Patents Examined by Nitin Patel
  • Patent number: 10741134
    Abstract: A method for driving a display panel includes: dividing pixels on the display panel into a plurality of pixel groups; each of the pixel groups includes an even number of pixels arranged in arrays; calculating an average gray scale value of blue sub-pixels in each of the sub-pixel groups according to an image input signal; obtaining two groups of target gray scale value pairs according to the average gray scale value; each group of the target gray scale value pair includes a high gray scale value and a low gray scale value; a brightness of the high gray scale value and the low gray scale value in the front view is the same as a brightness of the average gray scale value in the front view; obtaining corresponding two groups of driving voltage pairs according to the two groups of the target gray scale value pairs in each of the pixel groups; driving the blue sub-pixels on the corresponding pixel group according to the two groups of the driving voltage pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 10734089
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which an increase in the degree of wiring congestion due to an increase in the number of output terminals of a driver IC can be reduced is provided. In a shift register of the driver IC, pulse signals are sequentially output in different directions. For example, pulse signal output circuits are provided so as to sequentially output pulse signals in ascending order from right to left and then sequentially output pulse signals in ascending order from left to right. With such a structure, output signals of the driver IC can be output not only from a side opposite to a side along which an input terminal is provided, but also from a side along which the input terminal is provided; thus, the number of output terminals can be increased without an increase in the degree of wiring congestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetomo Kobayashi, Kei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10732758
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display stack, a touch sensor, and a touch sensor controller. The display stack includes one or more layers. The touch sensor is disposed, at least in part, on a layer from among the one or more layers. The touch sensor controller has first and second portions. The first portion is coupled to a driver and is disposed, at least in part, on a layer from among the one or more layers. The second portion is coupled to a current sensor. The current sensor and the driver are coupled to a capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NeodrĂ³n Limited
    Inventor: Einar Fredriksen
  • Patent number: 10726773
    Abstract: A pixel unit includes signal lines and two pixel groups respectively corresponding to and electrically connected to the signal lines. Each pixel group has three sub-pixels of different colors. Each sub-pixel of the same color has a primary driving unit, a sub-driving unit, and a current-driving device. In a first state, the primary driving unit of one of the sub-pixels of the same color is enabled to provide a driving potential to the current-driving device of the sub-pixel, and the primary driving unit of the other sub-pixel of the same color is enabled to provide the driving potential to the current-driving device of the other sub-pixel. In a second state, the primary driving unit of one of the sub-pixels of the same color and the sub-driving unit of the other sub-pixel of the same color are enabled to provide the driving potential to the current-driving device of the sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Peng-Bo Xi
  • Patent number: 10719154
    Abstract: A display substrate and a fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display system are provided. The display substrate includes: a substrate, having a display region; and infrared light detectors, provided on a first surface of the substrate and located within the display region of the substrate. The infrared light detectors are configured to receive an infrared light signal irradiated onto the display substrate and convert the infrared light signal into a current signal; and an irradiation position of the infrared light signal on the display substrate is determined according to the current signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Na Zhao, Liyun Deng, Miao Yuan
  • Patent number: 10712892
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a compressive pre-load in a resistive touch center through the lamination of differently curved surfaces. The system comprising a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: determining a first curvature of a rigid back layer comprising a grouping of sensor electrodes; determining a second curvature of a flexible surface layer; and as a function of the first curvature and the second curvature facilitating lamination of the flexible surface layer to the rigid back layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sensel, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Isaacson, Ilya Daniel Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 10713987
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a drive chip and a switching device, and the drive chip includes a digital interface inputting terminal, a positive driving voltage inputting terminal and a negative driving voltage inputting terminal, and the switching device includes a first switching inputting terminal, a second switching inputting terminal, a third switching inputting terminal, a switching control terminal, a first switching outputting terminal corresponding to the first switching inputting terminal, a second switching outputting terminal corresponding to the second switching inputting terminal and a third switching outputting terminal corresponding to the third switching inputting terminal. The first switching inputting terminal, the second switching inputting terminal, the third switching inputting terminal and the switching control terminal are configured to be electrically connected to a main circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI AVIC OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhengyuan Huang, Shuquan Fan, Xupeng Wang, Shanrong Wang, Zhi Zheng
  • Patent number: 10712836
    Abstract: An input device may include at least one touch surface arranged in a three-dimensional (3D) shape wherein the at least one touch surface receives translational and rotational input along three spatial axes. A six degree-of-freedom (6DOF) input system may include at least one touch registering surface formed into a 3D shape to detect an interactive touch from a user and a processor to receive the interactive touch and adjust the position of a three-dimensional (3D) object represented in 3D space on a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ian N. Robinson, Hiroshi Horii
  • Patent number: 10712875
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a thermal sensor and/or bandgap reference circuit which is independent of an operational amplifier. The apparatus comprises: a forward biased diode circuit having one or more diodes; a first switch-capacitor sampler coupled to the forward biased diode circuit, the first switch-capacitor sampler to provide a reference voltage which is proportional to absolute temperature; and a second switch-capacitor sampler coupled to the forward biased diode circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sharon Malevsky
  • Patent number: 10712855
    Abstract: Provided are an array substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate, scanning lines extending along first direction and data lines extending along second direction disposed on base substrate, pixel units arranged in an array along first direction and second direction; touch electrodes and touch traces disposed on base substrate, and a first insulating layer disposed between the touch traces and the touch electrodes in a direction perpendicular to base substrate. Each touch trace is connected to the touch electrodes via a first through hole in the first insulating layer. Two scanning lines are disposed between two adjacent pixel units in the second direction, and each scanning line controls its adjacent pixel unit. An orthographic projection of the first through hole on the base substrate is located between the two scanning lines and does not overlap with them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI AVIC OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yufang Ma, Huijun Jin, Shoufu Jian, Zhiqiang Xia
  • Patent number: 10706791
    Abstract: A backlight brightness control method and a backlight brightness control device are provided. The backlight brightness control method includes: acquiring a luminous brightness value of a display panel; determining a relationship between the luminous brightness value and a preset brightness value by a brightness control circuit; transmitting an adjusted current value to a backlight driver module according to the relationship by the brightness control circuit; and generating a current having the adjusted current value by the backlight driver module to drive a backlight module in the display panel to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinshe Yin, Masakazu Okamura
  • Patent number: 10705783
    Abstract: Real-time interactions made by a client on a whiteboard are shown on remote client(s) currently viewing the whiteboard. The real-time interactions that are shown on the remote clients can include a variety of different interactions. For example, the location(s) of where a remote client is touching the whiteboard or interacting with the whiteboard using a stylus may be viewed. A current inking stroke of a remote user may also be viewed as it is occurring. Interactions on the whiteboard may be shown differently depending on the remote user performing the interaction. The whiteboard may also show a location on the whiteboard where each of the remote users are currently viewing. A user may also track the actions of another user. When a change is committed to the whiteboard, the remote clients update the display to reflect the committed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: C. Joe Coplen, David Landis, Keri Talbot, Gary Caldwell, Nathan Fish, Sarah Faulkner
  • Patent number: 10698509
    Abstract: A display screen assembly comprises a display screen, a touch panel, and a cover plate that are stacked sequentially. The display screen includes a display surface, the display surface has a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area; the touch panel covers the non-display area and is provided with at least one virtual key; the cover plate comprises a light shielding band corresponding to the non-display area, the light shielding band comprises a key area, and the key area is configured to correspond to the at least one virtual key. The display screen assembly further has a lighting assembly configured to illuminate the key area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuanqing Zeng
  • Patent number: 10698524
