Patents Issued in December 15, 2015
  • Patent number: 9214086
    Abstract: A wireless communication device for vehicle-to-vehicle communication includes a vehicle positioning module that uses sensors and detects a current position and a direction of the vehicle. In a map matching, pre-calculated route information and road network information based on the current position are retrieved from map data and a current link of the vehicle is identified and a potential signal pattern is determined regarding a position of next intersection and the road network information based on the current position, the direction of the vehicle and the current link. Based on the potential signal pattern, radio characteristics including a level of intensity, a frequency, and a direction are assigned. A transmitter produces a radio signal of the radio characteristics carrying the current position, the speed and the direction of the vehicle. An antenna module converts the radio signal from the transmitter into radio waves and radiates the radio waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Onishi
  • Patent number: 9214087
    Abstract: This device providing assistance to aircraft crew for a flight level change of the aircraft in air traffic, comprising means for viewing the position of the aircraft in the vertical plane, is wherein the viewing means comprise: display means capable of displaying an image comprising at least one zone corresponding to a target altitude (FL) for the aircraft, and in that it comprises: selection means for selecting said zone in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: DASSAULT AVIATION
    Inventors: Jerome Barral, Nicolas Le Corre, Audren Kervella
  • Patent number: 9214088
    Abstract: An obstacle information system and method for a helicopter with a warning information processor (3) and a display unit (1) for any obstacle (2) within a predetermined minimum distance d4. Said warning information processor (3) is fed with information related to detected distance d5 and direction of said at least one obstacle (2) detected by an obstacle sensor system (4) to compute and prepare the information for presentation on the display unit (1). Said display unit (1) comprises at least an indication area with a central circular surface (6) and a concentric ring-shaped area (7) around the circular surface (6). Said circular surface (6) is used exclusively for alerts. The ring-shaped area (7) is used for both. Warnings and alerts and the repartition in the indication area of circular surface (6) and ring-shaped area (7) are dependent on the detected distance d5 of said at least one obstacle (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kreitmair-Steck, Benno Van Noort
  • Patent number: 9214089
    Abstract: An aircraft capable of hovering, and characterized by having at least one sensor, which has a plane sweep region and is designed to acquire, when the aircraft is maneuvering, values of respective distances between first points on an obstacle within the plane sweep region, and a second point on the aircraft; and a control unit designed to generate an alarm signal when at least one of the first points lies within a safety region containing the second point on the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Agusta S.P.A.
    Inventors: Massimo Brunetti, Simone Gobbi, Dario Iannucci, Emilio Majori
  • Patent number: 9214090
    Abstract: A method of capturing student performance can be provided that includes enabling a course creator to generate assessment data related to learning assessments for an online course and to generate learning outcomes for the online course, associating the assessment data with the learning outcomes, such that at least some of the learning assessments correspond to at least some of the learning outcomes, and generating an online classroom. The method may further include providing the learning assessments to students enrolled in the online course using the online classroom, wherein the students can generate completed learning assessments, and determining, for each of the completed learning assessments, whether one or more of the learning outcomes were met by each of the students.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Distance EDU Learning, Inc.
