Patents Examined by Sejoon Ahn
  • Patent number: 12658096
    Abstract: A display module includes a panel including a plurality of pixels, a plate overlapping with the panel, the plate configured to protect the panel from external impact, a printed circuit board configured to generate signals for driving the plurality of pixels, and an adhesive layer between the plate and the printed circuit board, wherein the adhesive layer includes a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer adhering the plate and the printed circuit board to each other, and wherein, in a partial region of the adhesive layer, the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are positioned while being mixed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Kwang Kim, Kyu Bong Jung, Ji Hun Kim, Hun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 12656891
    Abstract: A dynamically controlled active stylus and dynamical stylus control method are provided. The dynamical stylus control method for dynamically controlling active stylus operates through the dynamical controlled active stylus. The dynamical controlled active stylus includes a tip electrode, a shielding electrode, a ring electrode, and a dynamic module. The control method for dynamically controlling stylus includes: controlling the active stylus to be in a receiving state within a frame of operation of the active stylus, such that the shielding electrode is at a floating potential, and controlling the active stylus to be in a transmitting state within the frame of operation of the active stylus such that the shielding electrode is at a ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventor: Han-Ning Chen
  • Patent number: 12656907
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a touch display panel including touch electrodes, display lines, and touch lines. A touch driving signal is configured to be applied to at least one touch electrode among the touch electrodes through at least one corresponding touch line among the touch lines during a touch period. A driving signal is configured to be applied to at least one of the display lines during the touch period. The driving signal has a same frequency as the touch driving signal and has a phase difference from the touch driving signal during at least a portion of the touch period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeongseop Lee, Sunguk Byun, Woorim Jeong, Hankyu Yang
  • Patent number: 12651561
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a first display area including a pixel circuit and a scan line configured to provide a scan signal to the pixel circuit of the first display area. The display device includes a second display area located at a side of the first display area and including a pixel circuit and a scan line configured to provide a scan signal to the pixel circuit of the second display area. The display device includes a first scan driver located at a first side edge of the first display area, a second scan driver located at a second side edge of the first display area, a third scan driver located at a first side edge of the second display area, and a fourth scan driver located at a second side edge of the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Kang, Jae Won Kim, Hyung Jun Park, Hyun Ji Cha
  • Patent number: 12651568
    Abstract: An image display apparatus including a display; a signal processing device to output an image signal to the display; and a power supply to output a display driving voltage of a first level based on a first mode, output a display driving voltage of a second level higher than the first level based on a second mode, and output a display driving voltage of a third level higher than the second level based on a third mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongchul Baek, Dohoon Kim
  • Patent number: 12633365
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a shift register, drive circuit, drive method, display panel, and display apparatus. The shift register includes an input unit, a first control unit, an output unit and an isolation unit, wherein the input unit provides a starting signal of a signal input terminal to a first node, and provides a first signal of a first signal terminal to a second node, so that under control of the second node and a second clock signal terminal, the first control unit provides a second clock signal of the second clock signal terminal to a third node; under control of the third node, the isolation unit provides a voltage signal of the first node to a fourth node; and under control of the fourth node and the third node, the output unit outputs based on the first signal or a second signal of the second signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingwen Zhang, Yao Huang, Binyan Wang
  • Patent number: 12632107
    Abstract: An electronic device that enables smooth communication is provided. The electronic device includes a display portion including a first camera; a second camera; and an image processing portion. The second camera is positioned in a region not overlapping with the display portion. The first camera has a function of generating a first image of a subject, and the second camera has a function of generating a second image of the subject. The image processing portion includes a generator that performs learning using training data. The training data includes an image including a person's face. The image processing portion has a function of making the first image clear when the first image is input to the generator and a function of tracking the gaze of the subject on the basis of the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Godo, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Seiko Inoue, Kazuaki Ohshima, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12619317
