Patents Examined by Nelson M Rosario
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Patent number: 12210696Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for enabling a power efficient stylus for an electronic device are provided. Various components may be provided for providing electrostatic discharge protection of such a stylus.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Shapirten Laboratories LLCInventors: Daniel J. Bechstein, Blake R. Marshall, John S. Smith, Vipin Ayanoor-Vitikkate, MohammadAli Khorrami
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Patent number: 12210678Abstract: According to various implementations, a method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes displaying, on the display, a virtual agent that is associated with a first viewing frustum. The first viewing frustum includes a user avatar associated with a user, and the user avatar includes a visual representation of one or more eyes. The method includes, while displaying the virtual agent associated with the first viewing frustum, obtaining eye tracking data that is indicative of eye behavior associated with an eye of the user, updating the visual representation of one or more eyes based on the eye behavior, and directing the virtual agent to perform an action based on the updating and scene information associated with the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Mu Qiao, Dan Feng, Bo Morgan, Mark E. Drummond
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Patent number: 12213363Abstract: A display panel includes pixel-driving circuits distributed in an array along a first direction and a second direction and including a driving transistor and a capacitor with a first electrode connected to a gate of the driving transistor and a second electrode connected to a power line; a substrate base; a second conductive layer and a fifth conductive layer which is located on a side of the second conductive layer away from the substrate base and includes the power lines connected to at least one conductive wire. The second conductive layer, located on a side of the substrate base, includes second conductive portions corresponding to the pixel-driving circuits and forming the second electrode of a corresponding capacitor, and at least two adjacent second conductive portions form the conductive wire; orthographic projections of the power lines are spaced along the first direction and extend along the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Binyan Wang, Yao Huang, Cong Liu, Yu Wang, Benlian Wang
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Patent number: 12206839Abstract: A volumetric display unit includes two first type of substrate members, each having a corresponding conductive electrode layer formed on at least a portion at a corresponding first side thereof. The volumetric display unit also includes one or more second type of substrate members, each having two conductive electrode layers formed on at least a portion at each one of two opposing sides thereof. Herein, the substrate members are arranged to form a stack, with the first sides facing each other. The volumetric display unit further comprises a plurality of liquid crystal layers, each being separately disposed between two of the conductive electrode layers of two adjacent substrate members of the plurality of substrate members in the formed stack.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Lightspace Technologies, SIAInventors: Ainars Ozols, Ilmars Osmanis, Kriss Osmanis, Roberts Zabels, Martins Narels
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Patent number: 12197803Abstract: A display apparatus includes an input/output interface connected to an external device and an input device, a memory, a first processor connected to the memory, and a second processor configured to be recognized as a universal serial bus (USB) device by the external device. The first processor generates a first image related to a function of the display apparatus, and a second image based on image data obtained from the external device, and controls the display to display the first image and the second image together. The first processor obtains an input signal from the input device, and based on a cursor corresponding to the input signal being located on the second image, provides the input signal to the second processor, and the second processor provides the input signal to the external device.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Changmin Han, Gwanhyung Kim, Hyeonggwon Kim, Minjae Shin, Huijun Shim
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Patent number: 12196954Abstract: Interactive augmented reality experiences with an eyewear device including a virtual eyewear beam. The user can direct the virtual beam by orienting the eyewear device or the user's eye gaze or both. The eyewear device may detect the direction of an opponent's eyewear device or eye gaze of both. The eyewear device may calculate a score based on hits of the virtual beam of the user and the opponent on respective target areas such as the other player's head or face.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Ilteris Canberk, Jacob Knipfing
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Patent number: 12197644Abstract: When a notification is to be shown, an artificial reality notification system can add the notification to a pre-defined location in the user's field of view (e.g., top, side, or bottom) where it stays as a head leashed virtual object until the user's gaze is direct to the notification. When the user's gaze is directed at the notification, the artificial reality notification system can make the notification world locked, allowing the user to move her head to bring the notification to the center of her field of view, move closer to the notification to make it larger, move around the notification to see aspects from different angles, etc. The notification can be dismissed if the user never directs her gaze at it for a first threshold amount of time or when the user looks away from the world-locked version for a second threshold amount of time.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventor: Hayden Schoen
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Patent number: 12189122Abstract: Head-mounted display systems with power saving functionality are disclosed. The systems can include a frame configured to be supported on the head of the user. The systems can also include a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, one or more sensors, and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more sensors. In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame is in a certain position (e.g., upside-down or on top of the head of the user). In some implementations, the processing electronics can be configured to cause the system to reduce power of one or more components in response to at least in part on a determination that the frame has been stationary for at least a threshold period of time.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.Inventors: Carlos A. Rivera Cintron, Gregory Link, Jeffrey Scott Sommers, Matthew Thomas Hull, Jose Felix Rodriguez, Ricardo Martinez Perez
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Patent number: 12189848Abstract: One or more techniques for managing virtual objects between one or more displays are described. In accordance with some embodiments, exemplary techniques for displaying a virtual object are described.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Devin W. Chalmers, William D. Lindmeier, Gregory Lutter, Jonathan C. Moisant-Thompson, Rahul Nair
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Patent number: 12190843Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a display panel, first and second driver chips. The display panel includes first and second edge portions, a display area between the first and second edge portions in a first direction, first signal lines extending to the display area, and second signal lines extending to the display area. The first driver chip is connected to the first edge portion to supply video signals to the first signal lines. The second driver chip is connected to the second edge portion to supply video signals to the second signal lines. Number N of the first signal lines and number M of the second signal lines are alternately arranged in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Tomohide Oohira, Yasuhiko Yamagishi
