Patents Examined by Sejoon Ahn
  • Patent number: 11403981
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are a shift register unit, a gate driving circuit, a display apparatus and a control method for the display apparatus. The shift register unit includes: an input sub-circuit, having a first terminal connected to a first signal line, a second terminal connected to a pull-up node, and a third terminal connected to an input signal line; an output sub-circuit, configured to output a clock signal inputted by the clock signal line to the output terminal under the control of the pull-up node; a shutdown control sub-circuit, having a first terminal connected to the output terminal, a second terminal connected to a first shutdown control signal line, and a third terminal connected to a second shutdown control signal line, wherein the shutdown control sub-circuit is configured to output a second shutdown control signal to the output terminal under a control of a first shutdown control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zheng Wang
  • Patent number: 11398176
    Abstract: A Mura compensation data generation apparatus for compensating for Mura, and a Mura compensation apparatus of a display using Mura compensation data. The Mura compensation data generation apparatus includes an image representative value generation circuit configured to generate a representative value representing an entire gray of an image; a difference value extraction circuit configured to extract difference values between the representative value and gray values for a plurality of preset positions on the image; a distribution range determination circuit configured to determine a distribution range of the difference values by checking a maximum value and a minimum value of the difference values; and a Mura compensation data generation circuit configured to generate Mura compensation data having a preset number of bits corresponding to the difference values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Yeon Kim, Jun Young Park, Min Ji Lee, Gang Won Lee, Young Kyun Kim, Ji Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11393380
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit capable of gating a clock signal to reduce power consumption during a vertical front porch interval, the integrated circuit including: a control signal generator configured to change a gating control signal from a low level to a high level according to a timing when a data enable signal changes from the high level to the low level, and change the gating control signal from the high level to the low level after a predetermined horizontal back porch interval from a rising edge of a horizontal synchronization signal; and a clock gating circuit configured to stop toggling of a first clock signal input through a first input terminal to output a second clock signal maintained at the low level through a first output terminal when the gating control signal of the high level is input to a control terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Sung Kim, Byung Woo Song
  • Patent number: 11393373
    Abstract: A gate drive circuit includes: a plurality of cascaded shift register units, wherein each of the shift register units is connected to pixel circuits in a display panel; an output module of each shift register unit includes: a drive transistor for driving an output terminal to output a gate drive signal, and the output terminal is configured to provide the gate drive signal to the pixel circuits connected to the shift register unit provided with the output terminal; each pixel circuit is further connected to a first power supply terminal, and each pixel circuit is configured to emit light under control of the gate drive signal from the corresponding shift register unit and a first power supply signal from the first power supply terminal; and a width-to-length ratio of a conductive channel of each drive transistor is in negative correlation with a target distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao Huang, Weiyun Huang, Chao Zeng
  • Patent number: 11393377
    Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided that includes a pixel circuit disposed corresponding to each of intersections of a scanning line and eight signal lines, an image signal circuit, and a control circuit. The image signal circuit includes a write switch provided for each of the eight signal lines, and in a horizontal scanning period, an image signal is sequentially supplied to the eight signal lines in eight supply periods based on selection signals sequentially selecting eight writing switches. The control circuit controls the selection signals so that a time length of a supply period at a positive polarity time of an image signal is longer than a time length of a supply period at a negative polarity time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11386827
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a level shifter and a display device capable of differently controlling a signal waveform between a first clock signal and a second clock signal used to output a first gate signal and a second gate signal. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the variation in output characteristics between the first gate signal and the second gate signal, thereby improving image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Jang, Soondong Cho
  • Patent number: 11385464
