Patents Examined by Vijay Shankar
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Patent number: 11372480Abstract: A flexure guidance system may be provided for controlling movement of an optical subassembly and/or a connected combiner lens. For instance, the flexure guidance system may include a distal end piece, a proximal end piece, and multiple wire flexures that link the distal end piece to the proximal end piece. The linking wire flexures may be spaced to form an interior cavity between the distal end piece and the proximal end piece. This interior cavity may house various electronic components. One or more actuators in the system may move the electronic components according to input signals along different axes of movement provided by the wire flexures. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventor: Ryan Michael Ebert
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Patent number: 11367382Abstract: The present invention provides a method of driving a display device, comprising the steps of: step S1, providing a display device, comprising a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array; step S2: dividing data signals of the sub-pixels in a frame of an image into a plurality of sub-frames having different time weights; step S3, dividing the plurality of sub-pixels into at least two driving groups, and the plurality of sub-frames corresponding to the sub-pixels in different driving groups having different display order; and step S4, driving each of the sub-pixels to display image according to a display order of one of the sub-frames corresponding to each of the sub-pixels, such that through setting different display order of sub-frames of the sub-pixels of different driving groups, the flicker caused by the digital driving can be reduced without increasing driving frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zeng Wang, Pengfei Liang
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Patent number: 11366628Abstract: A tiled electronic device includes a first display panel, at least two other display panels and a roller. The first display panel transmits a plurality of signals to the at least two other display panels directly. The at least two other display panels include a second display panel being adjacent to the first display panel. The roller is rotatable in a rotating direction, wherein the first display panel is connected to the roller, and the second display panel is connected to the roller.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Innolux CorporationInventors: Jui-Jen Yueh, Kuan-Feng Lee
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Patent number: 11361736Abstract: A computer implemented method for energy or resource management of a human-machine interface comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components of the human-machine interface: determining a level of attention of a user of the human-machine interface to the human-machine interface; and setting an energy and/or resource utilization related setting of the human-machine interface based on the determined level of attention.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Tim Welsch, Roland Hollemann
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Patent number: 11362076Abstract: A display module and system applications including a display module are described. The display module may include a display substrate including a front surface, a back surface, and a display area on the front surface. A plurality of interconnects extend through the display substrate from the front surface to the back surface. An array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are in the display area and electrically connected with the plurality of interconnects, and one or more driver circuits are on the back surface of the display substrate. Exemplary system applications include wearable, rollable, and foldable displays.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Apple IncInventors: Andreas Bibl, Kapil V. Sakariya, Vikram Pavate
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Patent number: 11360732Abstract: A system and method is disclosed that allows multiple casting devices to work together to populate a large display screen according to the subject matter disclosed herein. The system includes a receiving device that includes two or more screen-cast receivers and a controller. Each screen-cast receiver receives from a corresponding casting device at least a portion of a frame of original content of the corresponding casting device generated in a native resolution of the corresponding casting device. The controller synchronizes each received portion of the frame of the original content of the corresponding casting device to form a video output signal that comprises a combination of each received portion, in addition to any internally generated content derived by the receiving display. A casting device may be a smartphone, a tablet, or a computing device, such as a laptop computer.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Gabriel T. Dagani, David C. Tannenbaum, Christopher P. Frascati, Michael Phillip
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Patent number: 11361718Abstract: An image processing device reduces power consumption of a backlight by lowering a dimming value through brightness distribution for pixels. The image data processing device includes: an image analyzing circuit configured to analyze original image data on a video image divided into a plurality of regions and calculate a representative brightness value for each region; a dimming value calculating circuit configured to calculate a dimming value for each region in order to adjust the brightness of a backlight according to the representative brightness value; a pixel analyzing circuit configured to analyze brightness distribution for a plurality of pixels in each region; a dimming control circuit configured to re-adjust the dimming value for one region according to the brightness distribution; and a dimming output circuit configured to output, to a backlight driving device, a dimming control signal for driving the backlight according to the dimming value.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Won Lee, Jung Eun Baek, Xin Cui, Do Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 11361700Abstract: A driving chip for a display panel is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of subpixels arranged at a display region, the display region is provided with a boundary extended by a non-straight line, and the plurality of subpixels includes first subpixels separated from the boundary by a distance substantially smaller than a predetermined threshold and second subpixels other than the first subpixels. The driving chip includes: an adjustment circuit configured to, when the display panel is in a predetermined display mode, adjust a first grayscale value of at least a part of the first subpixels in original image data into a second grayscale value substantially smaller than the first grayscale value; a driving circuit configured to drive the at least a part of first subpixels in accordance with the second grayscale value to display an image.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Rui Liu, Wei Sun
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Patent number: 11355056Abstract: A local active matrix display panel, circuits and methods of operation are described. In an embodiment, a local active matrix display panel includes an array of pixel driver chip, a thin film transistor layer in electrical contact with the array of pixel driver chips, and an array of light emitting diodes electrically connected with the thin film transistor layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hjalmar Edzer Ayco Huitema, Thomas Charisoulis, Xia Li
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Patent number: 11353981Abstract: A display device including a first pressure sensor disposed under a display panel that includes an upper surface, a first upper curved portion extended from a first edge of the upper surface, and a first side surface extended from the first upper curved portion. The first pressure sensor is disposed in the first upper curved portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee Seomoon, Won Ki Hong, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Tae Hee Lee