    Inventors: James Hillier, James Pulliam, Kevin Pulliam
  • Patent number: 9214091
    Abstract: Generally, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods, computer readable medium, servers, and systems for distributing an educational test question between a backend computer and a plurality of user devices using a local server. The local server can provide a first network to a plurality of user devices and block access to a second network when a test is in progress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Pearson Education, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse E. Peterson, Michael S. Svendsen
  • Patent number: 9214092
    Abstract: A system and method for minimizing or eliminating Coriolis-tumbling sensations on a trainee in a centrifuge-based simulator is described. In one example methodology, a simulator transitions its rate of rotation to replicate flight conditions in which G-forces are unloaded on a trainee from a first-G-force value to a nominal-G-force value. Before reaching the nominal-G-force value, an intermediate-G-force value—which is more than the nominal-G-force value, but less than the first-G-force value—is imparted and maintained on the trainee for a suitable duration of time. This intermediate-G-force value may be determined based on several factors including: (i) the angle of rotation of a gondola at during the first-G-force value, and/or (ii) the first-G-force value. After the intermediate-G-force value is imparted and maintained for a suitable duration of time, the G-forces imparted on the trainee may be further unloaded till the nominal-G force value is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael Charles Newman
  • Patent number: 9214093
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to notify a visually impaired visual media consumer of the availability of audio description for items of visual media via one or more audible indications. Further, a catalog of items of visual media can be sorted or arranged such that items of visual media having audio description may be selected or inquired about in a quicker and more convenient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Blanchard
  • Patent number: 9214094
    Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating emergency alerts to a hearing-impaired user are disclosed. Queries are performed to one or more emergency alert databases to develop emergency alert notifications. At least some of the emergency alert notifications are filtered responsive to user selected criteria to select one or more filtered emergency alerts. An attention desired indicator is transmitted to a hearing-impaired user device that subscribes to a hearing-impaired relay service supported by the server if the one or more filtered emergency alerts are present. The filtered emergency alerts are transmitted to the hearing-impaired user device in response to a emergency information query from that user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Sorenson Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Taggart, Bruce Johnson, Steve Saunders, Jarod Cranor, Don Brenner, Brian Chevrier, Jennifer Mitchell
  • Patent number: 9214095
    Abstract: A surgical simulation model generating method includes: a first process in which a computing unit acquires geometrical information of an organ from a medical image stored in a storage unit, including an image of the organ, and generates volume data for the organ; a second process in which, after the first process, the computing unit forms nodal points by meshing the organ represented by the generated volume data; a third process in which the computing unit generates a simulated membrane that covers the organ represented by the volume data meshed in the second process; and a fourth process in which the computing unit generates a simulated organ by drawing an imaginary line so as to extend from each nodal point formed on a surface of the organ represented by the volume data meshed in the second process in a direction that intersects the simulated membrane and thereby forming a membrane nodal point at a point where the imaginary line intersects the simulated membrane generated in the third process, and by arrang
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kubota, Kazuhide Makiyama, Takaaki Kikukawa, Manabu Nagasaka, Hideo Sakamoto, Masato Ogata
  • Patent number: 9214096
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a seizure simulation system, comprising a motion inducer comprising a housing, an interface structure, and an actuator; wherein the interface structure is coupled to the actuator, movable relative to the housing, and configured to interface with a portion of a health training mannequin, from a position external to the health training mannequin, to induce motion in at least one portion of the health training mannequin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory J. Stahler, Jeffery B. Alvarez
  • Patent number: 9214097
    Abstract: A method for creating a directory of road sections of a digital road map for a navigation system is provided. Furthermore, a method for ascertaining all road sections within a search area is provided. Moreover, a computer program for performing a method for creating a directory of road sections and a method for ascertaining all road sections within a search area is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Vogel, Guido Mueller
  • Patent number: 9214098
    Abstract: A method in a device for providing navigation instructions in a three-dimensional map environment comprises receiving a start and end positions, determining a route, determining graphical two-dimensional map data, generating navigation instructions comprising setting a transparency level and transmitting the navigation instructions to a display. Corresponding device and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Vodafone Group Services Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Carlsson, Simon Ekstrand, Jesper Alsed
  • Patent number: 9214099
