Patents Examined by Richard J Hong
  • Patent number: 11961494
    Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing electromagnetic interference in analog circuit of a control device for an augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) system are described. An analog circuit associated with the control device may include at least one amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter coupled to an amplifier by one or more electrical conductors. Electromagnetic interference induced in the one or more electrical conductors by an external AC magnetic field may be reduced using at least one component of the control device configured to reduce the electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ning Guo, Akshay Yembarwar, Jonathan Reid, Daniel Wetmore
  • Patent number: 11960647
    Abstract: A content display device includes a line-of-sight direction detection unit, a gazing point identification unit, a gazing content identification unit, and a display control unit. The line-of-sight direction detection unit is configured to detect a line-of-sight direction of a person located in a vicinity of a display region in which a plurality of contents are simultaneously displayed. The gazing point identification unit is configured to, based on the line-of-sight direction, identify a gazing point in the display region of the person. The gazing content identification unit is configured to, based on a distribution of the gazing point detected in a predetermined period, identify a gazing content at which the person is gazing. The display control unit configured to determine a display mode of each of the plurality of contents, based on a result of identifying the gazing content, and display each of the plurality of contents in the display mode determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shinya Niioka
  • Patent number: 11961463
    Abstract: A pixel connected to a first scan line includes a light-emitting element including an anode and a cathode, a first transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode connected to a first node, a first capacitor connected between the first node and a second node, a second transistor connected between the second electrode of the first transistor and the first node including a gate electrode connected to the first scan line, a third transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode connected to the second node, and a gate electrode connected to the first scan line, and a fourth transistor including a first electrode connected to a first driving voltage line, a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor, and a gate electrode connected to the first scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Wook Yang, Yu-Chol Kim, Donggyu Lee, Jaekeun Lim, Jae-Hyeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11955048
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a panel driving block that controls driving of the display panel. The panel driving block includes a dithering judgment block, a memory, and a dithering compensation block. The dithering judgment block determines whether a first sub-image signal corresponding to a first image requiring dithering is included in the input image signal. The dithering compensation block reads out dithering patterns, which correspond to the first sub-image signal, from among the plurality of dithering patterns from the memory, generates a compensation dithering pattern by the read dithering patterns and a random number table, and outputs a correction image signal through the first sub-image signal and the compensation dithering pattern. The first image is displayed in a stain area, and the stain area includes at least one unit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wonwoo Jang
  • Patent number: 11941190
    Abstract: A full-area touch device includes a base plate of a support unit. Multiple resilient sheet sets are connected to the base plate. An adjusting unit is mounted to the supporting unit, and includes a limiting member and an adjusting member. The adjusting member is disposed under and abuts against the limiting member such that a top end of the limiting member is disposed above the base plate, and is movable to adjust a distance between the top end of the limiting member and the base plate. A touch control unit is mounted to the resilient sheet sets, includes a tact switch that is disposed above and aligned with the limiting member, and is downwardly movable relative to the supporting unit against a resilient force of the resilient sheet sets for contacting the limiting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yin Chu, Chih-Po Ku
  • Patent number: 11942030
    Abstract: A source driver includes a digital-to-analog converter that converts signals corresponding to first and second colors included in digital image data into first and second analog color data voltages, respectively, an output buffer unit including a first output buffer that alternately outputs the first color data voltage and the second color data voltage during one horizontal period, and a controller that controls the digital-to-analog converter and the first output buffer to alternately output the first color data voltage and the second color data voltage corresponding to each horizontal period for each horizontal period. The controller controls the first output buffer such that the second color data voltage is output after the first color data voltage is first output during a first horizontal period, and the first color data voltage is output after the second color data voltage is first output during a subsequent second horizontal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae Kwan Seo, Bon Seog Gu, Jin Young Roh, Jae Keun Lim
  • Patent number: 11942033
    Abstract: A driving circuit and a display panel are provided. The driving circuit includes a driving module and an additional module. The driving module includes a first transistor electrically connected to a first signal line and a connection transistor connected to a gate of the first transistor. The connection transistor has a connection node. The additional module includes a second transistor having the same threshold voltage as the first transistor, and the second transistor is connected between the connection node and the first signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mian Zeng, Liang Sun
  • Patent number: 11928269
    Abstract: A full-area touch device includes a touch control assembly, a plurality of support elastic sheet assemblies, a support frame and a limiting unit structure. The touch control assembly is movably disposed on the support frame. The support elastic sheet assemblies is disposed between the touch control assembly and the support frame to enable the touch control assembly to move relative to the support frame between an unpressed position and a pressed position. The limiting unit structures is disposed between the touch control assembly and the support frame for limiting height position and travel distance of the touch control assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yin Chu, Chih-Po Ku, Xiao-Bing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11928998
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first partial panel region and a second partial panel region, and a panel driver which drives the display panel. The panel driver determines a first driving frequency for the first partial panel region and a second driving frequency for the second partial panel region. In a case where the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency are different from each other, the panel driver sets a boundary portion including a boundary between the first partial panel region and the second partial panel region, and determines a third driving frequency for the boundary portion to be between the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangan Kwon, Soon-Dong Kim, Taehoon Kim, Hui Nam, Eun Sil Yun, Changnoh Yoon
  • Patent number: 11922877
