Patents Examined by Parul H Gupta
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Patent number: 12254831Abstract: A display device comprises a pixel circuit including a driving element having a gate electrode connected to a first node and a source electrode connected to a second node, a light emitting element connected to the second node, a first switch element that connects a data line and the first node, and a second switch element that connects a reference voltage line and the second node; a gate driver that supplies a scan signal to the gate line; and a sensing circuit that senses a voltage of the reference voltage line during a sensing period, wherein during an initialization period the scan signal is higher than the sensing data voltage, during the sensing period, the scan signal is higher than the first ground voltage and lower than the sensing data voltage, during the sensing period, a voltage of the second node is stored in a sensing capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junghyeon Kim, Taewook Kim
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Patent number: 12248626Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that perform gaze tracking using combinations of ultrasound and imaging data. Some implementations detect a first attribute of an eye using imaging measurements in a first image of the eye, and a first location associated with the first attribute is determined in a 3D coordinate system based on depth information. A second attribute of the eye is detected based on depth information from ultrasound based measurements of the eye, and a second location associated with the second attribute is determined in the 3D coordinate system based on the depth information and a 3D model of a portion of the eye. A gaze direction in the 3D coordinate system is determined based on the first location and the second location. In some implementations, user characteristics are identified (e.g., authentication) using ultrasonic biometric characteristics with imaging biometrics.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Walter Nistico, Patrick R. Gill
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Patent number: 12236877Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof. While a turn-on gate signal is being supplied to a first gate line, a dummy voltage is supplied to a first type data line, and a first image frame voltage for expressing a first image frame line is supplied to a second type data line. The readability of an image frame is improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: DongYoon Lee, InHyo Han
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Patent number: 12230195Abstract: A display device includes PWM data lines to receive PWM data voltages, first to third data lines to receive corresponding data voltages from among first to third data voltages, sweep signal lines to receive sweep signals, and a sub-pixel connected to a PWM data line from among the PWM data lines, a data line from among the first to third data lines, and a sweep signal line from among the sweep signal lines, and includes at least one light emitting element. The sub-pixel may include a first transistor, a first capacitor electrode connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and a second capacitor electrode connected to the sweep signal line, and overlapping the first capacitor electrode in a thickness direction of the display device. The second capacitor electrode does not overlap a source electrode and a drain electrode of the first transistor in the thickness direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kye Uk Lee, Jung Hwan Hwang, Ji Youn Seo
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Patent number: 12223915Abstract: A pixel includes: a light-emitting diode; a first transistor; a second transistor connected to a gate of the first transistor and to a data line; a third transistor connected to the gate of the first transistor and to a first voltage line; a fourth transistor connected to the first transistor and a second voltage line; a fifth transistor connected to the first transistor and to a third voltage line; and a sixth transistor connected to the first transistor and to the light-emitting diode, where a gate signal supplied to a gate of the sixth transistor is a signal obtained by shifting a gate signal supplied to a gate of the fifth transistor by a certain time.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2024Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Minjoo Kim, Wonkyu Kwak, Minwoo Byun
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Patent number: 12223104Abstract: Systems and methods for providing partial passthrough video to a user of a virtual reality device are disclosed herein. Providing the partial passthrough video can include detecting a hand passthrough trigger event and identifying a hand passthrough video feed. Providing partial passthrough video can further include aligning the hand passthrough video feed with a virtual environment presented to a user by the virtual environment and, based on the aligning of the hand passthrough video feed with the virtual environment, overlaying the hand passthrough video feed on the virtual environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael James LeBeau, John Nicholas Jitkoff
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Patent number: 12216831Abstract: A wearable sensor configuration that is configured to operate in a communications system and method is provided. The wearable sensor configuration includes at least one sensor unit being arranged to detect signals from activity of muscles of a user. Thus, the wearable sensor configuration includes at least one sensor unit that is arranged to detect signals from muscle activity of a user of the communications system, such as for example, signals generated by movements and/or muscle activity of a user of the communications system. The wearable sensor configuration can also include a first electronic arrangement that is arranged to determine Internal Digital Information based on detected signals by means of a first mapping function. The Internal Digital Information can also be transmitted to a second electronic arrangement. The Internal Digital Information may be transmitted wirelessly.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Inventor: Peter Idestam-Almquist
