Patents by Inventor Hung-Sheng Lin

Hung-Sheng Lin 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: 11380260
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a controller. The controller is configured to provide a first signal to a display of the electronic device to turn off the display. The controller is also configured to provide a second signal to the display to alter a gate source voltage of a drive transistor coupled to a light emitting diode (LED) of a pixel of the display while the display is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Junhua Tan, Kingsuk Brahma, Jie Won Ryu, Shengkui Gao, Shiping Shen, Majid Gharghi, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Kavinaath Murugan, Sun-Il Chang, Chin-Wei Lin, Hyunsoo Kim, Rui Zhang, Jesse Aaron Richmond, Yun Wang, Hung Sheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20220201277
    Abstract: A thermal image-based temperature measurement calibration method applicable to a thermal image device is provided. The method includes a capturing stage, a processing stage and a calibration stage. During the capturing stage, the thermal image device captures a monitored environment to obtain a measured thermal image. During the processing stage, a processor processes on the measured thermal image to obtain a target information, wherein the target information corresponds to a target in the monitored environment, and the target information includes a target image block and a target measured temperature corresponding to the target image block. During the calibration stage, the processor obtains a distance compensation value according to a pixel number of the target image block, and the processor performs a calibration operation to the target measured temperature at least according to the distance compensation value to obtain a calibrated temperature value corresponding to the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Cheng Da KO, Hung-Sheng LIN, Chun-Te CHUANG, Chih-Jen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220114962
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 11282449
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for adjusting image display on an electronic display by predicting a temperature change of the electronic display due to heat-producing components near the display or due to changes in content. An electronic device may include an electronic display and processing circuitry. The electronic display may include pixels with behaviors that vary with temperature. As such, the processing circuitry may generate image data to send to the electronic display and adjust the image data or vary an operation of the electronic display based at least in part on a predicted temperature effect on at least part of the active area of the electronic display. The processing circuitry may determine the predicted temperature effect at least in part due to a first heat producing component or changes in content of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sun Il Chang, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Chih-Wei Yeh, Chaohao Wang, Paolo Sacchetto
  • Patent number: 11232748
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 11227558
    Abstract: Systems and methods to compensate for color fringe visual artifacts due at least in part to subpixel locations on an electronic display are provided. An electronic device may include subpixel layout compensation circuitry (SLCC) and an electronic display. The SLCC may receive first image data and an indication of spatial positions of subpixels that make up pixels of an electronic display. The SLCC may generate second image data based at least in part on the first image data and the indication of the spatial positions of the subpixels. The second image data may reduce or eliminate a color fringe artifact that would otherwise occur without compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, ByoungSuk Kim, Yi Huang, Jun Qi
  • Publication number: 20220004279
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally take the form of an electronic device including a primary and secondary display; at least the secondary display is force-sensitive and further has its force-sensing circuitry in-plane with the display. The secondary display and force-sensing circuitry may be encapsulated between two glass layers that are bonded to one another by a frit. In some embodiments the force-sensing circuitry is formed from, or constitutes part of, the frit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, ByoungSuk Kim, Jun Qi
  • Patent number: 11177329
    Abstract: Display structures for controlling viewing angle color shift are described. In various embodiments, polarization sensitive diffusers, independent controlled cathode thicknesses, filtermasks, touch detection layers, and color filters are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandr N. Polyakov, Meng-Huan Ho, Yi Huang, Yi Qiao, David S. Hum, Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Yanming Li, Jun Qi, KiBeom Kim, Kwang Ohk Cheon, Cheng Chen, Rui Liu, ByoungSuk Kim, Ying-Chih Wang, Hung Sheng Lin, Donghee Nam, Tyler R. Kakuda, Takahide Ishii, Yurii Morozov
  • Patent number: 11164515
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises an electronic display having an active area having a pixel. The electronic device also comprises processing circuitry configured to receive image data to send to the pixel and adjust the image data to generate corrected image data based at least in part on a stored correction value for the pixel. The processing circuitry also is configured to generate a test data to send to the pixel subsequent to sending corrected image data to the pixel, wherein the test data is selected based upon a comparison of at least one aspect of the corrected image data with a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Sun-Il Chang, Junhua Tan, Jie Won Ryu, Shengkui Gao, Rui Zhang, Injae Hwang, Kingsuk Brahma, Jesse Aaron Richmond, Shiping Shen, Hyunsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11158256
    Abstract: A display may include an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels having transistors characterized by threshold voltages subject to transistor variations. Compensation circuitry may be used to sense a current from selected display pixels. A display pixel may include a drive transistor, a gate setting transistor for driving a reference voltage onto the gate terminal of the drive transistor, a data loading and current sensing transistor for connecting the drive transistor to a data/current-sensing line, a light-emitting diode, an emission control transistor coupled between the drive transistor and the diode, and an anode resetting transistor for selectively resetting the anode terminal of the diode. During in-frame current sensing operations, the emission control transistor may be turned off to decouple the drive transistor from the diode, thereby blocking off any residue current and lateral leakage current that may be present at the diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Fan Gui, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Kingsuk Brahma, Majid Gharghi, Mohammad Reza Esmaeili Rad, Shinya Ono, Yun Wang, Zino Lee
