Patents Issued in April 13, 2017
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Publication number: 20170103666Abstract: The visual and cognitive skills of a subject may be tested and/or trained by providing a visual stimulus to a subject. More particularly, a subject may be tested and/or trained when under a stress condition to determine the effect of a stress condition, such as a physical stress or a cognitive stress, on the subject's visual and sensory skills. A response may be received from a subject via an input device, the appropriateness of which may depend upon the stimulus provided to the subject. Behavioral information and other data regarding the performance of a subject and the possible effect of the stress condition may be recorded. Scoring may be based upon the speed, accuracy, and other aspects of the performance of a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Alan W. Reichow, Herb Yoo
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Publication number: 20170103667Abstract: An educational electronic book (e-Book) facility that may be suitable for use in public school classrooms and many other environments may be based on an encapsulated HTML technology to facilitate complete interactive operation without use or risks associated with an external network connection, such as the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Emmanouil A. Chaniotakis, Thomas C. Ahlborn-Hsu
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Publication number: 20170103668Abstract: A method and system is provided for assessing the learning experience of the person by monitoring the mental state of the person. The method involves measuring the brain signal, skin conductance using GSR device, and heart rate variability using the pulse oximeter. These physiological signals are measured when the person is performing an activity such as the modified Stroop test. Once the activity is performed, an offline questionnaire is also filled by the person. Based on the comparison of the offline questionnaire and the physiological signals, a model is generated. This model is used to assess the learning experience of the person. According to another embodiment, a method is also provided for maintaining the steady flow state of a person while performing any activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Debatri CHATTERJEE, Aniruddha SINHA, Rahul Dasharath GAVAS, Rajat Kumar DAS, ARIJIT SINHARAY
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Publication number: 20170103669Abstract: A method and system for providing automatic recommendations for a group of individuals based on physiological data of the individuals measured by sensors are provided. The method includes acquiring, from sensors, first physiological data from individuals of a group, prior to a point of time of a change in the group; acquiring, from sensors, second physiological data from the individuals of the group, after the point of time of the change; determining a physiological condition of an individual of the group, based on the acquired first physiological data and the acquired second physiological data of the individuals of the group; and determining a recommendation for the individual of the group based on the determined physiological condition, and the first and second physiological data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: David SILVERATAWIL, Roshan THAPLIYA
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Publication number: 20170103670Abstract: According to methods for teaching high performance cognitive skills, a simulated sports action scenario is displayed on a screen to a user, and the user is queried to respond to the scenario. The user's response to the scenario is received. The user's response to the scenario is evaluated according to predetermine high performance cognitive skills criteria to determine a sports relevant score. The determined sports relevant score is then displayed to the user and a database is updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jason Sada, Peter J. Fadde, Rodolfo Chapa
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Publication number: 20170103671Abstract: An assessment engine includes a definition of inquiry skills being assessed. Assessment models are used to infer skill demonstration as one or more students engage in inquiry within computerized simulations and/or microworlds. A pedagogical agent and/or help system provides real-time feedback to one or more students based on the assessment model outputs, and/or based on additional models that track one or more students developing proficiency across inquiry tasks over time. A pedagogical agent and/or help system for science inquiry tutoring responds in real-time on the basis of knowledge-engineered and data-mined assessment and/or tracking models.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Janice D. Gobert, Michael A. Sao Pedro, Cameron Guerra Betts, Ryan S. Baker
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Publication number: 20170103672Abstract: Systems and methods for virtual training are provided. The systems and methods resolves user gestures in view of network and user latencies. Subsequences in the user responsive gesture data are aligned with subsequences in the avatar video data. Correction data can be generated in real time to send through the network for use by the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Sujit Dey, Wenchuan Wei, Yao Lu
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Publication number: 20170103673Abstract: In one general aspect, a computer-implemented method can include receiving, by a computer system, code for a custom grader application, creating, by the computer system, a base custom grader container including the code for the custom grader application, associating the base custom grader container with an online course included in a repository included in the computer system, evaluating, by the computer system, the base custom grader container by executing the custom grader application in the base custom grader container, determining that the custom grader application violates a predetermined criterion, modifying the base custom grader container to prevent the executing of the custom grader application from violating the predetermined criterion, and storing, in the repository and in association with the online course, the modified base custom grader container including the custom grader application as a custom grader container image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Shuang CHEN, Brennan SAETA, Marius DRAGUS, Mantas MATELIS
