Patents Examined by Nan-Ying Yang
  • Patent number: 11305692
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display system that includes an information acquisition device, a display processing device, a posture detection device, and a correction processing device. The information acquisition device acquires a position of a moving body and information outside the moving body. The display processing device controls display of an image based on information acquired by the information acquisition device. The posture detection device that detects posture variation of the moving body. The correction processing device that sets a correction amount of a display position of the image based on posture variation of the moving body, outputs the correction amount when the display information acquired from the display processing device indicates that the image is being displayed, and reduces size of the correction amount when the display information indicates that the image is not being displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsui, Norikazu Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 11307410
    Abstract: A display apparatus including pose-tracking means; image renderer per eye; liquid-crystal device including liquid-crystal structure and control circuit; and processor. Processor is configured to: process pose-tracking data to determine user's head pose; detect if rate at which head pose is changing is below predefined threshold rate; if yes, switch on lock mode, select head pose for session of lock mode, and generate output image frames according to head pose during session; if no, generate output image frames according to corresponding head poses of user using pose-tracking data; and display output image frames, whilst shifting light emanating to from pixels of image renderer to multiple positions (P1-P9) in sequential and repeated manner, said shifting causes resolution of output image frames to appear higher than display resolution of image renderer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Varjo Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Strandborg, Ville Miettinen, Klaus Melakari
  • Patent number: 11308897
    Abstract: A display device and a display control method, and the display device includes: a backlight module, a first display panel, and a second display panel, and a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire a pixel grayscale matrix of an image to be displayed; determine desired brightness of each pixel by using a grayscale-brightness curve of the second display panel based on the pixel grayscale matrix; determine set light-emitting brightness of backlight partition according to grayscale information in the pixel grayscale matrix corresponding to the backlight partition; obtain a first corrected brightness of each backlight partition based on light diffusion coefficients of the plurality of backlight partitions; determine a grayscale of pixel unit according to a brightness difference between the first corrected brightness and the desired brightness; obtain a second corrected brightness of the backlight partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: BOE MLED Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tiankuo Shi, Lingyun Shi, Xiaomang Zhang, Xin Duan, Wei Sun, Guofeng Hu, Zhihua Ji, Yanhui Xi, Yan Sun, Bin Dai, Yue Li, Yifan Hou, Yilang Sun, Chuanjun Liu, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 11308907
    Abstract: Provided are a shift register and a driving method of a shift register, a gate driving circuit and a display panel and device. The shift register includes a first power signal input terminal, a second power signal input terminal, a first signal output terminal, a first node control device, a first output device, a first voltage stabilizing device and a first clock signal terminal, where a first terminal of the first voltage stabilizing device is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first node control device at a first node, a second terminal of the first voltage stabilizing device is electrically connected to a first control terminal of the first output device at a second node, and a control terminal of the first voltage stabilizing device is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mengmeng Zhang, Xingyao Zhou
  • Patent number: 11302270
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed, the driving method includes: setting average values of a first component, a second component, and a third component of a first frame display image to be equal to a second average value, and setting the average values of both the first component and the third component of a second frame display image to be equal to a third average value, and setting the average value of the second component to be equal to a set average value; adjusting lightness of a backlight module according to the average values of the first component, the second component, and the third component corresponding to the original display image, the first frame display image, and the second frame display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HKC Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Beizhou Huang
  • Patent number: 11294514
    Abstract: Baseline update for input object detection includes determining raw measurements from resulting signals acquired for a sensing region, obtaining a masked region of the sensing region based on the raw measurements, and generating a baseline update value using a subset of the raw measurements corresponding to an unmasked region. A baseline value of the masked region is updated using the baseline update value to obtain an updated baseline. A location of an input object is detected using the updated baseline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Katherine Kuan, Nickolas Fotopoulos
  • Patent number: 11294432
    Abstract: Embodiments describe an approach for dynamically aligning the computing device's display area with a user's visual focus by analyzing a direction of a display area and a user's visual focus, wherein the display area comprises a target area. Responsive to receiving one or more notifications or a voice command from a user, embodiments describe determining the target area is not aligned with the user's visual focus. Additionally, embodiments describe activating a robotic assembly to align the target area with the user's visual focus, and aligning the target area with the user's visual focus based on a user's current situation, wherein aligning causes the target area and a user's line of visual focus to overlap within a predetermined angular range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11285812
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a heads-up display visor for a vehicle, such as an automobile, to provide driver assistance information to the driver. Features include a display screen that is sized and positioned relative to the driver's conventional sun visor, so as to eliminate the need to project images onto the windshield and/or to have a projector located on the vehicle dashboard. In certain embodiments, the heads-up display visor is portable, and is affixed to the driver's conventional sun visor by a clip, thereby allowing a driver to move the device from one vehicle to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Rinard Ford
  • Patent number: 11287934
    Abstract: The reliability of a display device with an input device is improved. A plurality of detection electrodes (input position detection electrodes) forming an electrostatic capacity between them and a common electrode of a display device to detect an input position are formed on a different substrate from substrates configuring the display device. Moreover, a polarizing plate and the substrate on which the plurality of detection electrodes are formed are adhesively fixed via, for example, an adhesive layer so that the plurality of detection electrodes are fixed so as to be separated apart from the display device. Thus, a distance between electrodes (the detection electrode and a driving electrode) for detecting an input position can be set separately from a thickness of the display device, and therefore, reduction in detection sensitivity (detection reliability) for the input position due to increase in the electrostatic capacity can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Kohei Azumi, Koji Ishizaki, Hideki Kaneko, Tsutomu Harada
