Patents Examined by Tony O Davis
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Patent number: 11251236Abstract: A display device and a method configured to inspect alignment in which the display device includes a substrate having a hole, a non-display area surrounding the hole, and a display area surrounding the non-display area; a display unit disposed on the substrate and having pixels disposed in the display area; and sensing electrodes disposed in the display area and a first alignment mark disposed in the non-display area on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Hoon Lim, Jin Hyeong Kim, Young Jin Oh, Kyung Ha Choi, Ku Hyun Kang, Hee Cheol Im, Ho Yun Kang, Jae Young Kim
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Patent number: 11250788Abstract: The disclosure provides a display substrate, a method for fabricating the same, a display device. The display substrate includes a base and a display function layer on the base. The display function layer includes pixel circuits arranged in first and second directions, and data lines in the second direction. Each pixel circuit includes a driving capacitor and a driving transistor, a first electrode of the driving capacitor is in a same layer as the data lines; at least one data line includes at least one first sub-data line segment and at least one second sub-data line segment, a width of the first sub-data line segment is less than that of the second sub-data line segment, an orthographic projection of the first sub-data line on a virtual straight line in the second direction at least partially overlaps with that of the first electrode closest thereto on the virtual straight line.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Haitao Wang, Guangyao Li, Qinghe Wang, Jun Wang, Dongfang Wang
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Patent number: 11249629Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a connection unit, a processing execution unit, a setting unit, and a controller. The connection unit is capable of connecting input apparatuses that output operation information for executing an operation for an image displayed on a screen. The processing execution unit is capable of executing processing corresponding to the operation information on the image. The setting unit sets one of the input apparatuses as a main input apparatus, and sets the other input apparatuses as secondary input apparatuses. The controller performs control such that execution of the processing for the image by the processing execution unit based on the operation information from the input apparatus set as the main input apparatus is validated, and execution of the processing for the image by the processing execution unit based on the operation information from the input apparatuses set as the secondary input apparatuses is invalidated.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masashi Kimoto, Shigeatsu Yoshioka, Yutaka Hasegawa, Masao Kondo
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Patent number: 11243402Abstract: A mixed reality system including a head-mounted display (HMD) and a base station. Information collected by HMD sensors may be transmitted to the base via a wired or wireless connection. On the base, a rendering engine renders frames including virtual content based in part on the sensor information, and an encoder compresses the frames according to an encoding protocol before sending the frames to the HMD over the connection. Instead of using a previous frame to estimate motion vectors in the encoder, motion vectors from the HMD and the rendering engine are input to the encoder and used in compressing the frame. The motion vectors may be embedded in the data stream along with the encoded frame data and transmitted to the HMD over the connection. If a frame is not received at the HMD, the HMD may synthesize a frame from a previous frame using the motion vectors.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey Stahl, Avi Bar-Zeev
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Patent number: 11244606Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; a first pattern layer, a second pattern layer and a third pattern layer on the base substrate, the third pattern layer is arranged on the base substrate, the first pattern layer is arranged on the third pattern layer, and the second pattern layer is arranged on the first pattern layer, the first pattern layer comprises at least one auxiliary metal line, the second pattern layer comprises at least one power line, and the third pattern layer comprises multiple rows and columns of second electrodes arranged in an array.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Chunping Long
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Patent number: 11244989Abstract: A display device includes a base layer, a circuit layer, a light emitting element layer, and a thin film encapsulation layer. The base layer includes a display area and a non-display area. The circuit layer includes a plurality of insulating layers, at least one of which has an opening. The light emitting element layer includes a light emitting area overlapping the display area, a valley area overlapping the opening and having a concave shape, and a peak area overlapping the non-display area and being on the circuit layer. The thin film encapsulation layer includes an organic encapsulation layer that covers the light emitting area, the valley area, and at least a portion of the peak area.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungwoo Seo, Seungjae Lee, Ji Hwang Lee, Sohra Han
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Patent number: 11237661Abstract: A display module includes a display panel, a touch sensor, and a pressure sensor. A base member of the display panel includes a first portion, a second portion extending from the first portion, and a third portion extending from the second portion. The touch sensor is disposed on the first portion of the base member. The pressure sensor is disposed on the third portion of the base member. When the second portion of the base member is bent, the pressure sensor overlaps the first portion of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Iyong Bok, Kicheol Kim, DongHo Lee
