Patents Examined by Van N Chow
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Patent number: 12699537Abstract: An image processing apparatus that causes an image to be displayed includes a selection unit configured to select at least one image from among a plurality of images, a display control unit configured to cause the image selected by the selection unit to be displayed, a change unit configured to change a display attribute of the image displayed by the display control unit, and an acquisition unit configured to, if the display attribute is changed by the change unit, acquire a high-resolution image of the image whose display attribute is changed, wherein upon completion of acquisition of the high-resolution image by the acquisition unit, the display control unit causes the high-resolution image to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2024Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mari Kawakami, Rei Ishikawa
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Patent number: 12694844Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes multiple data lines, multiple scan lines, and multiple sub-pixels. The multiple sub-pixels include a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, and the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are adjacent to each other in a same row and are connected to a same data line. During display of one frame of image, the first sub-pixel receives a first data signal, and the second sub-pixel receives a second data signal. The polarity of the first data signal is opposite to the polarity of the second data signal. A display grayscale of the first sub-pixel after adjustment is less than or equal to a grayscale corresponding to the first data signal, and a difference between a display grayscale of the second sub-pixel after adjustment and a grayscale corresponding to the second data signal falls within a preset range.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Zhuotong Wu, Wenxin Li, Junfeng Xie
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Patent number: 12696645Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a base layer, a circuit element layer, a display element layer, an encapsulation layer, and a sealing member. The circuit element layer includes a power supply line on the base layer and an auxiliary power supply pattern on and connected to the power supply line. The display element layer includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode, which are sequentially stacked on the circuit element layer. The second electrode is electrically connected to the auxiliary power supply pattern. The sealing member is between the circuit element layer and the encapsulation layer to overlap with the auxiliary power supply pattern when viewed in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-mo Chung, Tak-young Lee, Joosun Yoon
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Patent number: 12688834Abstract: In some examples, a display device includes a panel, a scaler circuit, and a backlight control circuit. In some examples, the scaler circuit receives a panel identification from the panel and determines a backlight module driving configuration based on the panel identification. In some examples, the backlight control circuit receives the backlight module driving configuration from the scaler circuit and controls a backlight for the panel based on the backlight module driving configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Chih-Ping Tom Chung, Yi-Fan Lin, Jung-Fang Jason Wu
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Patent number: 12683006Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure encompass a visual image sequence controller (40) for controlling an augmentation of a visual imaging sequence acquisition of an interventional imaging sequence in a rendered augmented view of an image-guided intervention by an augmented reality device (30). The visual imaging sequence acquisition (42) includes, for each interventional image of the interventional imaging sequence (23), an interactive virtual indicator of a sequence number of a corresponding interventional image within the interventional imaging sequence (23) and an imaging parameter of the imaging modality (20) (e.g., a direction, a rotation and/or an angulation of the imaging modality (20)) during an acquisition of the corresponding interventional image by the imaging modality (20). The controller (40) interfaces with the imaging modality (20) and/or a display (24, 31) responsive to a user interaction with at least one of the interactive virtual indicators.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Markus Johannes Harmen Den Hartog, Javier Olivan Bescos
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Patent number: 12682800Abstract: An output amplifier circuit, and a display driver and a display device including the output amplifier circuit. The output amplifier circuit includes: first to nth amplifiers which receive first to nth input voltages and generate first to nth output voltages by amplifying the respective first to nth input voltages; first to Kth bias circuits which are provided corresponding to each of first to Kth amplifier groups formed by grouping the first to nth amplifiers into K groups, and each generates a bias voltage for setting a current value of an operating current of the amplifiers; first to Kth wirings which supply the bias voltage generated by each of the first to Kth bias circuits to the first to Kth amplifier groups respectively; and a switch circuit which, when in an ON state, connects one wiring among the first to Kth wirings with another wiring different from the one wiring.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Aizawa, Hiroshi Tsuchi
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Patent number: 12682807Abstract: A voltage setting method for a display device includes applying a first black data voltage corresponding to a first maximum luminance of a plurality of maximum luminances while measuring a luminance of the display device; setting a second offset for a second maximum luminance of the plurality of maximum luminances, which corresponds to a first luminance period in which an emission duty ratio is varied, the second offset being a difference between the first black data voltage and a second black data voltage corresponding to the second maximum luminance; similarly setting a third offset for a third maximum luminance of the plurality of maximum luminances; and setting offsets corresponding to remaining maximum luminances except the first to third maximum luminances, based on the first black data voltage for the first maximum luminance, the second offset for the second maximum luminance, and the third offset for the third maximum luminance.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2025Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Si Beak Pyo
