Patents Examined by Stacy Khoo
  • Patent number: 10909909
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a gate line, an emission signal line, a data line, and a pixel coupled to the gate line, the emission signal line, and the data line; a gate driver configured to provide a gate signal to the gate line; an emission driver configured to provide an emission signal to the emission signal line; a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the data line; and a power supplier configured to provide the display panel with a power voltage for driving the pixel, wherein the emission driver is configured to start operating at a first time point in response to an emission enable signal provided from the data driver, and the gate driver is configured to start operating at a second time point in response to a gate enable signal provided from the data driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Eup Lee, Ki Myeong Eom, Ji Hyun Ka
  • Patent number: 10904609
    Abstract: A display control device includes a storage configured to store invariant image data serving as a source of displaying an invariant portion of a display image to be displayed on a display; a data receiver configured to receive format designation data for designating a format of the display image and original data for generating variable image data serving as a source of displaying a variable portion of the display image; a variable image data generator configured to generate the variable image data from the original data; a buffer configured to store the invariant image data and the variable image data; an image data storage configured to select the invariant image data from the storage based on the format designation data to store the invariant image data in the buffer, and store, in the buffer, the variable image data generated by the variable image data generator; and a display controller configured to execute display processing for causing the display to display the display image based on the invariant im
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshio Kitamura, Tomoki Ogura, Daisuke Yoshida, Yuichi Yoshigi
  • Patent number: 10901588
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for locating and calibrating a physical control for use with a graphical user interface. The apparatus includes a display operative to display a placement indicator and a user interface, a sensor operative to determine a placement location of a physical control, and a processor operative to generate the placement indicator, to receive the placement location and to determine an offset between the placement indicator and the placement location, the processor being further operative to generate the user interface in response to the offset and to couple the user interface to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Boesch, James A. Carpenter, Jayasimha V. Rao
  • Patent number: 10891004
    Abstract: An electronic device with ultrasonic touch is provided. The electronic device includes a display device, an ultrasonic transmission device, an ultrasonic reception device, a substrate, an ultrasonic controller, and a sensing circuit. The substrate is adjacent to the ultrasonic transmission device and the ultrasonic reception device. The ultrasonic controller generates a control signal. The ultrasonic transmission device generates an ultrasonic wave in a direction toward the substrate according to the control signal, and the ultrasonic reception device simultaneously receives the ultrasonic wave according to the control signal through the substrate and generates a sensing signal corresponding to the received ultrasonic wave. The sensing circuit determines a position whether a touch occurs according to the sensing signal to generate a touch signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jui-Chieh Hsiang, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10891739
    Abstract: Approaches presented herein enable tracking a physical object with a holographic projection, and, more specifically, enhancing a view of an object by tracking the object with a 3-D holographic projection. A holographic object tracking projection system receives, from a sensor, a feed of an area containing a physical object and locates a position of the physical object in the area based on the feed. The system creates a visible holographic object to mark the physical object, and projects the holographic object, using a holographic projector, at the position of the physical object. The holographic object can be a shape that surrounds the physical object in order to increase a visibility of the physical object. The physical object may move, and, as the physical object moves, the holographic object tracking projection system tracks this movement and adjusts the holographic object to match the movement of the physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, John E. Moore, Jr., Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10884124
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system and method includes acquiring an image with an ultrasound probe, displaying the image on a touch screen, and detecting a first touch gesture inputted via the touch screen. The ultrasound imaging system and method includes selecting a region of the image based on the first touch gesture, detecting a second touch gesture inputted via the touch screen, and adjusting a value of an ultrasound parameter for the region of the image based on the second touch gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Svein Arne Aase
  • Patent number: 10885883
