Patents by Inventor Ann Alejandro VILLEGAS

Ann Alejandro VILLEGAS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11846845
    Abstract: An example of an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a display portion and a camera. In addition, the apparatus includes a thin film transistor substrate extending over the display portion and the camera. Furthermore, the apparatus includes an image generation layer disposed under the thin film transistor substrate within the display portion. Also, the apparatus includes a polymer dispersed liquid crystal disposed between the thin film transistor substrate and the camera. The polymer dispersed liquid crystal is to be switched between an opaque state and a clear state. The opaque state is to block the camera from receiving imaging light. The clear state allows light to pass through the polymer dispersed liquid crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Alexander Wayne Clark, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Patent number: 11763748
    Abstract: A control circuit of a pixel-addressable display corrects a brightness of a pixel element of a pixel circuit of the display based on a curvature of a curvable area of the display. The control circuit selectively applies data line voltages to the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit applies a driving voltage to the pixel element based on the data line voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Dehuei Chen, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20230251697
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device comprises a processor and a power circuit coupled to the processor. The power circuit is to provide power to the processor and to measure a current drawn from the power circuit by the processor. The electronic device also comprises a voltage regulator controller coupled to the processor and the power circuit. The voltage regulator controller is to receive a current usage prediction from the processor, receive the measurement from the power circuit, compare the current usage prediction and the measurement, and, based on the comparison, drive the power circuit in accordance with the measurement instead of the current usage prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: FANGYONG DAI, QIJUN CHEN, ANN ALEJANDRO VILLEGAS, LING WEI CHUNG, DANIEL JOSEPH LUC
  • Publication number: 20220393484
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods to provide battery cell rebalancing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first battery cell having a first size. The apparatus further includes a second battery cell having a second size different than the first size. The apparatus further includes a first variable resistor couplable to the first battery cell. The apparatus further includes a second variable resistor couplable to the second battery cell. The apparatus further includes a sensor to determine a first internal resistance of the first battery cell, and a second internal resistance of the second battery cell. The apparatus further includes an integrated circuit to adjust a first resistance of the first variable resistor and a second resistance of the second variable resistor based on the first internal resistance and the second internal resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Fangyong Dai, Ann Alejandro Villegas, Qijun Chen, Gabriel Hector Valencia
  • Publication number: 20220351685
    Abstract: A control circuit of a pixel-addressable display corrects a brightness of a pixel element of a pixel circuit of the display based on a curvature of a curvable area of the display. The control circuit selectively applies data line voltages to the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit applies a driving voltage to the pixel element based on the data line voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Dehuei Chen, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20220342257
    Abstract: Example displays are disclosed that include a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a first sub-pixel and a set of second sub-pixels. In addition, the displays include a plurality of opaque structures aligned with the first sub-pixels, each opaque structure including a reflective surface to scatter light emitted from the first sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Ann Alejandro Villegas, Dehuei Chen
  • Patent number: 11402703
    Abstract: An example device includes a light source, a liquid crystal layer, and an array of pixel electrodes disposed between the light source and the liquid crystal layer. The array of pixel electrodes is to control orientation of liquid crystal of the liquid crystal layer to modulate light incident from the light source to produce an image composed of pixels. The example device further includes an array of scattering electrodes to selectively influence orientation of liquid crystal of the liquid crystal layer to degrade contrast of selected pixels of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Chi Hao Chang, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Patent number: 11397452
    Abstract: Example displays having transparent areas for cameras are disclosed. An example display has a first source line including a first portion composed of a first material and a second portion composed of a second material different than the first material. A first gate line includes a first portion composed of a third material and a second portion composed of a fourth material, the fourth material being different than the third material. A second gate line includes a first portion composed of the third material and a second portion composed of the fourth material. The first portion of the source line, the first portion of the first gate line, and the first portion of the second gate line define a non-transparent area of the display. The second portion of the source line, the second portion of the first gate line, and second portion of the second gate line define a transparent area of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Alan Man Pan Tam, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20220146870
    Abstract: An example of an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a display portion and a camera. In addition, the apparatus includes a thin film transistor substrate extending over the display portion and the camera. Furthermore, the apparatus includes an image generation layer disposed under the thin film transistor substrate within the display portion. Also, the apparatus includes a polymer dispersed liquid crystal disposed between the thin film transistor substrate and the camera. The polymer dispersed liquid crystal is to be switched between an opaque state and a clear state. The opaque state is to block the camera from receiving imaging light. The clear state allows light to pass through the polymer dispersed liquid crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Alexander Wayne Clark, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Patent number: 11320887
    Abstract: A technique includes detecting a power transition of a processor-based system and controlling operation of a camera of the processor-based system based on the detection of the power transition. Controlling the operation of the camera includes triggering a process to disable the camera in response to detection of the power transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alan Man Pan Tam, Hui Leng Lim, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Patent number: 11308883
