Patents Examined by T. Lam
  • Patent number: 11626059
    Abstract: A display device comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in multiple rows and multiple columns. The multiple pixel columns are connected with a plurality of source signal lines respectively. The pixels of odd-numbered rows in the same pixel column are connected with the source signal lines on a first side of the pixel column. The pixels of even-numbered rows in the same pixel column are connected with the source signal lines on a second side of the pixel column opposite the first side. A display control method comprising the steps of determining and storing target pixel potential data which comprises a target pixel potential for each of the plurality of source signal lines; and setting a potential of each source signal line as the target pixel potential corresponding to the source signal line in an interval zone between two adjacent frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunheng Zhang, Yizhan Han, Jun Wang, Jianwei Sun, Liugang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11626052
    Abstract: A display device with a narrower frame can be provided. In the display device, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer are provided to be stacked. The first layer includes a gate driver circuit and a data driver circuit, the second layer includes a demultiplexer circuit, and the third layer includes a display portion. In the display portion, pixels are arranged in a matrix, an input terminal of the demultiplexer circuit is electrically connected to the data driver circuit, and an output terminal of the demultiplexer circuit is electrically connected to some of the pixels. The gate driver circuit and the data driver circuit are provided to include a region overlapping some of the pixels. The gate driver circuit and the data driver circuit have a region where they are not strictly separated from each other and overlap each other. Five or more gate driver circuits and five or more data driver circuits can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakagawa, Takayuki Ikeda, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Hideaki Shishido, Shuichi Katsui, Kiyotaka Kimura
  • Patent number: 11626082
    Abstract: A display device capable of improving image quality is provided. The display device includes a first circuit, a pixel, and a wiring. The first circuit has a function of supplying data to the wiring and a function of making the wiring floating to hold the data. The pixel has a function of taking in the data twice from the wiring and performing addition. The pixel can perform the first writing of the data in a period during which the data is supplied to the wiring, and can perform the second writing of the data in a period during which the data is held in the wiring. Therefore, by one time of data charging to a source line, a data potential larger than or equal to an output voltage of a source driver can be supplied to a display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Kawashima, Naoto Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 11625116
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate including a touch area and a non-touch area adjacent to the touch area and including a first area and a second area; a touch electrode disposed in the touch area and including a lattice pattern; an antenna electrode disposed in the first area and including a lattice pattern; a first dummy pattern disposed in the first area; and a second dummy pattern disposed in the second area, wherein the second area is disposed between the first area and the touch area, and the lattice pattern of the touch electrode includes openings that are larger than openings of the lattice pattern of the antenna electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Kyoung Kim, Ki Seo Kim, Eun Jin Sung, Bong Hyun You, Won Sang Park
  • Patent number: 11626905
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of at least one first beam and at least one first antenna panel of the UE, to use for one or more first transmissions, and of at least one second beam and at least one second antenna panel of the UE, to use for one or more second transmissions. Accordingly, the UE may communicate the one or more first transmissions, with the base station, using the at least one first beam and the at least one first antenna panel. Additionally, the UE may communicate the one or more second transmissions, with the base station, using the at least one second beam and the at least one second antenna panel. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Qian Zhang, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Jelena Damnjanovic, Jing Sun, Aleksandar Damnjanovic
  • Patent number: 11627477
    Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Martin L. Zimmerman, Shirley Forsythe, Dale R. Moore, Deepali Limaye
  • Patent number: 11626868
    Abstract: A comparator circuit with dynamic biasing comprises a comparator, first dynamic biasing generator, first extra biasing device, second dynamic biasing generator, and second extra biasing device. The comparator includes a biasing circuit, input stage, active loads, and output terminal. The input stage has a first input terminal, second input terminal, first current path, and second current path. The comparator is configured to output an output signal at the output terminal according to the first input signal and second input signal. The first dynamic biasing generator is coupled between a first detection node and the first extra biasing device coupled to the biasing circuit. The second dynamic biasing generator is coupled between a second detection node and the second extra biasing device coupled to the biasing circuit. The first and second detection nodes are between the input stage and the active loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ELITE SEMICONDUCTOR MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Yao-Ren Chang
  • Patent number: 11621704
    Abstract: An input buffer circuit includes a tracking circuit that produces a tracking signal and an inverter including a cascade of low voltage switching devices coupled to an output of the tracking circuit. The tracking signal follows a first signal during a first time period and a second signal during a second time period. The tracking circuit is configured to reduce an input high voltage/input low voltage (VIH/VIL) spread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Gupta, Nitin Bansal, Sriram Kumar Jayanthi
  • Patent number: 11621707
    Abstract: A signal output circuit and a circuit for outputting a delayed signal are provided. The signal output circuit includes: a first control subcircuit, configured to receive a first pulse signal and an input signal and output a first adjustment signal, a first preset edge of the first adjustment signal has a first delay relative to a rising edge of the input signal; a second control subcircuit configured to receive a second pulse signal and the input signal and output a second adjustment signal; and the signal output subcircuit is configured to receive the first adjustment signal and the second adjustment signal, and output a delayed output signal, a rising edge of the delayed output signal is generated according to the first preset edge of the first adjustment signal, and a falling edge of the delayed output signal is generated according to the second preset edge of the second adjustment signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Jia Wang
  • Patent number: 11615217
    Abstract: This application discloses a configuration update method for an LED display screen, a receiver card, an LED display module, and an LED display screen. The method includes: (S201) when it is detected that a receiver card is powered on, reading storage identity authentication data of the receiver card, and verifying whether the receiver card has been replaced; (S202) when it is determined that the receiver card has been replaced, outputting a configuration parameter stored in a memory to the receiver card, to update a configuration parameter of the receiver card; (S203) when it is detected that an LED display module is powered on, reading display identity authentication data of the LED display module, and verifying whether the LED display module has been replaced; and (S204) when it is determined that the LED display module has been replaced, outputting correction data of the LED display module to the receiver card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: SHENZHEN ABSEN OPTOELECTRONIC CO., LTD., HUIZHOU ABSEN OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanqing Deng, Yiji Chen, Changjin Shi
  • Patent number: 11609625
    Abstract: A virtual space configuration system of an artificial reality system can detect a user posture and provide various corresponding customizations of the system's virtual space. The virtual space configuration system can, when a user is in a seated posture, provide for seated virtual space customizations. In various implementations, these customizations can include allowing adjustment of a floor height; setting a flag that can be surfaced to applications to adjust the applications' mechanics for seated users; customizing display of virtual space boundaries when in seated mode to be less intrusive; providing options to detect when a user leaves seated mode and trigger corresponding actions; provide a passthrough workspace area allowing a user to interact with certain real-world objects naturally without having to remove a virtual reality headset; or automatically determining virtual space dimensions for seated users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Alan Johnson, Shaik Shabnam Nizamudeen Basha, Mahdi Salmani Rahimi, Benjamin Antoine Georges Lefaudeux
  • Patent number: 11606135
    Abstract: A method of auto-aligning a beam within a receiving electronically steered antenna system comprising a plurality of antenna elements is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: HANWHA PHASOR LTD.
