Patents Examined by Pegeman Karimi
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Patent number: 12288527Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate, sub-pixels and a gate drive circuit. The sub-pixel includes a pixel drive circuit. The gate drive circuit includes cascaded shift registers, and a shift register is electrically connected to pixel drive circuits in a row of sub-pixels. The gate drive circuit further includes cascade input signal lines and cascade display reset signal lines. The cascade input signal line is configured to connect a shift signal terminal and an input signal terminal of two different shift register; and the cascade display reset signal line is configured to connect a shift signal terminal and a display reset signal terminal of two different shift register. The display panel has sub-pixel regions for arranging the sub-pixels and first gap regions each located between two adjacent columns of sub-pixel regions; the cascade display reset signal lines and the cascade input signal lines are disposed in different first gap regions.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2024Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTDInventors: Ying Han, Xuehuan Feng, Yicheng Lin, Pan Xu, Guoying Wang, Xing Zhang, Zhan Gao, Mingi Chu
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Patent number: 12287931Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a form of a matrix in a plane parallel with the substrate, a display functional layer exerting an image display function on a basis of an image signal supplied to the plurality of pixel electrodes, a driving electrode opposed to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of detecting electrodes arranged in a form of a plane opposed to the driving electrode, separated and arranged at a pitch of a natural number multiple of an arrangement pitch of the pixel electrodes in one direction in the arrangement plane, and each capacitively coupled with the driving electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2024Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Koji Ishizaki, Kouji Noguchi
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Patent number: 12288513Abstract: A display driving method includes: receiving a current image frame; generating a vertical porch corresponding to the current image frame according to a current image transmission speed of an application processor (AP); and driving a display screen to display the current image frame according to the vertical porch corresponding to the current image frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Beijing ESWIN Computing Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kevin Nam
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Patent number: 12289909Abstract: Disclosed are a thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer which is applicable to a flat display device requiring high-speed driving due to ultra-high definition, a gate driver including the same, and a display device including the same. The thin film transistor includes a first oxide semiconductor layer formed of iron-indium-zinc oxide (FIZO) and a second oxide semiconductor layer formed of indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO), thus being capable of exhibiting effects, such as high reliability and high electron mobility.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Jin Kim, Jee-Ho Park, Seo-Yeon Im
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Patent number: 12283249Abstract: A display device and a gate driving panel circuit including the same are discussed. The gate driving panel circuit in an example includes an output buffer block configured to receive a clock signal and output a scan signal, and a logic block configured to control respective voltages of a Q node and a QB node electrically connected to the output buffer block. The output buffer block includes a pull-up transistor disposed between a clock node to which the clock signal is input and an output node to which the scan signal is output, and a pull-down transistor disposed between a gate low voltage node to which a gate low voltage is applied and the output node. A gate node of the pull-up transistor is electrically connected to the Q node.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongmyoung Kim, HongJae Shin, YongHo Kim
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Patent number: 12266409Abstract: The disclosure provides a shift register unit, including: a sensing control circuit configured to write an active level signal to a sensing control node; a first sensing input circuit connected to a first pull-up back node and configured to write an active level signal to the first pull-up back node; a first display input circuit connected to a first pull-up node and configured to write an active level signal to the first pull-up node; a first switch circuit connected in series between the first pull-up node and the first pull-up back node and configured to control connection and disconnection between the first pull-up node and the first pull-up back node in response to control of a signal from a switch signal input terminal; and a first driving output circuit connected to the first pull-up back node and configured to write a signal to a first driving signal output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Dacheng Zhang
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Patent number: 12265222Abstract: Visual-inertial tracking of an eyewear device using sensors. The eyewear device monitors the sensors of a visual inertial odometry system (VIOS) that provide input for determining a position of the device within its environment. The eyewear device determines the status of the VIOS based information from the sensors and adjusts the plurality of sensors (e.g., by turning on/off sensors, changing the sampling rate, of a combination thereof) based on the determined status. The eyewear device then determines the position of the eyewear device within the environment using the adjusted plurality of sensors.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Olha Borys, Georg Halmetschlager-Funek, Matthias Kalkgruber, Daniel Wolf, Jakob Zillner