    Abstract: A map data production method is disclosed. The method includes: dividing a record target map area into meshes; creating mesh-unit data elements as groups of mesh-unit data elements so that the groups respectively correspond to the meshes, and each group of mesh-unit data elements describes information on map components of a corresponding one of the meshes in such manner that mesh-unit data elements in the each group respectively describes the information on the map components; creating data files, through (i) organizing, according to map component type, the mesh-unit data elements into sets of mesh-unit data elements and (ii) respectively storing the sets of mesh-unit data elements, each set having a same map component type, in the data files; and creating map data from the plurality of data files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Usui, Takayuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 9214100
    Abstract: An identification mat for identifying electrical components having a plurality of identification units, wherein an identification unit has a crossbar and a plurality of identification plates integrally moulded on the crossbar. The identification units are connected to one another by means of a frame, wherein the frame is provided with a guidance device for guiding the identification mat in a printer. The identification mat allows identification units to be provided which can be labelled or printed essentially using all commercially available printing methods, particularly using a thermal transfer printing method and/or an inkjet printing method. The identification mat is produced from an amorphous plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Poelker
  • Patent number: 9214101
    Abstract: A graphic display device illuminates interchangeable graphic panels and is mountable to a translucent mounting surface. The graphic display device includes a housing assembly, a light guide assembly, and select device support structure. The housing assembly includes a housing back, a housing front, and peripheral housing edging. Together, the housing back and housing edging define an assembly-receiving volume. The light guide of the light guide assembly is positionable within the assembly-receiving volume for guiding light from the light source in an anterior direction. The device support structure alternatively fasten the graphic display device to a translucent mounting surface or support the device upon a support surface adjacent a window such that the light from the light source is guided in an anterior direction through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Richmond, Christopher W. Pesek
  • Patent number: 9214102
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a rapidly rechargeable warning device, which includes a power receiving element for receiving external electric power, a charging control module for receiving electric power from the power receiving element, a fast energy storage element (e.g., a supercapacitor or any rapidly rechargeable components) being rapidly charged by the charging control module and then outputting electricity stored therein, an warning element (e.g., a light-emitting diode, a buzzer, or a vibrator) capable of issuing a warning signal (e.g., a light signal, a warning sound, or vibrations) upon receiving the electricity outputted by the fast energy storage element. Thus, since the fast energy storage element can be fully charged within a short time through being connected to a cigarette lighter socket of a car, or a transformer connected to an indoor power source, the warning device can be used immediately and effectively prevent user from using one-time batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: TEK MAKER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teh-Liang Lo
  • Patent number: 9214103
    Abstract: A sign system comprises one or more box-like modules having a front section and a corresponding rear section sized to fit together in sliding engagement to define an interior cavity. The sections may be joined together with fasteners which engage the side panels of each section thereby leaving the front and rear surfaces free of discontinuities. The sign modules may be affixed to a generally planar surface or supported on internal or external mounting posts. During installation, the rear section may be mounted first and the front section subsequently attached to the rear section. In this way only approximately one-half of the total weight of the sign need be lifted and manipulated at any one time thereby facilitating installation. The interior cavity defined by the front and rear sections may accommodate lighting means for internally lighting the sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Salvatore Patrick Mancuso
  • Patent number: 9214104
    Abstract: An interchangeable face plate display system for accommodating multiple graphic displays on the same frame. The interchangeable face plate display system includes a hub member adapted to interconnect elongate frame members of a display structure and including a block having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side; and an interchangeable support member removably connected to the hub member for supporting graphics upon the display structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick T. Matthews, Brad L. Flaherty
  • Patent number: 9214105
    Abstract: A display panel and a testing method of the display panel are provided. The display panel has a display region and a non-display region and includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium. The display panel further includes scan lines, data lines, pixel units, at least one testing line, and at least one testing pad. The scan lines and the data lines are located on the first substrate within the display region. The pixel units are located on the first substrate within the display region. Each pixel unit electrically connects one of the scan lines and one of the data lines. The testing line is located on the first substrate within the non-display region, crosses over the scan lines, and is insulated from the scan lines. The testing pad is located on the first substrate within the non-display region and electrically connected to the testing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Ming Shen
  • Patent number: 9214106
    Abstract: Provided are a photo sensor, a display device including the same, and a driving method thereof. The photo sensor includes: an amplifying element including an input terminal coupled to a scan line for receiving a scan signal, an output terminal configured to output a sensing signal, and a control terminal connected to a first node; a sensing capacitor connected with the first node; a photosensitive sensing element including a control terminal connected with a terminal of a first control signal, an output terminal connected with the first node, and an input terminal; and a reset element connected with the output terminal of the amplifying element and resetting the output terminal of the amplifying element to second voltage according to a reset control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: HOSEO UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Youn Han, Byung Seong Bae, Jun Ho Song, Sung Hoon Yang, Ho Sik Jeon
