Patents Examined by T. Lam
  • Patent number: 11817861
    Abstract: A receiver includes a differential signal generator receiving a single-ended signal, and generating differential signals having a positive signal and a negative signal based on the single-ended signal, a reference signal, and a pair of compensation signals, a pair of charging circuits charging first and second nodes to a power level in a logic low period of a clock signal, a pair of discharging circuits discharging the first and second nodes according to a level of the positive signal and a level of the negative signal, respectively, in a logic high period of the clock signal, a comparator comparing signal levels of the first and second nodes and outputting an offset detection signal of the differential signals, and an offset compensator outputting the reference signal and the pair of compensation signals, each adjusted based on the offset detection signal, to the differential signal generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jueon Kim, Taehyoung Kim, Seungjin Park, Jihwan Hyun, Myoungbo Kwak, Junghwan Choi
  • Patent number: 11817862
    Abstract: A pulse generation circuit and stagger pulse generation circuit are provided. The pulse generation circuit includes: an oscillation circuit that receives a control signal and generates a first oscillation signal according to the control signal; a period adjustment circuit that receives the first oscillation signal and a magnification selection signal and outputs a second oscillation signal, the period of the second oscillation signal is a period of the first oscillation signal or a period of an oscillation adjustment signal, and the second oscillation signal is selected according to the magnification selection signal; and a pulse conversion circuit that receives the second oscillation signal and outputs a pulse signal, the pulse of the pulse signal is generated according to the rising or falling edge of the second oscillation signal, and the pulse period of the pulse signal is the same as the oscillation period of the second oscillation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Jia Wang
  • Patent number: 11816329
    Abstract: A method for performing multi-touch (MT) data fusion is disclosed in which multiple touch inputs occurring at about the same time are received to generating first touch data. Secondary sense data can then be combined with the first touch data to perform operations on an electronic device. The first touch data and the secondary sense data can be time-aligned and interpreted in a time-coherent manner. The first touch data can be refined in accordance with the secondary sense data, or alternatively, the secondary sense data can be interpreted in accordance with the first touch data. Additionally, the first touch data and the secondary sense data can be combined to create a new command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Carl Westerman, John Greer Elias
  • Patent number: 11811004
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device, and a control method are provided. The display panel includes: a substrate; a group of light-emitting devices located at a side of the substrate and comprising a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device that is disposed at least partially surrounding the first light-emitting device; a driving circuit comprising a first driving circuit for driving the first light-emitting device and a second driving circuit for driving the second light-emitting device; and a shielding part located at a side of the group of light-emitting devices away from the substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the shielding part on the substrate is at least partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of the second light-emitting device on the substrate. The embodiments of the present application can not only achieve privacy protection, but also improve a display effect of the display device under a front viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HUBEI YANGTZE INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION CENTER OF ADVANCED DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Liang Xing
  • Patent number: 11805691
    Abstract: A display device with a switchable viewing angle includes a timing controller to generate an image data, a data control signal, and a gate control signal, a data driver to generate a data signal using the image data and the data control signal, a gate driver to generate a gate signal and first to third emission signals using the gate control signal, and a display panel including a plurality of subpixels to display an image using the data signal, the gate signal, and the first to third emission signals. The gate driver includes a gate signal generator to generate the gate signal, first emission signal generator to generate the first emission signal, and second and third emission signal generators to generate the second and third emission signals, respectively, using input and output signals of the gate signal generator and input and output signals of the first emission signal generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Chang-Soo Kim, Seong-Yeong Kim
  • Patent number: 11804497
    Abstract: A gate driver on array (GOA) circuit, a display panel, and a repair method are provided. Connecting lines connecting GOA units, and grid lines disposed corresponding to disposed positions of the connecting lines albeit in a different layer from the connecting lines are included. When a short circuit or open circuit occurs in the connecting lines, by adopting one or more of methods: melting and disconnecting a part of the grid lines near a malfunction, melting and disconnecting a part of the connecting lines near the malfunction, or welding together the part of the grid lines and the part of the connecting lines, it is possible to repair the circuit by repairing or replacing the part of the connecting lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yan Xue, Shuai Zhou
