Patents Examined by Saifeldin Elnafia
  • Patent number: 8106929
    Abstract: A peak intensity level control device that controls a peak intensity level in a self light-emitting display module of an active matrix driving type is disclosed. The device includes: an average picture value calculation section that calculates an average picture value of display data to be supplied to the self light-emitting display module; a driving condition control section that controls, at a time of performing intensity-up driving with respect to the peak intensity level, a driving condition of the self light-emitting display module so as to be able to derive the peak intensity level suited for the average picture value; and a gamma change section that applies, at the time of performing the intensity-up driving with respect to the peak intensity level, a gamma change to the display data so as not to increase power consumption compared with driving with the peak intensity level of a standard value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Ozawa, Mitsuru Tada
  • Patent number: 8089428
    Abstract: In an image display apparatus using an FED or an organic EL element, image display that is high in illumination uniformity and high in image quality can be performed. A display element with a matrix structure which conducts linear sequential driving which determines the luminance by a current is used, a threshold voltage of a cathode line immediately before one select period has been terminated where a control electrode line is sequentially driven is measured by a threshold voltage measuring section, the measured threshold voltage is recorded for each of the pixels, and a driving signal at the time of selecting the pixel is corrected by using the value of the recorded threshold voltage, to thereby control electric charge that is emitted from a cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Yaguchi, Kiyoshige Kinugawa, Shigeyuki Nishitani, Takahiko Muneyoshi, Susumu Sasaki, Shoichi Uchino, Akiko Iwata, Makoto Okai, Tetsuya Yamazaki, Nobuaki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8063862
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display section which enables color display in each of pixels, and a gradation control unit which controls a gradation level in each of the pixels. The display section includes a first white display structure which is configured to combine primary colors and to display white, and a second white display structure which is configured to include a color with a chromaticity different from a chromaticity of the primary color of the first white display structure and to display white. The gradation control unit has a first control mode in which the gradation level of each pixel is controlled by one of the first white display structure and the second white display structure, and a second control mode in which the gradation level of each pixel is controlled by a combination of the first white display structure and the second white display structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuzo Hisatake
  • Patent number: 8059094
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus and method for a three-dimensional graphical user interface are provided. The apparatus includes an input unit that has a plurality of trackballs, in a space containing a certain plane and an-axis crossing the plane at a right angle, for navigation in a direction of the plane and the-axis, a detecting unit that detects a combination of the plurality of trackball movements and generates an input signal, a mapping table that defines the relationship between the input signal and the command for the navigation, and a graphics object control unit that performs the navigation corresponding to the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-wan Seo, Min-chul Kim, Eun-jung Lee
  • Patent number: 8049708
    Abstract: The present invention provides a controller for controlling strings of LEDs in a liquid crystal display. The hybrid controller uses both analog and digital circuit components. Error amplifiers are used to compare analog feedback signals received from the LED strings with reference signals. The results of those comparisons are converted to digital data and processed by a digital signal processor (DSP). The DSP calculates the drive voltages for the LED strings based on the deviation between the actual current flows (represented by feedback signals) and the desired current flows (represented by reference signals) through the LED strings. Analog drivers provide the drive voltages to the LED strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Hendrik Santo, Dilip Sangam, Gurjit Thandi, Kien Vi
  • Patent number: 8044928
    Abstract: Disclosed is a peripheral device, comprising a sensor to trip when in proximity to a host device, and a transmitter coupled to the sensor to transmit a bind request to a host device. Further described is a method of binding the peripheral device to a host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Ray Asbury, Ryan Winfield Woodings
  • Patent number: 8031164
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods to operate a display device of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a user setting of a display control parameter, and altering, based on the user setting, an effect of an ambient light sensor value (ALS) on control of the display control parameter. Also, according to embodiments of the inventions, a method of operating a display of an electronic device includes receiving a change to one of a display brightness output level and an ambient light sensor output level, and altering, according to the change, a display contrast output level. In some embodiments, a method of operating a proximity sensor of an electronic device includes receiving a light sensor output, and altering, according to the output, an on/off setting of a proximity sensor. Other apparatuses and methods and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Herz, Roberto G. Yepez, Michael F. Culbert, Scott Forstall