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Publication number: 20170103674Abstract: A system assessing the susceptibility of an electronic device user to a cybersecurity threat by identifying information relating to the user of an electronic device, selecting a mock attack, and causing the mock attack to be deployed to the user so that the user receives the mock attack in the user's regular context of use of the electronic device. When the a sensor detects a user action that the user has interacted with the electronic device in response to the mock attack, the system will record the sensed user action and us the sensed user action to determine the susceptibility of the user to a cybersecurity threat. In some embodiments, the lack of user action in response to a mock attack also may be used to determine the user's susceptibility to a cybersecurity threat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Norman Sadeh-Koniecpol, Kurt Wescoe, Jason Brubaker, Jason Hong
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Publication number: 20170103675Abstract: A child hygiene training device for providing inert hygiene items for use by a child to form good hygiene habits at an early age includes a plurality of hygiene tools. Each of the hygiene tools is configured for use by a child to perform a respective hygienic task. The plurality of hygiene tools includes a mock deodorant comprising inert ingredients configured for safe application to the child while mimicking application of a genuine deodorant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Heather Gessling
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Publication number: 20170103676Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for cognitive personalized nutrition analysis comprising: performing a visual recognition operation to identify ingredients being used by a chef; analyzing sensor data to identify ingredients being used by a chef; determining a cooking style based upon the visual recognition operation and the sensor data; cross referencing ingredients and cooking style to locate potential recipes corresponding to the ingredients and cooking style; and, notifying the chef of identified recipes and possible substitutions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Joseph N. Kozhaya
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Publication number: 20170103677Abstract: A nutritional intake tracker computing device (“intake tracker”) is provided. The intake tracker is configured to receive user health data and at least one user health goal from a user computing device, and receive a request for an intake recommendation from the user computing device. The request includes a location identifier of a location of the user computing device. The intake tracker is configured to retrieve available intake options based on the location of the user computing device, wherein each of the available intake options includes corresponding nutritional information. The intake tracker is further configured to process the available intake options, the user health data, the at least one user health goal, and the corresponding nutritional information to generate a recommendation of at least one recommended intake option, and transmit the recommendation to the user computing device for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Manash Bhattacharjee, Debashis Ghosh, Randy Shuken, Loralee J. Bodo, Jason Alex Feldman
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Publication number: 20170103678Abstract: A simulator and corresponding method suitable for training and educating is provided. Specifically, the present invention relates to simulating performance of a portfolio in a manner that improves training and educational advancement of a user operating the simulator relative to other traditional training and educational tools. In particular, the present invention provides a new and different process that substantially reduces the amount of time required for a user to become educated and trained in an experiential manner as to how their choices will affect outcomes that traditionally require years to unfold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Kurt Gingher, Andrew L. Dale, Neil E. Seitz, Michelle M. Katics
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Publication number: 20170103679Abstract: Speech generating devices, communication systems, and methods for communicating using the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, a communication system is configured to receive a generated communication, establish a connection between a speech generating device and a computing device subsequent to receipt of the generated communication, and transmit the generated communication to the computing device. In other examples, a computing device is configured to establish a connection with a speech generating device, and receive a transmission generated by the speech generating device following the connection, the transmission including previously generated communications or real-time communication segments or proxies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jon Campbell, Ann Paradiso, Jay Beavers, Mira E. Shah, Meredith Morris, Alexander Fiannaca, Harish Kulkarni
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Publication number: 20170103680Abstract: Speech generating devices, communication systems, and methods for communicating using the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, the speech generating device includes: a first display device positioned in a first direction, the first display device configured to face a user of the speech generating device; an input device configured to generate a communication to be displayed on the first display device; and a second display device positioned in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the second display device is configured to display a social cue proxy or an emotional proxy of the generated communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jon Campbell, Ann Paradiso, Jay Beavers, Mira E. Shah, Meredith Morris, Alexander Fiannaca, Harish Kulkarni