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Patent number: 12676116Abstract: An electronic device including a first driving circuit, a processor, and a data driver is disclosed. The first driving circuit is configured to receive a first driving signal and generates a sensing signal. The data driver is coupled to the first driving circuit and the processor. An operation period of the electronic device includes a first detection phase and a compensation phase. The compensation phase is after the first detection phase. During the first detection phase, the data driver provides the first driving signal to the first driving circuit and receives the sensing signal from the first driving circuit. Based on the sensing signal, the processor calculates a first compensation value corresponding to the first driving circuit. In the compensation phase, the data driver generates a second driving signal based on the first compensation value and provides the second driving signal to the first driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignees: Innolux Corporation, CARUX TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.Inventors: Chung-Le Chen, Yu-Hsin Feng, Li-Wei Sung, Shuo-Ting Hong
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Patent number: 12676028Abstract: An electronic device having an authentication method with high security is provided. The electronic device includes a pixel portion, a sensor portion, and an authentication portion. The pixel portion includes a display element and a light-receiving element. The pixel portion includes a first region and has a function of making the display element of the first region emit light. The pixel portion has a function of obtaining first authentication information by capturing an image of an object that is in contact with the first region with the use of the light-receiving element. The sensor portion includes a second region and has a function of obtaining second authentication information by capturing an image of an object that is in contact with the second region. The authentication portion has a function of performing first authentication processing using the first authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Koji Kusunoki, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 12663892Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a first connection point, a second connection point, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, a ninth transistor, and a first capacitor. A first control signal, a second control signal, an emission control signal, a system high voltage, a system low voltage, a first reference voltage, and a second reference voltage received by the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, the sixth transistor, the seventh transistor, the eighth transistor, and the ninth transistor are set to electrically test the first connection point, the second connection point, the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, the fifth transistor, the sixth transistor, the seventh transistor, and the first capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2025Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Yu-Chi Hsiao, Wen-Chiuan Su, Ling-Ying Chien, Tsu-Yuan Lin, Hung Chi Chen, Kuang-Hsiang Liu
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Patent number: 12658130Abstract: A display panel includes a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a drive circuit and a coupling device. A control terminal of the drive circuit is electrically connected to a first node. A first terminal of the coupling device is electrically connected to a target voltage signal line, and a second terminal of the coupling device is electrically connected to the first node. The light-emitting element includes a first color light-emitting element and a second color light-emitting element. The pixel circuit includes a first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit. The first pixel circuit is electrically connected to the first color light-emitting element, the second pixel circuit is electrically connected to the second color light-emitting element, and a capacitance value of a coupling device in the first pixel circuit is different from a capacitance value of a coupling device in the second pixel circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2024Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian Kuang, Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou
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Patent number: 12640110Abstract: An apparatus for compensating a viewing angle of a display device includes a first processer configured to calculate target information by applying a weight to target luminance for each pixel of a display panel and generate at least one lookup table based on the target information; and a second processor configured to calculate, for each pixel of the display panel, a target luminance value corresponding to an input image data input to the display panel by referring to the at least one lookup table, calculate a first luminance difference value between the luminance of the input image data and the target luminance, and supply a second luminance difference value calculated by applying a gain to the luminance difference value to each pixel of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Min Seo, Seul Gi Lee, Jun Young Park, Min Ji Lee
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Patent number: 12620333Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a data driver which provides a data voltage to the display panel, and a power management circuit which provides an analog power voltage to the data driver through an output terminal. The power management circuit measures a load current output through the output terminal, and increases a voltage level of the analog power voltage based on the load current at a first increase time point within a blank period.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2024Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kwanghun Kang
