Patents Examined by Mihir Rayan
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Patent number: 9626923Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes an image display panel, data lines, and scan lines. The image display panel includes arrays of pixels including a plurality of sub-pixels. The arrays of pixels include cyclically arranged columns of first columns each of which includes first sub-pixels, second columns that include second sub-pixels, and third columns. Third sub-pixels and fourth sub-pixels are alternately arranged in the third columns in the direction along the third columns, and are alternately arranged in a direction along the row in the same row of the third columns. Each of the scan lines is coupled to either of the third sub-pixels adjacent thereto or the fourth sub-pixels adjacent thereto, as sub-pixels to be selected thereby.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Masaaki Kabe
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Patent number: 9529527Abstract: An information processing apparatus can recognize a first operation made up of a first input and a second operation made up of the first input and an input that follows after the first input. Input by an operating object is detected, starts a response corresponding to the first operation after the first input from the operating object is detected, regardless of existence of any input to follow after the first input, in a case that information relating to movement of the operating object moving in a direction parallel to an input subject face, which is the subject for the operating object to perform the first input, satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Keiichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9459482Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a touch panel includes: display drive circuits that are disposed respectively at the outsides of the sides opposing to a display region, and that apply sequential scanning signal potentials to scanning signal lines; touch panel drive circuits that are disposed respectively further to the outsides of the display drive circuits, and that apply sequential drive pulses to a plurality of drive electrodes among common electrodes; and switching circuits that are disposed respectively at insides of the display drive circuits, and that switch between applying common electric potentials for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal composition and applying a touch drive pulse that detects the touching to the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Hideo Sato, Takayuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 9443486Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving circuit for a display panel and the driving module thereof and a display device and the method for manufacturing the same. The present invention comprises a power generating module, a plurality of signal generating units, a power generating circuit, and a scan control circuit. The power generating module generates a supply power source according to an input power source. The plurality of signal generating units are coupled to the power generating module and generate a plurality of control signals according to the supply power source and a plurality of input signals. The power generating circuit generates a driving power source. The scan control circuit is coupled to the power generating circuit and the plurality of signal generating unit, and generates a plurality of scan signals according to the driving power source and at least one of the plurality of control signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.Inventors: Ping Lin Liu, Shih Chieh Hung
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Patent number: 9418626Abstract: A method of capacitive sensing using an integrated capacitive sensor device and display device comprising a plurality of combination electrodes comprises driving a first of the plurality of combination electrodes for capacitive sensing during a first non-display update time period of a first frame; driving a second of the plurality of combination electrodes for capacitive sensing during a second non-display update time period of the first frame; and driving a third of the plurality of combination electrodes for capacitive sensing during a third non-display update time period of the first frame, the plurality of combination electrodes configured for both capacitive sensing and display updating. Driving the first second, and third combination electrodes for capacitive sensing comprises driving the first, second, and third combination electrodes with a signal that transitions at least twice during each respective non-display update time period of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventor: Joseph Kurth Reynolds
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Patent number: 9390648Abstract: A pixel capable of realizing desired brightness and of displaying a uniform image is disclosed. In one aspect, the pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor having a second electrode thereof coupled to an anode electrode of the OLED to control an amount of current supplied to the OLED in response to a voltage applied to a gate electrode thereof. The pixel also includes at least one second transistor coupled between the second electrode and the gate electrode of the first transistor, and a third transistor coupled between the second transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. The third transistor is turned off in a partial period of a period in which the second transistor is turned on.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Ho Lee, Yang-Wan Kim
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Patent number: 9383864Abstract: An illumination structure for an interactive input system having a display surface and a light source for backlighting the display surface is provided. The illumination structure includes at least one redirection structure positioned with respect to the display surface to receive excess light produced by the light source and to redirect the excess light generally across the display surface for backlighting one or more pointers. A method is provided for determining the location of at least one pointer in an interactive input system.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Gerald D. Morrison, Grant McGibney, Daniel P. McReynolds
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Patent number: 9378676Abstract: Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Nomura
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Patent number: 9368051Abstract: A display device includes a light modulation device, a light source, a light modulation device control section, and a light source control section. The light modulation device control section controls the light modulation device to select a plurality of scan lines of the light modulation device by K lines (K is an integer not smaller than 2), and write a data signal into the pixels corresponding to the selected scan lines in an image update period, and to select at least a part of the plurality of scan lines line by line, and then write the data signal into the pixels corresponding to the selected scan line in an image display period subsequent to the image update period. The light source control section sets a duty ratio in a part of the image display period to be higher than the duty ratio in another part of the image display period.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Mizushiro