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Publication number: 20170103681Abstract: An anatomical simulation training device is disclosed in an embodiment herein. The anatomical device includes an anatomical model comprising a quadrant of a torso. The model includes a first opening and a second opening, wherein a first passageway connects between the first and the second opening. The model further includes a third opening, wherein a second passageway connects between the third opening and the second opening. The first passageway is configured to receive a first conduit, and the second passageway is configured to receive a second conduit. The first and second conduits are removable and replaceable. The model is comprised of, in part or in whole, a hydrogel, and said model quadrant torso mimics at least a portion of a human or non-human animal quadrant torso, and simulates at least one predetermined physical characteristic of a human or non-human animal torso with at least fifty percent or more similarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Christopher Sakezles
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Publication number: 20170103682Abstract: A catheter simulator (10) of the invention has a container (20) filled with a liquid; an elastic heart model (30) installed in a floating state in the liquid with which the container (20) is filled; and a pump (50) connected to the heart model (30). The pump (50) is connected to an apex section of the heart model and produces a pulsatile flow from the apex section toward an aorta. Coronary arteries (33) provided on the surface of a main body (30A) of the heart model (30), pulsate together with the main body as a result of the pulsatile flow flowing from the pump (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Keita OKAYAMA, Shinsuke NANTO, Yasushi SAKATA, Daichi WATANABE, Makoto INADA, Munekuni SATO
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Publication number: 20170103683Abstract: A tamper-proof bolt-seal incorporating a unique identification tamper detection sensor that cannot be restored or duplicated after the bolt. The sensor employs a resistive sensor wire embedded in the bolt. The resistive sensor wire has a randomized length to enable a unique resistive value for that sensor. The resistive value of the sensor is combined with an electronic identification code to create the unique seal identification for the tamper detection sensor, therefore giving the bolt a seal identification that is unique and that cannot be restored or duplicated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Navid Yazdi, William Kwolek
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Publication number: 20170103684Abstract: A weatherproof document cover apparatus used to affix MSRP, Addendum Sheets and/or other documents and secure the same to a glass surface of a motor vehicle which can be used as a protective cover to preprinted documents, a printable cover which can be applied to a motor vehicle window, or an integrated device which incorporates embedded circuitry components while conforming to regulations requiring information disclosure through the process of displaying documents to windows or other glass surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: John T. De Vallee, Heather C. Vale, Peter Vale
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Publication number: 20170103685Abstract: A main body of a label holder is made of an opaque material and includes a main panel having a top end, a bottom end and a plurality of bends that define the main panel into a plurality of sections. The sections include a first substantially vertical section having a front facing surface that is spaced behind a front facing surface of a second substantially vertical section by a depth of a substantially horizontal section. A sign sleeve is at least partially made of a transparent material and is coupled to the front facing surface of the first substantially vertical section. The sign sleeve is located between the front facing surface of the first substantially vertical section and a plane that is in alignment with the front facing surface of the second substantially vertical section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Nicholas C. Juric
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Publication number: 20170103686Abstract: A system and method for magnetically mounting a sign flush at a ceiling, window, or wall location that includes modular panels that are removably connected to one another to form a sign board stack. The sign board stack is mounted or unmounted from a prominent display location using a pole end gripper without the need for a ladder. The sign stack extends from a mounting strip having a holder at which the sign stack is fastened, and the gripper engages the mounting strip at an offset grasping portion disposed laterally of the holder. The panels have flanges at the top edge to fit into the holder of the mounting strip and clips at the bottom edge to hold a flange of a panel connected below it. Channel tracks are formed on the panels to hold strip sign elements, some of which may include accordion or spiral bound numbers or messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: K-International, Inc.Inventor: Michael J. White
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Publication number: 20170103687Abstract: A projector includes a projection optical system configured to project an image on a screen, a size detecting section configured to detect a size of a region of the screen on which the image is projected, a size determining section configured to determine, on the basis of the size of the region detected by the size detecting section, a size of an object projected on the screen, and a projection control section configured to cause the projecting optical system to project the image including the object having the size determined by the size determining section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takahiro ANO
