Patents Examined by Sujit Shah
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Patent number: 11699414Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing including a first face, and a second face opposite the first face; a second housing including a third face, and a fourth face opposite the third face; a hinge connecting the first housing and the second house, wherein the second housing folds about the hinge to face the first housing; a flexible display extending from the first face to the third face; a sensor circuit configured to sense an angle formed by the first housing and the second housing folding at the hinge; and a processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the sensor circuit. The processor is configured to detect a physical state of the first housing and the second housing based on the sensor circuit, and re-execute a currently executed application, when the detected physical state changes.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventors: Sukjae Lee, Jinkyo Chung, Yong Kwon
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Patent number: 11676555Abstract: A display device that achieves both high-accuracy sensing by a touch sensor unit and smooth input using the touch sensor unit is provided. The display device includes a display unit and the touch sensor unit. The touch sensor unit performs touch sensing operation at a different timing from display image rewriting by the display unit, whereby the high-accuracy sensing can be achieved. The display unit has a function of rewriting a display image only in a region that needs to be rewritten. In the case where the entire display region is not necessarily rewritten, the time for the sensing operation by the touch sensor unit can be lengthened, whereby the smooth input can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Inventors: Susumu Kawashima, Kouhei Toyotaka, Kei Takahashi
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Patent number: 11620027Abstract: An apparatus may include a touch sensor where the touch sensor has a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes that are electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes, a shield layer positioned adjacent to the touch sensor, and the shield layer having a plurality of thermal expansion grooves.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventors: Jon Bertrand, Paul Glad, Douglas Steck
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Patent number: 11615741Abstract: A method and apparatus of driving a display panel, and a display device. The display panel includes a transparent display area and a non-transparent display area and a plurality of pixels formed on the display panel. In one or more embodiments, the method includes: determining a first type of picture data to be displayed in the non-transparent display area and a second type of picture data to be displayed in the transparent display area in picture data of a frame of picture; performing a sub-pixel rendering operation on the first type of picture data to obtain first rendered picture data; driving the non-transparent display area according to the first rendered picture data; and driving the transparent display area according to the second type of picture data.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhihua Shen, Lu Zhang, Jianlong Wu, Siming Hu
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Patent number: 11600222Abstract: A light-emitting circuit is provided herein, which includes a light-emitting unit, a driving transistor, and a bypass transistor. The driving transistor is configured to drive the light-emitting unit. The bypass circuit diverts the current flowing from the driving transistor to the light-emitting unit for reducing the possibility of the light-emitting unit illuminating in the dark state.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Ming-Chun Tseng, Kung-Chen Kuo, Lien-Hsiang Chen, Chi-Lun Kao
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Patent number: 11599321Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and operating method, which includes a first operation, performed when the electronic device is not connected to an external output device, including displaying a first screen including a plurality of icons representing a plurality of application programs in a first format, and a second operation, performed when the electronic device is inserted into an external docking device for connecting to the external output device, including rendering a second screen including a plurality of icons displayed in the second format while the external docking device is connected to a wired local area network (LAN), and providing data associated with the second screen using the connector, and connecting the electronic device to the wired LAN through the connector using a first media access control address shared with the external device on the wired LAN.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Myoungsoo You, Jaewoo Suh, Wooyoung Jung
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Patent number: 11587500Abstract: A data display method and device based on an ARM micro-controller, and a readable storage medium are provided. The data display method includes receiving data signals of a display image, and storing the data signals; extending the stored data signals into multiple data signal sets in a preset sequence, and synchronously caching the multiple data signal sets in a rising edge and a falling edge of a clock signal; and controlling the multiple data signal sets to be respectively output to multiple output ports to control a display unit to display the image.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Binhua Sun, Feng Zi, Jiyang Shao, Feng Gao
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Patent number: 11568789Abstract: Display panel redundancy schemes and methods of operation are described. In an embodiment, and display panel includes an array of drivers (e.g. microdrivers), each of which including multiple portions to independently receive control and pixel bits. In an embodiment, each driver portion is to control a group of redundant emission elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Tore Nauta, Hopil Bae, Henry C. Jen, James E. Pedder, Sunggu Kang, Shingo Hatanaka, Xiang Lu, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Hasan Akyol, Saif Choudhary, Ion Bita
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Patent number: 11567781Abstract: Disclosed are a drive control method and apparatus and a display device. The drive control method may be applied to a controller, and include: adding at least one configuration instruction into a target region of one row of data to obtain a target row of data, wherein the configuration instruction is intended for self-configuration of a drive parameter by a first driver chip, and the target region includes at least one of a blank region and a region where display data is located; and sending the target row of data to the first driver chip.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuhuan Yu, Xin Duan
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Patent number: 11561754Abstract: A method for displaying and transmitting images and an electronic device thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a first display, a second display separated from the first display, a transceiver, at least one processor electrically connected to the first display, the second display, and the transceiver, and a memory electrically connected to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to display a first screen image on the first display, provide a second screen image on the second display at least partially simultaneously with the displaying of the first screen image on the first display, provide data associated with one of the screen images to the transceiver, and control the transceiver to transmit the data to an external device such that a screen image at least partially identical to one of the screen images is output on a display of the external device.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeongtae Kim, Changtae Kim, Taekun Kim, Donghun Park, Jaewoong Jeon
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Patent number: 11561656Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display panel including a base member; a first touch electrode disposed on the base member and extending in a first direction; a second touch electrode including touch patterns spaced apart from one another in a second direction crossing the first direction and a bridge pattern connecting two of the touch patterns adjacent to each other in the second direction, the touch patterns being disposed on the base member and spaced apart from the first touch electrode; and a dummy pattern disposed between the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode. The first touch electrode includes a first mesh pattern and first peripheral patterns protruding from the first mesh pattern, and a peripheral border of the first peripheral patterns has an obtuse angle or a curved shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sunhaeng Cho, Jiwon Han, Ki-Hyun Cho