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a system including a controller to receive a temperature value, from a temperature sensor corresponding to a sub-pixel in an organic light emitting display. The controller calculates a luminous value of the sub-pixel based on the temperature value and a function corresponding to a degradation of luminosity over time and temperature. The controller determines, based on the luminous value, a corrected luminous value corresponding to a target luminous value. The controller retrieves a voltage value from a second database, wherein the second database comprises a luminous-voltage relationship. The controller applies the voltage value to the sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Cheng-Hua Yu, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20220115466
    Abstract: Example privacy cells and electronic displays including the privacy cells are disclosed. In an example, the electronic display includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an anode on a first side of the OLED, and a cathode on a second side of the OLED. In addition, the electronic display includes a privacy cell coupled to the cathode opposite the OLED. The privacy cell includes a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer on the cathode, and an electrode on the CLC layer opposite the cathode. The electrode and the cathode are to induce a voltage differential across the CLC layer to adjust a viewing angle of the electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Super Liao, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20220108662
    Abstract: An example device for providing display modes can include a display that includes a plurality of light sources and a collimated backlight, a driver coupled to a switch that is coupled to the plurality of light sources with a first electrical connection for a first mode and a second electrical connection for a second mode, wherein the first electrical connection provides a first amperage to the plurality of light sources and the second electrical connection provides a second amperage to the plurality of light sources, and a computing device comprising instructions executable by a processing resource to: initiate the first mode by providing an instruction to the switch to activate the first electrical connection, and initiate the second mode by providing an instruction to the switch to activate the second electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Thong Thai, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Patent number: 11296173
    Abstract: In example implementations, a display is provided. The display includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit light in a first direction. The second portion includes a combination of the first plurality of LEDs that emit light in the first direction and a second plurality of LEDs that emit light in a second direction that is opposite the first direction to form a dual-sided display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Ann Alejandro Villegas, Chi Hao Chang
  • Publication number: 20220100912
    Abstract: In example implementations, a display is provided. The display includes a piezo electric layer coupled to a power source, a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged on the piezo electric layer, an aperture layer, a thin film transistor layer, a liquid crystal layer formed over the thin film transistor layer, and a color filter layer. The aperture layer is located above the plurality of light emitting diodes such that light emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes travels through respective apertures in the aperture layer. The color filter layer is formed over the liquid crystal layer to control a color of the light emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Kuan-Ting Wu, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Patent number: 11282966
    Abstract: Semiconductor materials can include from about 11 at % to about 50 at % of a carrier mobility contributor selected from a period 6 metal or a period 5 metal, wherein the period 6 metal is lead and the period 5 metal is indium, tin, cadmium, or a combination thereof, and wherein the carrier mobility contributor is not a combination of the period 6 metal and the period 5 metal; from about 0.6 at % to about 25 at % of an amorphous phase stabilizer, wherein the amorphous phase stabilizer is selected from indium, tin, cadmium, zinc, gallium, or a combination thereof when the carrier mobility contributor is the period 6 metal, or the amorphous phase stabilizer is selected from zinc, gallium, or a combination thereof when the carrier mobility contributor is the period 5 metal; from about 0.3 at % to about 18 at % of a semiconductivity controller including an element having a standard electrode potential from about ?0.8 to about ?3.05; and from about 45 at % to about 67 at % oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Kuan-Ting Wu, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20210391476
    Abstract: Semiconductor materials can include from about 11 at % to about 50 at % of a carrier mobility contributor selected from a period 6 metal or a period 5 metal, wherein the period 6 metal is lead and the period 5 metal is indium, tin, cadmium, or a combination thereof, and wherein the carrier mobility contributor is not a combination of the period 6 metal and the period 5 metal; from about 0.6 at % to about 25 at % of an amorphous phase stabilizer, wherein the amorphous phase stabilizer is selected from indium, tin, cadmium, zinc, gallium, or a combination thereof when the carrier mobility contributor is the period 6 metal, or the amorphous phase stabilizer is selected from zinc, gallium, or a combination thereof when the carrier mobility contributor is the period 5 metal; from about 0.3 at % to about 18 at % of a semiconductivity controller including an element having a standard electrode potential from about ?0.8 to about ?3.05; and from about 45 at % to about 67 at % oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Kuan-Ting Wu, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20210356778
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a screen privacy device is described. The screen privacy device includes a substrate with channels having angled walls. A polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) compound within the channels selectively alters a viewing angle of an underlying display screen. The screen privacy device also includes electrodes disposed on opposite wails of each of the channels to selectively apply a voltage potential across the PDLC compound within a corresponding channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Kuan-Ting Wu, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20210312875
    Abstract: A controller to control the light intensity of a first light source and a second light source based on a video signal of a video to be displayed on the display, the decay curve, and usage data regarding the first light source and second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Cheng-Hua Yu, Ann Alejandro Villegas
  • Publication number: 20210280656
    Abstract: In example implementations, a display is provided. The display includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit light in a first direction. The second portion includes a combination of the first plurality of LEDs that emit light in the first direction and a second plurality of LEDs that emit light in a second direction that is opposite the first direction to form a dual-sided display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Ann Alejandro Villegas, Chi Hao Chang