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Publication number: 20170103688Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more unit pixels with a first node, a second node, and a third node. The device includes light-emitting-diode (LED) voltage (Vled) sensing circuitry, that senses Vled of the one or more unit pixels, by: sampling a charge of a capacitor of the one or more unit pixels, transitioning from the sampling, and reading out the Vled based upon a change in the charge of the capacitor, such that an operation of the unit pixel may be modified based upon the Vled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yafei Bi, Xiaofeng Wang, Haifeng Li, Mohammad B. Vahid Far, Hopil Bae, Hung Shen Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Wei H. Yao
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Publication number: 20170103689Abstract: A control panel includes a current altering device for control of peripheral devices and a display having a first segment, second segment and third segment and the first and second segments are not located in the same plane. The display includes at least one touch sensitive segment to operate a peripheral control function. The display includes alphanumeric display areas adjacent to first and second segments. In an embodiment the display may have an arc shape and the first segment is located at an apex of the arc of the display in a first plane and a second segment is located in a second plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Glenn A. Moore, Daniel S. Poplawski, Ernest E. Soderlund
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Publication number: 20170103690Abstract: A display driving method and device and a display device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an image signal to be displayed; converting the image signal to be displayed into a virtual pixel array formed by virtual sub-pixels of three colors, and determining the gray scale of each virtual sub-pixel; dividing three successive sub-pixels in a row direction into a pixel unit, and arranging a sampling area at a corresponding position of each pixel unit in the virtual pixel array; and determining the gray scale of the sub-pixel of each color in the pixel unit according to the gray scale of the virtual sub-pixel of each color covered by the sampling area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kai YANG, Xiurong WANG, Xue DONG, Chenru WANG
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Publication number: 20170103691Abstract: A method of image processing, the method including performing linear processing of an input data signal encoded with a nonlinear function to generate a linear representation of the input data signal including linearized image data, and using an integrated circuit to generate a processed linear image by nonlinearly quantizing the linearized image data to generate nonlinear quantized data, generating a memory address based on the nonlinear quantized data, and accessing a lookup table based on the generated memory address.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: David M. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20170103692Abstract: A display apparatus and operating method thereof are disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a driving IC. A display area of the display panel is divided into sub-display areas. The driving IC is coupled to the display panel. The driving IC includes registers corresponding to the sub-display areas respectively. The driving IC receives a display data and obtains a plurality of color information corresponding to the sub-display areas respectively according to the display data, and then stores the plurality of color information in the registers respectively. When the frame display by the display panel has not to be refreshed, the driving IC stops receiving the display data and converts the plurality of color information stored in the registers into corresponding colors respectively and outputs them to the sub-display areas of the display panel to display.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Hung Li, Feng-Li Lin, Shua Shen Hsiao
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Publication number: 20170103693Abstract: A control device calculates output signal values to the respective pixels for each row based on pixel signal values. The control device includes a line integrating unit that calculates a line integrated value by totaling the pixel signal values for the respective pixels within a line pixel group, a frame integrating unit that calculates a frame integrated value by totaling the output signal values for the respective pixels of a former arranged pixel group for which the output signal values have already been calculated in the same display frame, a power consumption adjustment term determining unit that calculates a power consumption adjustment term based on a frame threshold that is a predetermined threshold for power consumption, a line integrated value, and a frame integrated value, and an output signal generating unit that calculates output signal values based on a pixel signal value and the power consumption adjustment term.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Yasuo Saruhashi
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Publication number: 20170103694Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communicator configured to communicate with a display panel apparatus and a processor configured to divide an image acquired by capturing a display panel into a plurality of sub blocks, calculating representative values of the plurality of sub blocks, calculate calibration values of the plurality of sub blocks based on a target value set based on the calculated representative values and the representative values of the plurality of sub blocks, and transmit the calculated calibration values to the display panel apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-jung KIM, Nam-kyun Beon, Sang-kyun Im