  • Patent number: 11289032
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including pixel rows to which line images are written; and a red, a green, and a blue light source. A display period of a frame image includes six subframe periods, each including a writing period and a lighting period. The line image of a color component corresponding to a combination of light emitted during the lighting period of a preceding period of two consecutive subframe periods, and light emitted during the lighting period of a subsequent period is written during the writing period of the preceding period. The subframe periods includes a first and a second subframe period provided alternately and consecutively, the first subframe period includes the writing period during which the line image is written to a first pixel row, and the second subframe period includes the writing period during which the line image is written to a second pixel row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Tadafumi Ozaki
  • Patent number: 11289015
    Abstract: To enable manufacturing of a display device with a low defect rate and high yield, an integrated circuit chip includes a drive circuit that drives a light emitting unit, and the drive circuit includes a P-side electrode connected to an anode of the light emitting unit and a nonvolatile memory transistor that controls current supply to the P-side electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Tsuyoshi Ono
  • Patent number: 11280999
    Abstract: A head-up display comprises an image display device, a virtual image optical system, a housing with a housing opening, an antiglare plate covering the housing opening, a camera for capturing an image of a face area including an eye of a driver, a viewpoint detection device for detecting a viewpoint of the driver based on the image captured by the camera, and a main controller. The camera is installed on a position outside the housing and withdrawn from an optical path of the image light emitted through the housing opening, as well as in an orientation for capturing an image of an area where a face including the eye of the driver is reflected on the antiglare plate. The main controller controls to adjust an emission direction of the image light based on a viewpoint position of the driver detected by the viewpoint detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Chohei Ono, Akio Misawa
  • Patent number: 11250816
    Abstract: A method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for controlling a display of an augmented-reality head-up display device for a transportation vehicle. Interfering movements of the transportation vehicle are detected, a graphics generator generates a dynamically-embodied marker for display by the augmented-reality head-up display device, and the generated marker is outputted for display by the augmented-reality head-up display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Vitalij Sadovitch
  • Patent number: 11250747
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a plurality of sub-pixels sharing a single reference voltage line, each of the sub-pixels comprising a switching transistor, a driving transistor, a sensing transistor, a storage capacitor, and a light-emitting element; a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to the plurality of sub-pixels; a gate driver configured to supply a gate signal to the plurality of sub-pixels; a timing controller configured to control the data driver and the gate driver; and a detector configured to sense a threshold voltage and mobility of the driving transistor to detect if there is a short-circuit between a gate electrode and an output terminal of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joon-Min Park
  • Patent number: 11245782
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided, which includes a flexible display; a hinge assembly configured to fold and unfold a first area and a second area of the flexible display onto and away from each other; and a heat diffusion member. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge frame attached to a bottom face of the first area via a first adhesive member; a second hinge frame attached to a bottom face of the second area via a second adhesive member; a hinge pivotally connecting the first hinge frame and the second hinge frame to each other; and a hinge housing including a space, which accommodates the hinge, and connecting the first hinge frame and the second hinge frame to each other. At least a partial area of the heat diffusion member may be disposed between the flexible display and the hinge housing, in the space or at a position communicating with the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Eunseok Hong
  • Patent number: 11243625
    Abstract: A display device includes 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwan-ho Kim, Gyeongnam Bang, Sangwon Lee, Hyunjae Na, Hoseok Son, Sungyeon Cho, Jaseung Ku, Taehyeog Jung
  • Patent number: 11239584
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of panel pads, a connection board including a plurality of connection lines, and a circuit board including a plurality of board pads. The plurality of connection lines are spaced apart from each other. Each of a connection line among the plurality of connection lines includes: a first end portion at which the connection line is connected to the display panel, the first end portion being in direct contact with a panel pad, and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion and at which the connection line is connected to the circuit board, the second end portion being in contact with a board pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myonghoon Roh
  • Patent number: 11231817
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC). Embodiments relate to an external user interface that has a physical form intended to be hand held. The hand held user interface may be in the form similar to that of a writing instrument, such as a pen. In embodiments, the hand held user interface includes technologies relating to writing surface tip pressure monitoring, lens configurations setting a predetermined imaging distance, user interface software mode selection, quick software application launching, and other interface technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, John N. Border, Edward H. Nortrup
  • Patent number: 11227539
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a pixel circuit thereof are provided. The pixel circuit is configured to drive a light-emitting diode (LED). The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, a switch, a data writing circuit, and a voltage selector. The switch is turned on during a data-writing time period, and cut-off during a laser time period. The data writing circuit transports a data voltage to a control terminal of the driving transistor during the data-writing time period. During the data-writing time period, a second terminal of the LED receives a first reference voltage, and during the laser time period, the second terminal of the LED receives a second reference voltage. The first reference voltage and the second reference voltage are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Yan-Ru Chen
  • Patent number: 11222605
    Abstract: A circuitry for controlling a backlight module, the circuitry includes a local dimming control circuit and a backlight control circuit. The local dimming control circuit is configured to generate local dimming data based on image data and an arrangement of a plurality of light emitting units of the backlight module, in which the local dimming data includes a first local dimming data corresponding to a first light emitting unit of the plurality of light emitting units and a second local dimming data corresponding to a second light emitting unit of the plurality of light emitting units, and the number of bits of the first local dimming data is different from the number of bits of the second local dimming data. The backlight control circuit is configured to control the backlight module to irradiate backlight based on the local dimming data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chih-Ying Lin, Chia-Wei Tsai