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. A gaze detection system may gather information on a user's point of gaze on the display. Based on the point-of-gaze information, control circuitry in the electronic device may produce image data for an image with areas of different resolutions. A full-resolution portion of the image may overlap the point of gaze. Lower resolution portions of the image may surround the full-resolution portion. The display may have a pixel array. The pixel array may include rows and columns of pixels. Data lines may be used to supply data to the columns of pixels in accordance with row selection signals supplied to the rows of pixels. Display driver circuitry may be used to display the image using the pixel array. The display driver circuitry may have row selection circuitry and column expander circuitry that are responsive to a resolution mode selection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Knez, Chun-Yao Huang
  • Patent number: 10871844
    Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a method of fabricating thereof. The display panel includes a light emitting layer and a touch layer. The touch layer includes a touch trace layer and a filter structure, and the touch trace layer includes a plurality of gaps. The touch trace layer includes a first metal layer, a light shielding layer and a second metal layer, and an area of the light shielding layer is greater than an area of the first metal layer. Projections of the plurality of gaps on a light emitting surface of the display panel separates with a projection of the first metal layer and the second metal layer on the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuanhang Li
  • Patent number: 10866679
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device, and a pressure detecting method. The display panel includes: a first substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements spaced with each other on one side of the first substrate, a plurality of photosensitive detecting elements, and elastic light-reflecting components arranged on a light-emitting side of the light-emitting elements, an orthographical projection of the photosensitive detecting elements on the first substrate is in an orthographical projection of the light-emitting elements on the first substrate; and the elastic light-reflecting components is configured to be deformed by pressing so that areas of orthographical projection thereof on the first substrate become larger to thereby change an amount of light emitted by the light-emitting elements, and reflected by the elastic light-reflecting components to the photosensitive detecting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yujie Liu, Yingxue Yu, Tingting Zhao, Meiling Jin, Jian Zhang, Liangliang Li, Jinzhao Zhou, Lulu Li, Cai Zheng, Qin Xin, Yahui Niu, Zhiqiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10866657
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first terminal that is connected to a first end of a first capacitor, the first capacitor being included in a resonant circuit together with a coil, a second terminal that is connected to a second end of the first capacitor, a plurality of second capacitors connected in parallel between the first and second terminals, and a control circuit which, in operation, changes a capacitance of each of the second capacitors. An electronic pen includes the integrated circuit and a resonant circuit, in which the first capacitor includes a variable-capacitance capacitor which, in operation, varies a capacitance of the variable-capacitance capacitor in accordance with pressure applied to a nib of the electronic pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Yamashita, Toshihiko Horie, Masamitsu Ito
  • Patent number: 10859870
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to three dimensional (3D) display apparatus. In one embodiment, the 3D display apparatus include a polychromatic backlight unit comprising an emissive light source, a collimator comprising a plurality of collimating features coupled to and in optical communication with the backlight unit, and a diffractive element comprising a plurality of gratings coupled to and in optical communication with the collimator. In other embodiments, the 3D display apparatus includes a monochromatic backlight unit, an LCD module, and a quantum dot containing film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Arvinder Chadha
  • Patent number: 10860123
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display device with integrated touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same, which prevent the partial detachment of an organic layer. The display device includes a light emitting device layer including a first electrode disposed on a first substrate, a light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the light emitting layer and a touch sensing layer disposed on the light emitting device layer. The touch sensing layer includes a first touch electrode layer, a second touch electrode layer, and a touch insulation layer disposed therebetween, and the touch insulation layer includes a touch inorganic layer covering the second touch electrode layer and a touch organic layer disposed on the touch inorganic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghyuk Won, JaeWon Lee, Byonghoo Kim, Hyangmyoung Gwon, SangHoon Pak, Jeonghoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10860117
    Abstract: The present invention is for controlling an input dimension in an electronic device, and an operation method of the electronic device includes: an operation for measuring the distance between the electronic device and the ground; and operation for transmitting, to another electronic device, first information about two-dimensional coordinates representing the position of the electronic device, when the distance is shorter than a threshold value; and an operation for transmitting, to the other electronic device, second information about three-dimensional coordinates representing the position of the electronic device, when the distance is not shorter than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Yongjin Cho, Ki-Hwan Kim, Jongyoon Kim, Moonki Yeo, Daekyu Lee, Sung Yeon Lee, Yong Sang Yun
  • Patent number: 10845889