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Patent number: 11550358Abstract: Provided is a rotating device, a housing, and an electronic device including the housing and a flexible screen. The housing includes a first frame body, a second frame body, and the rotating device. The rotating device is connected between the first frame body and the second frame body to fold or unfold the first and second frame bodies. The rotating device includes at least one pair of rotation assemblies, and a gear assembly between the rotation assemblies. Each rotation assembly includes a support frame and a rotating rack rotatably connected to the support frame. The rotating rack is provided with a driving gear engaging with the gear assembly. The rotating racks of one pair of rotation assemblies are synchronously rotatable by rotating the rotating rack relative to a corresponding support frame to rotate a corresponding driving gear, and further rotating the gear assembly by the corresponding driving gear.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Jiao Cheng
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Patent number: 11537348Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-display apparatus including display modules and a sensor. Some of the display modules sequentially connected receive a signal from the sensor, and each of the display modules transmits signals including the signal from the sensor to a display module connected to a rear stage thereof. The display module connected to a final stage transmits the signal from the sensor to a control box. The control box includes a detector configured to detect whether signals from a plurality of transmission lines include a generated flag signal based on the signals including a signal from the sensor and a selector configured to select a transmission line detected as including the flag signal by the detector and set the selected transmission line as a channel for communication with the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sejun Kim, Yongsik Kwon, Kibo Kim
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Patent number: 11538799Abstract: Provided are a display including a very-small light-emitting diode (LED) and a method of manufacturing the same. The display includes a panel in which a first signal line and a second signal line are disposed in a lattice form, an LED module including an electrode assembly having a first electrode connected to the first signal line and the second signal line and a second electrode connected to a ground, and a plurality of very-small LEDs connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, and two or more switches which connect the first signal line and the second signal line to the first electrode, wherein the second electrode is connected to a common electrode formed on the panel, at least one other LED module is grounded to the common electrode, and the two or more switches selectively provide a current supplied through the first signal line to the first electrode on the basis of a signal of the first signal line and a signal of the second signal line.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Rag Do, Yeon Goog Sung
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Patent number: 11538430Abstract: This application discloses a display device and an inspection method. The display device includes a display panel and a control circuit board, the display panel includes a display region and switching devices, the switching devices are arranged between the display region and the control circuit board and the control circuit board is configured to drive the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventor: Junhong Cao
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Patent number: 11526321Abstract: A display device has a plurality of display panels (21) together forming a single display screen, where each display panel (21) is connected to a display controller (24) which receives display data of a portion of a complete image for display on the display panel (21). The complete image (S1) includes one or more bounded regions (S2, S3, S4, S5) of display data. Each display controller (21) also receives position information relating to a change in lateral position and/or stacking order position of one or more bounded regions that are to be displayed at least partly on that display panel (21). If the display controller (24) determines that it does not have knowledge of display data in the bounded region (S2, S3, S4, S5) to be displayed on the display panel for which the position information was received, it obtains that knowledge from another display controller (24) that has such knowledge.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: DISPLAYLINK (UK) LIMITEDInventors: Jonathan Alexander Jeacocke, Eric Kenneth Hamaker
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Patent number: 11500420Abstract: The disclosure relates to display devices and display screen modules. The display device includes a body, a display screen and a second display area. The display screen is disposed on the body, and the display screen includes a first display area and a light transmitting area. The first display area has a light exiting surface facing away from the body. The second display area is located between the display screen and a bottom surface of the body and configured to compensate for the light transmitting area, so that the light transmitting area displays image information, realizing full-screen display.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Tao Tang
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Patent number: 11495168Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a driving circuit structure and a light emitting device. The light emitting device is disposed on the driving circuit structure and electrically connected to a driving thin film transistor in the driving circuit structure, wherein a device conductive layer includes a first section electrically connected to a first carrier transmitting layer through a first conductive connecting structure and a second section electrically connected to a second carrier transmitting layer through a second conductive connecting structure. A minimum distance between a topmost surface of the first section and the substrate is greater than a minimum distance between a topmost surface of the second conductive connecting structure and the substrate, and a minimum distance between a topmost surface of the second section and the substrate is greater than a minimum distance between a topmost surface of the first conductive connecting structure and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Jia-Yuan Chen, Tsung-Han Tsai, Kuan-Feng Lee, Yuan-Lin Wu
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Patent number: 11474683Abstract: A portable device and a screen control method of the portable device are provided. More specifically, disclosed are: a portable device of which the screen is changed according to a text recognition result of a text selected in response to the continuous movement of a touch received in a text display area; and a screen control method of the portable device. Some of the disclosed embodiments provide: a portable device of which the screen is changed according to control information corresponding to a text recognition result of a text selected by the continuous movement of a touch received in a text within a text display area; and a screen control method for the portable device.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Seok Han, Min-Jin Rho, Min-Shik Sohn
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Patent number: 11468859Abstract: Disclosed are an array substrate drive circuit, a display module and a display device. The array substrate drive circuit includes: a signal driver configured for receiving a test signal, and generating a drive signal for driving a pixel array according to the test signal; and a signal isolator configured for dividing the drive signal into an even-numbered row drive signal and an odd-numbered row drive signal for driving the pixel array according to a preset control signal to drive the pixel array in rows. Since adjacent metal conductive layers will not output drive signals at the same time, even if the adjacent metal conductive layers are short-circuited, it can be detected during the test, thus improving the yield of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignees: BEIHAI HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Chiayang Cheng, Wei Li