Patents Examined by Towfiq Elahi
  • Patent number: 10978021
    Abstract: A portable terminal is provided, which includes a display, and a processor configured to receive a first user input for controlling a brightness of the display, control the display to display an indicator at a first position based on the first user input and control the brightness of the display based on a first brightness step corresponding to the first position, receive a second user input for controlling the brightness of the display, and control the display to display the indicator at a second position which is different from the first position based on the second user input, without displaying the indicator at any intermediate position between the first position and the second position and change the brightness of the display based on a second brightness step corresponding to the second position. A shape and size of the indicator displayed at the first position corresponds to the shape and the size of the indicator displayed at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: Woo-Seok Jang, Jin-Sung Park, Hyong-Sog Oh, Ji-Hwa Kim
  • Patent number: 10971090
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for a source driver, for preventing image sticking in a display panel coupled to the source driver. The source driver includes a first output driver and a second output driver having different polarities. The first output driver is configured with a first driving capability and the second output driver is configured with a second driving capability. The method includes the steps of: obtaining an effective voltage of a pixel in the display panel; and adjusting the second driving capability of the second output driver to be identical to the first driving capability of the first output driver, to allow the adjusted second driving capability to drive the effective voltage to reach a level having the same magnitude as a level of the effective voltage driven by the first source driver with the same variation of display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Kai Kuei, Hsi-Mao Yu, Syang-Yun Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10969915
    Abstract: A capacitive sensor has: a base material; a plurality of first transparent electrodes arranged along a first direction on one main surface of the base material; a plurality of second transparent electrodes arranged along a second direction that closes the first direction, the second transparent electrode including conductive nanowires; a link that electrically connects two adjacent first transparent electrodes to each other; a bridge wiring part provided at a portion where the bridge wiring part closes the link, the bridge wiring part electrically connecting two adjacent second transparent electrodes to each other and including an amorphous oxide material; and a reflection reduction layer that has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the second transparent electrode and lower than the refractive index of the bridge wiring part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamai, Manabu Yazawa, Yuta Hiraki, Keita Tashiro, Yasuyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10971091
    Abstract: An array substrate, a display panel and a driving method thereof, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixel units includes at least four sub-pixel units corresponding to different colors. When the array substrate displays a frame of image, in each row of pixel units, polarities of pixel voltages received by two sub-pixel units corresponding to the same color in adjacent two pixel units are different; a polarity of each pixel voltage represents the magnitude of each pixel voltage relative to a common voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenchao Han, Wei Sun, Wei Wang, Yifan Song
  • Patent number: 10971079
    Abstract: Image data for a current image frame may be compensated for transient response variations due to changes to pixel values from one frame to another over time by performing pixel drive compensation. The pixel drive compensation may be performed using a current pixel value and a historical pixel value. The historical pixel value may be the same as a pixel value in the directly previous frame in some conditions, while in other conditions the historical pixel value may be modified from a previous image frame in light of a prior pixel value occurring before the previous image frame. In this way, drive compensation corresponding to image data of a subsequent image frame may be determined based at least in part on a multi-frame history. Even so, the memory bandwidth and/or power consumed to use a multi-frame history to determine a drive compensation may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Holland, Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Patent number: 10930234
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes two substrates and one or more pixel arrays disposed therebetween. The one or more pixel arrays define a pixel matrix having a plurality of pixels. For each of the pixels, the one or more pixel arrays form a mirrored pixel circuit structure including a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode opposite to each other. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode in each of the pixels are independently controlled. A quantity of gray levels displayed by each of the pixels of the LCD panel is M, the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode in each of the pixels are provided with a voltage switchable between N analog levels, M and N are integers, and N=2×?{square root over (M)}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Willem den Boer, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Patent number: 10902780
