Patents Examined by Sardis F Azongha
  • Patent number: 11308889
    Abstract: A detection method of a pixel circuit, a driving method of a display panel, and a display device are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor; and the detection method of the pixel circuit includes: in the first charge cycle, applying a first data voltage to a gate electrode of the driving transistor, acquiring a first sensing voltage at a first electrode of the driving transistor within the first duration after the application of the first data voltage and before the driving transistor is switched off, and determining whether the first sensing voltage is equal to reference sensing voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Danna Song, Yi Cheng Lin, Pan Xu, Zhongyuan Wu
  • Patent number: 11301069
    Abstract: The present invention provides a touch display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a touch display device. The touch display panel includes a substrate layer, a light emitting layer, a thin film encapsulation layer, a polarizer, and a cover plate which are arranged in sequence. The light emitting layer includes a planarization layer, a first pixel definition layer, and a first touch electrode layer which are arranged in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming Xie
  • Patent number: 11302269
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes pixel rows, and a panel driver configured to drive the display panel. The panel driver includes a determining circuit configured to select one pixel row from the plurality of pixel rows, to determine load data based on input image data for the one pixel row, and to determine target mobility data corresponding to the load data, a sensing circuit configured to generate mobility sensing data corresponding to mobility values of driving transistors of a plurality of pixels included in the one pixel row by performing a mobility sensing operation on the one pixel row, and a current control circuit configured to compare the mobility sensing data and the target mobility data to generate a result, and to adjust a panel current flowing through the display panel according to the result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunho Kim, Sangan Kwon, Yong-Jin Shin, Joonsuk Baik
  • Patent number: 11296180
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a transmitting area, a display area surrounding the transmitting area, a first non-display area disposed between the transmitting area and the display area, and a second non-display area surrounding the display area. A plurality of pixels is arranged in the display area. A set of 2n connection wirings (where n is a positive integer) is disposed in the first non-display area and each of the 2n connection wirings extends along at least a part of an edge of the transmitting area. Each of a plurality of voltage wirings extends in a first direction and is connected to at least some of pixels disposed in a common row from among the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of voltage wirings is connected to one of the 2n connection wirings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeonghwa Kim, Nuree Um, Kyunghoon Kim, Mihae Kim, Jaedu Noh, Kyonghwan Oh, Seunghee Lee
  • Patent number: 11295675
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device and a method of compensating pixel deterioration thereof, capable of determining deterioration of pixels and sensing illuminance of a surrounding environment. The pixel deterioration compensation method compensates for deterioration of the pixels with a target compensation level varied according to illuminance. Accordingly, image quality and lifespan of the pixels is improved by mitigating or preventing acceleration of deterioration of the pixels without deteriorating image quality such as afterimages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Woong Jin Seo
  • Patent number: 11289029
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, and a panel driver configured to drive the display panel. The panel driver drives the display panel at a frame frequency corresponding to 1/N of an emission frequency such that each frame period corresponds to an N multiple of an emission period, where N is an integer greater than 1. The panel driver gradually decreases the frame frequency of the display panel in a case where input image data are not received and gradually increases the frame frequency of the display panel in a case where the input image data are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jeongmin Sung, Woo-Chul Kim, Ok-Kwon Shin
  • Patent number: 11289022
    Abstract: The present application discloses a pixel driving circuit. The circuit includes an input sub-circuit configured to set a voltage level at a first node; a storage sub-circuit coupled between the first node and a second node; and a drive sub-circuit coupled to the first node and the second node and configured to drive light emission of a light-emitting device. Additionally, the circuit includes a charge sub-circuit coupled to the drive sub-circuit, and configured to charge the drive sub-circuit to latch a voltage level at the second node to be larger than a first threshold but smaller than a second threshold. Furthermore, the circuit includes an adjust sub-circuit coupled to a second node and coupled to the input sub-circuit at least via the first node, and configured to at least adjust voltage level at the second node to make the light-emitting device with an inverted polarity in one partial period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuai Chen, Zhi Zhang, Xiuzhu Tang, Shuang Hu, Yanan Zhao, Chuan Li
  • Patent number: 11289028