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Patent number: 12268070Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes pixel circuits, light-emitting device electrically connected to the pixel circuits, signal lines electrically connected to the pixel circuits and including signal transmitting lines each extending along a first direction, and a first connection portion located in a circuit region and each extending along a second direction. At least one pixel circuit group is disposed in the circuit region, each pixel circuit group includes at least two pixel circuits of the pixel circuits, and the at least two pixel circuits are arranged along the second direction intersecting the first direction. The at least two pixel circuits in one of the at least one pixel circuit group are electrically connected to one of the signal transmitting lines through the first connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: WuHan TianMa Micro-electronics CO., LTD.Inventors: Yangzhao Ma, Meihong Wang, Hao Dai, Pengcheng Mu, Lida Li
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Patent number: 12260033Abstract: A control unit of an operation detection device detects an operation on a ring-shaped guide member is started on the basis of a detection result of a sensor panel, excludes a resting region corresponding to a region where the finger rested on an upright portion can be positioned from a region where a touch is enabled before the start of the operation on the ring-shaped guide member is detected, and includes the resting region in the region where the touch is enabled after the start of the operation on the ring-shaped guide member is detected.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Takashi Amano
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Patent number: 12262591Abstract: A display device may include a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting element. A first scan line and a second scan line are disposed in each of the pixels. A data line is disposed in each of the pixels. A power line is disposed in each of the pixels. A reference voltage line is disposed in each of the pixels. A first transistor controls a current of the light emitting element. A second transistor is connected between the data line and a first gate electrode of the first transistor. A third transistor is connected between the reference voltage line and a first electrode of the first transistor. A fourth transistor is connected between the power line and a second electrode of the first transistor. The fourth transistor may be a transistor of a type different from that of the first to third transistors.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee Rim Song, Hyun Joon Kim, Hae Min Kim, Mee Hye Jung
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Patent number: 12254838Abstract: Provided is a shift register unit. The shift register unit includes: a first input circuit, coupled to a first clock terminal, an input terminal, a first node and a second node; a second input circuit, coupled to the first node, the first clock terminal, a first power terminal and a third node; a first control circuit, coupled to the input terminal, the first clock terminal, the second node, a second power terminal, a second clock terminal and the third node; a second control circuit, coupled to the third node, the second clock terminal, the first node, the first power terminal, the second power terminal, a fourth node and a fifth node; and an output circuit, coupled to the fourth node, the fifth node, the first power terminal, the second power terminal and an output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yonglin Guo, Zhiliang Jiang, Ming Hu, Ziyang Yu
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Patent number: 12242766Abstract: A system and method for securely displaying patient data within a plurality of display windows of a display is provided. Additionally, the system is configured to reduce the amount of data transferred between the various computing devices in order to reduce strain on a network. The system generally comprises a first computing device having a first user interface, second computing device having a second user interface, processor operably connected to said first computing device and said second computing device, display operably connected to said processor, and non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor and having instructions stored thereon. The display is configured to receive image data from the first computing device and second computing device and present said image data via a display user interface, wherein said image data pertains to a plurality of application windows of the first user interface and second user interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Inventors: Robert B. Hanson, Dean Kei Naritoku, Peter Pronovost, Taylor Ann Peake, Matthew Frank Clark, Emily Leithauser Hart
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Patent number: 12236892Abstract: Provided is a gate driver circuit. The gate driver circuit is applicable to a display panel, wherein the display panel includes a plurality of rows of pixels; the gate driver circuit including at least one gate driver sub-circuit; wherein the gate driver sub-circuit includes: at least two shift register groups, wherein each shift register group includes a plurality of shift register units; at least two first dummy units, wherein the at least two first dummy units are respectively coupled to a same input enable terminal and the at least two shift register groups; and at least two second dummy units, wherein the at least two second dummy units are coupled to the at least two shift register groups.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignees: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhidong Yuan, Yongqian Li, Can Yuan, Liu Wu, Luke Ding, Cheng Xu, Miao Liu, Xing Yao
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Patent number: 12230226Abstract: A controller configured for minimizing power dissipation of a full area local dimming (FALD) display. The controller configured for determining an input grayscale value for each of a plurality of pixels comprising the image, remapping the input grayscale values to output grayscale values, displaying the image according to the output grayscale values, and controlling a normalized backlight luminance for each zone according to a maximum grayscale value determined therefor.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Brian John Hayden, Danail Krasimirov Totev
