Patents by Inventor Ross Thompson
Ross Thompson 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).
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Publication number: 20240078949Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel and processing circuitry. The display panel may display frames of image data having a static border that remains the same across multiple frames and a dynamic border that changes between a first frame and a second frame. The processing circuitry may apply a static gain value set from a static gain map to pixels to reduce or eliminate aliasing image artifacts along the static border. The processing circuitry may also apply a changing gain value set from a dynamic gain map to pixels to reduce or eliminate aliasing image artifacts along the dynamic border.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Mahesh B. Chappalli, Arthur L. Spence, Bartosz Ciechanowski, Ross Thompson
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Patent number: 11670252Abstract: A device implementing a system for displaying an image includes a processor configured to, generate, during a first power state of a device, a data structure specifying image frames and a respective display time for each of the image frames, and retrieve, during a second power state of the device and from the data structure, an image frame based on the respective display time for the image frame. The at least one processor is further configured to display, during a third power state of the device, the retrieved image frame on a display of the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Simon M. Douglas, Ross Thompson, Russell A. Blaine, Arthur L. Spence, Brad W. Simeral, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Chendi Zhang, Jacob Z. Weiss, Yiqiang Nie, Brent W. Schorsch
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Patent number: 11200867Abstract: A system may include an electronic display panel having pixels, where each pixel emits light based on a respective programming signal applied to the pixel. The system may also include processing circuitry to determine a respective control signal upon which the respective programing signal for each pixel is based. The processing circuitry may determine each respective control signal based at least in part on approximations of respective pixel brightness-to-data relationship as defined by a function having variables stored in memory accessible to the processing circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Maofeng Yang, Shengkui Gao, Paolo Sacchetto, Weijun Yao, Yongjun Li, Jiayi Jin, Pyungwoo Yeon, Michael Hong Yeol Lim, Peter F. Holland, Ross Thompson
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Publication number: 20200380926Abstract: A device implementing a system for displaying an image includes a processor configured to, generate, during a first power state of a device, a data structure specifying image frames and a respective display time for each of the image frames, and retrieve, during a second power state of the device and from the data structure, an image frame based on the respective display time for the image frame. The at least one processor is further configured to display, during a third power state of the device, the retrieved image frame on a display of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Simon M. DOUGLAS, Ross THOMPSON, Russell A. BLAINE, Arthur L. SPENCE, Brad W. SIMERAL, Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Chendi ZHANG, Jacob Z. WEISS, Yiqiang NIE, Brent W. SCHORSCH
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Patent number: 10699622Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Ross Thompson, Guy Cote, Christopher P. Tann, Jerrold V. Hauck, Ian C. Hendry, Vanessa C. Heppolette, Adam J. Machalek, Alan M. Dunn, Ali Sazegari, Lars M. Lindberg, Arthur L. Spence
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Patent number: 10467982Abstract: An electronic device has a display with a pixel array overlapping an array of temperature sensors. Control circuitry in the device may gather temperature measurements from the temperature sensor array. The control circuitry may apply a global offset to the temperature measurements and may apply a damping factor to the globally offset measurements to produce a two-dimensional temperature profile for the display. A look-up table or other data structure may be used to store information on pixel color correction gain values as a function of temperature. This temperature-gain information and temperature information from the two-dimensional temperature profile may be used by display circuitry in the device to display color-corrected images on the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mahnaz Mohammadi, Adria Fores Herranz, Marc Albrecht, Alexander P. Yu, Ross Thompson, Daming Xu, Suraj P. Gorkhali, Heesang Suh, Mookyung Son, Victor H. Yin, Judith C. Segura, Mingkun Li, Jay Mayur Khandhar
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Patent number: 10453375Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul S. Drzaic, Tae-Wook Koh, Ross Thompson, Guy Cote, Christopher P. Tann, Jerrold V. Hauck, Yifan Zhang, Jean-Pierre Guillou, Ian C. Hendry, Vanessa C. Heppolette, Arthur L. Spence
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Patent number: 10410568Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul S. Drzaic, Ross Thompson, Guy Cote, Christopher P. Tann, Jerrold V. Hauck, Yifan Zhang, Jean-Pierre Guillou, Ian C. Hendry, Vanessa C. Heppolette, Tae-Wook Koh, Arthur L. Spence
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Patent number: 10410569Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul S. Drzaic, Ross Thompson, Guy Cote, Christopher P. Tann, Jerrold V. Hauck, Yifan Zhang, Jean-Pierre Guillou, Ian C. Hendry, Vanessa C. Heppolette, Tae-Wook Koh, Arthur L. Spence
