Patents Examined by Xuemei Zheng
  • Patent number: 11972738
    Abstract: System and methods for maintaining color information in on-screen images by spectrally-controlling backlighting for liquid crystal display panels in multiple viewing and night vision compatible viewing environments while maintaining the integrity of the data provided in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Charles Joseph Wagner
  • Patent number: 11972732
    Abstract: A shift register unit, configured to generate a first gate drive signal and a second gate drive signal, which includes a first control circuit, configured to control a potential of a first node; a second control circuit, configured to control a potential of a second node; a first output circuit, configured to generate the first gate drive signal based on a first voltage signal provided by a first voltage terminal under the control of the potentials of the first and second nodes, and output the first gate drive signal through a first gate drive signal output terminal, wherein the first voltage signal provided by the first voltage terminal is a high level signal; and a second output circuit, configured to generate a second gate drive signal based on a second voltage signal provided by a second voltage terminal under the control of a potential of a control node, and output the second gate drive signal through a second gate drive signal output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heecheol Kim, Teng Chen, Shuo Li
  • Patent number: 11972068
    Abstract: A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aidan N. Zimmerman, Wingshan Wong, Kevin Armendariz, Nathan Bohney, Christopher Pasma, Mahmoud Amini, Brenton A. Baugh, Ryan P. Brooks
  • Patent number: 11972041
    Abstract: A display arrangement for presenting video information to a human operator in a vehicle senses vehicle movements and movements of a head mounted display unit. Based on vehicle movements and movements of the display unit, a virtual scenario with background video data and application video data are generated to a display arrangement. The background video data are modified so background video moves opposite to vehicle movements. The application video data are modified so application video moves according to vehicle movement. A perspective onto the application video can be modified based on relative movements of the display unit with respect to the vehicle. This may reduce conflicts between sensory impressions of the vestibular system and eyes of the operator because movements of the vehicle and movements of the display unit are considered when generating and modifying the background and application video data presented to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Leonhard Vogelmeier, Cesar Alvarez Diez
  • Patent number: 11966055
    Abstract: A head mounted display system for displaying image content to a user comprises at least one display configured to be worn by a user to present virtual content to first and second eyes of a user, one or more inwardly facing sensors or camera configured to monitor one or both of the users eye and processing electronics. This head mounted display system is configured such that virtual content activity can be initiated and/or driven from eye inputs such as gaze direction, eyelid motions (e.g., blinking), and/or other eye gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather Michelle Martin, Kevin John O'Brien, Pedro Luis Arroyo, Flavio DeOliveira
  • Patent number: 11967284
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a display panel driver. The display panel includes a pixel having a switching element of a first type and a switching element of a second type different from the first type. The display panel driver drives the display panel. In a first mode, the display panel driver drives the switching element of the first type and the switching element of the second type with a high driving frequency. In a second mode, the display panel driver drives the switching element of the first type with the high driving frequency and the switching element of the second type with low driving frequency which is lower than the high driving frequency. In a third mode, the display panel driver drives the switching element of the first type and the switching element of the second type with the low driving frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo-Jin Lee, Sehyuk Park
  • Patent number: 11967247
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an arm band and an electromyographic (EMG) control module is disclosed. The apparatus includes an electromygraphic (EMG) control module configured to receive EMG information generated by an individual; identify a gesture class based on the EMG information, and train using the received EMG information and the gesture class. The gesture class corresponds to an intended gesture made by the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
    Inventors: Levi J. Hargrove, Richard B. Woodward
  • Patent number: 11960094
    Abstract: A wearable heads-up display includes a power source, laser sources, and a lightguide. A photodetector is positioned to detect an intensity of a test light emitted at a perimeter of the lightguide from an optical path within the lightguide. A laser safety circuit provides a control to reduce or shut off a supply of electrical power from the power source to the laser sources in response to an output signal from the photodetector indicating that the detected intensity is below a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Stuart James Myron Nicholson, Timothy Paul Bodiya
  • Patent number: 11950909
    Abstract: Aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for individualized polygraph testing. The apparatus including at least an interface configured to communicate questions to the user, at least a sensor configured to detect biofeedback signals as a function of a biofeedback of a user, wherein the biofeedback is associated with at least an answer to at least a question, and at least a computing device including at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive the biofeedback signals, generate a user state classifier, train the user state classifier as a function of a user state training set, wherein the user state training set includes biofeedback signals correlated to answers of known veracity, and classifying a biofeedback signal of the biofeedback signals to a user state as a function of the user state classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Bradford R Everman, Brian Bradke
  • Patent number: 11933976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the position of one or more head-mounted display (HMD) system components of an HMD system. The HMD components may carry a plurality of angle sensitive detectors or other types of detectors. The HMD system may be operative to detect corrupted position tracking samples, allowing such samples to be ignored, thereby improving the position tracking process. Control circuitry causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receives sensor data from the plurality of detectors. Control circuitry may process the sensor data, for example using machine learning or other techniques, to track a position of one or more HMD components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Fletcher, Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Joshua Mark Hudman, Alan Yates, Gordon Wayne Stoll, Jeffrey George Leinbaugh, Charles Lohr
  • Patent number: 11934571
    Abstract: A system, a head-mounted device, a computer program, a carrier, and a method for a head-mounted device comprising an eye tracking sensor, for updating an eye tracking model in relation to an eye are disclosed. First sensor data in relation to the eye are obtained by means of the eye tracking sensor. After obtaining the first sensor data, the eye tracking sensor is moved in relation to the eye. After moving the eye tracking sensor, second sensor data in relation to the eye are obtained by means of the eye tracking sensor. The eye tracking model in relation to the eye is then updated based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Pravin Kumar Rana, Gerald Bianchi
