Patents Examined by Sahlu Okebato
  • Patent number: 11537225
    Abstract: A functional module is applied in a front light module of a display device. The functional module includes a composite cover structure having a first plate and a second plate and a reflective display panel. The second plate is located between the first plate and the reflective display panel. At least one medium layer is located between the first plate of the composite cover structure and the reflective display panel. The refractive index of the medium layer is greater than or equal to 1 and is smaller than 1.474.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Jen Wang, Jen-Pin Yu
  • Patent number: 11526219
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device receives a signal including color information of the stylus pen from the stylus pen inserted into a housing, through the wireless communication circuit and the short-range wireless communication protocol, senses that the stylus pen is detached from the housing, performs a memo function associated with the stylus pen, receives at least one stroke input onto the display through the stylus pen, and displays at least one stroke with a color specified from the color information, in response to the received stroke input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiyeon Sung, Nahye Kim, Minkyung Cho, Kyungmin Kim, Minwook Na
  • Patent number: 11520421
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region and a sensing region overlapping with each other, a plurality of pixels in the display region, a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a first direction in the sensing region, a plurality of second electrodes arranged in a second direction in the sensing region, and a driving circuit including a display driver for driving the pixels corresponding to image data, and a touch driver for sensing a touch input using a sensing signal input from each of the first electrodes, and configured to supply a noise compensation signal corresponding to the image data to the second electrodes during a period in which the pixels are driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hak Kim, Do Ik Kim, Ga Young Kim, Young Sik Kim, Sang Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 11507202
    Abstract: A 3D input device, in particular a mobile 3D input device, has a housing and an input element arranged within the housing. The input element has at least a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The 3D input device has a sensor device. The input element is movable relative to the housing in six components. The sensor device detects the movements and/or the positions of the input element relative to the housing. The first side of the input element or the second side of the input element or the first side and the second side of the input element are together configured in such a way that a user can complete a movement of the input element along the six components via an action on the input element. A mobile device and a 3D remote-control each have at least one such 3D input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Volker Senft, Josef Reill, Armin Wedler, Nikolaus Seitz
  • Patent number: 11500486
    Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a plurality of drive electrodes; a mesh-patterned first shield electrode comprising a plurality of first openings and a first electrode portion located between the first openings adjacent to each other, an area of the first electrode portion being greater than an area of the first openings; and a first power line provided with a predetermined voltage, wherein the first openings and the first electrode portion overlap the first power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Miyashita, Kinichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 11500601
    Abstract: An information handling system includes displays, each of which has a first upstream-facing port (UFP), a second UFP, a downstream-facing port (DFP), and a multiplexer for selecting among the first UFP and the second UFP. The DFP of each display is connected to the first UFP of its respective succeeding display so as to form a ring network topology. A host computer is connected to the second UFP of a first display, and the multiplexer of the first display configured to select the second UFP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Vui Khen Thien, Karthikeyan Krishnakumar
  • Patent number: 11501727
    Abstract: A circuit device 100 includes a light source driving value output unit 150 and a pixel value output unit 190. The light source driving value output unit 150 obtains a corrected intensity image Lled by correcting an intensity image Lint of an input image RGBin in a target display zone based on the light intensity distribution of a light source corresponding to the target display zone, and obtains a light source driving value Ldrv based on the largest corrected intensity value in the corrected intensity image Lled. The pixel value output unit 190 corrects pixel values of the input image RGBin based on the light source driving value Ldrv, and outputs the corrected pixel values as pixel values of an output image RGBout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kumar anandabairavasamy Anand, Hideki Matsuda, Kwok lap jimmy Lai
  • Patent number: 11489523
    Abstract: A touch control human-machine interface for use in controlling operation of a machine, said interface including: an interface housing; a cover plate disposed on an outer-surface of the housing, said cover plate having a first electrically-conductive portion configured for touch interaction by a user's finger; a circuit assembly disposed within the housing, said circuit assembly including a circuit board having a second electrically-conductive portion and a light illumination module operably-connected thereto; a spacer element disposed between and separating the first conductive portion from the second conductive portion such that the first conductive portion, the second conductive portion and the spacer element are configured to form a capacitor device that is operably-connected with the circuit assembly; said first electrically-conductive portion being configured for deformation by the user's finger so as to cause a change in capacitance across the capacitor device, and whereby responsive to said change in c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: DEFOND ELECTECH CO., LTD., DEFOND COMPONENTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Cheng Chen Nieh, Kai Kei Poon, Yiu Cho Yuen
  • Patent number: 11488512
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a display control method thereof are provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes: a time division multiplexing multiplexer (MUX) signal input circuit, which is connected with each of the plurality of signal lines, and configured to input data signals of each frame of display image to the plurality of signal lines, and for each frame of display image, input trigger signals corresponding to sub-pixel units of different colors to the plurality of signal lines in a time-sharing manner; among the plurality of signal lines, electrical signals on a plurality of adjacent first signal lines are arranged in sequence according to an order of positive, positive, negative and negative; among the plurality of signal lines, a first signal line has a spacing distance from adjacent signal lines less than a preset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen Wang, Han Zhang, Zhengkui Wang, Wei Yan, Yun Qiao, Wenwen Qin, Xiaozhou Zhan, Jian Sun, Jian Zhang, Deshuai Wang
  • Patent number: 11490547
    Abstract: A wearable display device includes a display element, a circuit board, an outer case including a first case member and a second case member, the first case member being configured to dissipate heat generated by the circuit board to outside, the second case member being disposed farther to a wearer side than the first case member is and configured to dissipate heat generated by the display element to the outside, and a heat insulating structure disposed in a region where the first case member and the second case member face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Kamakura
  • Patent number: 11474635
