Patents Examined by Nan-Ying Yang
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Patent number: 11807299Abstract: There is provided a display device for a vehicle, the display device including: a display unit that is visible to an occupant of a vehicle; a memory; and a processor that is connected to the memory, the processor changing a content image displayed on the display unit so as to be displayed in the same direction as a direction in which a travel path of the vehicle curves.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Hirota, Koji Aikawa, Shigeto Muramatu
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Patent number: 11803058Abstract: Eyewear with camera-based compensation that improves the user experience of eyewear devices for user's having partial blindness or complete blindness. To compensate for blindness, the camera-based compensation uses eyewear cameras to communicate a video feed, and a microphone to provide an optional audio feed, to a remote operator of a remote device to responsively assist the user to complete a task. For example, the user may want audio advice on how to navigate a crowded scene or unknown obstacle. The camera-based compensation is configured to receive instructions from the remote operator to navigate, such as by receiving audio instructions.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Venu Iyengar, Russell Douglas Patton
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Patent number: 11796843Abstract: A viewing angle control device including a plurality of first polarizing portions and a plurality of transmissive portions is provided. The first polarizing portions are arranged along a first direction and extended in a second direction. The transmissive portions and the first polarizing portions are alternately arranged. Each of the first polarizing portions has a width in the first direction and a height in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. A ratio of the height to the width of the first polarizing portion is greater than 1. A display apparatus adopting the viewing angle control device is also provided. The viewing angle control device and the display apparatus provided herein have a filter effect at a large viewing angle, improved light transmittance in the viewing angle direction, and excellent anti-peeping performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang
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Patent number: 11798493Abstract: A display device including: a pixel connected to a scan line and a data line intersecting the scan line. The pixel includes a light emitting element and a driving transistor which controls a driving current supplied to the light emitting element according to a data voltage applied from the data line. The driving transistor includes a first active layer including an oxide semiconductor doped with a metal.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Myoung Hwa Kim, Masataka Kano, Yeon Keon Moon, Joon Seok Park, Jun Hyung Lim, Hye Lim Choi
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Patent number: 11789274Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a wearable heads-up display (WHUD). The WHUD may include a light source, a spatial modulator, and a display optic. The method may include generating, by the light source, an output light to form an image viewable by a user of the WHUD. The method may also include receiving a position of a pupil of the user relative to an eyebox of the WHUD, and obtaining an image correction map based on the position of the pupil. Moreover, the method may include adjusting the output light to form an adjusted output light. The adjusted output light may be adjusted based on the image correction map to reduce at least one of an intensity non-uniformity and a color balance non-uniformity of the image. The method may also include directing, by the display optic, the adjusted output light into a field of view of the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Timothy Paul Bodiya, Shreyas Potnis, Stuart James Myron Nicholson, Bergen Fletcher
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Patent number: 11790856Abstract: A display device can include a display panel configured to display an image through sub pixels, a first scan driver configured to supply a plurality of first scan signals to a plurality of first gate lines connected to the sub pixels, and an emission control driver configured to supply a plurality of emission control signals to a plurality of third gate lines connected to the sub pixels. The emission control driver includes a plurality of emission control stages configured to supply the plurality of emission control signals, respectively. Each of the plurality of emission control stages can include an output buffer including a first output transistor configured to output a clock signal to an output line by controlling a Q node, and a second output transistor configured to output a high potential power supply voltage to the output line by controlling a QB node.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyelim Ji
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Patent number: 11790823Abstract: An image display device includes an imaging unit, a color temperature detection unit, a color temperature sensor, a white balance adjustment unit and a display unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image of a rear of a vehicle. The color temperature detection unit is configured to detect a color temperature of a captured image. The color temperature sensor is installed at a front of the vehicle to detect a color temperature of incident light. When a difference between the color temperature of the captured image and the color temperature of the incident light is a color temperature threshold value or greater, the white balance adjustment unit is configured to switch from a first white balance adjustment based on the color temperature of the captured image to a second white balance adjustment based on the color temperature of the incident light.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Marelli CorporationInventor: Toshifumi Takita
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Patent number: 11782529Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLCInventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
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Patent number: 11768415Abstract: A display device including a pixel electrode disposed in an opening area; a common electrode of which at least a region is disposed to be overlapped with the pixel electrode; a gate line extending along a first direction in a non-opening area surrounding the opening area and transmitting a gate signal to the pixel electrode; a data line extending along a second direction different from the first direction in the non-opening area, and transmitting a data signal to the pixel electrode; and a dummy line disposed to be overlapped with the data line in the non-opening area and electrically connected to the common electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinuk Lee, Il Park
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Patent number: 11756504Abstract: A video processing device includes a receiver that successively receives input images, each having a prescribed overlapping image superimposed in one or more areas thereof, a compositing image generation unit that successively generates compositing images based on the external information, a video compositing unit that successively generates composite images, a compositing abnormality detection unit that determines whether one or more areas of the composite image have abnormality or not, a comparison unit that compares the one or more areas of the input image with those of the composite image to determine whether or not the respective areas match, if it is determined that the composite image have no abnormalities, and an output control unit that outputs the input image if it is determined that the respective areas match, and outputs the composite image when it is determined that the respective areas do not match.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LAPIS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuto Obara, Yuki Imatoh, Takuya Motohashi
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Patent number: 11747632Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The head-mounted housing may have rear-facing displays that display images for a user. The images are viewable from eye boxes while the head-mounted device is being worn by the user. A publicly viewable front-facing display may be mounted on a front face of the head-mounted housing. A display cover layer may overlap a pixel array associated with the front-facing display. An inactive border area of the display cover layer may overlap optical components. Shutter systems may be provided between the display cover layer and the optical components to selectively block light. Actuators may move shutter members or other movable members to cover and uncover the optical components. A removable cover may be used to protect the display cover layer and may have portions in different areas that have different optical properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ritu Shah, Forrest C. Wang
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Patent number: 11740747Abstract: Display device is provided and includes display part including first and second substrates, first and second polarizing plates, display area that includes pixel electrodes, a common electrode and display functional layer each of which is arranged between first and second substrates, display image formed by applying display voltage between pixel electrodes and common electrode in display period, input part including third substrate having back surface facing front surface of display part, detection electrodes formed on back surface of third substrate, and conductive layer provided between back surface of third substrate and front surface of display part, wherein conductive layer overlaps third substrate without through detection electrodes outside display area, and part of detection electrodes is uncovered by conductive layer outside display area.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Kohei Azumi, Koji Ishizaki, Hideki Kaneko, Tsutomu Harada
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Patent number: 11724597Abstract: A method for displaying information to the occupants of a vehicle includes setting a display-hosting region on a window of a vehicle and obtaining a number of driving parameters of the vehicle. Points of interest (POI) information, such as landmarks, and commercial and other desired locations, which satisfy a number of preset conditions according to the number of the driving parameters are obtained. Facial images and face parameters of occupants are obtained, and POI and associated information can be displayed according to the number of facial parameters. The POI information is displayed to one or more display regions.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Mobile Drive Netherlands B.V.Inventor: Le Yao
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Patent number: 11720193Abstract: A display device including an input sensing unit. The input sensing unit includes sensors and signal lines connecting the sensors to a driving circuit for sensing a touch. The signal lines may include reception signal lines and transmission signal lines. A resistance value of the reception signal line connected to the sensor relatively far from the driving circuit is smaller than a resistance value of the reception signal line connected to the sensor relatively close to the driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwan-Ho Kim, Gyeongnam Bang, Sangwon Lee, Hyunjae Na, Hoseok Son, Sungyeon Cho, Jaseung Ku, Taehyeog Jung
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Patent number: 11718178Abstract: A vehicle body structure having a head-up display, includes: a window that defines a cabin and is used as a reflector of the head-up display; and an image projection device that projects an image toward the window. An image projection surface of the window that is positioned closest to the cabin includes a prescribed image projection area onto which the image is projected and a surrounding area that surrounds the image projection area. Of the image projection area and the surrounding area of the image projection surface, only the surrounding area is formed with a moth-eye structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yohei Kurihara, Kazuo Sakurai
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Patent number: 11721301Abstract: A charging compensation device includes: a timing control module configured to send a display data and a current row number information of a display panel; a driving module electrically connected to the timing control module, configured to divide the display data into at least two charging intervals according to a received row number information, and configured to determine a plurality of charging currents according to the at least two charging intervals, wherein each of the charging intervals corresponds to the display data of multiple rows of the pixel units, and distances between the pixel units corresponding to each of the charging intervals and the driving module are different; and an output module electrically connected to the driving module and configured to charge the display panel according to the plurality of charging currents.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qingsheng Lan, Youngil Ban
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Patent number: 11719932Abstract: A main controller of an HUD is configured to: acquire road surface information of a front road surface based on a plurality of measurement points on the front road surface, which is detected by a road surface detection sensor mounted on a vehicle with the HUD and is positioned forward of a traveling direction of the vehicle; calculate, by using the road surface information, a virtual image plane position on a virtual image plane where a virtual image of a display object is displayed, which is a display position of the virtual image for displaying the virtual image along the front road surface; and calculate a display position of a display surface within an image display device, which corresponds to the virtual image plane position, so as to output, to the image display device, a control signal for displaying the display object on the display position of the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Haruhiko Yoneda, Souta Sato, Nozomu Shimoda
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Patent number: 11691514Abstract: A vehicle display device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a display that displays, as an image, functions for various pieces of vehicle operation information, a knob that is electrically interlocked with the display and selectively operates a corresponding function of the display according to left-right movement thereof, a guide rail that provides a movement path of the knob and divides a plurality of functional areas interlocked with the functions displayed on the display, and a guide part in which magnets having different polarities are alternately arranged in a lengthwise direction of the guide rail to automatically guide a location of the knob.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Sung Joon Ahn
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Patent number: 11691510Abstract: A control apparatus and method using a knob are provided. The control apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive knob operation information, a memory configured to store a program for transmitting a vehicle function control command on the basis of the knob operation information, and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the processor displays information about the vehicle function control command by using a knob.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Myung Bin Choi, Sung Joon Ahn, Seung Hwan Lee, Tae Hun Kim
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Patent number: 11679677Abstract: A device control system includes a first input device and a gaze detector. The first input device allows a command to be entered with respect to a target device selected from one or more devices. The gaze detector detects a user's gaze direction. The gaze detector determines, based on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector, one device, selected from the one or more devices, to be the target device. A gaze detector makes the target device change, based on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector, the type of processing to be performed in accordance with the command entered through the first input device.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouji Ueda, Shigeo Nakamura, Kenji Matsui, Takehiko Yasuda, Yoshiteru Matsushita