. An image transport layer may have an input surface that receives an image and an output surface to which the image transport layer transports the image for viewing by a user. The image transport layers may have areas with compound curvature and other shapes. Deformed image transport layer structures such as deformed fibers in a coherent fiber bundle may be configured to hide gaps in displays and other structures. Displays may include light detectors that serve as a two-dimensional touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect touch input on an output surface of an image transport layer. Image transport layer material may be incorporated into buttons, elongated housings, wearable devices, and other equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael B. Wittenberg, Daniel J. Barrett, Erik G. de Jong, Lucy E. Browning, Marwan Rammah, Rasamy Phouthavong, Sameer Pandya
  • Patent number: 11626074
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels each coupled to a write scan line, a compensation scan line, an initialization scan line, a bypass scan line, and a data line; and a scan driver configured to supply i (where i is a natural number) write scan pulses, compensation scan pulses, initialization scan pulses, and bypass scan pulses to the write scan line, the compensation scan line, the initialization scan line, and the bypass scan line, respectively, during a first period corresponding to one frame period, and to supply j (where j is a natural number other than i) write scan pulses to the write scan line during each of frame periods of a second period including a plurality of consecutive frame periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Young Roh, Hui Nam, Se Hyuk Park, Hyo Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11626079
    Abstract: A display device including a gate driver configured to apply gate signals to a plurality of gate lines; a data driver configured to apply data signals and a reference voltage to a plurality of data lines; and a display panel including a plurality of unit pixels, each unit pixel including a plurality of subpixels emitting different colors. Further, a first data line of the plurality of data lines is connected to a first subpixel and a second subpixel in a first unit pixel, and a second data line of the plurality of data lines is connected to the first subpixel and a third subpixel in the first unit pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangkyu Kim, Jaekyeong Yun