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Patent number: 12216285Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and a lens module through which the display is viewable. The lens module may include a tunable lens with an adjustable spherical power, cylindrical axis, and/or cylindrical power. To tune the tunable lens to compensate for a viewer's eyesight, the display may present at least one target. The optical power of the tunable lens may be set based on the point of gaze relative to the at least one target. Multiple targets with associated optical powers may be presented and the optical power of the tunable lens may be set depending on which target is aligned with the point of gaze. The display may present an image through a masking layer with a ring of pinhole pairs. The electronic device may include an input device that receives user input regarding a perceived image associated with the display and the masking layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: James E Pedder, Gareth D Hastings, Igor Stamenov, Matthew D Hollands
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Patent number: 12216830Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes: a threshold value control unit. The threshold value control unit controls, on the basis of three-dimensional position information of each of a first finger and a second finger acquired from a detection result of a sensor, a threshold value relating to determination of a gesture using at least one of the first finger and the second finger. As a result, it is possible to perform gesture determination with high accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Irie, Kenji Gotoh, Tetsuo Ikeda, Yohsuke Kaji, Eisuke Fujinawa, Seishi Tomonaga, Tadayoshi Murakami
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Patent number: 12210789Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a controller configured to generate, based on a positional relationship between a virtual light source, a display object corresponding to a first display, and a user object corresponding to a first user who operates a first image displayed on the first display, which are disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space, an image of a shadow of the user object, as a second image, display the first image on a second display toward a second user and superimpose the second image on the first image on the second display, upon detecting a change in a relative position of the first user, adjust a relative position of the user object according to the detected change, update the second image based on a change in the positional relationship resulting from adjustment, and reflect an update of the second image on the second display.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Wataru Kaku
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Patent number: 12204693Abstract: A method for a low-power hand-tracking system is described. In one aspect, a method includes polling a proximity sensor of a wearable device to detect a proximity event, the wearable device includes a low-power processor and a high-power processor, in response to detecting the proximity event, operating a low-power hand-tracking application on the low-power processor based on proximity data from the proximity sensor, and ending an operation of the low-power hand-tracking application in response to at least one of: detecting and recognizing a gesture based on the proximity data, detecting without recognizing the gesture based on the proximity data, or detecting a lack of activity from the proximity sensor within a timeout period based on the proximity data.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Alex Feinman, Ashwani Arya
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Patent number: 12198646Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a pixel emitting light, a light blocking layer blocking light, a first pixel row comprising a first pixel group and a second pixel group in a first direction in a plan view, and a second pixel row in a second direction that intersects the first direction and comprising a third pixel group and a fourth pixel group in the first direction. The first pixel group includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel in a third direction from the first sub-pixel, the third direction intersecting the first direction, and a third sub-pixel in the first direction from the first sub-pixel. The third pixel group may include a sixth sub-pixel, a seventh sub-pixel in the third direction from the sixth sub-pixel, and an eighth sub-pixel in the first direction from the sixth sub-pixel. The third pixel group may be surrounded by the light blocking layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Wook Kim, Chi Wook An, Gun Woo Ko, Soon Il Jung, Mi Ran Ji
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Patent number: 12190766Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a driving circuit and a display device. The driving circuit of the present disclosure inputs a level signal to a first node under the control of a first signal control terminal and a second signal control terminal, and then outputs a signal of a first power supply terminal or a second power supply terminal to the output terminal under the control of the level signal of the first node, so as to output different level signals under the control of two the control signals, thereby resolving a problem that one timing controller cannot be directly matched with different gate driving chips in use.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jialong Li