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Patent number: 12614521Abstract: Provided is a display panel includes a pixel circuit and a light-emitting element. The pixel circuit includes a drive circuit, a data write circuit and a bias compensation circuit. The operation process of the pixel circuit includes a data write stage, a first bias compensation stage and a second bias compensation stage. In the data write stage, the data write circuit is turned on, and a data voltage terminal writes a data voltage signal to a first terminal of the drive circuit. In the first bias compensation stage, the data write circuit is turned on, and the data voltage terminal writes the data voltage signal to the first terminal of the drive circuit. In the second bias compensation stage, the bias compensation circuit is turned on, and a bias compensation voltage terminal writes a bias adjustment voltage signal to the first terminal of the drive circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2024Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Kang Yang, Mengmeng Zhang, Gaojun Huang
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Patent number: 12607788Abstract: A spectral filter includes: a plurality of first filter arrays, each of the plurality of first filter arrays including a plurality of band filters; and a plurality of second filter arrays respectively provided on the plurality of first filter arrays, each of the plurality of second filter arrays including a plurality of unit filters respectively corresponding to the plurality of band filters. Each of the plurality of unit filters includes: a first reflecting plate; a second reflecting plate disposed above the first reflecting plate; and a plurality of cavities disposed between the first and second reflecting plates, each of the plurality of cavities having central wavelengths of different bands. Each of the plurality of cavities includes a cavity lower layer, a cavity upper layer, and a dielectric separation layer disposed between the cavity lower layer and the cavity upper layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Youngho Jung, Hyochul Kim, Younggeun Roh
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Patent number: 12579954Abstract: The polarity switching control circuit causes the first switch to conduct intermittently at each predetermined unit period, in a first period in the vertical scanning period, causes the second switch to conduct intermittently at each unit period, in a second period following the first period, and intermittently induces a bias current in the first buffer circuit and the second buffer circuit in synchronization with conduction of the first switch or the second switch. In each of the first period and the second period, the polarity switching control circuit causes the bias current to be equal to a reference value in some of a plurality of unit periods and decreases the bias current from the reference value in the remaining unit periods.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2025Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CorporationInventor: Jun Higuchi
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Patent number: 12572314Abstract: A display control unit for personal protective equipment is described. The display control unit includes processing circuitry and an ocular unit in communication with the processing circuit. The processing circuitry is configured to determine an image arrangement based on at least one factor, where the determined image arrangement includes at least one image to be displayed on an ocular region and at least one image configuration parameter. The ocular unit is configured to display the at least one image on the ocular region based at least in part on the determined image arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Darin K. Thompson, William B. Howell, Traian Morar, Longin J. Kloc, Johnathan R. Graves
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Patent number: 12567388Abstract: A method for controlling active matrix displays in an inexpensive manner, in particular with a highly flexible color diversity, includes running a program stored in a program storage device of a microcontroller. The program actuates a DMA controller to read image data of the color depth of 1 bit per pixel from a data storage device, and transmits via the DMA controller an RGB image data set generated by the program therefrom to a hardware SPI connected to the DMA controller. The hardware SPI transmits the RGB image data set to the active matrix display in a serial manner via the data output thereof, wherein in order to synchronize the data transmission to the active matrix display, the SPI clock output controls the pixel clock input of the active matrix display.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: PENNY PIXEL, INC.Inventor: Achim Doebler
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Patent number: 12567389Abstract: A data communication system includes a transmission circuit including an encoder that receives an information data piece composed of N (N is an integer of 2 or greater) bits and generates a converted information data piece in a serial form composed of first to N-th bits representing a value, which is obtained by adding 1 to a value represented by the information data piece, and transmitting an information data signal including the converted information data piece, and a reception circuit including a PLL circuit that receives the information data signal and generates a clock signal that is phase-synchronized with a rising edge or a falling edge of the information data signal, and a decoder that receives the information data signal and subtracts 1 from the value represented by the information data piece included in the information data signal to restore the information data piece.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2024Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hirama, Koji Higuchi, Hideaki Hasegawa
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Patent number: 12560820Abstract: An optical image stabilization unit capable of being miniaturized is provided. The optical image stabilization unit includes a fixed member, a lens, a movable member that holds the lens and is movable on a plane, which is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis direction, in the fixed member, a position detection sensor held by the movable member, and a flexible printed wiring board. The flexible printed wiring board includes a fixed side holding portion that is fixed to the fixed member, a movable side holding portion that is fixed to the movable member, a bending portion that connects the fixed side holding portion and the movable side holding portion, and a sensor mounting portion, on which the position detection sensor is mounted. When the flexible printed wiring board is viewed from the optical axis direction, the bending portion and the sensor mounting portion are disposed to overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 24, 2026Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Akira Takaura