  • Patent number: 11799470
    Abstract: An integrated circuit can comprise an output terminal, a power transistor having a first current electrode coupled to the output terminal and a second current electrode coupled to a power supply terminal, a driver having an output coupled to a control electrode of the power switch, a capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the output terminal and a second terminal coupled to a circuit node, a first low pass filter coupled between the circuit node and an input of the driver, the first low pass filter having a first cut off frequency, a set of current sources, and a second low pass filter coupled between the circuit node and an output of the set of current sources. The second low pass filter can have a second cut off frequency that is higher than the first cut off frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Juliette Angèle Vedelago, Pascal Kamel Abouda, Soufiane Serser
  • Patent number: 11793465
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first area having a first light transmissivity and a second area having a second light transmissivity higher than the first light transmissivity; a pressure sensor overlapping the first area; a light emitter overlapping the second area; a light receiver overlapping the second area and spaced from the light emitter; and a processor to control the light emitter and the pressure sensor, and to output a blood pressure signal on a basis of a pressure sensing signal from the pressure sensor and a light sensing signal from the light receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Ki Hong, Hee Seomoon, Hyeon Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11799471
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first area including a logic circuit, a second area including a functional circuit, a first power line, a second power line that supplies a power to the logic circuit and the functional circuit, and a first power switch circuit connected to the first power line and the second power line, wherein the first power switch circuit includes a first transistor larger than a transistor provided in the logic circuit and being connected to the first power line and the second power line, an end cap provided in an area next to the functional circuit, and a second transistor provided between the end cap and an area including the first transistor, the second transistor being of a same size as the transistor provided in the logic circuit and being connected to the first power line and the second power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Okamoto, Hirotaka Takeno, Junji Iwahori
  • Patent number: 11799461
    Abstract: A memory device and a slew rate detector are provided. The slew rate detector includes a clock signal generator, a pulse signal generator, a plurality of sampling comparators, and a detection result generator. The clock signal generator multiplies a frequency of a base clock signal to generate clock signals. The pulse signal generator generates first pulse signals and second pulse signals according to the clock signals. Each of the sampling comparators samples each of transmission signals to generate a reference signal according to the first pulse signals, and samples each of the transmission signals to generate a comparison signal according to the second pulse signals. The sampling comparators compare the reference signals with the comparison signals to generate comparison results. The detection result generator performs an operation on the comparison results to generate detection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Yen-Yu Chou
  • Patent number: 11792666
    Abstract: Frequency-dependent changes in beam shapes of transmitted RF signals can be provided to a receiving device. Beam shape information can include, for example, gain of a beam and a plurality of azimuth and elevation directions, boresight and width of a main lobe (and optionally side lobes) of the beam, information regarding a pattern of antenna elements of an antenna panel used to transmit the beam, and/or similar information. The type of information provided can dictate the amount of overhead required, and we therefore vary depending on the means by which the information is conveyed. Additional detail is provided in the embodiments described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Tao Luo, Jingchao Bao, Alexandros Manolakos, Juan Montojo
  • Patent number: 11791554
    Abstract: Flexible radio assignment with beamsteering antennas is provided by controlling a plurality of Access Points (APs) including steerable antennas to each transmit a first plurality of discovery frames at a first beamwidth; controlling the plurality of APs to steer the steerable antennas at a second beamwidth, less than the first beamwidth, to a plurality of steering angles; controlling the plurality of APs to each transmit a second plurality of discovery frames at each steering angle of the plurality of steering angles; determining an overlap in radio coverage among the plurality of APs based on the first plurality and the second plurality of discovery frames; and identifying redundant radios based on the overlap in radio coverage; and reassigning the redundant radios from use for client transmissions to a secondary role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh B. Kulkarni, Vishal S. Desai, Pooya Monajemi, Young Il Choi
  • Patent number: 11791134