  • Patent number: 8018408
    Abstract: An OLED display having a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, an OLED adapted to emit images, a driving switching element adapted to supply the OLED with a driving current, a storage element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a first switching element having a first electrode, a control electrode and a second electrode, a second switching element having a control electrode adapted to be coupled to at least one of the plurality of scan lines and a third switching element having a control electrode adapted to be coupled to a previous scan line. The second switching element may be configured in a diode-like state connecting the driving switching element. The third switching element may be adapted to initialize a voltage stored in the storage element through at least one of the plurality of data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sangmoo Choi
  • Patent number: 8018450
    Abstract: An electrooptic device includes a display panel; an illuminating unit; an ambient-light measuring unit; a luminance control unit; a display-mode switching unit; and a storage unit, wherein when the display panel is switched to the transmission display mode by the display-mode switching unit, the gamma value for the transmission display is obtained from the plurality of tables stored in the storage unit, and the gamma value for the transmission display is applied; and when the display panel is switched to the reflection display mode by the display-mode switching unit, the gamma value for the reflection display is obtained from the plurality of tables stored in the storage unit, and the gamma value for the reflection display is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Fusashi Kimura, Masaki Takahashi, Atsunari Tsuda
  • Patent number: 8009132
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix with each pixel including first and second subpixels. First gate lines are connected to the first subpixel and transmit a first gate-on voltage, second gate lines are connected to the second subpixel and transmit a second gate-on voltage, and data lines are connected to the first and second subpixels and transmit first and second data voltages. The respective first and second data voltages that are applied to the first and second subpixels are obtained from the same image information, the first data voltage is not higher than the second data voltage, and the second data voltage is precharged in the data lines before applying the first data voltage to the first subpixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Hyuk Shin, Tae-Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 7995021
    Abstract: Methods and systems to optimize the adaptation of gamma curve and phase table data to a color LCD STN display anytime by storing these data in a same memory are disclosed. The gamma curve and phase table data are stored in a same read/write memory element; hence allowing the adaptation any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventor: Julian Tyrrell
  • Patent number: 7995051
    Abstract: An exemplary driving circuit includes pixel electrodes (362) applied with voltage signals (VS) respectively via corresponding switching elements (361) connected thereto and common electrodes (363) applied with common voltage signals. Each switching elements includes an input electrode (3613). The driving circuit further includes at least one comparator (40) and a common voltage generator (34). The at least one comparator is configured for obtaining at least one voltage deviation value (?V) between the voltage signal of at least one of the pixel electrodes and the voltage signal of the corresponding input electrode. The common voltage generator is configured for generating a common voltage signal according to the at least one voltage deviation value, and outputting to the common voltage signal to the common electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Li-Juan Huang
  • Patent number: 7982691
    Abstract: A data driver adapted to display an image with substantially uniform brightness is provided. The data driver includes a holding latch unit including holding latches for storing data, a signal generator including digital-analog converters for receiving the data to generate data signals, a first switching unit provided between the holding latch unit and the signal generator, and a second switching unit coupled to the signal generator to transmit the data signals to data lines. The first switching unit couples the holding latches to the digital-analog converters during a horizontal period in a manner different from the manner in which the holding latches and the digital-analog converters are coupled to each other during a previous horizontal period. Therefore, errors of the digital-analog converters are diffused so that it is possible to display an image with substantially uniform brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd., IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Sang Moo Choi, Oh Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 7973759
    Abstract: A system and a method for driving light emitters of a liquid crystal display (LCD) backlight module is disclosed. The system drives the light emitters by supplying a constant current and a pulse width modulated current to an individual light emitter, the pulse width modulated current being determined in accordance with an optical output of the light emitter. Accordingly, the system can provide a desired amount of current to the light emitters, and individually control the optical output of the light emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Zhi-Xian Huang, Hong-Xi Cao, Kun-Chieh Chang, Chun-Chieh Yang, Fu-Shun He
  • Patent number: 7969410
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of optically detecting click events are described. Images of a contact surface are captured at respective capture times. The captured images are convolved with a two-dimensional circularly symmetric spatial bandpass filter to produce corresponding filtered images each including a set of pixels with respective pixel value magnitudes. Based on the pixel value magnitudes of the corresponding filtered images, each of the capture times is assigned to one of an in-contact time class during which the contact surface is determined to be in-contact with a user's finger and an out-of-contact time class during which the contact surface is determined to be out-of-contact with the user's finger. A select signal indicating that the contact surface has been touched to make a selection is generated based on a click event predicate defining at least one condition on the time classes respectively assigned to successive ones of the capture times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Ramakrishna Kakarala
  • Patent number: 7956840
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a plurality of data lines blocked for every “m” (m is an integer of 2 or greater) columns; a sampling signal output circuit which outputs sampling signals; and a sampling circuit which has sampling switches provided in the data lines, respectively, and which turns on the sampling switches to sample data signals supplied to “n” (n is an integer of 2 or greater) image signal lines, to the data lines. The sampling circuit groups the blocks for every “n” blocks, makes individual blocks in the same group correspond to different image signal lines, respectively, to connect the sampling switches in the individual blocks to corresponding image signal lines, supplies one sampling signal to two adjacent groups, and when any one sampling signal is supplied, simultaneously turns on sampling switches in the same columns in “n” blocks belonging to one group of two groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuya Ishii
  • Patent number: 7948480
    Abstract: A current driving circuit includes: a reference input terminal to which a first reference current is given; a current mirror circuit for receiving the first reference current and outputting a first internal current corresponding to the first reference current; a bias voltage generation section for receiving the first internal current and generating a bias voltage corresponding to the first internal current; an output reference current generation section for receiving the bias voltage and generating a second reference current corresponding to the bias voltage; a reference current output terminal for outputting the second reference current; an internal current generation transistor for receiving at a gate thereof the bias voltage and generating a second internal current corresponding to the bias voltage; and an output current generation section for receiving the second internal current and generating n output currents corresponding to the second internal current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Mizuki, Tetsuro Omori, Hiroshi Kojima
  • Patent number: 7916101
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus includes a drive section for driving an LED to emit light, and a control section that controls a driving current supplied from the drive section to the LED. The control section implements luminous power control by controlling an ON/OFF ratio of the driving current if a target value of luminous power of the LED is smaller than a predetermined value. The control section implements luminous power control by controlling a level of the driving current if the target value is equal to or larger than the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Oyama
  • Patent number: 7847768
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic electroluminescence display having simple configurations of a pixel circuit and a driving circuit by using a frequency characteristic of an organic electroluminescence device to display a gray level, and a driving method thereof. The present invention provides an organic electroluminescence display including a plurality of scan lines for transmitting a scan signal; a plurality of data lines for transmitting a digital data signal; a plurality of emission control lines for transmitting an emission control signal; and a plurality of pixels defined by a plurality of power supply lines for supplying a power supply, wherein the scan signal is transmitted to a plurality of subframes, and the emission control signal have different frequencies in a plurality of the subframes, and a driving method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong Kwon Kim
  • Patent number: 7830343
    Abstract: An output stage circuit of a data driver for an display is provided. The circuit includes a current mirror having a first transistor and a current source on a reference current path, having a second transistor on an output current path, wherein the reference and output current paths are commonly coupled to a power line, a capacitor having a first end coupled to the power line and a second end coupled to a gate of the second transistor, a first switch cutting off the output current path during a first period, and a second switch coupling the second end of the capacitor to the current source during the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Yu-Wen Chiou