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Patent number: 10262605Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are presented that provide for improving color accuracy. An electronic display includes a display region having multiple pixels each having multiple subpixels. The electronic device also includes a display pipeline coupled to the electronic display. The display pipeline is configured to receive image data and perform white point compensation on the image data to compensate for a current drop in the display to cause the display to display a target white point when displaying white. The display pipeline also is configured to correct white point overcompensation on the image data to reduce possible oversaturation of non-white pixels using the white point compensation. Finally, the display pipeline is configured to output the compensated and corrected image data to the electronic display to facilitate displaying the compensated and corrected image data on the display region.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Adria Fores Herranz, Guy Côté, Arthur L. Spence, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Peter F. Holland, Ross Thompson
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Publication number: 20190080656Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are presented that provide for improving color accuracy. An electronic display includes a display region having multiple pixels each having multiple subpixels. The electronic device also includes a display pipeline coupled to the electronic display. The display pipeline is configured to receive image data and perform white point compensation on the image data to compensate for a current drop in the display to cause the display to display a target white point when displaying white. The display pipeline also is configured to correct white point overcompensation on the image data to reduce possible oversaturation of non-white pixels using the white point compensation. Finally, the display pipeline is configured to output the compensated and corrected image data to the electronic display to facilitate displaying the compensated and corrected image data on the display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Adria Fores Herranz, Guy Côté, Arthur L. Spence, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Peter F. Holland, Ross Thompson
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Publication number: 20180350289Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: PAUL S. DRZAIC, ROSS THOMPSON, GUY COTE, CHRISTOPHER P. TANN, JERROLD V. HAUCK, YIFAN ZHANG, JEAN-PIERRE GUILLOU, IAN C. HENDRY, VANESSA C. HEPPOLETTE, TAE-WOOK KOH, ARTHUR L. SPENCE
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Publication number: 20180350295Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: PAUL S. DRZAIC, TAE-WOOK KOH, ROSS THOMPSON, GUY COTE, CHRISTOPHER P. TANN, JERROLD V. HAUCK, YIFAN ZHANG, JEAN-PIERRE GUILLOU, IAN C. HENDRY, VANESSA C. HEPPOLETTE, ARTHUR L. SPENCE
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Publication number: 20180350290Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: PAUL S. DRZAIC, ROSS THOMPSON, GUY COTE, CHRISTOPHER P. TANN, JERROLD V. HAUCK, YIFAN ZHANG, JEAN-PIERRE GUILLOU, IAN C. HENDRY, VANESSA C. HEPPOLETTE, TAE-WOOK KOH, ARTHUR L. SPENCE
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Publication number: 20180350296Abstract: A data processing system can store a long-term history of pixel luminance values in a secure memory and use those values to create burn-in compensation values that are used to mitigate burn-in effect on a display. The long-term history can be updated over time with new, accumulated pixel luminance values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: ROSS THOMPSON, GUY COTE, CHRISTOPHER P. TANN, JERROLD V. HAUCK, IAN C. HENDRY, VANESSA C. HEPPOLETTE, ADAM J. MACHALEK, ALAN M. DUNN, ALI SAZEGARI, LARS M. LINDBERG, ARTHUR L. SPENCE
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Publication number: 20180286349Abstract: An electronic device has a display with a pixel array overlapping an array of temperature sensors. Control circuitry in the device may gather temperature measurements from the temperature sensor array. The control circuitry may apply a global offset to the temperature measurements and may apply a damping factor to the globally offset measurements to produce a two-dimensional temperature profile for the display. A look-up table or other data structure may be used to store information on pixel color correction gain values as a function of temperature. This temperature-gain information and temperature information from the two-dimensional temperature profile may be used by display circuitry in the device to display color-corrected images on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Mahnaz Mohammadi, Adria Fores Herranz, Marc Albrecht, Alexander P. Yu, Ross Thompson, Daming Xu, Suraj P. Gorkhali, Heesang Suh, Mookyung Son, Victor H. Yin, Judith C. Segura, Mingkun Li, Jay Mayur Khandhar
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Publication number: 20050220410Abstract: An optical coupling comprising: (a) a housing having first and second ends and having an optical axis, the first end having a first cavity for receiving an optical component, the second end having a second cavity for receiving a single mode fiber along the optical axis; and (b) a section of a multimode fiber disposed within the housing and along the optical axis between the first and second cavities, the multimode fiber having a first fiber end and a second fiber end, the first fiber end interfacing with air, the second fiber end being polished to optically couple with the single mode fiber through physical contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: October 6, 2005Applicant: The Whitaker Corporation (M/S 324-01)Inventor: Ross Thompson