Patents Examined by Nitin Patel
  • Patent number: 12148241
    Abstract: Systems and methods for eye enrollment for a head-mounted enclosure are described. Some implementations may include an image sensor, and a processing apparatus configured to: access a set of images, captured using the image sensor, that depict a face of a user and a head-mounted enclosure that the user is wearing; and determine, based on the set of images, a first position of a first eye of the user relative to the head-mounted enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Nick Torkos, Duncan A. McRoberts, Pierric Gimmig
  • Patent number: 12148352
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display device and a control method thereof. The display device includes a system on board and a timing controller. The timing controller is configured to: disconnect a communication connection with the system on board when communication with the system on board is not required, and periodically output a check signal; and stop outputting the check signal when communication with the system on board is required, and establish a communication connection with the system on board after a delay of a preset duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chengjie Li, Wang Liu, Jinao Chen
  • Patent number: 12148364
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes a substrate, a drive power circuit, a gate circuit unit, multiple LEDs and a power switch unit. The power switch unit includes multiple first transistor switches and at least one second transistor switch that cooperatively control current flows through the LEDs. The first transistor switches are respectively connected to first terminals of the LEDs. The at least one second transistor switch is connected to second terminals of the LEDs. The first transistor switches are further connected to the drive power circuit to receive multiple drive currents, and are further connected to the gate circuit unit to receive a timing input. The at least one second transistor switch is further connected to the gate circuit unit to receive a timing input. The light emitting display device can have reduced parasitic capacitance effect, and thus reduced power consumption and have improved display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MACROBLOCK, INC.
    Inventors: Li-Chang Yang, Yi-Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 12147048
    Abstract: A virtual image display device includes a first image display device configured to display a virtual image, a second image display device configured to display a virtual image, a line-of-sight direction distance detection device configured to detect an object distance in a line-of-sight direction of a wearer, an image display control unit configured to control display states of the first image display device and the second image display device in accordance with the object distance, and a liquid crystal lens configured to be disposed in front of eyes of the wearer and configured such that a focal length changes with respect to a s-polarization component of image light emitted from the first image display device and the second image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Takeda, Atsushi Saito
  • Patent number: 12142208
    Abstract: A pixel drive circuit, a driving method thereof, and a display panel are provided. The pixel drive circuit comprises a drive transistor, a data writing circuit, a compensation circuit, a light-emitting control circuit, a storage circuit, a first transistor and a second transistor. The first electrode of the drive transistor is connected to the first node, the second electrode thereof is connected to the second node, and the gate thereof is connected to the third node; the data writing circuit is connected to the first node and the data signal terminal; the compensation circuit is connected to the second node and the third node; the light-emitting control circuit is connected to the drive transistor, the first power supply terminal, the light-emitting unit and the enable signal terminal; the storage circuit is connected between the first power supply terminal and the third node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhu Wang
  • Patent number: 12141372
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for providing a collaboration mode for touchpads are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to receive inputs from a posture sensor, a software monitor, and a pen sensor, and set a touchpad to collaboration mode in response to the inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Kai Wang, Daniel L. Hamlin, Vivek Viswanathan Iyer
  • Patent number: 12142197
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and a display apparatus, wherein the display panel includes a plurality of first signal lines extending along a first direction and a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array in the first direction and a second direction; at least one pixel unit among the plurality of pixel units includes a component group and a drive chip configured to drive the component group to emit light; the component group includes K light emitting elements, and the drive chip includes K signal channel terminals, K is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; for a pixel unit in a j-th row and an i-th column, cathodes of the K light emitting elements are electrically connected with an i-th first signal line, and an anode of an s-th light emitting element is electrically connected with an s-th signal channel terminal of the drive chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: BOE MLED Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qibing Gu, Guofeng Hu, Xiuling Li, Bao Fu, Jiayi Li, Xiurong Wang, Yicheng Lin, Lingyun Shi
  • Patent number: 12124042
    Abstract: 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. An electrically adjustable face cushion may be provided between the head-mounted housing and the user's face. The electrically adjustable face cushion may have adjustable elements such as adjustable inflation air bags. Airflow control systems formed from electrically adjustable airflow valves, check valves, and air pumps may be used in controlling inflation of the adjustable inflation air bags in responses to changes in operating mode of the head-mounted device and/or in response to sensor data or other input. The sensor data may include strain gauge measurements of facial pressure on the air bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: XiaoYi Huang, Anuranjini Pragada
  • Patent number: 12124043
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may include optical assemblies for presenting images to a user. Actuators may be used to adjust the spacing between the optical assemblies to accommodate different interpupillary distances. Upon detection of a power-down event or drop event, the device may be placed into an impact-safe mode. During the safe mode, the optical assemblies may be moved to predetermined impact-safe positions, brakes such as optical guide rail brakes may be adjusted, cushioning springs may be deployed, clutches may be adjusted, and/or other safety mechanisms may be activated to help protect the optical assemblies or other sensitive components from damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matin Seadat Beheshti, Aidan N Zimmerman, John S Camp
  • Patent number: 12124137
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel and an adhesive layer. The first display panel includes a first substrate with a first terminal area in which a first terminal part is formed, and a second substrate which is opposed to the first substrate and has a thickness different from that of the first substrate. The second display panel includes a third substrate with a second terminal area in which a second terminal part is formed, and a fourth substrate which is opposed to the third substrate and has a thickness different from that of the third substrate. The first terminal area and the second terminal area do not overlap with each other in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yosuke Hyodo, Shinichiro Oka, Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 12118147
    Abstract: A grippable haptic device includes an input device that receives a user input, a 9-axis sensor that detects movement of a hand of the user, a vibrator that provides a tactile sensation to the user, and a motion sensor that detects whether the user grips the grippable haptic device. An insole-type haptic device includes an input device that receives a user input, a plurality of 9-axis sensors that detect movement of a foot of the user, a vibrator that provides a tactile sensation to a sole of the foot of the user, and a plurality of pressure sensors that are distributed across the insole-type haptic device and measure a pressure exerted at each position of the sole of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: WHOBORN INC.