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an organic light emitting display device including: a display panel including data lines, gate lines, emission lines, and pixels, a data driver applying data signals to the data lines, and a gate driver applying gate signals and emission signals to the gate lines and the emission lines, respectively. At least one of the pixels may be operated in a first period in which a data voltage is applied, a second period in which the data voltage is remained and a driving current is provided according to the data voltage, and a third period in which the data voltage is remained and light emitting is not performed, where a ratio between lengths of the second and third periods can be adjusted. The at least one pixel may receive a preset voltage in the second period and the third period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Botaek Lee, Junho Bong
  • Patent number: 11276350
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a display device including: a display area including a plurality of pixels; a dummy area adjacent to an edge of the display area; a reference voltage supplying line in the dummy area and to supply a reference voltage; and a wire area in which a wire to supply a signal applied to the display area is located, wherein a pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a light emitting diode coupled between a driving voltage line to which a driving voltage is to be applied and a common voltage line to which a common voltage is to be applied, and a driving transistor coupled between the driving voltage line and the light emitting diode, and wherein the reference voltage is to be supplied to a first electrode of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jin Cho, Myeong Hee Seo, Yang Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 11275473
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display layer having light-emitting elements on the substrate, and a sensor electrode layer on the display layer. The sensor electrode layer includes sensor electrodes in a sensor area, sensor lines electrically connected to the sensor electrodes and a first conductive pattern spaced apart from the sensor lines and sensor electrodes. The sensor lines and the first conductive pattern are in a sensor peripheral area adjacent to the sensor area. The first conductive pattern is an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Lyong Bok, Ki Seo Kim, Jae Kyoung Kim, Young Seok Seo, Sun Mi Yu, Jin Oh Kwag
  • Patent number: 11263970
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a driving signal control sub-circuit and a driving duration control sub-circuit. The driving signal control sub-circuit is configured to provide a driving signal to the driving duration control sub-circuit under control of a first scanning signal transmitted via the first scanning signal terminal and an enable signal transmitted via the enable signal terminal. The driving signal is related to a first data signal and a first voltage signal. The driving duration control sub-circuit is configured to transmit the driving signal to the element to be driven under control of a second scanning signal transmitted via the second scanning signal terminal and the enable signal transmitted via the enable signal terminal. A duration for transmitting the driving signal to the element to be driven is related to a second data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minghua Xuan, Qi Qi, Jing Liu
  • Patent number: 11263936
    Abstract: An electronic device including: a display module including a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface and including a module hole that penetrates from the front surface to the rear surface; and an electronic module overlapping the module hole. The display module includes a crack detection wiring including a hole wiring disposed in a hole area, and a first detection wiring and a second detection wiring of the crack detection wiring are connected to the hole wiring and disposed on different layers with a detection insulating layer interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Kyungsu Lee, Jong-Hwa Kim, Jeongyun Han
  • Patent number: 11256102
    Abstract: An immersive headset device is provided that includes a display portion and a body portion. The display portion may include microdisplays having a compact size. The microdisplays may be movable (e.g., rotational) relative to the body portion and can be moved (e.g., rotated) between a flipped-up position and a flipped-down position. In some instances, when the microdisplays are flipped up, the headset provides an augmented reality (AR) mode to a user, and when the microdisplays are flipped down, the headset provide a virtual reality (VR) mode to the user. In certain implementations, the headset includes an electronics source module to provide power and/or signal to the microdisplays. The electronics source module can be attached to a rear of the body portion in order to provide advantageous weight distribution about the head of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: eMagin Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome T. Carollo, Amal Ghosh, John Chi-Liang Ho, Andrew Thomas Manning Rosen
  • Patent number: 11256315
    Abstract: A device with a touch-sensitive display and a battery can determine a battery level of the battery, and in accordance with a determination that the battery level is at or below a first threshold value, cause a haptic output and/or enter a low-power mode. While in low-power mode, the device may produce different outputs in response to user inputs than while in a normal power mode. In some embodiments, while in the low-power mode, the device may display only the time and an indication that the device is in a low-power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Chance Graham, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Jonathan P. Ive, Kevin Lynch, Christopher Wilson, Lawrence Y. Yang
  • Patent number: 11257883