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Publication number: 20170103695Abstract: A display panel has a first pixel group selected by a first scan line, and second pixel group selected by second scan line. A data line is shared by pixel in the first pixel group and a pixel in the second pixel group. In first scanning period, a driving unit in a circuit device outputs a data voltage with first polarity to the first data line, and outputs data voltage with second polarity, which is polarity opposite to the first polarity, to the second data line. In second scanning period, the driving unit outputs a data voltage with third polarity to the first data line, and outputs a data voltage with fourth polarity, which is polarity opposite to the third polarity, to the second data line. A polarity setting unit in the circuit device sets the first polarity, the second polarity, the third polarity, and the fourth polarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Motoaki NISHIMURA, Akihiko ITO
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Publication number: 20170103696Abstract: A display device and the displaying method are disclosed. The method includes calculating grayscale degrees of the base-color sub-pixel of the sub-pixels of the current original pixel, selecting a maximum grayscale degree from the grayscale degrees, determining a plurality of weighted factors corresponding to the current sampled pixel of the sampled image in accordance with the maximum grayscale degree, and calculating a weighted sum of grayscale values of the base-color sub-pixels of the current original pixel and the adjacent original pixels by the weighted factors to obtain the grayscale values of the base-color sub-pixels of the current sub-pixel of the current sampled pixel. In this way, the overlapped color issue may be eliminated so as to obtain a clear image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hao LI
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Publication number: 20170103697Abstract: Power consumption of a display device is reduced. The display quality of the display device is improved. Video with high display quality is displayed regardless of the usage environment. The display device includes a first pixel performing display with reflected light, a second pixel including a light source and performing display with light from the light source, a driver portion driving the first pixel and the second pixel, a photometric portion measuring and outputting illuminance of the external light, and a control portion generating a first gray level output to the first pixel and a second gray level output to the second pixel on the basis of information of the illuminance input from the photometric portion and outputting the first and second gray levels to the driver portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Susumu KAWASHIMA, Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Daisuke KUBOTA
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Publication number: 20170103698Abstract: A gate drive circuit and a display device are provided. The present disclosure pertains to the technical field of display technology and solves the technical problem of wide frame of the existing display device. The shifting register is configured to output primary drive signal into a first follower and a second follower in consecutive first scanning period t1 and second scanning period t2. The first follower is configured to output gate drive signal to a first gate line in t1 under the driving of the primary drive signal; and the second follower is configured to output the gate drive signal to a second gate line in t2 under the driving of the primary drive signal. The present disclosure can be applied to display devices, such as liquid crystal display devices and OLED display devices, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technoloy Co., Ltd., Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Juncheng Xiao, Mang Zhao
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Publication number: 20170103699Abstract: A display driving circuit comprising a level shift circuit, the level shift circuit including a level shift device configured to receive a source power applied thereto, and to generate an output signal by amplifying an input signal; a power switching circuit configured to provide any one of first to third selection powers as the source power to the level shift device, the first to third selection powers being different from one another; and a switch control circuit configured to change the first selection power to the second or third selection power based on a change of voltage levels of the first to third selection powers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chiahsin LIN, Chih-Yang LIAO, Jae Yoon KIM
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Publication number: 20170103700Abstract: An electroluminescent display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels; a plurality of scan lines, each of the scan lines being electrically connected to a first row of sub-pixels and a second row of sub-pixels of two adjacent rows; a plurality of first data lines electrically connected to the first rows of sub-pixels of corresponding columns respectively; a plurality of second data lines electrically connected to the second rows of sub-pixels of corresponding columns respectively; a scan driving unit for outputting a plurality of scanning signals; and a data driving unit for outputting a plurality of dada signals; wherein the scanning signals sequentially turn on two adjacent rows of sub-pixels via the scan lines, the data signals on the first data lines charge the first rows of sub-pixels of the corresponding columns, and the data signals on the second data lines charge the second rows of sub-pixels of the corresponding columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Tsang-Hong Wang, Chee-Wai Lau
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Publication number: 20170103701Abstract: An organic light emitting diode pixel driving circuit includes a pixel capacitor for storing a received voltage and coupling a change valve of the voltage at a first electrode thereof to a second electrode thereof; a first transistor for providing a reference voltage to the first electrode of the pixel capacitor under the control of a first light emitting signal; a third transistor for transmitting a data voltage to second electrode of the pixel capacitor under the control of the first scanning signal; and a fourth transistor; thereby overcoming the uneven display of the entire image, which is caused by the drift of the threshold voltage of the driving transistor and the different driving current driving the different OLEDs to emit light when the different OLEDs receive the same image data signal, the different driving current is caused by the difference the high-level power supply voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Minyu Zhu, Dong Qian