  • Patent number: 9214107
    Abstract: An active matrix LED display has a light-dependent device for detecting the brightness of the display element and threshold voltage measurement circuitry for measuring a threshold voltage of a pixel the drive transistor. Compensation for ageing of the display element is thus provided by an optical feedback path, and compensation for drive transistor threshold variations is provided by measurement of the threshold voltage. This provides a reliable compensation scheme for the threshold voltage variations, while also providing ageing compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: David A. Fish, Jason R. Hector
  • Patent number: 9214108
    Abstract: A self-luminous display apparatus, a peak luminance adjustment apparatus is disclosed wherein power to be consumed by a self-luminous display panel is compulsorily suppressed to a level within a prescribed range and consequently the life of a battery is maintained. A mean gradation value calculation section calculates a mean gradation value of a video signal inputted within a period of one frame. A power consumption calculation section determines a standard peak luminance corresponding to the calculated mean gradation value and calculates a power consumption amount to be consumed based on the standard peak luminance and the calculated mean gradation value. A peak luminance adjustment section adjusts the standard peak luminance so that a total value of the power consumption to be consumed within a fixed period of time may not exceed a preset power amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tada, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Atsushi Ozawa
  • Patent number: 9214109
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines for selectively applying a scan signal to the pixels, a plurality of data lines crossing the scan lines for applying a data signal to the respective pixels, a scan driver for applying a scan signal to the scan lines, and at least one first testing unit electrically connected to the scan driver, wherein at least one output line of the first testing unit is electrically connected to the scan driver, and at least one other output line of the first testing unit is electrically disconnected and in an electrically open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Won Kyu Kwak
  • Patent number: 9214110
    Abstract: A display unit includes a display panel and a drive circuit, the display panel including pixels, each pixel including a light emitting element and a pixel circuit, wherein the pixel circuit includes a first transistor being configured to sample a voltage of a signal line, a second transistor being configured to control a current applied to the light emitting element, a third transistor being connected to the source of the second transistor, and a holding capacitor configured to hold the voltage sampled by the first transistor, the drive circuit being configured to, when pixel rows are grouped into units, sequentially perform correction of adjusting a gate-to-source voltage of the second transistor to be close to a threshold voltage of the second transistor for each of the units, being configured to sequentially output a fixed voltage to a source of the second transistor before performing the correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: JOLED Inc.
    Inventor: Naobumi Toyomura
  • Patent number: 9214111
    Abstract: When an environment to appreciate an image displayed on an LCD panel is a normal environment, BLD control is performed according to the second backlight brightness characteristic in which the display brightness in the LCD panel is close to be linear, when it is a dark environment, BLD control is performed according to the first backlight brightness characteristic in which the backlight brightness of the low brightness part of the image is set lower than the second backlight brightness characteristic, and, when it is a bright environment, BLD control is performed according to the third backlight brightness characteristic in which the backlight brightness of the medium brightness part of the image is set higher than the second backlight brightness characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mikio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9214112
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device capable of compensating unevenness in brightness caused by physical restrictions of a display device or degradation in image quality caused by a partial reduction in contrast occurring in the local dimming technology using human visual characteristics. A liquid crystal panel (101) modulates illuminating light in accordance with the transmittance, and displays images on a screen. A backlight (102) emits the illuminating light to the liquid crystal panel (101) such that amounts of the illuminating light differ for each light emitting area of the screen. A backlight control unit (106) controls emission brightness of the backlight (102) for each light emitting area. A local gradation converting unit (104) performs gradation conversion on an image signal, and acquires a brightness value for each pixel after the conversion. A backlight driving unit (107) controls the transmittance for each pixel on the basis of the acquired brightness values after the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Yamashita, Takeshi Ito
  • Patent number: 9214113
    Abstract: A backlight driving circuit and a liquid crystal display device are described. The backlight driving circuit drives at least one LED bar and includes a power supply module, a switch module, and a detection module. When the detection module detects that a positive polarity end of a power supply voltage of the power supply module is electrically coupled to a negative polarity end of the LED bar, the switch module switches the positive polarity end of the power supply voltage to be electrically coupled to the positive polarity end of the LED bar and switches a negative polarity end of the power supply voltage to be electrically coupled to a negative polarity end of the LED bar. The present invention can detect the polarities of the LED bar so that the LED bar can keep on working normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hua Zhang