    Abstract: An input device comprises a plurality of sensor electrodes and a processing system coupled to the plurality of sensor electrodes. The processing system comprises a sensor driver. The sensor driver comprises clock synchronization circuitry, a blocking pulse generator, and a sensor module. The clock synchronization circuitry is configured to receive an external clock signal, and synchronize an internal clock signal with the external clock signal. The blocking pulse generator is configured to generate a first blocking pulse based on the internal clock signal. The sensor module comprises sensing circuitry and is configured to pause acquisition of a resulting signal from a sensor electrode based on the first blocking pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Guozhong Shen, Xiaodan Mei, Yongqian Tang, Ozan Ersan Erdogan, Joseph Kurth Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11460939
    Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a plurality of drive electrodes; a mesh-patterned first shield electrode comprising a plurality of first openings and a first electrode portion located between the first openings adjacent to each other, an area of the first electrode portion being greater than an area of the first openings; and a first power line provided with a predetermined voltage, wherein the first openings and the first electrode portion overlap the first power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Miyashita, Kinichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 11449147
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein are for transmitting a command to a remote system. A processing system determines the identity of the user based on the unique identifier and the biometric information. Thereafter, a sensor detects a gesture performed by the user. The sensor is configured to detect the gesture performed by the user when the user is located within the detectable range of the wireless antenna. The processing system determines an action associated with the detected gesture based on the identity of the user and sends a command to a remote computer system to cause it to perform the action associated with the detected gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Theodore Harris, Scott Edington, Patrick Faith
  • Patent number: 11449182
    Abstract: Touch sensor panels/screens can include metal mesh touch electrodes and routing in the active area. In some examples, the touch sensor panel/screen can include row electrodes and column electrodes disposed over the active area of the display. In some examples, the routing traces for the row electrodes and/or column electrodes can be disposed in a border region and some of the routing traces for the row electrodes and/or column electrodes can be disposed in the active area. In some examples, some row electrodes can be shaved down to create an offset from the edge of the active area to accommodate routing traces in the active area. In some examples, the row electrodes can be formed in a first metal mesh layer and some routing traces in the active area can be formed in a second metal mesh layer, different from the first metal mesh layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ashray Vinayak Gogte, Christophe Blondin
  • Patent number: 11443694
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, a method for driving the same, a display panel and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit includes: a driving sub-circuit, a first light-emission controlling sub-circuit, a second light-emission controlling sub-circuit, an anode potential controlling sub-circuit, all of which operate in cooperation so that the pixel circuit drives a light-emitting element to emit light, where the second light-emission controlling sub-circuit provides voltage output by the driving sub-circuit to an anode of the light-emitting element in a light-emission period, and the anode potential controlling sub-circuit provides a signal of a first voltage signal terminal to the anode of the light-emitting element in a non-light-emission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qian Li, Bing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11442554
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments includes: a display; a communication circuit configured to perform communication with at least one of at least one external server and/or at least one external electronic device; a processor operatively connected to the display and the communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: display a user interface including a virtual keyboard through the display; display a string including at least one word on the user interface based at least in part on an input to the virtual keyboard; determine at least one recommended word associated with the string based at least in part on a language model; and display the determined at least one recommended word on the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seungyup Lee
  • Patent number: 11423857
    Abstract: The present application provides a signal compensation system, which includes a level conversion module, a determination module and a compensation module. The level conversion module is for receiving a timing signal and converting the timing signal into a control signal. The determination module is for detecting a target row number of a gate corresponding to the control signal and determining a compensation coefficient according to the target row number. The compensation module is for compensating an output voltage of the control signal according to the compensation coefficient, thereby voltages at gates are consistent when the control signal is sent to each of the gates. The present application also provides a signal compensation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Li Tang, Haijiang Yuan
  • Patent number: 11398203
    Abstract: Provided are a drive device and a drive method for a display panel, the drive method comprising: first, acquiring a first common voltage; next, determining a preset threshold according to the first common voltage; and finally, outputting a second common voltage according to the first common voltage and the preset threshold. By means of the present drive method for the display panel, it is only necessary to adjust one common voltage, and another common voltage will automatically follow on the basis of the preset threshold, thus achieving the goal of fixing a voltage difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Mingliang Wang
  • Patent number: 11397108
    Abstract: A multi-function controller, comprising a control element, a support element, at least a first light emitter and at least a first light receiver. A multi-function controller, comprising a control element, at least a first magnet and at least a first sensor. In some aspects, one or more occluders is provided. In some aspects, a control element is rotatable and/or tiltable, and/or the control element can be pushed or pulled, and movement of the control element is detected optically or by Hall effect sensors. In some aspects, an icon cap is not rotatable. A method comprising rotating and/or tilting a control element on a multi-function controller, and detecting a position of the control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew R. Randle, Kenneth L. Markowski, Andrea Burke, David J. Fassett
  • Patent number: 11392232
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a semiconductor display device having a touch panel, which can reduce power consumption. The semiconductor display device includes a panel which is provided with a pixel portion and a driver circuit which controls an input of the image signal to the pixel portion, and a touch panel provided in a position overlapping with the panel in the pixel portion. The pixel portion includes a display element configured to perform display in accordance with voltage of the image signal to be input, and a transistor configured to control retention of the voltage. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region. The driving frequency of the driver circuit, that is, the number of writing operations of the image signal for a certain period is changed in accordance with an operation signal from a touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama