Patents Examined by Sanjiv D Patel
  • Patent number: 12254171
    Abstract: A method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a progress icon that indicates a current position within a first piece of content, displaying a multi-purpose content navigation icon; while providing the first piece of content: detecting a first contact at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon; while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate; and, in response to detecting movement of the contact that includes a first component of movement in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate that varies monotonically as the first component of movement increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, Michael J. Matas, Lucas C. Newman, Marcel Van Os
  • Patent number: 12254821
    Abstract: In one aspect, a micro-LED display device includes a display panel with an array of a plurality of pixels, a first switch line, and a second switch line disposed in the display panel. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a micro-LED; a sub-pixel circuit configured to cause the micro-LED to emit light; and a Gate In Active (GIA) circuit configured to provide a scan signal to the sub-pixel circuit. The GIA circuit includes at least one gate driver configured to be enabled or disabled based on a first selection signal transmitted from the first switch line. The GIA circuit further includes at least one redundant gate driver configured to be enabled or disabled based on a second selection signal transmitted from the second switch line, wherein the redundant gate driver is enabled when the gate driver is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sujin Hwang, Miyoung Son
  • Patent number: 12248638
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system is controlled by pose and/or gesture detection. The system may detect poses or gestures performed by a user, e.g., using a machine learning (ML) model that may include a neural network, and implement a command associated with the detected pose or gesture to control the ultrasound imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Exo Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Tony Constantinides
  • Patent number: 12242683
    Abstract: A display driver includes a driver circuit and a sensing controller. The driver circuit is configured to drive a display panel according to display information. The display panel defines a sensing region. The sensing controller interface circuit is configured to transmit an output vertical sync signal to a proximity sensing controller. The proximity sensing controller is configured to generate positional information of an input object based at least in part on a resulting signal received from a sensor electrode disposed in the sensing region. The output vertical sync signal comprises encoding the display information in the output vertical sync signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Hirokazu Hatayama, Masaaki Shiomura, Nobukazu Tanaka, Daisuke Ito, Takayuki Noto, Takashi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 12242308
    Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Adam T. Garelli, Senem E. Emgin, Terrence L. Van Ausdall, Antonio Clarke
  • Patent number: 12236820
    Abstract: A flexible display panel and a preparation method therefor, and a display device and a display module are provided. The flexible display panel includes a planar area, a first bending area, a second bending area and a corner bending area. The corner bending area is connected to a corner of the planar area and is connected between the first bending area and the second bending area, and is provided with a plurality of first hole groups, where the corner bending area is bent with a width of a first hole group in middle of the corner bending area increasing and a width of a first hole group in an edge area on a side of the corner bending area away from the planar area decreasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yaming Wang, Liqiang Chen, Dongdong Zhao, Zuojia Wang, Xueyan Liu, Xu Li
  • Patent number: 12236871
    Abstract: A pixel circuit comprises a drive sub-circuit (101), writing sub-circuit (102), reset sub-circuit (103), voltage stabilizing sub-circuit (104), storage sub-circuit (105) and light emitting element. The drive sub-circuit is configured to provide a driving current to the light emitting element under control of signals of a first node (N1) and a second node (N2); the writing sub-circuit is configured to write a signal from a data signal terminal (Data) to N2 under control of signal of a scan signal terminal (Gate); the storage sub-circuit is configured to store a voltage of N1; the voltage stabilizing sub-circuit is configured to stabilize a voltage of an anode terminal of light emitting element through signal of a voltage stabilizing signal terminal (V1); the reset sub-circuit is configured to reset anode terminal of light emitting element under control of signal of Gate and reset N1 under control of signal of a reset control signal terminal (Reset).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: MIANYANG BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan Shen, Lin Xiong, Jie Tu, Zifeng Wang, Danfeng Wang, Jianmin Fan, Qing Tang
  • Patent number: 12230051
    Abstract: A display panel that includes a plurality of light emitting elements and a plurality of light detection elements, and an input sensing unit disposed on the display panel. The input sensing unit includes a first detection electrode, a second detection electrode insulated from and that intersects the first detection electrode, and a plurality of light blocking parts that include detection openings that overlap the light detection elements. The light blocking parts include a plurality of first light blocking parts spaced apart from a boundary between the first detection electrode and the second detection electrode, and a plurality of second light blocking parts closer to the boundary than the first light blocking parts. Side surfaces of the second light blocking parts that face the boundary have shapes that correspond to edges of the first detection electrode and the second detection electrode adjacent to the second light blocking parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghoe Lee, Cheol-Gon Lee, Mukyung Jeon