  • Patent number: 9214114
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a gamma curve used in a display control system of a display apparatus, and the method comprises steps of: analyzing each sub pixel gray value distribution of each color in a frame; and adjusting at least a gamma reference voltage according to the sub pixel gray value distribution of the color, such that a gray level voltage number corresponding to the sub pixel gray values in at least a predetermine region which has the relative large statistical number or ratio is increased, and a gray level voltage number corresponding to the sub pixel gray values in at least a predetermine region which has the relative low statistical number or ratio is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Hung-Ta Liu
  • Patent number: 9214115
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having an image display area, pixel electrodes formed in the image display area of the substrate, a common electrode formed in the image display area of the substrate, inside signal lines formed inside the image display area of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrodes, outside signal lines formed outside the image display area of the substrate and electrically connected to the inside signal lines, and a common line formed inside and outside the image display area of the substrate and electrically connected to the common electrode. A coupling capacitance is formed between the inside signal lines and the common electrode. The outside signal lines include a first portion, and a second portion that is higher in electric resistance than an electric resistance of the first portion, and the second portion has a bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Suzuki, Hiroyuki Abe, Masahiro Maki, Mitsuru Goto
  • Patent number: 9214116
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first color subpixel, a second color subpixel and a transparent subpixel. The first color subpixel is connected to a first gate line. The second color subpixel is connected to the first gate line. The transparent subpixel is connected to the first gate line and a second gate line adjacent to the first gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Shin, Jin-Seob Byun, Baek-Kyun Jeon
  • Patent number: 9214117
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce noise during three-dimensional display without increasing memory capacity in a liquid crystal display apparatus capable of displaying an image in two display modes of a 2D mode (two-dimensional display) and a 3D mode (three-dimensional display). In an SDRAM as a volatile memory provided in a timing controller IC, data necessary for a correcting process to an input image signal is stored as follows. Overdrive data is compressed at a relatively high compression degree in the 2D mode and is compressed at a relatively low compression degree in the 3D mode, and the compressed data is stored into the SDRAM. Display unevenness correction data is compressed at a relatively low compression degree in the 2D mode and is compressed at a relatively high compression degree in the 3D mode, and the compressed data is stored into the SDRAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9214118
    Abstract: A display device includes: an image display unit that includes a plurality of main pixels in an image display region, the image display unit including sub-pixels; a light source that irradiates the image display region; a light source control unit that controls luminance of the light source; and a color information correction processing unit that corrects first color information that is obtained based on the luminance of the light source and an input video signal to second color information, when color information of at least one of a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel included in the first color information exceeds a predetermined threshold, the second information is corrected by degenerating color information of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel, and by adding color information of the white pixel included in the first color information based on the degenerated color information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Fumitaka Gotoh, Tsutomu Harada, Masaaki Kabe, Tae Kurokawa, Kojiro Ikeda, Toshiyuki Nagatsuma, Akira Sakaigawa, Naoyuki Takasaki, Amane Higashi
  • Patent number: 9214119
    Abstract: A display includes: a display section; and a display driving section driving the display section based on a first image data set and a second image data set that alternate with each other. The display driving section drives the display section by performing a first scan with use of a first block as a driving unit in accordance with the first image data set and a second scan with use of a second block as a driving unit in accordance with the second image data set. The first block is composed of a plurality of consecutive pixel lines, and the second block is composed of a plurality of consecutive pixel lines and is different from the first block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoya Yano, Shoji Araki, Hidehisa Shimizu, Munenori Ono, Fumihiko Fujishiro
  • Patent number: 9214120
    Abstract: A controller in an intermediate inversion drive mode causes a source driver to alternate polarities of voltages applied to pixel electrodes connected to one of source signal lines per plural gate signal lines, and to apply the voltages so that a pair of the pixel electrodes, which are connected to one of the gate signal lines and to source signal lines adjacent to each other, are subjected to different voltage application in polarity from each other, the source driver alternating polarities of the voltages applied to the respective pixel electrodes for each frame. When the source driver, in the intermediate inversion drive mode, applies the voltages sequentially to the pixel electrodes connected to one of the source signal lines, the controller sets a longer voltage application period for the inverted electrode than for the equivalent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Nakanishi, Seiji Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 9214121