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Patent number: 11239448Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting display panel, including: a thin film transistor layer provided in a display area; an organic light-emitting layer provided in the display area and including light-emitting pixels; a microlens array layer provided in the display area and including microlenses corresponding to the light-emitting pixels; a refractive index matching layer provided in the display area; and a filling layer provided in the non-display area. The refractive index matching layer and the microlens array layer have different refractive indexes. Each microlens includes a first surface that is in contact with the refractive index matching layer. The first surface is a curved surface protruding towards one of the microlens array layer and the refractive index matching layer, which has a smaller refractive index. A material of the filling layer is same as at least one of materials of the microlens array layer and the refractive index matching layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.Inventors: Guofeng Zhang, Quanpeng Yu
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Patent number: 11231762Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for reducing display image power consumption while maintaining a consistent, objectively measurable, level of image distortion that comports with a display image quality metric. Raw image data is converted to an HSV format. “V” values are extracted from the HSV format raw image data and a histogram generates a plurality of “V” values. HSV format raw image data is provided to at least one layer of a trained CNN to extract a plurality of features. The plurality of “V” values and the plurality of features are provided to an AI circuit to generate a plurality of distortion class value pairs. Each of the distortion class value pairs is weighted based on proximity of display image distortion and the display image quality metric. The distortion class pair providing a display image distortion close to the display image quality metric is applied to the raw image data to generate the display image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Shravan Kumar Belagal Math, Tamoghna Ghosh, Sherine Abdelhak, Junhai Qiu
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Patent number: 11221687Abstract: One embodiment provides a method. The method includes receiving, with a computing system, stylus orientation data representing an orientation of a stylus. The method includes receiving, with a computing system, grip characteristics data representing a grip on the stylus by a user. The method includes identifying, with the computing system, a stylus mode for use by the computing system, at least partially based on the stylus orientation data and the grip characteristics data. The method includes applying the stylus mode to the computing system to interpret interaction data representing interactions of the stylus with the computing system.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Arvind Kumar, Amy Wiles
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Patent number: 11216128Abstract: A touch-sensing display substrate is provided. A plurality of first touch-sensing electrodes arranged along a first direction; a plurality of first apertures respectively extending through a thickness of a respective one of the plurality of first touch-sensing electrodes; a plurality of second apertures respectively extending through of a thickness of the respective one of the plurality of first touch-sensing electrodes. A first signal line of the plurality of signal lines extends along the second direction and crosses over the plurality of first apertures in one of the plurality of first touch-sensing electrodes. A second signal line of the plurality of signal lines extends along the second direction and crosses over the plurality of second apertures in a same as or different from the one of the plurality of first touch-sensing electrodes crossed-over by the first signal line.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhiying Bao, Shijun Wang, Haoliang Ji, Tianxin Zhao
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Patent number: 11205688Abstract: A display module may include a display panel that includes a base layer, a circuit insulating layer, a first electrode, and an emission layer. The circuit insulating layer may include a first portion having a first thickness, a second portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and a third portion having a third thickness greater than the second thickness. The first electrode may include a first electrode portion disposed on the first portion and a second electrode portion extending from the first electrode portion and disposed on the second portion. The emission layer may include a first light-emitting portion disposed on the first electrode portion and a second light-emitting portion extending from the first light-emitting portion and disposed on the second electrode portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Inventors: Seung-Hoon Lee, Sangmin Kim, Byoung-Hun Sung
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Patent number: 11205390Abstract: A display device includes: an active region including pixels that receive data signals from data lines, the pixels being arranged in a matrix formation; a non-active region adjacent to the active region in a first direction and including a pad portion, the non-active fan-out wirings being in the non-active region and connected to the pad portion; signal wirings extending in the first direction, crossing the active region, and being connected to the pixels; and connection wirings at least partially passing through the active region and connecting some of the non-active fan-out wirings to some of the signal wirings, respectively. The non-active fan-out wirings include first non-active fan-out wirings made of a first conductive layer, and second non-active fan-out wirings made of a second conductive layer different from the first conductive layer. The first and second non-active fan-out wirings being alternately arranged along a second direction intersecting the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hwa Jeong Kim