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Patent number: 12190817Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a first and a second subpixel circuits. The first subpixel circuit includes a first and a second light emitters, and a first setter that sets the first and second light emitters to an emissive or a non-emissive state. The second subpixel circuit includes a third and a fourth light emitters, and a second setter that functions in the same manner as the first setter. The pixel circuit is in at least one of a connection different or an emitter number different state. In the connection different state, a connection between the first and second light emitters is a series or a parallel connection and a connection between the third and fourth light emitters is the other connections. In the emitter number different state, the first and second light emitters are emissive wholly or selectively and the third and fourth light emitter is in the opposite manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei Sato, Takanobu Suzuki, Hiroaki Ito
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Patent number: 12169331Abstract: A display device includes first and second common electrodes arranged in a first direction and separated from each other, a signal line located between the first and second common electrodes and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the signal line and overlapping the first common electrode, a first metal line located between the first and second common electrodes and extending in the second direction, and a third common electrode arranged and extending in the second direction and separated from the first common electrode, overlapping the signal line. The first metal line is applied a predetermined voltage from plural connection portions, and includes arranged in the second direction a first line portion adjacent and electrically connected to the first common electrode and a second line portion, separated from the first line portion, and adjacent and electrically connected to the third common electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naoyuki Obinata
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Patent number: 12164739Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device enhances interactions with virtual objects in a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, an electronic device enhances interactions with selectable user interface elements. In some embodiments, an electronic device enhances interactions with slider user interface elements. In some embodiments, an electronic device moves virtual objects in a three-dimensional environment and facilitates accessing actions associated with virtual objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Israel Pastrana Vicente, Jonathan R. Dascola, Wesley M. Holder, Pol Pla I Conesa, Alexis Henri Palangie, Aaron Mackay Burns, William A. Sorrentino, III, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher D. McKenzie, Shih-Sang Chiu, Benjamin Hunter Boesel, Jonathan Ravasz
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Patent number: 12144661Abstract: Apparatuses (e.g., systems, devices, etc.) and method for scanning both a subject's intraoral cavity as well as detecting, using the same scanner, e.g., wand, finger gestures and executing command controls based on these detected finger gestures.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ofer Saphier, Eliran Dafna, Tal Levy
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Patent number: 12141383Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The display panel includes a fingerprint recognition area and a touch control area surrounding the fingerprint recognition area. In the fingerprint recognition area, transparent conductive units in one direction are connected to form first electrodes by second connecting lines, and the transparent conductive units in another direction are bridged to form second electrodes by first connecting lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Li, Wenxu Xianyu
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Patent number: 12130990Abstract: A photoelectric detection circuit, a method of controlling the photoelectric detection circuit and a pixel unit are provided. The photoelectric detection circuit includes: a detection sub-circuit configured to generate a current flowing between a bias voltage signal terminal and a input node in response to an optical signal; a storage sub-circuit connected between the bias voltage signal terminal and the input node, and configured to store energy based on the current generated by the detection sub-circuit; an integrator sub-circuit having a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal, and configured to integrate a signal of the first input terminal based on a potential of the second input terminal to generate an integrated signal and output the integrated signal at the output terminal; and a control sub-circuit connected to a control signal terminal, the input node and the first input terminal of the integrator sub-circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Fangyuan Zhao, Jiabin Wang, Yue Tong, Lei Wang, Yangbing Li
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Patent number: 12124317Abstract: One embodiment of a disclosed system, method, and computer readable storage medium which includes an algorithm for regulating power to electronic components of a device. In an active state, the system detects a period of inactivity based on a frequency of gesture inputs to the contact-sensitive surface of the device. In response to detecting the period of inactivity, the device transitions into an idle state with reduced power consumption by electronic components of the device. The device records an amount of time that the device has spent in the idle state transitions into a regularized suspend state where power consumption by electronic components of the device is reduced from the consumption in the idle state to detect one or more activation trigger conditions. In the regularized suspended state, the device presents a persistent display comprising a graphic generated in response to a most recent set of user inputs the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: REMARKABLE ASInventors: Lars Ivar Miljeteig Skukkestad, Steinar Bakkemo, Patrick Hisni Brataas