Patents by Inventor Thong Thai
Thong Thai 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: 20240054974Abstract: In examples, an electronic device comprises a bus and a microcontroller coupled to the bus. The microcontroller is to encode a pattern in a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal by manipulating a duty cycle of the PWM signal and a duration of the duty cycle and to provide the PWM signal on the bus. The electronic device comprises a display panel and a timing controller (TCON) coupled to the display panel and to the microcontroller via the bus. The TCON is to control a brightness feature and a non-brightness feature of the display panel based on the pattern encoded in the PWM signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Chia-Cheng LIN, Thong THAI, Super LIAO, Chen-Mu CHANG
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Patent number: 11880564Abstract: An example display device includes a panel and a controller to define a boundary between a first region of an input layer of the panel and a second region of the input layer of the panel. The example controller disables digital ink input for the first region when the first region is designated for video output and the controller enables digital ink input for the second region when the second region is designated for receiving digital ink input.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Thong Thai, Mario E. Campos, Ron Y. Zhang
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Publication number: 20230325327Abstract: In an example in accordance with the present disclosure, a computing device docking station is described. The computing device docking station includes a computing device port to receive a connector of a host computing device and a display device port to receive a connector of a display device. The computing device docking station also includes a dock management controller. The dock management controller is to 1) determine a status of the computing device docking station and 2) generate a notification indicating the status of the computing device docking station. The computing device docking station also includes a display controller to generate an on-screen display (OSD) presentation of the notification on the display device coupled to the display device port.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Osaid Ahmed Shamsi, Charles J. Stancil, Thong Thai
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Patent number: 11763759Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a display panel is described including a set of high color gamut light emitting diodes (LEDs), a set of narrow color gamut LEDs, a light guide plate wherein the set of high color gamut LEDs alternate positions with the set of narrow color gamut LEDs, and a switch to toggle between the sets of LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Thong Thai, Mario Campos, Gregory Staten
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Publication number: 20230176728Abstract: An example display device includes a panel and a controller to define a boundary between a first region of an input layer of the panel and a second region of the input layer of the panel. The example controller disables digital ink input for the first region when the first region is designated for video output and the controller enables digital ink input for the second region when the second region is designated for receiving digital ink input.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Thong Thai, Mario E. Campos, Ron Y. Zhang
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Publication number: 20230122719Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving, by a timing controller of a display device, an indication from an embedded controller of a computing device during a computing device startup procedure. In some examples, the method includes determining, by the timing controller, whether to access display image memory or computing device image memory based on the indication. In some examples, the method includes accessing, by the display device, the computing device image memory in response to determining to access the computing device image memory. In some examples, the method includes causing the display device to display an image from the computing device image memory in response to determining to access the computing device image memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Chia-Cheng Lin, Thong Thai, Hsin-Jen Lin, Super Liao
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Patent number: 11625089Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels; and a controller to select a theme from a plurality of themes that specify respective different display characteristics of displayed content, and based on the selected theme, change a display resolution of the displayed content.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Thong Thai, Mike Provencher, Rahul V. Lakdawala
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Publication number: 20230036741Abstract: Examples of timing controllers (TCONs) for display calibration are described. In some examples, a command to enter a built-in self-test (BIST) calibration mode for calibration of the display may be received at a TCON. A BIST circuit of the TCON may generate optical calibration patterns to be displayed by the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Thong Thai, Gregory Staten, Syed Azam
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Publication number: 20230005440Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a display panel is described including a set of high color gamut light emitting diodes (LEDs), a set of narrow color gamut LEDs, a light guide plate wherein the set of high color gamut LEDs alternate positions with the set of narrow color gamut LEDs, and a switch to toggle between the sets of LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Thong Thai, Mario Campos, Gregory Staten
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Publication number: 20220358869Abstract: An example electronic device may include a processor resource and aa memory resource with a set of instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor resource to retrieve a first brightness characteristic and a second brightness characteristic associated with the light source, associate the first brightness characteristic with a first nits level and the second brightness characteristic with a second nits level using a brightness conversion data block, determine a brightness control signal directly compatible with the light source, and cause the light source to operate via the brightness control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: Thong Thai