    Abstract: The present disclosure achieves a display device provided with a pixel circuit that enables both high-frequency drive and low-frequency drive without causing deterioration in display quality. In a pixel circuit (20), a holding capacitor (C1) is provided between a second control node (NA) connected to a data signal line via a write control transistor (T3) and a first control node (NG) connected to a control terminal of a drive transistor (T4). An oxide thin-film transistor (TFT) is employed for each of a first initialization transistor (T1) having a second conductive terminal connected to the first control node (NG) and a threshold voltage compensation transistor (T2) having a first conductive terminal connected to the first control node (NG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Fumiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11914147
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for generating an image by way of acquiring information relating to at least one of a position and a rotation of a camera. The image is generated for display on a display unit. A rate at which the image is generated is at a first frequency, which is lower than a second frequency corresponding to a frame rate of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Tomohiro Oto, Simon Mark Benson, Ian Henry Bickerstaff
  • Patent number: 11915631
    Abstract: A digital-display control apparatus of a garbage can with adjustable sensing distance includes an emitter, a receiver, amplifier, an analog to digital converter, an analog to digital conversion result register connected to the receiver via the amplifier and the analog to digital convertor, a comparison unit, a sensing distance adjustable register, a microcomputer control unit, a drive circuit, and a digital displayer and keys, which is capable of selecting the sensing distance by directly pressing keys or choose the predetermined sensing distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Nine Stars Group (U.S.A.) Inc., Fujian Nashida Electronic Incorporated Company
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Jiangqun Chen, Zhou Lin
  • Patent number: 11907604
    Abstract: A screen mirroring display method includes a destination device receiving a first message from a first source device and a second message from a second source device, where the first message includes a first drawing instruction. The first drawing instruction instructs the destination device to draw a first target control in a first interface displayed by the first source device. The second message includes a second drawing instruction. The second drawing instruction instructs the destination device to draw a second target control in a second interface displayed by the second source device. Then the destination device draws a screen mirroring interface according to the first drawing instruction and the second drawing instruction, where the screen mirroring interface includes the first target control and the second target control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Fan, Yuan Cao, Sucheng Bian, Wanyi Yang, Pengcheng Li, Xi Wei
  • Patent number: 11900837
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device having a display panel is provided. The display panel has a first region and a second region, in which the first region is out of a case, and the second region is capable of being shielded by the case. First, a first image is displayed in the first region. Then, a second image is displayed in the second region at a first time point when the second region is shielded by the case. After that, the second region out of the case is moved at a second time point, in which the first time point is not later than the second time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventor: Yuan-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 11899854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display device and a method of operating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Seonil Yu, Janghee Lee, Sanghyun Baek, Sanghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11893148
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments for enabling realistic haptic feedback for virtual three-dimensional (3D) objects. A real proxy surface is provided for a virtual object, where the proxy surface may be a relief surface, such as a depth-compressed model of the virtual object. In an exemplary method, when a user touches a proxy surface, a position of the touch point on the surface is detected. The touch point is mapped to a corresponding point on the virtual object. A position of the virtual object is determined such that the touch point is in alignment with the corresponding point on the virtual object, and the virtual object is displayed at the first determined position on an augmented reality display. As a result, a user touching the proxy surface may have the sensation of touching a solid version of the virtual 3D object instead of the proxy surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Tatu V. J. Harviainen, Raimo J. Launonen
  • Patent number: 11893166
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations on an augmented reality (AR) device. The system accesses, by the AR device, movement data comprising inertial measurement data and camera data. The system determines three-dimensional (3D) movement of the AR device based on the movement data. The system presents, by the AR device, an AR object on a real-world environment being viewed using the AR device. The system, in response to determining the 3D movement of the AR device, modifies the AR object by the AR device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Lien Le Hong Tran, William Miles Miller
  • Patent number: 11887519
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for enabling a rollable OLED screen extension with custom curvature. An apparatus includes an OLED screen capable of rendering an OLED image, a first rollable OLED screen extension including a support structure that can be flexed to form a first curvature, a processor, and coupled to the processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor to enable a user to extend the first rollable OLED screen extension in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian William Wallace, Samuel Patterson, Kathryn Cubrilovic, John Travis Wettroth
  • Patent number: 11887526
    Abstract: A circuit device includes: a color reduction circuit configured to execute color reduction processing from input image data in which pixel data is m bits to color-reduced image data in which pixel data is n bits, and configured to apply spatial error diffusion or temporal error diffusion in the color reduction processing; a storage circuit storing the color-reduced image data; and an image conversion circuit configured to execute image conversion processing, which is at least one of mapping processing and scaling processing, on the color-reduced image data stored in the storage circuit to output output image data, and configured to execute interpolation processing, which is in the image conversion processing, of generating pixel data of the output image data from a plurality of pieces of pixel data of the color-reduced image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Yasutoshi Akiba
  • Patent number: 11887518
    Abstract: A display device includes a first liquid crystal panel, a second liquid crystal panel disposed on a back face side of the first liquid crystal panel, a position compensation unit that compensates for a display position of an image on the second liquid crystal panel based on position compensation information indicating a relative positional relationship between the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel, and an area expansion unit that expands a displayable area of the image before the display position is compensated for or a displayable area of the image after the display position is compensated for by the position compensation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tatsunori Nakamura