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Patent number: 9361850Abstract: A display device includes a panel displaying an image using image data and including a common electrode to which a common voltage is applied; a timing controller providing the image data to the panel and outputting a correction voltage corresponding to the image data; and a power supply unit generating a compensation voltage using a panel common voltage and the correction voltage and providing the compensation voltage to the panel, wherein the panel common voltage is a voltage measuring the common voltage applied to the panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-Hoon Woo, Young-Ho Kim, Min-Ki Kim, Hwan-Joo Lee
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Patent number: 9305509Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of display. Provided are a shift register unit, a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus, the shift register unit includes an inputting module, a first outputting module and a second outputting module. As compared with the prior art, the structure of the shift register unit can be simplified effectively, and the number of use of the transistors can be further reduced. Embodiments of the present disclosure are used to implement scanning and driving.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Fuqiang Li, Cheng Li, Seong Jun An
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Patent number: 9280944Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes an image display panel, data lines, and scan lines. The image display panel includes arrays of pixels including a plurality of sub-pixels. The arrays of pixels include cyclically arranged columns of first columns each of which includes first sub-pixels, second columns that include second sub-pixels, and third columns. Third sub-pixels and fourth sub-pixels are alternately arranged in the third columns in the direction along the third columns, and are alternately arranged in a direction along the row in the same row of the third columns. Each of the scan lines is coupled to either of the third sub-pixels adjacent thereto or the fourth sub-pixels adjacent thereto, as sub-pixels to be selected thereby.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Masaaki Kabe
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Patent number: 9275571Abstract: Various embodiments include devices, methods, circuits, data structures, and software that allow for rapid variation in the luminance of an OLED display panel. An OLED display driver circuit can include a first input, a second input, and a scaling circuit. The first input is to receive a scaling factor. The second input is to receive an image input signal including a digital representation of a desired output for a pixel. The scaling circuit is to multiply a pixel-level output voltage associated with the desired output for the pixel by the scaling factor.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Michael Lorne Purdy, Bergen Albert Fletcher, James Alexander Robinson
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Patent number: 9275584Abstract: A brightness control apparatus and a brightness control method are provided. A conversion unit converts a first pulse width modulating signal, indicating brightness of a display, into a DC signal. An analog to digital conversion unit converts the DC signal into a second pulse width modulating signal according to at least one of an environmental condition and a load state of an electronic device, wherein the second pulse width modulating signal controls the brightness of the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Getac Technology CorporationInventors: Chun-Chi Wang, Yo-Ching Wu
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Patent number: 9269321Abstract: An electronic display system has a light transmissive panel, a region of display elements on the panel, and source lines coupled to the display elements. A demultiplexer circuit has multiple groups of pass gates. Each pass gate has a pair of complimentary on-panel transistors, and the signal outputs of each group are connected to a respective group of the source lines. A display driver integrated circuit (IC) receives video data and timing control signals. A signal input of each group of pass gates is connected to a respective output pin of the driver IC. The display driver IC provides digital timing control signals to control the pass gates of the demultiplexer circuit. Other embodiments are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abbas Jamshidi-Roudbari, Ting-Kuo Chang, Hopil Bae, Cheng-Ho Yu, Shih Chang Chang
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Patent number: 9262065Abstract: A time based touch screen input recognition system detects a touch on a touch screen display. The system determines a length of the touch and identifies a function corresponding to the length of touch. The system causes a processing device to implement the corresponding function.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventors: Jiri Pechanec, Pavel Macik
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Patent number: 9258402Abstract: Systems and methods displaying information from a mobile device are described herein. One embodiment of this disclosure provides a method of controlling a mobile device without a native touch screen display. The mobile device is coupled to an external touch-screen device. The method comprises receiving input via a touch screen display. The method further comprises mapping the input to one or more keypad events. The method further comprises transmitting to at least one application the one or more keypad events.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Krishnan Rajamani, Atul Suri, Sivaramakrishna Veerepalli
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Patent number: 9241377Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) backlight driving circuit includes a power supply, an LED light bar, and a constant current driving chip that adjusts brightness of the LED light bar. The constant current driving chip receives the PWM dimming signal. N boost units are connected in series between the power supply and the LED light bar, and the N boost units are connected in parallel with each other. Comparing units are correspondingly coupled to control ends of one or more of (N?1) boost units. When a duty ratio of the PWM dimming signal is less than a preset threshold, the comparing unit drives a corresponding boost unit to turn off. N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Inventors: Hua Zhang, Fei Li
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Patent number: 9237609Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) backlight driving circuit includes a rectifier module, a voltage reduction module coupled to the rectifier module, and an LED lightbar coupled to the voltage reduction module. A city voltage is inputted to the rectifier module, and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) controls the voltage reduction module.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Inventor: Hua Zhang
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Patent number: 9230515Abstract: A hand-held electronic device and a display method are described. The hand-held electronic device of the invention includes an image processing unit configured to provide a first image; a first display unit configured to display the first image; a first optical system configured to receive light emitted from the first display unit and conduct a light path conversion on it to form a first magnified virtual image, wherein a length of a light path between the first optical system and the first display unit is less than a focal distance of first optical system; and a first window disposed on a first external surface of the hand-held electronic device to allow a viewer to watch the first magnified virtual image through the first optical system when the viewer is close to the first external surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Junfeng Liu