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Publication number: 20170103702Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel with pixels arranged in at least one row and at least one column. The electronic device also includes a sensing channel coupled to the at least one column. The sensing channel indirectly calculates a threshold voltage of the plurality of pixels based on an application of a first current level and a second current level to a data line of a first column of the at least one column of the pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yafei Bi, Xiaofeng Wang, Haifeng Li, Mohammad B. Vahid Far, Hopil Bae, Hung Shen Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Wei H. Yao
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Publication number: 20170103703Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more unit pixels and threshold voltage (Vth) sensing circuitry. The threshold voltage sensing circuitry senses Vth of the one or more unit pixels, by: sampling a charge of a capacitor of the one or more unit pixels, transitioning from the sampling, and reading out the threshold voltage based upon a change in the charge of the capacitor, such that an operation of the one or more unit pixels may be modified based upon the threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yafei Bi, Xiaofeng Wang, Haifeng Li, Mohammad B. Vahid Far, Hopil Bae, Hung Shen Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Wei H. Yao
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Publication number: 20170103704Abstract: A driving method of a semiconductor device for compensating variation in threshold voltage and mobility of a transistor is provided. A driving method of a semiconductor device including a transistor and a capacitor electrically connected to a gate of the transistor includes a first period where voltage corresponding to threshold voltage of the transistor is held in the capacitor, a second period where a total voltage of video signal voltage and threshold voltage is held in the capacitor holding the threshold voltage, and a third period where charge held in the capacitor in accordance with the total voltage of the video signal voltage and the threshold voltage in the second period is discharged through the transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Hajime KIMURA
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Publication number: 20170103705Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array portion; a drive portion; and a power source wiring; the pixel array portion, at least a part of the drive portion configured to drive the pixel array portion and the power source wiring are forming a panel, the pixel array portion including scanning lines disposed in rows, signal lines disposed in columns, and pixels disposed in matrix in portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other, respectively, the drive portion including a scanner portion configured to drive the pixels in a line-sequential manner through the scanning lines, and a signal portion configured to supply a video signal to each of the signal lines in correspondence to the line-sequential drive, so that an image is displayed on the pixel array portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Yukihito Iida, Katsuhide Uchino
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Publication number: 20170103706Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, a display The pixel circuit comprises a display driving module, a compensation module, a light emitting module and a fingerprint identification module. The compensation module is connected with the display driving module, a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal, a third signal terminal, a first voltage terminal, a data signal terminal and a common voltage terminal respectively. The display driving module is further connected with the light emitting module. The light emitting module is further connected with an enable signal terminal, the first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal. The fingerprint identification module is connected with a fourth signal terminal, a fifth signal terminal and a readout signal line respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Shengji YANG, Xue DONG, Haisheng WANG, Yingming LIU, Weijie ZHAO, Xiaoliang DING
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Publication number: 20170103707Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes pixel unit, a power supply, and a timing controller. The power supply supplies a driving voltage to the pixel unit. The timing controller divides the pixel unit into a plurality of regions, calculates color on-pixel ratio (C-OPR) values of the regions based on image data, and controls the power supply based on the C-OPR values of the regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Sung Un PARK, Hyung Min SHIN, Kyung Ho HWANG
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Publication number: 20170103708Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes: an organic light-emitting panel comprising a plurality of pixel regions, each pixel region comprising a scan line and a data line crossing each other, each pixel region further comprising an organic light-emission element and a drive transistor configured to drive the organic light emission element; and a circuit configured to sense a threshold voltage of the drive transistor in a sensing interval and control a light emission of the organic light emission element within the pixel region in a display interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jin Hyoung Kim, Seung Tae Kim, Kyoung Sik Choi, UiTaek Jeong
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Publication number: 20170103709Abstract: An electrophoretic display is provided suitable for passive matrix driving. The electrophoretic display comprises three types of particles, with the first and second types of charged particles carrying charges of opposite polarities and have contrasting colors. The third type of particles has the same color as the first or the second type of particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Craig Lin, Bryan Hans Chan, Hui Du
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Publication number: 20170103710Abstract: The disclosure shows a control circuit for backlight, a control method and a liquid crystal display device. The control circuit includes a display driving chip used to generate a video frame data enable signal and a first PWM signal; a pulse width modulation control circuit for receiving the video frame data enable signal and the first PWM signal, and modulating a duty ratio of the first PWM signal under the video frame data enable signal control to get a second PWM signal; a backlight driving chip for receiving the second PWM signal, and controlling brightness of the backlight based on the second PWM signal to increase brightness of the backlight during a frame data disable period of the video frame data enable signal. Decreasing brightness in liquid crystal display device caused by leakage characteristic of thin film transistor is solved through the disclosure to achieve consistent brightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., L td.Inventor: Qingcheng ZUO
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Publication number: 20170103711Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program which can suppress degradation of image quality when power consumption of a display unit is reduced by reducing luminance of an image. A determining unit determines a reduction amount of luminance of a pixel based on characteristics of each pixel of an input image. A reducing unit reduces the luminance of the pixel of the input image by the reduction amount determined by the determining unit. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, or the like, which reduces luminance of a pixel based on characteristics of each pixel of an input image and displays the input image whose luminance is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: KAZUNORI KAMIO, TAKAHIRO NAGANO, YIWEN ZHU, HIDEYUKI ICHIHASHI
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Publication number: 20170103712Abstract: A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electro-optic mirror element that reflects images from the rear of the vehicle, wherein the reflected images may be dimmed in response to a detection of glare from trailing vehicle; a display positioned behind the mirror element for displaying images of a rearward scene; a user input for receiving user adjustment of an extent to which the mirror element is to be dimmed to reduce glare from trailing vehicles; and a processor coupled to the mirror element and the user input for adjusting the extent to which the mirror element is dimmed in response to user adjustment via the user input. Wherein, when user adjustment is made via the user input, the processor causes simulated images of vehicle headlights to be displayed on the display where the simulated images are dimmed to a level selected by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Roger D. Koon
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Publication number: 20170103713Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a device for driving a liquid crystal display panel. The method comprises the following steps. A first pixel signal of an image to be displayed is converted to a second pixel signal. An adjusted gray scale of each of sub-pixels and/or an adjusted backlight brightness of a backlight is acquired based on the second pixel signal and the first pixel signal. Each of the sub-pixels in the liquid crystal display panel is driven so that each of the sub-pixels can have a corresponding adjusted gray scale, and/or, the backlight is activated so that the backlight can have the adjusted backlight brightness. With the driving device and the driving method, it is able to ensure that when the RGBW liquid crystal display panel displays a solid colored image, the brightness of the image will not be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Xingling Guo, Taisheng An
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Publication number: 20170103714Abstract: A semiconductor device with a novel structure is provided. The amount of data supplied to the semiconductor device for driving a display device including different display elements is reduced, so that the circuit area is reduced and power consumption is reduced. In a driver circuit for driving the display device including different display elements, gradation data to be applied to the display elements is generated. The generated gradation data given to different display elements are configured to differ in accordance with the designed luminance based on gradation data to be displayed and the intensity of reflected light based on illuminance data. Because the amount of data from the exterior to the driver circuit can be reduced, low power consumption due to a reduction in the data transfer rate, and a reduction in the circuit area due to a reduction in the size of an interface can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Roh YAMAMOTO, Atsushi MIYAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20170103715Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; a light source device that emits illumination light to an end surface of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; a video signal control unit that corrects a video signal to generate a video control signal, the video signal being corrected so as to cancel a change in a color of the illumination light when the illumination light propagates through inside the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; and a display panel that modulates the illumination light that has propagated through the inside of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel and is scattered by the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel, based on the video control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Atsunori OYAMA