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Patent number: 12225793Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of main display elements in the main display area; a plurality of auxiliary display elements and a transmission area in the component area; a first pixel circuit in the component area and connected to a first auxiliary display element among the auxiliary display elements; a second pixel circuit in the component area and connected to a second auxiliary display element among the auxiliary display elements, the second pixel circuit neighboring the first pixel circuit in a column direction; and a first initialization voltage line in the component area, extending in a row direction, arranged between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, and connected to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, wherein the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit are symmetric with respect to the first initialization voltage line.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyunji Cha, Youngsoo Yoon, Yunkyeong In
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Patent number: 12223108Abstract: A controller is communicatively coupled to the one or more user input devices, such as sensors or electrodes, a user interface device, and one or more switch-controlled devices. The controller presents a configuration user interface on the user interface device including selectable configurations for access modes. The controller assigns one or more of the user input devices according to a current selected configuration of an access mode. The controller detects a volitional user input corresponding to a change in a particular signal detected by a particular user input device and switches the switch-controlled device based on the detected user input. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more biosignal electrodes attachable to a user and/or mechanical, positional, or other switch technologies. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more sensors for detection of movement, gestures, eye tracking or other input.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Control Bionics LimitedInventors: James E. Schorey, Peter S. Ford
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Patent number: 12217716Abstract: A method for driving a cholesteric liquid crystal display, wherein the method includes steps as follows: Firstly, a reflective cholesteric liquid crystal panel including a pixel array composed of a plurality of pixel units is provided. Next, a scanning operation is performed on the pixel array. The scanning operation includes steps as follows: A continuous fixed pulse is applied to at least one of the plurality of pixel units lasting for a time period, so as to make a cholesterol liquid crystal layer of the at least one of the plurality of pixel units having a uniform lying helix (ULH) phase; and a maintaining pulse that is smaller than the continuous fixed pulse is applied to the at least one of the plurality of pixel units.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: AUO CORPORATIONInventors: Heng-Yi Tseng, Yi-Han Tseng, Yi-Jyun Ke, Kun-Cheng Tien
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Patent number: 12216860Abstract: A display device including: a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an image display area; a touch sensing unit disposed on a surface of the display panel, wherein the touch sensing unit is configured to sense a touch of an electronic pen; a display driving circuit configured to drive the pixels; and a touch sensing circuit configured to generate touch coordinate data by detecting a touch position of the electronic pen, wherein the touch sensing circuit is configured to drive pen touch electrodes so that the electronic pen is electromagnetically charged, and to recognize a touch and a touch position of the electronic pen by detecting a variation of a pen touch sensing signal of the pen touch electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTDInventor: Sang Hyun Lim
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Patent number: 12211433Abstract: A display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. In the display substrate, each signal line includes a first conductive portion; for at least one signal line, the display substrate includes a multi-layer insulating pattern on a side of the first conductive portion away from the base substrate; a first insulating pattern in the multi-layer insulating pattern includes a hollow, and an orthographic projection of the hollow on the base substrate is at least partially in a region surrounded by an orthographic projection of the first conductive portion on the base substrate; and for at least one clock signal line included in the at least one signal line, a ratio between a size of the hollow in a first direction and a size of a shift register unit in the first direction ranges from ¾ to 1.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Cong Liu, Binyan Wang, Tianyi Cheng, Feng Wei, Meng Li, Shiqian Dai, Kaipeng Sun
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Patent number: 12210947Abstract: The technology relates to using on-board sensor data, off-board information and a deep learning model to classify road wetness and/or to perform a regression analysis on road wetness based on a set of input information. Such information includes on-board and/or off-board signals obtained from one or more sources including on-board perception sensors, other on-board modules, external weather measurement, external weather services, etc. The ground truth includes measurements of water film thickness and/or ice coverage on road surfaces. The ground truth, on-board and off-board signals are used to build the model. The constructed model can be deployed in autonomous vehicles for classifying/regressing the road wetness with on-board and/or off-board signals as the input, without referring to the ground truth.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Xin Zhou, Roshni Cooper, Michael James