    Abstract: A touch screen device, an input device, and a control method thereof are provided. The touch screen device includes a channel electrode configured to receive a signal from an input device, a driver circuit configured to apply a drive signal to the channel electrode, a receiver circuit configured to receive the signal from the channel electrode, and a processor configured to control the driver to transmit an input device identification information to the input device such that, when a signal transmitted from the input device is received through the receiver circuit, based on a frequency of the received signal or a pattern of the received signal, the processor determines if the received signal is associated with the input device identification information transmitted to the input device. Accordingly, a touch screen device capable of touch inputting with respect to a plurality of input devices can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-soo Park, Byung-hoon Kang, Gwan-hyung Kim, Byung-jik Kim, Hui-jun Shim
  • Patent number: 10699639
    Abstract: An EL display apparatus is provided. A display screen includes pixels arranged in a matrix, with each pixel including an EL device and a pixel circuit. A source driver circuit is configured to output an analog video signal to each pixel. A gate driver circuit is on at least one side of the display screen, with the gate driver circuit including first and second gate driver circuits. Each pixel includes a driving transistor, a first switch transistor, and a second switch transistor. A gate terminal of the first switch transistor is connected to a first gate signal line of the first gate driver circuit, and a gate terminal of the second switch transistor is connected to a second gate signal line of the second gate driver circuit. The first and second switch transistors are on/off controlled, independently, by the first and second gate driver circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahara, Hitoshi Tsuge
  • Patent number: 10699665
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including an input unit to which an acceleration signal representing acceleration is input from an acceleration detecting unit installed in a portable terminal device, and a detection unit which detects that a tap operation is performed on the portable terminal device, in a case in which the acceleration signal input to the input unit reaches both of a first threshold value set on the positive side and a second threshold value set on the negative side and a period until the acceleration signal exceeds any one of the first threshold value and the second threshold value and then exceeds the other threshold value is equal to or more than a predetermined first period and is equal to or less than a second period larger than the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kosuke Yasuda
  • Patent number: 10689829
    Abstract: Method for controlling input to a touch panel includes a monitor screen display displaying a rear camera image screen, a measurement screen at the touch panel, and an input operation screen display in which an input operation can be performed. When the machine is operable, a monitor screen can be displayed in an input lock state in which the input operation is inhibited by turning off a hydraulic lock switch and releasing a hydraulic lock state. A specific input lock releasing operation on the touch panel releases the lock and the monitor screen display is switched to the input operation screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventor: Hideo Yamada
  • Patent number: 10678382
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring medication compliance to allow a doctor or medical care provider to determine whether a subject is ingesting a prescribed medication at the proper times. This can include the capability of remote access to remotely monitor compliance. A medication container includes at least one medication-containing cell, with a cover overlaying the cell. An electronic device including a capacitive touchscreen is electrically coupled to the medication container and programmed to detect whether the cell has been accessed through the cover. The base of the cell may be in capacitive contact with the capacitive touchscreen or there may be an insulator therebetween. An adaptor may be provided to electrically couple the medication container and the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: Ian Forster
  • Patent number: 10671156
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an image capturing device, a storage device and a processor and an operation method thereof are provided. The image capturing device captures an image for a user, and the storage device records a plurality of modules. The processor is coupled to the image capturing device and the storage device and is configured to: configure the image capturing device to capture a head image of a user; perform a face recognition operation to obtain a face region; detect a plurality of facial landmarks within the face region; estimate a head posture angle of the user according to the facial landmarks; calculate a gaze position where the user gazes on the screen according to the head posture angle, a plurality of rotation reference angle, and a plurality of predetermined calibration positions; and configure the screen to display a corresponding visual effect according to the gaze position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheng-Tse Wu, An-Cheng Lee, Sheng-Lin Chiu, Ying-Shih Hung
  • Patent number: 10665170
    Abstract: A driving device includes a pixel array, a controller and a driver. The driver has a plurality of driving devices. Each of the driving devices includes a plurality of transistors and at least one capacitor to drive a light emitting device. By controlling the timing scheme of control signals applied to the driving device, the voltage for driving the light emitting device would not be affected by threshold voltages of the transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang Chen, Kung-Chen Kuo, Ming-Chun Tseng