  • Patent number: 11158253
    Abstract: A display device may include a plurality of pixels configured to display image data on a display. The display device may also include a circuit that measures a first current associated with a light-emitting diode (LED) of a pixel of the plurality of pixels in response to the circuit receiving a first data voltage. The circuit may also measure a second current associated with the LED of the pixel of the plurality of pixels in response to the circuit receiving a second data voltage. The circuit may then determine a voltage associated with the LED based at least in part on the first current and the second current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Injae Hwang, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Sun-Il Chang, Rui Zhang, Mohammad B. Vahid Far, Kingsuk Brahma, Jesse A. Richmond, Hyunsoo Kim, Junhua Tan
  • Patent number: 11158259
    Abstract: An apparatus receives current image frame data and data relating to at least one previous image frame for an electronic display. One or more parameters related to hysteresis of transistors in the electronic display are sensed. A correlation device, such as a look-up table, receives the sensed parameter or parameters and the data relating to one or more image frames, and uses this information, at least in part, to output an appropriate compensation signal for the current image frame data. The compensated current image frame data may then be supplied to the electronic display to reduce or eliminate the effects of hysteresis on the displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chaohao Wang, Chih-Wei Yeh, Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Paolo Sacchetto, Rui Zhang, Shengkui Gao, Sun-Il Chang, Wei H. Yao, Howard H. Tang
  • Publication number: 20210304673
    Abstract: A system may include an electronic display panel having pixels, where each pixel may emit light based on a respective programming signal. The system may include a memory storing a map. The processing circuitry may determine a function for each pixel from the map. The processing circuitry may determine a respective control signal based on the function and a target brightness level for each pixel to generate multiple control signals, where the respective control signal is used to generate the respective programing signal for each pixel. The processing circuitry may determine a scaling factor based at least in part on the first map and may scale at least a subset of the multiple control signals based at least in part on the scaling factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Shengkui Gao, Haifeng Li, Sinan Alousi, Marc Joseph DeVincentis, Yafei Bi, Hung Sheng Lin, Yi Qiao, Paolo Sacchetto, Weijun Yao, Pierre-Yves Emelie, Maofeng Yang, Yue Jack Chu
  • Patent number: 11100845
    Abstract: A device may include a photosensitive transistor and a light-emitting diode. The light-emitting diode may include an anode. The anode may include a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness. The device may also include driving circuitry that receives a data signal and causes light to emit from the light-emitting diode in response to the data signal. The photosensitive transistor may generate an electrical signal in response to light emitted from the light-emitting diode during the light emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunsoo Kim, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Rui Zhang, Shengkui Gao, Shiping Shen, Sun-Il Chang
  • Publication number: 20210225283
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
  • Publication number: 20210201772
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a first frequency refresh rate to the display. The controller is also configured to generate a control signal configured to control emission of a light emitting diode of a display pixel of the display at a second frequency based on whether the first frequency refresh rate of the display is less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Vasudha Gupta, Shinya Ono, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Shyuan Yang
  • Publication number: 20210150950
    Abstract: Electronic devices and methods for compensating for aging or other effects in a display during a non-transmitting state (off state) of the display. Sensing may include emissive element sensing of the display and/or thin film transistor sensing of the display. Compensating for the effects may preserve or increase a uniformity of transmission of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunsoo Kim, Hyunwoo Nho, Injae Hwang, Jesse A. Richmond, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Kavinaath Murugan, Kingsuk Brahma, Shengkui Gao, Shiping Shen, Sun-Il Chang, Myung-Je Cho, Yafei Bi
  • Patent number: 10997917
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 10992911
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic display includes receiving, using a controller, sensor data related to operational parameters of the electronic display based at least in part on illuminating a sense pixel of at least one row of pixels of the electronic display, wherein a first set of pixels below the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a first image frame and a second set of pixels above the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a second image frame. The method also includes adjusting, using the controller, image display on the electronic display based at least in part on the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Sun-Il Chang
  • Patent number: 10984706
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a first frequency refresh rate to the display. The controller is also configured to generate a control signal configured to control emission of a light emitting diode of a display pixel of the display at a second frequency based on whether the first frequency refresh rate of the display is less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Vasudha Gupta, Shinya Ono, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Shyuan Yang