    Abstract: Techniques for managing an engagement zone include tracking, by a system, a hand of a user and determining that a height of the hand of the user satisfies a first threshold height. In accordance with determining that the height of the hand of the user satisfies the first threshold height, the techniques also include initiating a UI engagement state, wherein the system monitors the user for user input during the UI engagement state, and determining user input into the system based on a user motion detected while the hand is tracked. The threshold height is associated with a boundary of a UI engagement zone and is modifiable based on user activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin Kumar Asoka Kumar Shenoi, Julian K. Shutzberg, Leah M. Gum, Daniel J. Brewer, Chia-Ling Li
  • Patent number: 12598275
    Abstract: A system includes: a spatial light modulator including pixel elements; and a controller coupled to the spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator sets the pixel elements based on a modulation control signal. The controller is configured to: obtain an image; analyze the image to determine image attributes including a dynamic range metric; provide a control sequence responsive to the determined image attributes; and provide the modulation control signal to the spatial light modulator based on the control sequence. The modulation control signal reduces a number of bits used by the pixel elements relative to a default number of bits if the dynamic range metric is below a dynamic range threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Aravind Lakshminarayanan
  • Patent number: 12566506
    Abstract: A haptic feedback module and a haptic feedback device relate to the technical field of electronics. The haptic feedback module includes: a touch control module having a touch control face; a bottom plate disposed on one side of the touch control module facing away from the touch control face; and an actuator disposed between the touch control module and the bottom plate, wherein the actuator is connected to the touch control module through a first supporting portion, the actuator is connected to the bottom plate through a second supporting portion, and the actuator is used for driving the touch control module to vibrate in response to a driving signal, so as to form haptic feedback on the touch control face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongchun Tao, Dexing Qi, Zhihui Chen, Jiawen Zhang, Yingzi Wang
  • Patent number: 12562089
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a drive circuit connected to a first node, a second node, and a third node and configured to input a driving current to the third node using the second node based on a voltage of the first node; a first compensation circuit connected to the first node, the third node, and a first gate drive signal terminal and configured to connect the first node to the third node in response to a signal from the first gate drive signal terminal; and a first reset circuit connected to the third node, a first reset signal terminal, and a first initial signal terminal and configured to transmit a signal from the first initial signal terminal to the third node in response to a signal from the first reset signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tiaomei Zhang, Erjin Zhao, Zhiliang Jiang, Ming Hu
  • Patent number: 12547006
    Abstract: A waveguide for use in a virtual reality, VR, or augmented reality, AR, device, is disclosed. The waveguide comprising an input region configured to couple light into the waveguide so that it propagates under total internal reflection (TIR) within the waveguide, and an output region comprising optical structures configured to receive image bearing light from the input region. The output region comprises a plurality of zones having different diffraction to each other, the plurality of zones comprising diffraction efficiencies so as to reduce rainbow artefacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Crai, Ciaran Phelan, Mohmed Salim Ibrahim Valera, David Nicholas Crosby
  • Patent number: 12547247
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a fingerprint recognition module, a touch controller, a processor, a display driver and a display module. The touch controller is configured to send a first control signal to the fingerprint recognition module in response to a heart rate detection instruction to control the fingerprint recognition module to collect blood flow information. The processor is configured to obtain the blood flow information and determine heart rate information based on the blood flow information, and generate a second control signal based on the heart rate information and send the second control information to the display driver. The display driver is configured to generate a first display driving signal based on the second control signal to control the display module to alternately display a first image and a second image, a switching frequency of the first image and the second image matching the heart rate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lian Xiang, Yuan Fang, Jiaxiang Zhang, Yakun Kong, Gong Chen, Zheng Bao, Kang Wang
  • Patent number: 12542104
    Abstract: Provided is a display substrate, a drive method thereof and a display apparatus, the display substrate includes: a first drive mode and a second drive mode, the first drive mode has a refresh rate less than that of the second drive mode, wherein the contents displayed on the display substrate include a plurality of display frames, in the first drive mode, the display frames include: a refresh frame and at least one maintain frame; the display substrate includes pixel circuits arranged in an array, the pixel circuits include a data signal line and a first initial signal line; the data signal line provides a first data signal in the maintain frame, the voltage value of the first data signal is constant, and/or the first initial signal line provides a first initial signal in the refresh frame and the maintain frame, the first initial signal is an AC signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guangliang Shang, Jiangnan Lu, Li Wang, Mengyang Wen, Xing Yao, Libin Liu