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an augmented reality display provides an expanded eye box and enlarged field of view through the use of holographic optical elements. In at least one example, an incoupling element directs an image into a waveguide, which transmits the image to a set of outcoupling gratings. In one example, a set of holographic optical elements opposite the outcoupling elements reflect the image to the user with an enlarged field of view while maintaining an expanded eye box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Jonghyun Kim, Morgan Samuel McGuire
  • Patent number: 11379017
    Abstract: This electronic device comprises: a window comprising a first region; a display panel comprising a first opening; an adhesive member comprising an adhesive material and comprising a second opening; an opaque member comprising an opaque material disposed along the boundary of the first region; a sensor disposed under the window and visible through the first and second openings; and a display driving circuit configured to activate some first pixels among the pixels of the display panel disposed in a region where the display panel overlaps the opaque member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Namhyeon Jeon, Sungwon Ryu, Hyunchang Shin, Bowon Jung, Hyojun Koo, Gyudong Eom, Seungjae Lee, Jihan Lee, Junyoung Jeong
  • Patent number: 11366555
    Abstract: A display module includes: a display panel; and an input sensing circuit disposed thereon, the input sensing circuit including: a first sensor group including a plurality of first sensors arranged in a first direction; a plurality of first connection portions electrically connecting two adjacent first sensors of the plurality of first sensors, respectively; a second sensor group including a plurality of second sensors arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction; a plurality of second connection portions electrically connecting two adjacent second sensors of the plurality of second sensors, respectively; a first signal line electrically connected to one first sensor of the plurality of first sensors; a first measuring line electrically connected to the one first sensor among the plurality of first sensors and spaced apart from the first signal line; and a second measuring line electrically connected to another first sensor among the plurality of first sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miyoung Kim, Janghui Kim, ChangBum Kim, Jungmok Park, ByeongKyu Jeon
  • Patent number: 11367375
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a data processing device and a display device and, more specifically, to data processing device and a display device for selectively applying an image quality improvement function in consideration of the characteristics depending on the positions on a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Uk Jeon, Jung Bae Yun, Man Jeong Ko, Byung Seob Song
  • Patent number: 11366526
    Abstract: A system is provided for generating variable haptic feedback. The system comprises a first haptic feedback device configured to generate haptic feedback according to a received output signal, an input device configured to receive instructions from a remote source, the instructions comprising a haptic feedback output identifier, and a memory device for storing a plurality of haptic feedback profiles, the haptic feedback profiles defining unique haptic feedback patterns characterized at least by a duration and intensity of feedback to be generated by the first haptic feedback device, and said haptic feedback profiles being associated with a haptic feedback output identifier. The system also includes a processor configured to generate and transmit an output signal to the first haptic feedback device according to a haptic feedback profile associated with a received haptic feedback output identifier, said output signal comprising a haptic feedback pattern defined by said haptic feedback profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: James R. Dillon, Jr., Todd McPherson
  • Patent number: 11360599
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a substrate, a plurality of touch electrodes, a plurality of touch signal lines and a plurality of dummy signal lines disposed on the substrate. The touch electrodes are arranged in i number of touch electrode columns and j number of touch electrode rows, the touch signal lines and the dummy signal lines are divided into i number of groups, each of the groups includes j number of touch signal lines and k number of dummy signal lines, and j number of touch signal lines are disposed between a portion of the k number of dummy signal lines and a remaining portion of the k number of dummy signal lines in each of the i number of groups, wherein i, j, and k are positive integers greater than or equal to two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: I-Hsuan Chen, Mu-Kai Kang, Cheng-Yen Yeh
  • Patent number: 11361696
    Abstract: A shift register includes an output sub-circuit, a cascade sub-circuit and at least one additional output sub-circuit. The output sub-circuit is configured to transmit a first clock signal received at the first clock signal terminal to the output signal terminal under control of a potential at the pull-up node, so as to scan a gate line coupled to the output signal terminal. The cascade sub-circuit is configured to transmit a second clock signal received at the second clock signal terminal to the cascade node under the control of the potential at the pull-up node. Each additional output sub-circuit is configured to transmit a clock signal received at a corresponding clock signal terminal to a corresponding additional output signal terminal under control of a potential at the cascade node, so as to scan a gate line coupled to the corresponding additional output signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Yongqian Li