    Inventors: John-Paul Szczepanik, Philip Schryber, Richard Hammond Mayo
  • Patent number: 11606748
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for providing stable and reliable power to components on the top of a cell tower. The system performs a device discovery process to determine with Power Supply Units are connected to which Remote Radio Heads on the tower. It also provides several ways of characterizing the power cables and input capacitance to the Remote Radio Heads to provide optimal power to the Remote Radio Heads, including situations in which the power demand for the Remote Radio Heads increases, while obviating the need to replace the power cables with those of greater current capacity. Further, the system provides for stable power even in the presence of sensor instabilities and data dropouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC
    Inventor: Ronak Bhadresh Gandhi
  • Patent number: 11606131
    Abstract: A lens antenna array system is provided that includes a plurality of communication links. The lens antenna array system uses beam index modulation to select an active subset of communication links from the plurality of communication links. The selection of the active subset of the communication links constitutes the transmission of a digital word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yehonatan Dallal, Shay Landis, Assaf Touboul
  • Patent number: 11606090
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device comprising a high-side switching device, a low-side switching device, a high-side driver configured to turn on/off the high-side switching device, a low-side driver configured to turn on/off the low-side switching device, a high-side driving external terminal configured to supply a power supply voltage for driving the high-side driver, and a protection circuit section connected to the high-side driving external terminal. The high-side driver may include a reference potential terminal set to a reference potential of the high-side driver. The protection circuit section may be connected between the high-side driving external terminal and the reference potential terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masashi Hoya
  • Patent number: 11600348
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which shifts a low-level signal is provided. In an example, a first transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a first wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to a second wiring, a second transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a third wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to the second wiring, a third transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a fourth wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, a fourth transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a fifth wiring, a second terminal electrically connected to a gate of the third transistor, and a gate electrically connected to a sixth wiring, and a first switch including a first terminal electrically connected to the third wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Atsushi Umezaki
  • Patent number: 11599197
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing (100), a display (102) disposed in the housing (100) and including an interface surface (112) arranged for user contact and a reference haptic (108). The interface surface (112) includes an active haptic output that provides a time-dependent haptic output and a reference haptic (108) disposed on the housing or the interface surface to provide a time-independent haptic output related to the time-dependent haptic output. The combination of active and reference haptics on an electronic device, such as a wearable display device, can convey information to a user without requiring the user to look at the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hong Z. Tan, Zhaoyuan Ma
  • Patent number: 11599215
    Abstract: A display device, including a substrate; a pixel electrode and an opposing electrode on the substrate; an encapsulation portion on the opposing electrode, the encapsulation portion including at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer alternately deposited; and a planarization layer on the encapsulation portion, the planarization layer including a portion covering an edge portion of the encapsulation portion, a first angle between an edge side surface of the planarization layer and a surface of the substrate being larger than a second angle between an edge side surface of the encapsulation portion and the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Park, Mi Young Kim, Chi Wook An, Seong Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11600169
    Abstract: A sensor controller includes a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink signal including a first partial signal and a second partial signal. The transmitter is configured to transmit the first partial signal by direct spreading using a first spread code and transmit the second partial signal by direct spreading using a second spread code which is different from the first spread code and which has an identical chip time length to the first spread code. An active stylus includes a receiver configured to receive an uplink signal including a first partial signal and a second partial signal. The receiver is configured to synchronize with the uplink signal by detecting the first partial signal using a first spread code and thereafter detect the second partial signal using a second spread code, which is different from the first spread code and has an identical chip time length to the first spread code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Yamamoto, Hideyuki Hara
  • Patent number: 11598797
    Abstract: A duty timing detector includes: a control logic, the control logic being configured to: receive an input toggle signal and an output toggle signal that corresponds to the input toggle signal, and generate a difference signal using a difference between a duty of the input toggle signal and a duty of the output toggle signal; a first low-pass filter configured to output a DC input voltage based on a pulse width of the input toggle signal; a second low-pass filter configured to output a DC difference voltage based on a pulse width of the difference signal; a compensation circuit configured to compensate the duty of the output toggle signal using the DC input voltage and the DC difference voltage; and an oscillator configured to generate a duty-compensated output toggle signal, and to provide the duty-compensated output toggle signal to the control logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun Seok Nam