    Abstract: An impedance adjustment device includes a variable capacitor unit. A microcomputer changes the capacitance value of the variable capacitor unit by switching on or off PIN diodes included in n capacitor circuits separately. Thus, the impedance on the plasma generator side when viewed from a high frequency power supply is adjusted. When changing the capacitance value of the variable capacitor unit to a target capacitance value, the microcomputer changes the capacitance value to a relay capacitance value different from the target capacitance value. The microcomputer changes the capacitance value to the target capacitance value after the capacitance value is changed to the relay capacitance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DAIHEN Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsuya Morii
  • Patent number: 11791886
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit information, based at least in part on whether a first antenna panel and a second antenna panel share baseband components, for a determination of an amount of resources to use for a beam management operation. The UE may receive, based at least in part on transmission of the information, an indication of an allocation of resources for the beam management operation. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qian Zhang, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11789072
    Abstract: A clock monitor circuit includes a monitor and a tunable counter. The monitor can monitor a clock under test. The tunable counter can count an integer according to a reference clock and set a target number. If a stable signal relative to the clock under test is toggled, the tunable counter can switch the target number from a large number to a small number. The tunable counter can perform an automatic detection process, so as to transmit a check signal to the monitor. In response to the check signal, if the clock under test is undetectable, the monitor will not transmit any confirmation signal back to the tunable counter, and the tunable counter will gradually increase the integer. When the integer is equal to the target number, the tunable counter generates a failure signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wei-Ling Lin
  • Patent number: 11784690
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting a symbol from a plurality of antennas. In one example, a method comprises transmitting simultaneously, from each antenna, the symbol multiplied by a respective element of a selected column of a matrix. The number of rows of the matrix is at least the number of antennas, the number of columns of the matrix is at least 6, and the matrix comprises or is a sub-matrix of a Butson-type Hadamard matrix that includes only a minimum number of non-real elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Miguel Lopez, Leif Wilhelmsson
  • Patent number: 11784637
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an edge detection circuit configured to receive an input signal comprising one or more falling or falling edges and provide an output signal comprising pulses or spikes corresponding to the one or more rising or falling edges. The edge detection circuit comprises a passive differentiator circuit configured to receive an input and provide a differentiator output signal that that is proportional to the rate of change of the input, and a comparator circuit operably connected to a voltage source. The comparator circuit is configured to receive the differentiator output signal, compare the differentiator output signal to a threshold voltage; and output a pulse or spike signal based on the comparison to the threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE GAN DEVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Sheung Wai Fung, Loizos Efthymiou, Florin Udrea, Martin Arnold
  • Patent number: 11778152
    Abstract: A method of controlling a projector includes projecting an achromatic area image representing a drawing area in which the projector receives drawing using a pointer on a projection surface at a first luminance at a ratio on the projection surface, the ratio being smaller than or equal to a specific ratio to a maximum luminance at which the projector capable of project an image on the projection surface, detecting a position on the projection surface pointed by the pointer while projecting the area image, determining whether or not the position is included in the drawing area, and displaying, by the projector, an area including at least a part of an outline of the drawing area at a luminance higher than the first luminance when it is determined that the position is included in the drawing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akio Tomotoshi
  • Patent number: 11777561
    Abstract: A communication system includes communication management hardware to control operation of first antenna hardware and second antenna hardware associated with a wireless base station. For example, in one arrangement, via control provided by the communication management hardware, the first antenna hardware transmits a first sidelobe wireless beam; the second antenna hardware transmits a second sidelobe wireless beam. The first sidelobe wireless beam and the second sidelobe wireless beam provide a communication device access to a remote network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Volkan Sevindik, Mohammedyusuf M. Shaikh, Haider H. Syed
  • Patent number: 11775126
    Abstract: A medical pump for conveying a medical liquid has a pump housing and a front lid hingedly arranged at the pump housing. The medical pump also has a lid housing and an operating element integrated in the lid housing. The operating element features a resistive touch element and a separate display element arranged at a parallel distance to the touch element. The touch element and the display element jointly form a touch screen, and are fastened at respectively opposing sides of the lid housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Jan Schwarz, Christoph Erlen, Stephan Hoevel, Norbert Koop, Jan Sokoll, Stefan Espenhahn, Joachim Schuetz, Yvonne Fischbach, Gerhard Schoeffel