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Patent number: 11199899Abstract: A method of presenting content to a subject based on eye position measurements includes presenting the subject with content. While presenting the content to the subject, one or more of the subject's eye positions is measured, from which a locus of the subject's gaze is determined. The method includes continuously performing the operations of: generating an attention metric using the one or more measured eye positions; based on the attention metric, determining an attention state of the subject; and determining a trajectory of the locus of the subject's gaze. In accordance with detecting a change in the attention state of the subject, the presentation of the content is modified based on the trajectory of the locus of the subject's gaze so as to present different content than if the attention state of the subject had remained the not attending state.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: SYNC-THINK, INC.Inventor: Jamshid Ghajar
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Patent number: 11194417Abstract: An NFC-enabled apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a touch screen display and a near field communication (NFC) module comprising an NFC antenna and an NFC controller. In response to tagging between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the external NFC terminal, an NFC communication channel is established between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the external NFC terminal for data communication therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: AQTECH, INC.Inventors: Sang Hoon Lee, Jin Hwa Kim
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Patent number: 11189241Abstract: A method for charging pixels and a display panel is provided, the method comprising: turning on thin-film transistor switches of pixels in a current row; inputting a positive polarity signal to one of a first data line and a second data line; inputting a negative polarity signal to the other of the first data line and the second data line at set intervals; turning off the thin-film transistor switches of the pixels in the current row.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: Xiang Gao
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Patent number: 11182038Abstract: An encoded data pattern touchscreen sensing system includes an encoded data pattern including one or more electrical materials arranged in a pattern representative of data. The encoded data pattern touchscreen sensing system further includes an encoded data pattern touchscreen sensing computing device including: a touchscreen, a plurality of electrodes integrated into the touchscreen, and a plurality of drive-sense circuits coupled to the plurality of electrodes, where, when in close proximity to the encoded data pattern, the plurality of drive-sense circuits detect changes in electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes caused by the encoded data pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SigmaSense, LLC.Inventors: Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Gerald Dale Morrison, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr., Timothy W. Markison, Patricia Markison Healy
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Patent number: 11169644Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a display region and a non-display region adjacent thereto, an input sensor overlapping a first region of the display region, and an antenna overlapping a second region of the display region. The input sensor includes a first sensing layer including a bridge pattern and a second sensing layer including sensor electrodes and disposed on a different layer from the first sensing layer. The bridge pattern connects two adjacent sensor electrodes. The antenna includes a first antenna layer including a first antenna with a first frequency band, the first antenna layer and the first sensing layer disposed on the same layer, and a second antenna layer including a second antenna with a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. The second antenna layer and the second sensing layer are disposed on the same layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Kyoung Kim, Kiseo Kim, Wonsang Park, Bonghyun You
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Patent number: 11165044Abstract: A display device may include a substrate and a light emitting element disposed on the substrate. An encapsulation layer covers the light emitting element. The encapsulation layer includes at least two inorganic encapsulation layers and at least one organic encapsulation layer. The at least one organic encapsulation layer includes a first organic material having a permittivity less than or equal to about 3.0. A low permittivity layer is disposed on the encapsulation layer. The low permittivity layer includes a second organic material and first hollow particles dispersed in the second organic material. An input sensing layer is disposed on the low permittivity layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi Su Kim, Young Gu Kim, Chang Yeong Song, Hye In Yang, Woo Suk Jung, Yong Chan Ju, Jae Heung Ha
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Patent number: 11150761Abstract: A position indicator includes a housing and circuitry. The circuitry transmits a plurality of signal blocks successively to a position detecting device. Each of the signal blocks includes a position detection signal, a first modulated signal acquired by modulating one part of a plurality of divided parts of position indicator identification information, and a second modulated signal acquired by modulating current position indicator status information acquired successively from a signal supplied to a control terminal or from a voltage state of the control terminal. The position indicator transmits the plurality of divided parts of position indicator identification information by transmitting the plurality of signal blocks.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideyuki Hara