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Patent number: 12183284Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a driving circuit, configured to provide a driving current for a light-emitting element; a data writing circuit electrically connected to a first scan signal terminal, a data signal terminal, and a first terminal of the driving circuit; a threshold compensation circuit electrically connected to a second scan signal terminal, a control terminal of the driving circuit, and a second terminal of the driving circuit; and a first storage circuit electrically connected to the driving circuit and the light-emitting element. In a threshold compensation phase, the data writing circuit turns on in response to a turn-on level provided by the first scan signal terminal, and the threshold compensation circuit turns on in response to a turn-on level provided by the second scan signal terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ke Xiong
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Patent number: 12183283Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a display element layer on the base layer, and including a light emitting element, a light detection element, and a photovoltaic element adjacent to one another; a light shielding layer on the display element layer, and having a plurality of opening parts; and a color filter layer on the display element layer, and covering the plurality of opening parts. The light detection element and the photovoltaic element are located at the same layer as each other, the light detection element is to detect an external input based on incident light from the outside, and the photovoltaic element is to generate electrical energy based on the incident light.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang Soo Bae, Gun Hee Kim, Hyoeng-Ki Kim, Dae-Young Lee, Sun Hee Lee, Sanghwan Cho
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Patent number: 12183274Abstract: The present disclosure provides display substrate and display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The display substrate of the disclosure has mounting region, first display region adjacent to mounting region, and second display region surrounding first display region and/or mounting region. The display substrate comprises: substrate; driving circuit layer on substrate and comprising pixel driving circuits in first display region and second display region, and arrangement density of pixel driving circuits in second display region is less than that of pixel driving circuits in second display region; and light emitting devices in mounting region, first display region, and second display region, first electrode of each light emitting device being electrically coupled to a corresponding pixel driving circuit, and pixel driving circuit electrically coupled to first electrode of light emitting device in the mounting region being located in first display region.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTDInventors: Yudiao Cheng, Benlian Wang, Meng Li, Weiyun Huang, Yao Huang
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Patent number: 12182346Abstract: Provided is an electronic pen including an electronic pen main body unit having a pen shape, and having a pen tip that, in operation, performs a position indication, the pen tip being formed in an end portion on a first end side of the electronic pen main body unit in an axial direction of the electronic pen main body unit, a weight member; and an attachment portion that detachably attaches to the weight member, the attachment portion being formed in an end portion on a second end side of the electronic pen main body unit in the axial direction of the electronic pen main body unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoya Nishizawa, Tatsunori Kato, Hiroaki Shiokawa, Kentaro Matsumoto
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Patent number: 12175910Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for gray scale measurement. The method may include: a first part of gray scale data of an LED screen is collected when the LED screen is displaying an image; a type of a chip used for driving the LED screen is determined; and a second part of gray scale data of the LED screen is predicted based on the type of the chip and the first part of gray scale data.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: XI'AN NOVASTAR TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yue Zhang, Hongchun Cong, Cheng Yang
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Patent number: 12175037Abstract: Provided is a display device including a first dam surrounding the display area, a second dam surrounding the first dam, a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode overlapping the display area, a first sensor wiring and a second sensor wiring over the first dam and electrically connected to the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode, respectively, a first wiring under the second dam and electrically connected to the first sensor wiring at a first contact portion, and a second wiring under the second dam and electrically connected to the second sensor wiring at a second contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Tabatake, Sho Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 12175921Abstract: A display device is provided including a display panel. A pixel of the display panel includes a light emitting element, first through sixth transistors, and a capacitor. The first transistor is connected between a power line and the light emitting element and operates depending on a potential of a first node. The second transistor is connected between a data line and a second node. The capacitor is connected between the first node and the second node. The third transistor is connected between the first transistor and the first node. The fourth transistor is connected between the first node and a reference voltage line. The fifth transistor is connected between the second node and the reference voltage line. The sixth transistor is connected between the power line and the second node.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)Inventors: Oh-Kyong Kwon, Minjae Jeong, Kyunghoon Chung
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Patent number: 12164358Abstract: Techniques for low-power self-refreshing of a display are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, a display receives frames as a base refresh rate, such as from a graphics processor. The graphics processor may determine that the last frame can be displayed for one or more additional frames and place the link to the display in a sleep state. The display can then refresh the last frame on the display. In order to save power, the display can refresh the last frame on the display at a reduced refresh rate, such as at the minimum refresh rate of the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Krishna Kishore Nidamanuri, Johnson Yeh, Perazhi Sameer Kalathil
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Patent number: 12159596Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a display device, a display substrate includes color filters of a plurality of colors arranged in a display area. The color filters are arranged in different colors alternately in a first direction and the same colors in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A first separation substrate separates wavelength light from received backlight according to the arrangement of the colors in the first direction, and outputs the separated light to a second separation substrate. The second separation substrate separates wavelength light from the received light from the first separation substrate according to the color of each row in the second direction, and outputs the separated light to the display substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Koichi Miyasaka, Yoshifumi Kamei
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Patent number: 12153793Abstract: An information handling system enables a first human interface device and a second human interface device for simultaneous use with an application in the information handling system, wherein the application includes a first region and a second region. The system associates the first human interface device with the first region and associates the second human interface device with the second region, and associates the first human interface device with a first pointer and associates the second human interface device with a second pointer. The system also controls a first movement of the first pointer within the first region via the first human interface device while simultaneously controlling a second movement of the second pointer within the second region via the second human interface device.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventor: Kai Wang