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Publication number: 20220277797Abstract: An electronic device comprises circuitry to generate and authenticate a first write protect (WP) signal; a controller to write data to a memory, the controller to generate a second WP signal; and a logic gate coupled to the circuitry and the controller. The logic gate is to receive the first and second WP signals; generate a third WP signal based on the first and second WP signals; and assert the third WP signal to the memory to control a write enable state of the memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kai-Chun Tai, Super Liao, Thong Thai
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Patent number: 11356607Abstract: A technique includes, on an electronic device that includes a plurality of display panels that are mounted to allow physically positioning of the display panels to create a plurality of potential display configurations for the electronic device, sensing the display configuration associated with current positions of the display panels. A camera is mounted on a given display panel of the plurality of display panels, and the technique includes selecting a camera mode for the electronic device based at least in part on the sensed display configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Thong Thai, Rahul V. Lakdawala, Mike Provencher, Syed S. Azam, Jeffrey Kevin Jeansonne
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Publication number: 20220130315Abstract: In various examples, a display may include memory storing a plurality of color calibration profiles corresponding to a plurality of display modes, and logic operably coupled with the memory. The logic may determine a current display mode of the display, e.g., based on a signal received from a computing device operably coupled with the display. Based on the current display mode of the display, the logic may select a given color calibration profile from the plurality of color calibration profiles. The logic may then render an image on the display using the selected given color calibration profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Thong Thai, Gregory Staten, Alan Tam
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Publication number: 20220108662Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Hsing-Hung Hsieh, Thong Thai, Ann Alejandro Villegas
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Patent number: 11114069Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to store display information in a private memory hidden from an operating system (OS), and divisibly virtualize a contiguous planar display into a first area as a main display and a second area as a second display separate from the main display, where the continuous planar display is divisibly virtualized responsive to exposure of the display information to the OS or the display information being directly provided to a graphics processing unit (GPU).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mario E Campos, Monji G Jabori, Scott Rawlings, Thong Thai
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Publication number: 20210223850Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels; and a controller to select a theme from a plurality of themes that specify respective different display characteristics of displayed content, and based on the selected theme, change a display resolution of the displayed content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Thong Thai, Mike Provencher, Rahul V. Lakdawala
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Patent number: 11061559Abstract: A technique includes detecting a finger pattern that is associated with a physical interaction of a user with a touch screen of an electronic device. The technique includes acquiring sensory input that is associated with the user other than a characteristic of the physical interaction of the user with the touch screen. The technique includes determining whether the physical interaction is associated with an intent to use the touchscreen for key-based input entry based at least in part on the sensory input and controlling a user interface for the electronic device based at least in part on the detected finger pattern and the determined intent.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventors: Thong Thai, Syed S. Azam, Mike Provencher, Rahul V. Lakdawala
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Patent number: 11003236Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels; and a controller to, for achieving power saving at the electronic device, select a theme from a plurality of themes that specify respective different display characteristics of displayed content, the different display characteristics including different colors, and based on the selected theme, change a display characteristic of the displayed content, the changing of the display characteristic including changing a color displayed by a portion of the plurality of pixels from a first color to a second, different color.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Thong Thai, Mike Provencher, Rahul V. Lakdawala
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Publication number: 20210134253Abstract: In some examples, a non-transistory machine readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to store display information in a private memory hidden from an operating system (OS), and divisibly virtualize a contiguous planar display into a first area as a main display and a second area as a second display separate from the main display, where the continuous planar display is divisibly virtualized responsive to exposure of the display information to the OS or the display information being directly provided to a graphics processing unit (GPU).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Mario E Campos, Monji G Jabori, Scott Rawlings, Thong Thai
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Publication number: 20210055844Abstract: An example electronic device includes a storage device to store second content associated with first content. The electronic device also includes a controller to: receive the first content and identification information of the first content from a host device; present the first content in a first virtual display; present the second content in a second virtual display based on the identification information; receive touch information of a touch input; determine a destination of the touch input; when the destination is the first virtual display, transmit converted touch information of the touch input to host device; and when the destination is the second virtual display, process the touch input to determine content operation information associated with the first content and transmit the content operation information to the host device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Thong Thai, Monji G. Jabori, Simon Wong