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Patent number: 11354034Abstract: A computing device, in response to receiving a request to edit a first mode, received while displaying a graphical indication of the first mode, displays a first editing user interface that includes a plurality of editable settings for the first mode, including a visual representation of a setting for whether or not notifications for a first application are permitted to be output during the first mode, and detects one or more user inputs that change the setting. After exiting the first editing user interface and activating the first mode, in response to detecting occurrence of an event corresponding to the first application, a notification corresponding to the event is output, or not, in accordance with a determination that the setting permits, or does not permit, notifications for the first application to be output while the computing device is in the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Marcel van Os, Donald W. Pitschell
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Patent number: 11353986Abstract: A display device with a touch panel includes a display panel, and a touch panel formed above the display panel. The touch panel includes X electrodes which extend in a first direction, and Y electrodes which extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively include intersection portions each formed where the X electrodes and the Y electrodes overlap each other, and electrode portions each formed between the intersection portions, wherein the electrode portions of one of the X electrodes is smaller in area than the electrode portions of one of the Y electrodes, and wherein floating electrodes are formed close to the electrode portion of the one of the X electrodes or Y electrodes, and over a reduced portion of the X electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kouichi Anno
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Patent number: 11343481Abstract: A suggested viewport indication is generated and sent for use in a panoramic video. In one example, a method includes receiving encoded video including viewport metadata, decoding the video, extracting the viewport metadata, generating a viewport of the decoded video based on the viewport metadata, and buffering the generated viewport for display.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventor: Jill M. Boyce
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Patent number: 11343482Abstract: A suggested viewport indication is generated and sent for use in a panoramic video. In one example, a method includes receiving encoded video including viewport metadata, decoding the video, extracting the viewport metadata, generating a viewport of the decoded video based on the viewport metadata, and buffering the generated viewport for display.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Jill M. Boyce
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Patent number: 11341898Abstract: A pixel driving circuit, a pixel driving method and a display device are provided. The pixel driving circuit includes a pixel sub-circuit and a power supply control sub-circuit, the pixel sub-circuit includes a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal and a light-emitting element, and is configured to respectively receive a first voltage and a second voltage to drive the light-emitting element to emit light. The power supply control sub-circuit is configured to, in a first state, control the first power supply terminal to provide the first voltage to the first connection terminal of the pixel sub-circuit, control the second power supply terminal to provide the second voltage to the second connection terminal of the pixel sub-circuit, and store energy; and in a second state, release the energy to the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal of the pixel sub-circuit to drive the light-emitting element to emit light.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Han Yue, Minghua Xuan, Ning Cong, Xiaochuan Chen, Can Zhang, Can Wang, Ming Yang
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Patent number: 11341899Abstract: A pixel driving circuit and a display device are provided. The pixel driving circuit includes an addressing transistor, a driving transistor, a storage capacitor, and a plurality of pixel units connected in parallel. The pixel unit includes a digital signal controller. The digital signal controller is series connected to lighting units. The gate of the addressing transistor receives a scan signal, the digital signal controller provides a digital signal, the scan signal and the digital signal makes the lighting units periodically generate lights such that a predetermined frame is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Inventor: Chenglei Nie
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Patent number: 11335757Abstract: The pixel circuit which controls the driving of the organic light emitting diode includes a driving TFT which supplies a driving current to the organic light emitting diode; a sampling TFT which samples a threshold voltage of the driving TFT; a first initializing TFT which supplies an initialization voltage to one electrode of the organic light emitting diode; and a storage capacitor which stores a voltage applied to the driving TFT, and at least one of the driving TFT, the sampling TFT, and the first initializing TFT includes a shielding electrode disposed between the substrate and the active layer. Therefore, even though the external light is irradiated onto a transparent substrate, a full white gray-level and a full black gray-level can be expressed so that the gray-level expressiveness may not be degraded.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Aram Kim, JaeHoon Park, YoungJang Lee, SeonYeong Kim
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Patent number: 11327599Abstract: A signal to be used to propagate a propagating signal through a propagating medium with a touch input surface is sent. The propagating signal has been allowed to propagate through the propagating medium to a plurality of receivers coupled to the propagating medium. A received signal affected by a contact contacting the touch input surface is received. At least a portion of the received signal is compared with one or more reference signal signatures.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventors: Samuel W. Sheng, Shih-Ming Shih, Shirish A. Altekar, Lapoe E. Lynn, Yenyu Hsieh
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Patent number: 11322090Abstract: The present disclosure relates to display technologies and, in particular, to a pixel driving circuit, a pixel driving method, and a display device. The pixel driving circuit includes first to fifth switching elements, a driving transistor, a first storage capacitor, and a second storage capacitor. The pixel driving circuit can eliminate the influence on the driving current caused by the threshold voltage of the driving transistor, the voltage drop resulting from the wire resistance, and the aging of the electroluminescent element, so as to ensure the consistency of the driving current output by each pixel driving circuit and the uniformity of brightness of each pixel display.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yingsong Xu
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Patent number: 11321042Abstract: The present invention provides a display system comprising: first and second information processing devices; first and second display devices configured to switch between a first display mode, in which a first image output from the first information processing device is displayed across the first and second display devices, and a second display mode, in which a second image output from the second information processing device is displayed across the first and second display devices; a detector configured to detect whether a pointing position is positioned on a switch area arranged in at least one of the first and second display devices; and a display switcher configured to, when the detector detects the pointing position on the switch area in the first display mode, switch a display mode from the first display mode to the second display mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: EIZO CorporationInventors: Masahiro Sugumi, Airi Kurokawa, Hideaki Hashimoto, Tatsuya Nakamura, Wei Song