  • Patent number: 11355047
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a display area and a frame area surrounding at least part of the display area. The display area includes a first display area and a second display area, and a light transmittance of the first display area is greater than a light transmittance of the second display area; the display area is provided with a plurality of pixel groups arranged along a first direction, and each of the pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel group and a second sub-pixel group, or includes only the second sub-pixel group; the first sub-pixel group includes at least one first sub-pixel, and the second sub-pixel group includes at least one second sub-pixel; when multiple sub-pixels are provided in a same pixel group, the multiple sub-pixels are arranged at intervals along a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Quan Liu, Xu Qin, Lu Zhang, Miao Chang, Siming Hu, Zhenzhen Han
  • Patent number: 11347264
    Abstract: A device for handheld operation is provided. The device comprises a touchscreen and processing means operative to display a plurality of user-interface (UI) elements on the touchscreen, wherein each UI element is associated with an action which is performed in response to touching the UI element, determine one or more of the displayed UI elements which a user of the device is likely to touch based on a touch pattern, and perform, for at least one of the determined UI elements, the action associated with the UI element. The action may, e.g., comprise pre-fetching content which is likely to be requested by the user from a server. Performing an action, such as pre-fetching, based on a touch pattern is advantageous since a touch pattern reflects the relative likelihood that the user touches a specific position, or region, of the touchscreen, thereby reducing latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren, Till Burkert, David Lindegren
  • Patent number: 11347358
    Abstract: A flexible touch panel includes a flexible substrate bent in a first direction, and a touch sensor unit disposed on the flexible substrate, the touch sensor unit including a bridge extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Chul Kim, Jung Mok Park
  • Patent number: 11348505
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including pixels; a scan driver which supplies a scan signal to scan lines connected to the pixels and supplies a sensing signal to sensing lines connected to the pixels; a data driver which supplies a data signal corresponding to image data to data lines connected to the pixels; a sensing part which senses a threshold voltage of a first transistor included in each of the pixels through receiving lines connected to the pixels, and corrects the sensed threshold voltage based on a voltage drop corresponding to at least one of an internal resistance of the data lines and an internal resistance of the receiving lines; and a timing controller which generates the image data by changing input image data based on the corrected threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jin Shin, Kyun Ho Kim, Hyoung Wook Kim, Bong Im Park, Uk Jae Jang
  • Patent number: 11340728
    Abstract: A pointer position detection method performed by a sensor controller connected to a sensor pattern includes: detecting a pen signal transmitted via a pen electrode provided at a distal end of an active pen, detecting a position of the active pen based on a level of the pen signal detected; detecting one or more candidate touch positions of a passive pointer that does not transmit a signal by detecting one or more changes of one or more capacitances of the sensor pattern, and outputting, as the position of the passive pointer, the one or more candidate touch positions remaining after excluding the position of the active pen from the one or more candidate touch positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Nomura, Yasuo Oda
  • Patent number: 11335230
    Abstract: The present application provides a display panel. The display panel includes multiple sub-pixels, multiple data lines, multiple scan lines, and multiple gate fan-out lines. Each two columns of the sub-pixels constitute a sub-pixel group, two data lines are arranged between the two columns of the sub-pixels in the sub-pixel group, and any two adjacent gate fan-out lines are spaced by at least one sub-pixel group. A width of the gate fan-out line is not less than a sum of widths of the two data lines in the sub-pixel group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tianhong Wang, Yunxiao Zhong, Ilgon Kim
  • Patent number: 11335284
    Abstract: Display panel and display device are provided. The display panel includes a first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area. The second display area is multiplexed as a photosensitive element setting area. The first display area includes a plurality of first pixels arranged in an array. The second display area includes a plurality of second pixels arranged in an array. A first pixel of the plurality of first pixels includes a plurality of first sub-pixels. A second pixel of the plurality of second pixels includes a first area and a second area. The first area includes a plurality of second sub-pixels. The second area is in an open state when a photosensitive element is in operation. The second area is in a closed state when the display panel is in a full screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hailiang Wang, Yaqiong Long, Yan Lin, Yan Yang, Ting Zhou, Junyi Li