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have thin-film transistor circuitry formed on a substrate. The display and substrate may have rounded corners. A pixel definition layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor circuitry. Openings in the pixel definition layer may be provided with emissive material overlapping respective anodes for organic light-emitting diodes. A cathode layer may cover the array of pixels. A ground power supply path may be used to distribute a ground voltage to the cathode layer. The ground power supply path may be formed from a metal layer that is shorted to the cathode layer using portions of a metal layer that forms anodes for the diodes, may be formed from a mesh shaped metal pattern, may have L-shaped path segments, may include laser-deposited metal on the cathode layer, and may have other structures that facilitate distribution of the ground power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Stephen S. Poon, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Cheng-Ho Yu, ChoongHo Lee, Doh-Hyoung Lee, Ting-Kuo Chang, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Vasudha Gupta, Younggu Lee
  • Patent number: 11250779
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a light-emitting element, a data write-in sub-circuit, a driving sub-circuit, a storage sub-circuit, a light-emission control sub-circuit, and a step-down sub-circuit. The step-down sub-circuit is configured to, at a charging compensation stage, step down a data voltage to acquire a first step-down voltage, and output the first step-down voltage via a control node. The storage sub-circuit is configured to, at the charging compensation stage, charge or discharge the control node to enable a potential at the control node to be the first step-down voltage, and at a light-emitting stage, maintain the potential at the control node as the first step-down voltage. The driving sub-circuit is configured to, at the light-emitting stage, enable a first end of the driving sub-circuit to be electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting element under the control of the control node, to drive the light-emitting element to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengji Yang, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Hui Wang, Pengcheng Lu
  • Patent number: 11251256
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, display elements arranged at the display area, an encapsulation layer covering the display elements, a sensor electrode layer arranged over the encapsulation layer, and a first connection wire group arranged in the peripheral area to be arranged between the display area and a first edge of the substrate, arranged outside the encapsulation layer, and including first connection wires, wherein a first distance from a first portion of an end of the encapsulation layer facing the first edge to the first edge is greater than a second distance from a second portion of the end of the encapsulation layer facing the first edge to the first edge, and wherein the first portion corresponds to the first connection wire group, and the second portion is different from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byungrok Moon, Jaehyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11250789
    Abstract: A display device including a display region and a frame region and configured to display an image by causing first light-emitting elements provided in the display region to emit light, the display device includes: a plurality of data lines to which data signals are supplied; a plurality of control lines arranged to intersect the plurality of data lines; a plurality of pixel circuits including the first light-emitting elements, each of the first light-emitting elements being provided at each of intersection points of the plurality of data lines and the plurality of control lines; a control circuit configured to activate the plurality of corresponding control lines; and second light-emitting elements provided in the frame region, wherein electrical signals flowing through the plurality of control lines or electrical signals flowing through nodes provided in the control circuit are input to the second light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11244609
    Abstract: A display device and an OLED display panel thereof. The OLED display panel includes a non-transparent display area including first OLED pixels, a transparent display area including second OLED pixels, a display driving chip, a first gate driving circuit group. For a same of image, a pulse width of the second gate driving signal for the second OLED pixels is substantially the same as a pulse width of the first gate driving signal for the first OLED pixels; and intersection points of a boundary line and a pixel row where the first OLED pixels in a specified row are located falls within a range of intersection points of the boundary line and a corresponding pixel row of the second OLED pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Xiang, Wenzhi Fan, Junhui Lou
  • Patent number: 11238778
    Abstract: A display device includes: a memory configured to store an over-driving lookup table and previous frame block data generated by block averaging previous frame data; an over-driver configured to obtain current frame data from input image data and to generate over-driving frame data for the current frame data by comparing the previous frame block data and the current frame data with reference to the over-driving lookup table; a data driver configured to generate an over-driven data signal based on the over-driving frame data; and a plurality of pixels configured to display an image based on the over-driven data signal, wherein the over-driver is configured to perform an over-driving based on a size of a block divided for the block averaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Woong Park