    Abstract: A method for enabling use of a plurality of common keypads on a working machine is disclosed. The method can comprise: providing a controller, a plurality of displays and the plurality of common keypads for use with the plurality of displays on the working machine, the plurality of common keypads having a same hardware configuration and a same firmware configuration as one another; communicating between the controller, the plurality of common keypads and the plurality of displays using a common data link; and associating over the common data link, a one of the plurality of displays with at least one of the plurality of common keypads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Lee M. Hogan, Nathaniel S. Doy
  • Patent number: 10845659
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device, wherein the positional relationship between the input signal lines and the first internal circuit is changed by disposing the first internal circuit between any two adjacent input signal lines, such that the input signal lines that are all arranged on one side of the first internal circuit before are distributed on two sides of the first internal circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianbo Xian
  • Patent number: 10841567
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a virtual reality (VR) helmet and a method for using same. The virtual reality helmet has two optional playing modes: playing a VR video stored in the storage module, or playing a VR video inputted by the video input device when it is detected that the video input device is connected. Therefore, the VR helmet does not only have the function of inputting a video in a wired way in traditional helmets, but also can play a video which is stored in advance locally, so the user can move around freely without the limitation of the wired input when a local video is played. In a preferred embodiment, the VR helmet, by having a proximity sensor used to monitor the wearing state of the user, enters a standby mode and turns off the display module to reduce the power consumption of the helmet when it is detected that the user takes off the helmet, and exits the low power consumption standby mode and turns on the display module when it is detected that the user is wearing the helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Qingdao Goertek Technology Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ke Zhou, Chao Zhang, Shaoqian Zhang
  • Patent number: 10831300
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal comprising: a display module; a first piezoelectric layer provided on a rear surface of the display module and configured to vibrate the display module by forming a first frequency in an audible range; and a second piezoelectric layer provided on the rear surface of the display module and configured to sense the pressure transmitted from the display module and provide a haptic feedback at a second frequency, wherein the second piezoelectric layer is thicker than the first piezoelectric layer in a front-to-back direction and fixedly coupled to the first piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongjo Shim, Hyunwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10824323
    Abstract: A method of controlling a device includes determining a distance between the device and a hovering inputter; determining 3-dimensional (3D) location information of a hovering input based on the distance; selecting a task among a plurality of tasks corresponding to an operation of an application executed by the device and the 3D location information of the hovering input; determining a class of an execution input according to the hovering input; and performing the selected task according to the determined class of the execution input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTIONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-sung Joo, Yo-han Kim, Eun-kyo Baek, Jong-won Lee, Hyun-kwon Chung
  • Patent number: 10823972
    Abstract: A rotating mechanism includes a stationary component and a rotating component rotatablely connected to the stationary component. One of the stationary component and the rotating component is provided with at least one group of clamping grooves each including a plurality of clamping grooves that are consecutively arranged in a rotation direction of the rotating component. The rotating mechanism further includes at least one elastic clamping block, which is in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one group of clamping grooves, disposed on another one of the stationary component and the rotating component. Each elastic clamping block is configured to be capable of being matched with any clamping groove of a plurality of clamping grooves included in a corresponding group of clamping grooves, and to be capable of being elastically deformed in a direction away from the clamping groove under a squeezing action of an inner surface of the clamping groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhanshan Ma, Hao Zhang, Wenhong Tian
  • Patent number: 10825415
    Abstract: A time controller is able to convert and present the LCD display of gray levels within images with a brightness equal to that within the original images. The time controller alternates in operation between first and second modes of gamma correction, each for a specified time duration. In the first correction mode, the time controller corrects the original gray levels in a correction-positive manner and outputs first correction gray levels. In the second correction mode, the time controller corrects the original gray levels in a correction-negative manner, and outputs the second correction gray levels. The first correction gray level is equal to or larger than the second correction gray level, to correspond with original gray levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Fitipower Integrated (Shenzhen) Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Chuan Tsai, Yu-Chun Tsai, Chang Zhu, Hong-Yun Wei, Xiao-Jun Chen