  • Patent number: 11935454
    Abstract: A brightness compensation method and device of a display panel, a readable storage medium, and a display device are provided. A display panel is divided into at least one region. The region includes a to-be-corrected region. Wherein, the brightness compensation method includes: using a photographing component to photograph the display panel displaying a preset grayscale image; obtaining an image of the to-be-corrected region under a preset grayscale; obtaining brightness data of the to-be-corrected region, wherein the regional viewing angle is an included angle between a connection line of an optical center of a lens of the photographing component connecting to a center of the at least one region, and a normal of the display panel; correcting brightness of the to-be-corrected region to obtain corrected brightness data of the to-be-corrected region; and performing brightness compensation on the display panel according to the corrected brightness data of the to-be-corrected region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ling Xu, Xinhong Chen
  • Patent number: 11929042
    Abstract: An image display method using an image display device is provided. The method includes performing a first operation to cause light to be emitted from light-emitting regions of a backlight at respective intensity in accordance with frame image data, sequentially with respect to each of first areas of the backlight, and performing a second operation to apply voltages to pixels of a liquid crystal panel at respective levels in accordance with the frame image data, sequentially with respect to each of second areas of the liquid crystal panel. Light-emitting regions in each of the first areas are repeatedly turned on and off a plurality of times during the first operation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Monomoshi, Tetsuya Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11922841
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device, and the display device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area; a plurality of light-emitting elements positioned in a display area; a plurality of pixel circuits connected to a plurality of light-emitting elements, respectively; a sensor positioned on the peripheral area of the substrate; a leakage current detecting circuit connected to the sensor; and a light emitting wiring connected to the leakage current detecting circuit and connected to at least one of the plurality of light-emitting elements, wherein the sensor includes a first sensor and the first sensor includes a first sensing transistor, and a first conductive pattern spaced apart from the channel of the first sensing transistor, and the first conductive pattern is positioned in the same layer as at least one of a plurality of layers configuring the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Ho Kim, Jong Woo Park, June Hwan Kim, Ki Ju Im, Young Tae Choi, Hyuncheol Hwang
  • Patent number: 11922587
    Abstract: Systems and methods describe an augmented reality (AR) system for generating AR experiences in real-time. The AR experience system receives a selection of an AR experience from an application running on a computer device, displays a first set of textual cues associated with the AR experience on the computer device, receives a first set of image data corresponding to the first set of textual cues, generates a first AR object associated with the AR experience, displays the first AR object on the computer device and a second set of textual cues associated with the AR experience, receives a second set of image data corresponding to the second set of textual cues, and generates a second AR object associated with the AR experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Solichin
  • Patent number: 11915664
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device, includes: a display panel having a display region in which a plurality of pixels are provided; a plurality of temperature sensors; and a control integrated circuit (IC) configured to control operations of the display panel and the temperature sensors. A plurality of temperature detection regions in which the temperature sensors are arranged are provided to overlap the display region. The display region has a plurality of partial regions that overlap the temperature detection regions, respectively. The control IC is provided capable of controlling the display region on a partial region basis. At least either signal lines of the display panel or scan lines of the display panel, and the temperature sensors are coupled to the control IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Takahata
  • Patent number: 11908413
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a display panel driver. The display panel includes a pixel having a switching element of a first type and a switching element of a second type different from the first type. The display panel driver drives the display panel. In a first mode, the display panel driver drives the switching element of the first type and the switching element of the second type with a high driving frequency. In a second mode, the display panel driver drives the switching element of the first type with the high driving frequency and the switching element of the second type with low driving frequency which is lower than the high driving frequency. In a third mode, the display panel driver drives the switching element of the first type and the switching element of the second type with the low driving frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo-Jin Lee, Sehyuk Park
  • Patent number: 11908409
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor layers, a first insulation film, a first conductive layer, a second insulation film and a display element includes a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are opposed to each other to form a capacitance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Omata, Hiroyuki Kimura, Makoto Shibusawa, Hiroshi Tabatake
  • Patent number: 11895885
    Abstract: A display panel including a substrate having a first area, a display area, and an intermediate area between the first area and the display area; a plurality of data lines extending in a first direction in the display area; and a data distributor including switches electrically connected to the plurality of data lines. The plurality of data lines include a first data line and a second data line, and each of the first data line and the second data line bypasses an edge of the first area in the intermediate area, and a bypass portion of the first data line and a bypass portion of the second data line overlap each other in the intermediate area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chulkyu Kang, Jinwoo Park, Hyunchol Bang
  • Patent number: 11892647
    Abstract: Various examples described herein relate to an HMD which comprises an HMD body positioned against a face of a user which includes an IMU to track user location data in an environment. The HMD also comprises a detachable headband assembly including a tracking feature module to construct a map of the environment based on the user location data. The HMD further includes a mechanical mount feature attaching the detachable headband assembly to the HMD body. The mechanical mount feature includes a connection interface to exchange the user location data between the IMU in the HMD body and the tracking feature module in the detachable headband assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Yew-Chung Hung, Kuan-Lin Li, Jen-Chun Hsu