    Abstract: A display device includes data lines, scan lines, and pixels. Each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor (OLED), and a second transistor. The first transistor is electrically connected to an anode of the OLED. The second transistor is electrically connected to the first transistor, a scan line among the scan lines, and a data line among the data lines. The second transistors of the pixels may receive instances of a reference voltage from the data lines during a first period of a frame. The second transistors of the pixels may simultaneously receive instances of a turn-on scan signal from the scan lines during the first period of the frame. Cathodes of the OLEDs of the pixels may receive instances of a turn-off voltage for the OLEDs to turn off during the first period of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jeon Kyoo Kim, Oh Jo Kwon, Jiwoong Kim, JunYong Song, Dong Won Lee, Jae Keun Lim
  • Patent number: 10901561
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a conductive film having excellent visibility. Another object of the invention is to provide a touch panel sensor and a touch panel. A conductive film according to the embodiment of the invention includes a substrate and a conductive portion which is disposed on the substrate and composed of thin metal wires having a line width of 0.5 ?m or greater and less than 2 ?m, the thin metal wires form a mesh pattern, a line width L ?m of the thin metal wires and an opening ratio A % of the mesh pattern satisfy a relationship represented by Formula (I), and a reflectivity of the thin metal wires at a wavelength of 550 nm is 80% or less. Formula (I): 70?A<(10?L/15)2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akiko Hattori, Akihiko Ohtsu
  • Patent number: 10903284
    Abstract: A display device, including: a substrate; a first light-emitting element disposed on the substrate; an encapsulation layer disposed on the first light-emitting element; an input sensing layer disposed on the encapsulation layer; and a diffraction pattern layer disposed on the input sensing layer. The diffraction pattern layer may include a plurality of diffraction patterns arranged to have a first period in one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: So Young Lee, Sun Mi Kang, Hyun Ho Kim, Cheol Jang, Sun Young Jung, Sang Hwan Cho, Chung Sock Choi, Sang Hyun Han
  • Patent number: 10895921
    Abstract: The present invention provides a touch sensitive processing apparatus for receiving electrical signals carrying pressure information transmitted from a first stylus, comprising: a sensing circuit, configured for receiving the electrical signals via electrodes of a touch panel; and a processor, coupled to the sensing circuit, configured for: despreading a first preamble code of the received electrical signals in accordance with a pseudo-random number (PN) code in a first time period; despreading a second preamble code of the received electrical signals in accordance with the PN code in a second time period; and calculating the pressure information according to a first signal strength ratio of a first part of the received electrical signal and a second part of the received electrical signal, wherein the first part comprises the first preamble code and the second part comprises the second preamble code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Shang-Tai Yeh
  • Patent number: 10896634
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image signal processing apparatus with a function to display an image signal and a luminance waveform representing a relationship between a luminance level and a position in the image signal. The apparatus displays the image signal such that a predetermined color is applied to an area whose luminance level falls within a preset luminance level range. On the other hand, the luminance waveform of the image signal is displayed such that a color corresponding to the predetermined color is applied to an area corresponding to the luminance level range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroya Miura
  • Patent number: 10890987
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stylus for transmitting electrical signals carrying pressure information, comprising: a first component with variable impedance reflecting a pressure, wherein the first component is configured for receiving first signals encoded by a pseudo-random number (PN) code in a first time period; a second component with fixed impedance, wherein the second component is configured for receiving second signals encoded by the PN code in a second time period; and a conductive tip section configured for: receiving the first signals from the first component in the first time period; receiving the second signals from the second component in the second time period; transmitting electrical signals which is composed of the first signals in the first time period; and transmitting electrical signals which is composed of the second signals in the second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Fu Chang, Shang-Tai Yeh
  • Patent number: 10885845
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an OLED pixel driving circuit, a driving method thereof and a display device including the same. The OLED pixel driving circuit includes: a first transistor, providing driving current to an organic light emitting diode, and comprising a first terminal, second terminal and control terminal coupled to a first node, second node and third node respectively; a power switch unit, coupled between a power supply voltage and the second node; a first switch unit, coupled between a data line and a fourth node to couple a data voltage signal from the data line to the fourth node; a second switch unit, coupled between the third node and the second node to enable the first transistor connected as a diode; a first capacitor, coupled between the fourth node and the first node; and a second capacitor, coupled between the fourth node and the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cuili Gai, Yi Cheng Lin, Ling Wang, Baoxia Zhang, Pan Xu