  • Patent number: 12230210
    Abstract: A display substrate, including: a plurality of partition control signal lines disposed on a base substrate; and a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the base substrate, at least one of the sub-pixels includes a pixel circuit and a light emitting device. The pixel circuit includes a switch transistor, a first partition control transistor, a drive transistor and a first initialization transistor. The first partition control transistor is electrically connected to the switch transistor, the first initialization transistor, the drive transistor and at least one partition control signal line. The first partition control transistor is configured to: in response to a partition control signal on the partition control signal line, selectively transmit a received first initialization signal to a gate electrode of the drive transistor in an initialization phase, and selectively transmit a received data signal to the gate electrode of the drive transistor in a data writing phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Heifei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liu Wu, Can Yuan, Zhidong Yuan, Cheng Xu, Luke Ding, Yongqian Li, Xiuting Liu
  • Patent number: 12229346
    Abstract: A multi-functional key module, configured to be installed in an electrical appliance, includes a hollow main housing, a pin, an electronic key, and an optical tracking chip, a contact trigger end of the electronic key is arranged towards the pin, and the electronic key gives an electrical signal when triggered by contact. The optical tracking chip emits a detection laser to the side surface of the pin and receives reflected light, and determines a motion state of the pin to generate an electrical signal; and the electronic key and the optical tracking chip are electrically connected. In the application, corresponding electrical signals are generated by pressing the key cap to trigger the electronic key, rotating the key cap, or pressing the key cap without causing the pin to trigger the electronic key, so that the composite control effect of a single key is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: Wenjie Li
  • Patent number: 12229360
    Abstract: A display panel, including an active area and a peripheral area, which is located outside of the active area, wherein the active area comprises a base substrate, and a display structure layer and a touch structure layer sequentially arranged on the base substrate; the peripheral area includes an isolation dam, a first ground trace and a second ground trace arranged on the base substrate; and the first ground trace is located at a side of the isolation dam close to the active area, and the second ground trace is located at a side of the isolation dam away from the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Luo, Xiping Li, Hongwei Ma, Ming Hu, Wei He, Youngyik Ko, Haijun Qiu, Yi Zhang, Taofeng Xie, Tianci Chen, Qun Ma, Xinghua Li, Ping Wen, Yang Zhou, Yuanqi Zhang, Xiaoyan Yang, Shun Zhang, Pandeng Tang, Yang Zeng, Tong Zhang, Xiaofei Hou, Zhidong Wang, Haoyuan Fan, Jinhwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 12216879
    Abstract: A display module including a folding area, a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area and a digitizer that is disposed under the display module and that includes a sensing part including sensing coils and a shielding part disposed under the sensing part. The shielding part includes an adhesive layer including an opening overlapping the folding area, a first shielding layer disposed inside the adhesive layer and that includes a first folding portion overlapping the folding area and a first non-folding portion overlapping the first non-folding area, a second shielding layer disposed inside the adhesive layer and including a second folding portion overlapping the folding area and a second non-folding portion overlapping the second non-folding area, and a protective layer disposed under the adhesive layer, the first folding portion and the second folding portion overlap each other and are exposed by the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokwon Jang, Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Chul Ho Jeong, Hyunjae Na, Sungguk An, Youngjin Lee
  • Patent number: 12217719
    Abstract: The present application provides a pixel driving circuit and a display device. The pixel driving circuit includes a scanning signal line and a data signal line. A pixel driving circuit unit includes at least two cascaded units, wherein the pixel driving circuit unit is configured to change a connection number of cascaded units that are connected to the data signal line and a light emitting diode, to adjust a brightness of the light emitting diode so as to effectively improve gray level of displayed picture and display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yan Li
  • Patent number: 12210698
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a stylus pen including a first communication module and a control circuit configured to activate or inactivate the first communication module; and a pen housing which may include a second communication module and is configured to have at least a portion of the stylus pen arranged thereinside, wherein the control circuit may be configured to, in response to the at least a portion of the stylus pen being arranged inside the pen housing, inactivate the first communication module and activate the second communication module. Various other embodiments may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minhoo Park, Dohyung Ha, Keemoon Lee