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display device and a driving method of a liquid crystal display device in each of which deterioration of an image display function can be suppressed and power consumption can be sufficiently reduced. In the liquid crystal display device, a fixed potential is input to a capacitor before a power source is turned off, so that a potential difference between electrodes of the capacitor disappears (capacitance becomes almost zero) such that electric field is not applied to liquid crystals, whereby the liquid crystals are in an initial state. When the supply of the power source is stopped after an initial-state image is displayed, unnecessary electric field is not continuously applied to the liquid crystals in an off state, whereby the liquid crystals can be in the stable initial state; therefore, the liquid crystals can be prevented from deteriorating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Koji Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 9214122
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which carries out a single tone display with a change in pixel luminance during a single cycle composed of first to mth frame periods (m is an integer of 4 or more), includes: pixels of a first type in which when a halftone is displayed, supply of two or more kinds of data voltage during at least either the first to nth frame periods (n is an integer of 2 or more to m or less) or the (n+1)th to mth frame periods causes liquid crystal layers to produce rise responses during the first to nth frame periods and produce decay responses during the (n+1)th to mth frame periods; and pixels of a second type in which when a halftone is displayed, supply of two or more kinds of data voltage during at least either the first to nth frame periods or the (n+1)th to mth frame periods causes liquid crystal layers to produce decay responses during the first to nth frame periods and produce rise responses during the (n+1)th to mth frame periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Kentaroh Irie
  • Patent number: 9214123
    Abstract: A first sample holding unit (22) samples and holds subframe data on a column data line (D) inputted via a first switching unit (21) when a pixel (20) is selected by a row selection signal applied via a row selection line (W). After the subframe data is held by the first sample holding units (22) of all pixels, a second sample holding unit (24) samples and holds the subframe data inputted through a second switching unit (23) activated by a common signal to apply the subframe data to a pixel electrode (12) of a liquid crystal element (LC). Consequently, a voltage selection unit between the second sample holding unit (24) and the pixel electrode (12) becomes unnecessary as well as subframe data can be transferred without a suspension period of the subframe data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9214124
    Abstract: An n-th stage array substrate row driving unit of a row driving circuit for an array substrate is provided. The n-th stage array substrate row driving unit comprises an (n?3)-th and an (n?2)-th stage signal input terminal and a pull-up controlling unit. The pull-up controlling unit is a first thin film transistor and is connected to the (n?2)-th and a (n?3)-th stage signal input terminal. A peak voltage of the (n?3)-th stage signal input terminal is twice a peak voltage of the (n?2)-th stage signal input terminal. Thus, the threshold voltage shift of the TFT elements can be avoided, and the stability of the output can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaojiang Yu, Chang Yeh Lee, Tzu-Chieh Lai
  • Patent number: 9214125
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of signal lines that are so juxtaposed as to be extended along one direction, a plurality of common drive electrodes that are so juxtaposed as to be extended along the signal lines, and a plurality of display elements that are each connected to a respective one of the plurality of signal lines and are each connected also to the common drive electrode that makes a pair with the connected signal line. Scan driving of the plurality of display elements is performed in the direction of the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakanishi, Takeya Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9214126
    Abstract: A circuit for driving a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of gate lines and data lines, a gate driver, a data driver, a memory for storing data necessary for operation of a timing controller and programmable power integrated circuit (PPIC) voltage setting data, the timing controller for reading and outputting the PPIC voltage setting data stored in the memory and reading the data necessary for operation of the timing controller stored in the memory and controlling the data driver and the gate driver, a PPIC for supplying a reference voltage, a gamma voltage and a common voltage to the data driver according to the voltage setting data supplied by the timing controller, and a power supply for receiving power from an external device and supplying power to each unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Seong Choi
  • Patent number: 9214127
    Abstract: Methods and devices employing charge removal circuitry are provided to reduce or eliminate artifacts due to a bias voltage remaining on an electronic display after the display is turned off. In one example, a method may include connecting a pixel electrode of a display to ground through charge removal circuitry while the display is off (e.g., using depletion-mode transistors that are active when gates of the depletion-mode transistors are provided a ground voltage). When a corresponding common electrode is also connected to ground, a voltage difference between the pixel electrode and common electrode may be reduced or eliminated, preventing a bias voltage from causing display artifacts in the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Abbas Jamshidi-Roudbari, Cheng-Ho Yu, Hopil Bae, Shih Chang Chang, Ting-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 9214128