  • Patent number: 12535978
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display screen, a drive circuit, a first controller and a second controller. The display screen includes a first display region and a second display region. The drive circuit is configured to transmit a control signal to at least one of the first controller or the second controller. The first controller is configured to, responding to the control signal, perform a display control on the first display region. The second controller is configured to, responding to the control signal, perform a display control on the second display region. A display time difference between the first display region and the second display region is less than a threshold time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Joint Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaolong Wei, Wenchao Bao, Song Meng, Yao Zhang, Miao Liu, Cheng Xu, Jingbo Xu
  • Patent number: 12525178
    Abstract: A display including a pixel circuit is provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, a writing transistor connected in series between a data line and the second node or the third node, an initialization module, and a compensation transistor connected in series between the first node and the second node or the third node. In the driving transistor, a gate is connected to the first node, a first electrode is connected to the second node, and a second electrode is connected to the third node. A gate of the writing transistor is connected to a scanning signal. The initialization module is connected to the first, second, and/or third nodes to perform resetting. The compensation transistor remains a turned-on state in only one continuous time period in each frame, and the initialization module and the writing transistor turn on in a time-sharing manner in the continuous time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feixiang Sun, Hongyan Liu, Yi Liu
  • Patent number: 12512028
    Abstract: A scan circuit is provided. The scan circuit includes a plurality of scan units. A respective scan unit of the plurality of scan units includes a plurality of transistors. A respective gate electrode of a respective transistor of the plurality of transistors includes a first portion and a second portion in different layers. First portions of respective gate electrodes of the plurality of transistors in the respective scan unit are configured to be provided with a power supply signal. Second portions of the respective gate electrodes of the plurality of transistors in the respective scan unit are configured to be provided with gate scanning signals, respectively. First portions of gate electrodes of at least two transistors in the respective scan unit are parts of a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenzhe Cai, Jia Liu, Cong Fan, Rong Wang, Yao Huang, Xiangdan Dong
  • Patent number: 12505774
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of stages, each including: a first transistor including a first electrode, and a second electrode connected to a first control node; a third transistor including a first electrode connected to the first control node; and a second electrode connected to a second control node; a fifth transistor including a gate electrode connected to an inverting control node, and a second electrode connected to a gate output node; a sixth transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second control node, and a second electrode connected to the gate output node; a seventh transistor including a first electrode, and a second electrode connected to the first control node; and an eighth transistor including a gate electrode to receive an aging signal, a first electrode to receive an aging voltage, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gichang Lee
  • Patent number: 12501201
    Abstract: A headset may include a headband; first and second earcups respectively attached to first and second ends of the headband; a first light display unit; a headset receiver configured to receive data from a processor-based device; and a headset control unit. Each of the first and second earcups may include an interior surface and an exterior surface, where the interior surfaces of the first and second earcups may face each other and the exterior surfaces of the first and second earcups may face away from each other. The first light display unit may include a matrix of independently controllable light emitting elements arranged along a boundary of the exterior surface of the first earcup. The headset control unit may be configured to control the light emitting elements of the first light display unit based on the data received by the headset receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Razer (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Liang Tan, Andrew Philippou, Hongzheng Liao
  • Patent number: 12488742
    Abstract: The present application discloses a brightness compensation method, compensation apparatus, and compensation device of display panel, where the display panel includes a first active area and a second active area. The brightness compensation method includes: obtaining actual brightness values of sub-pixels in a preset region of the display panel at a preset grayscale value, and generating an average brightness value; determining a target brightness value of the display panel at the preset grayscale value based on the average brightness value; determining compensation coefficients and compensation values of at least some of sub-pixels in the second active area based on the target brightness value, and the actual brightness values of the sub-pixels in the second active area, and performing brightness compensation on the sub-pixel of the second active area based on a product of the compensation coefficient and the compensation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2025
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Feng Chen