  • Patent number: 12211441
    Abstract: A display substrate includes: a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on the base substrate, the sub-pixel include a sub-pixel driving circuit, the sub-pixel driving circuit includes: a first transistor, a driving transistor, and a first conductive connection portion; a first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the driving transistor, a second electrode of the first transistor and a first end portion of the first conductive connection portion are arranged at different layers, the second electrode of the first transistor and the first end portion of the first conductive connection portion are coupled through a via hole; a second end portion of the first conductive connection portion is coupled to a gate electrode of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tiaomei Zhang, Hong Yi, Quanyong Gu, De Li, Zhengkun Li, Guo Liu
  • Patent number: 12211444
    Abstract: A pixel drive circuit which includes a first data input circuit, a second data input circuit, a current regulation circuit, a first energy storage circuit, a second energy storage circuit, a first light-emitting control circuit and a second light-emitting control circuit. The first and second data input circuits are in electrical connection with control ends of the first and second light-emitting control circuits, respectively. Inputs of the first and second light-emitting control circuits are both in electrical connection with a first power supply. Outputs of the first and second light-emitting control circuit are in electrical connection with anodes of a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device, respectively. The first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device emit light simultaneously. The current regulation circuit is in electrical connection with an output of the second data input circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Shangcao Cao, Baohong Kang
  • Patent number: 12205537
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes a display substrate and at least one optical sensing unit; the display substrate includes a light-emitting region and a plurality of pixel units located in the light-emitting region; wherein the light-emitting region comprises a single-sided light-emitting region and at least one double-sided light-emitting region, and each of the pixel units in the plurality of pixel units comprises a plurality of sub-pixels; and the at least one optical sensing unit corresponds to the at least one double-sided light-emitting region from a non-display side of the display substrate, and configured to sense light emitted by the sub-pixels during operation in the at least one double-sided light-emitting region, and to provide sensing brightness information of the at least one double-sided light-emitting region to perform brightness compensation on the light-emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingi Chu, Ying Han, Song Meng, Fei Yang, Lirong Wang, Zhiqiang Dong, Tianji Li, Jingbo Xu, Pan Li
  • Patent number: 12205510
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a device may include a pulsed emission electronic display having multiple display pixels in order to display an image frame. The display may pulse one or more display pixels of over a plurality of sub-frames within the image frame based on display image data. The device may also include image processing circuitry to generate the display image data based on source image data indicative of an image to be displayed during the image frame. Additionally, the image processing circuitry may dither an order of the plurality of sub-frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hopil Bae, Xiang Lu, Haitao Li
  • Patent number: 12205401
    Abstract: A readout integrated circuit configured to read out sensing signals from an optical sensing panel is provided. The optical sensing panel includes a sensor array for fingerprint sensing. The readout integrated circuit includes a plurality of input terminals and a first discharging circuit. The plurality of input terminals are coupled to a plurality of output terminals of the optical sensing panel. The first discharging circuit is coupled to one of the plurality of input terminals. The first discharging circuit serves to discharge an output terminal included in the plurality of output terminals of the optical sensing panel by a first current during a readout period. The readout integrated circuit reads out a voltage of the output terminal as a sensing signal. The first discharging circuit includes a first switch element controlled by a control signal and a first current source which generates the first current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chi-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 12197654
    Abstract: A computer input system includes a mouse including a housing having an interior surface defining an internal volume and a sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume. A processor is electrically coupled to the sensor assembly and a memory component having electronic instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine an orientation of the mouse relative to a hand based on a touch input from the hand detected by the sensor assembly. The mouse can also have a circular array of touch sensors or lights that detect hand position and provide orientation information to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bart K. Andre, Brian T. Gleeson, Kristi E. Bauerly, William D. Lindmeier, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Geng Luo, Seung Wook Kim, Evangelos Christodoulou, Megan M. Sapp, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, David H. Bloom, Steven J. Taylor, John B. Morrell, Miao He, Hamza Kashif