    Abstract: An information display device includes: an image display unit that displays an image according to an orientation of a display screen; a terminal posture detection unit that detects a posture of the device using an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor; and a display direction determination unit that determines whether or not the posture of the device changes, and determines the orientation of the display screen. In the case where the display screen is substantially horizontal and the posture of the device changes, the orientation of the display screen is determined so that, when the device moves by a predetermined angle or more with respect to the orientation (reference orientation) of the display screen before the determination of the posture change, a side of the device at the predetermined angle or more from the reference orientation corresponds to the top of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Kazunori Yamada, Shohji Ohtsubo, Tsutomu Mukai, Mizuho Sakakibara, Mitsuaki Oshima
  • Patent number: 9214129
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels each of which is connected to a corresponding gate line of a plurality of gate lines and a corresponding data line of a plurality of data lines, the plurality of data lines crossing the plurality of gate lines. The display apparatus also includes a control signal generator configured to generate a plurality of control signals in response to a date enable signal, a gate driver configured to drive the gate lines in response to at least one control signal among the plurality of control signals, a data driver configured to drive the plurality of data lines, and a timing controller configured to control the data driver in response to at least one received image signal and at least one received image control signal, and apply the data enable signal to the control signal generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Young Kim, BumJin Kim, Young-Joo Nam, Hyungbo Shim
  • Patent number: 9214130
    Abstract: A display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention is a display device of an active matrix type, and includes a display driver supplied with image data included in serial data by serial transmission. The serial data is provided with a first flag for specifying a polarity of voltage of a common electrode. The display driver extracts the first flag from the serial data in accordance with a timing of a serial clock, and performs display in accordance with the image data, while generating the voltage of the common electrode which voltage has the polarity specified by the first flag extracted. This realizes a display device capable of generating a timing signal for AC common voltage, while having a small circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noboru Matsuda, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Isao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9214131
    Abstract: A mobile device accessory includes an integrated non-volatile display (NVD) that uses substantially no power in order to maintain an image displayed thereon. A mobile device connected to the accessory controls the NVD by providing both image data for display on the NVD and power for powering of the NVD. In response to receiving a user-input command to display an image on the NVD, the mobile device transiently provides power to the accessory. While power is provided, the mobile device transmits the data for the image to the accessory. Once the image is displayed on the NVD, the mobile device substantially withdraws power provided to the accessory. Upon receiving a user-input command to update an image on the NVD, the mobile device again transiently provides power to the accessory for a limited period of time sufficient to provide and display the updated image on the NVD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Saeed S. Saatchi, Sheela Thimmappa, Ning Zhang
  • Patent number: 9214132
    Abstract: An electronic map display device is provided. The device acquires electronic maps and displays the electronic maps, each electronic map being acquired per acquisition unit. The electronic map display device may include a map information display determiner for determining whether the electronic map is currently available per acquisition unit, and a map information display interface for displaying information relating to the electronic map per the acquisition unit depending on whether the electronic map is currently available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryu Shimizutani, Masato Okuda, Masami Tagawa, Tomihiko Oda, Takatoshi Morita, Petri Turkulainen
  • Patent number: 9214133
    Abstract: A two-dimension (2D) and three-dimension (3D) switchable display device and display driving method thereof are provided. Each pixel unit of the 2D and 3D switchable display device includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel, driven by a first gate line, has a first sub-pixel voltage, and the third sub-pixel, driven by a second gate line, has a third sub-pixel voltage different from the first sub-pixel voltage. The charge of the second sub-pixel is shared by a first gate line of an adjacent pixel unit, and the second sub-pixel has a second sub-pixel voltage different from the first sub-pixel voltage and the third sub-pixel voltage. The first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel of the pixel unit can be driven in a pre-charge driving manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Ching Chen, Yu-Sheng Huang, Chia-Lun Chiang, Chia-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 9214134
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes four sub-pixels. After the display panel receives luminance values of four sub-pixels of a pixel, the display panel compares a sub-pixel of the pixel with same color sub-pixels of neighboring pixels. If a luminance value of the same color sub-pixel of neighboring pixel is greater than the luminance value of the sub-pixel by a predetermined threshold, the luminance value of the sub-pixel of the pixel is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Hong-Shen Lin
  • Patent number: 9214135
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method monitors a video-based graphic. The method includes displaying a video-based graphic. A position of a pointer is monitored. The method includes determining a transparency of the video-based graphic at a location of the pointer. An action is performed based on the determined transparency of the video-based graphic at a location of the pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Anthony Deguzman