    Inventor: Young Sik Bae
  • Patent number: 12118911
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a demultiplexer circuit, a display panel and a driving method of a display panel. The display panel includes a first operating frequency and a second operating frequency. Responsive to the display panel being at the first operating frequency, the first switch unit is in a switched-on state and the second switch unit is in a switched-off state; responsive to the display panel being at the second operating frequency, both the first switch unit and the second switch unit are in the switched-on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lifang Wang
  • Patent number: 12112713
    Abstract: A head wearable device (HWD) suitable to be worn by a user, the HWD may include: a head tracker configured to track a line of sight (LOS) of the user; a near eye display (NED) comprising: a plurality of transistors groups forming a pixel array of said display, a plurality of backlight units, forming a backlight surface of said display; a backlight control module configured to dim the backlight units that spatially overlap one or more of the transistor groups whenever the data at said transistor groups is being refreshed and further configured to change at least one of: a frequency and a location of the dimmed backlight units; and a computer processor coupled to the tracker and the NED and configured to instruct the backlight control module to change at least one of: the frequency and the location of the dimmed backlight units, based on the user LOS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Elbit Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoav Ophir, Gil Benesh
  • Patent number: 12111462
    Abstract: A light display system may display an image to a user and/or an audience using a persistence of vision effect. In an embodiment, a light display system includes a light source configured to emit a plurality of light patterns that correspond to multiple frames of an image. The light source is configured to sequentially emit the plurality of light patterns based on instructions from a control system such that the multiple frames are presented in a sequence at a first rate. The light display system also includes an image expander configured to reflect the plurality of light patterns toward a user of the head-mounted device, wherein at least a portion of the image expander is configured to rotate relative to the light source at a second rate that is coordinated with the first rate by the control system to thereby display the image for visualization by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Univeral City Studios LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Jeromin
  • Patent number: 12114104
    Abstract: An information processing device which controls one projector and another projector includes: a display unit which displays a first operation screen for managing the one projector and a second operation screen for managing the another projector; an input unit which accepts an operation on the first operation screen and the second operation screen; and a control unit which controls the one projector and the another projector, based on the operation accepted by the input unit. When the information processing device is switched from a first state where the first operation screen is operable to a second state where the second operation screen is operable, the control unit causes the second operation screen where an item corresponding to a predetermined item selected on the first operation screen in the first state is selected, to be displayed in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 12112686
    Abstract: The present application provides a driving method, a driving device, and a display terminal of a display panel. The display panel includes light emitting elements. The driving method includes: obtaining a grayscale data of a displayed image; determining a target current level from preset multiple current levels according to the grayscale data; determining a pulse width modulation signal according to the grayscale data; and driving the light emitting elements to emit light according to the target current level and the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haoran Li, Xiong Hu
  • Patent number: 12099670
    Abstract: An antenna-inserted electrode structure according to an embodiment includes a substrate layer having a touch sensing region and an antenna-touch sensing region, first sensing electrodes arranged on the touch sensing region of the substrate layer, second sensing electrodes arranged on the antenna-touch sensing region of the substrate layer, and an antenna unit spaced apart from the second sensing electrodes on the antenna-touch sensing region of the substrate layer. The antenna unit and the second sensing electrodes include a conductive material having a lower resistance than that of the first sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Jin Choi, Dong Pil Park, Jae Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12092828
    Abstract: A head mounted display system to display an image, the head mounted display system comprising a display engine to generate light for a display, the system configured to color specific settings to one or more colors of the light. In one embodiment, the color specific settings comprises one or more of: colors having different resolutions, different focal distances, and different fields of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Avegant Corp.
    Inventors: Aaron Matthew Eash, Andrew John Gross, Edward Chia Ning Tang, Warren Cornelius Welch, III, Joseph Daniel Lowney
  • Patent number: 12079388
    Abstract: A pointing controller enables interaction with virtual objects in a virtual or augmented reality environment. The pointing controller comprises a form factor that enables it to be securely positioned in the user's fingers during a pointing gesture. The pointing controller tracks a pointing direction in three-dimensional space based on motion of the pointing controller. The pointing controller furthermore includes one or more control elements such as buttons or touch interfaces to enable additional interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: ARKH LITHO HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel James Martin, Charles James Bruce, Lewis Antony Jones
  • Patent number: 12067948
    Abstract: A circuit device is used in a display device. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight including a plurality of light sources. The circuit device includes a distortion correction circuit, a failure information acquisition circuit, a position information acquisition circuit, and a host interface circuit. The distortion correction circuit executes distortion correction on input image data to output output image data after the distortion correction. The failure information acquisition circuit acquires failure information of the light sources. The position information acquisition circuit converts panel-side light source position information, which is position information of a faulty light source indicated by the failure information on the display panel, into input-side light source position information, which is position information of the faulty light source on the input image data. The host interface circuit outputs the input-side light source position information to a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Kobayashi