  • Patent number: 10877333
    Abstract: A display device includes a conventional first auxiliary trunk line formed to be narrow, and a second auxiliary trunk line additionally provided and disposed at the closest position to the periphery of a substrate. Thus, a shift register can be distanced from the periphery of the substrate without increasing a frame area as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Isao Ogasawara, Satoshi Horiuchi, Takaharu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10879315
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel structure and a display device. The pixel structure includes a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels, and each of the sub-pixels in the first pixels and the second pixels has an octagonal shape. In the first pixels and the second pixels which are alternately arranged in the traverse direction, for two adjacent ones of the first pixels and the second pixels, a first space and a second space are defined between the corresponding sub-pixels, and the first space and the second space are used to assist light emission of the pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xia Zhou, Nian Tian
  • Patent number: 10877579
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, an input device includes a chassis and a depressible actuator disposed on the chassis that, when depressed, generates and sends a control signal to a processor, where the actuator is coupleable to a removable button cover that provides user-access to activate the actuator, and a removable blank cover to prevent user access to activate the actuator. The button cover and blank cover can be separate from the chassis and may directly attach to the actuator. The input device can further include a second depressible actuator disposed on the chassis that, when depressed, generates and sends a second control signal to the processor, where the second actuator is coupleable to the button cover and the blank cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Davin O'Mahony, Kevin Forde, Niall White, Frederic Fortin, Christian Castellaro, Fabrice Sauterel, Christopher Pate
  • Patent number: 10864820
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a virtual image display optical system that is capable of substantially simultaneously displaying virtual images at a plurality of distances even with a simple configuration, and an image display device using the virtual image display optical system. A virtual image display optical system (30) according to the present invention is provided with: a display element (11); a projection optical system (15) that enlarges an image formed on the display element (11); a diffusing screen (16) that has a diffusing function, and is positioned on the light emission side of the projection optical system (15); and a virtual image forming optical system (17) that converts an image on the diffusing screen (16) into a virtual image, wherein the virtual image display optical system (30) is further provided with a positioning changing device (62) that changes a position of the diffusing screen (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kentarou Nakamura, Norihide Yamada, Eiji Nomura, Junji Hashimura, Shinichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 10862063
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device, a display panel and a display apparatus are disclosed. The electroluminescent device includes: a substrate; an anode on the substrate; a luminescent layer on a side of the anode facing away from the substrate; and a cathode on a side of the luminescent layer facing away from the substrate. The cathode includes a transflective layer on the side of the luminescent layer facing away from the substrate; and a light-emission enhancement layer on a side of the transflective layer facing away from the substrate. The anode is configured to reflect light incident thereon, a material of the transflective layer includes metal, and the transflective layer is configured to transmit a first portion of light incident thereon and to reflect a second portion of the light incident thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Quan
  • Patent number: 10854706
    Abstract: A tiled electronic system is disclosed, which includes: a plurality of electronic units including a first electronic unit and a second electronic unit, wherein the second electronic unit is separated from the first electronic unit by a distance in a first direction, wherein the distance is conformed to the following equation (I): d ? 8.75 × 10 - 5 × W ? ? 1 × W ? ? 1 2 ( W ? ? 1 2 + W ? ? 2 2 ) ( I ) wherein d is the distance, W1 is a width of the first electronic unit in the first direction, and W2 is a width of the first electronic unit in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Jui-Jen Yueh, Kuan-Feng Lee, Yuan-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 10852591
    Abstract: The image display device of the present invention includes a substrate. The substrate includes: an insulating substrate; a first metal layer, a first insulating layer, a second metal layer, a second insulating layer, and a third metal layer stacked in the stated order on the insulating substrate; a pixel control transistor; a first line; a gate driver provided with unit circuits; and a first connection line electrically connecting the first line and each unit circuit to each other. A gate electrode of the pixel control transistor is provided in the first metal layer. A drain electrode and a source electrode of the pixel control transistor are provided in the second metal layer. The first line is provided in the third metal layer. The first connection line is extended from the first line to each unit circuit through a region sandwiched by the first line and the gate driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida