Patents Issued in March 13, 2018
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Patent number: 9916756Abstract: A method includes configuring a plurality of sub-bounding areas within a primary bounding area. An aggregate traffic message includes traffic information aggregated from the sub-bounding areas, and is broadcast throughout the primary bounding area. The roads within the primary bounding area are associated with road classifications, and individual traffic messages associated with those roads are generated. Sub-bounding areas within the primary bounding area are associated with particular road classifications. Individual traffic messages (for particular roads) are selected for inclusion in the aggregate traffic message (broadcast over the primary bounding area) if those messages are associated with a road having a road classification that matches a road classification of a sub-bounding area in which the road is located. The aggregate traffic message is generated by combining the selected individual traffic messages, and is transmitted to a station importer.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn, Charles Kirkendall, Amit Deshpande
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Patent number: 9916757Abstract: Lanes sensors are used to count the number of wheel assemblies on vehicles passing over roadway sensors. Lane sensors can also be used to classify vehicles at single and multiple lane sites for tolling and/or traffic planning. For counting vehicles, the Smart Loop Treadle of the present invention is designed for both tire and wheel assembly detection using inductive loop sensors for toll roads in single (Conventional) lane applications. The sensors detect the tire assemblies of both vehicles and vehicle trailers being towed to provide the sum of axle assemblies. For vehicle characterization, the sensor arrangement can have a combination of unique sensors that include tire/wheel detection sensors and vehicle lane position sensors. The characteristics of the vehicle, travel direction, speed, in lane position of the vehicle can be detected using combination of these sensors.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventors: William Ippolito, Balaji Gurusala Sreeramulu
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Patent number: 9916758Abstract: The present disclosure provides a traffic light for cooperative vehicle-infrastructure and a method for controlling the same. The traffic light for cooperative vehicle-infrastructure includes: a communication module, a central processing module, a Global Positioning System GPS module and a scheduling module. The communication module is configured to receive a set of messages sent by vehicles periodically. The GPS module is configured to locate the position of the traffic light. The central processing module is configured to perform calculations and analyses on the received set of messages and the position of the traffic light, dynamically set lasting times of red and green lamps of the traffic light, and send a control signal carrying the set times to the scheduling module. The scheduling module is configured to control the lasting times of the red and green lamps of traffic light according to the control signal carrying the set times.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: LEAUTO INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD.Inventors: Yu Zou, Wenrui Li, Yong Xu, Kunsheng Chen, Dan Li, Wei Lin, Peng Liu
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Patent number: 9916759Abstract: Systems and methods for requesting modification of traffic flow control systems that combine satellite position navigation systems and dead reckoning technology with secure radio communications to accurately report a vehicle's real-time location and estimated arrival times at a series of signal lights within a traffic grid or at a distant signal light, while enabling signal controllers to accommodate priority requests from these vehicles, allowing for these vehicles to maintain a fixed schedule with minimal interruption to other grid traffic.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: STC, Inc.Inventor: Brad Cross
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Patent number: 9916760Abstract: By storing an increased number of traffic conditions within existing coding uniforms, the system described herein efficiently transmits traffic conditions with a high degree of granularity and low bandwidth cost. A digital map server determines a traffic condition for a portion of a road, packages the traffic condition within a channel of an individual coding uniform of a coding language, and transmits the coding uniform to a computing device. Alternatively, the traffic condition can be encoded within the channel of the coding uniform by the computing device. The coding uniform can also store a length of the portion of road to which the traffic condition corresponds. The computing device may then access the traffic condition, and then render a visual representation of traffic patterns on a digital map. The traffic conditions may also be packaged as arrays within a picture or texture file.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rajkumar Balasubramanian, Jason Allen Doucette
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Patent number: 9916761Abstract: An improved system and method for creating and accessing a centralized database containing an assorted variety of information related to a debtor such as physical addresses of the debtor or his friends, associates and relatives, as well as information related to a mobile asset, such as physical description information, collectively referred to as “identifying information.” Methods are also disclosed for lenders and others to send identifying information to the centralized database, and for users such as skip tracers to be able to download and use the information located in the database for asset recovery purposes.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Digital Recognition Network, Inc.Inventors: Shawn Smith, Cort DeHart
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Patent number: 9916762Abstract: A parallel parking system may include a controller configured to generate an alert identifying a discrepancy between a permitted parking distance that is defined by local requirements and a recommended parking distance that is defined by a minimum distance between an object adjacent to an available parking place to avoid contact with the object and an open vehicle door in a parked position in response to the recommended distance exceeding the permitted distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Rodrigo Felix
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Patent number: 9916763Abstract: A method of visibility event navigation includes receiving, via processing circuitry of a client device, a first visibility event packet from a server, the first visibility event packet including information representing 3D surface elements of an environmental model that are occluded from a first viewcell and not occluded from a second viewcell, the first and second viewcells representing spatial regions of a specified navigational route within a real environment modeled by the environmental model. The method also includes acquiring, surface information representing the visible surfaces of the real environment at a sensor and determining, a position in the real environment by matching the surface information to the visibility event packet information. The method further includes transmitting, the position from the client device to the server and receiving a second visibility event packet from the server if the at least one position is within the specified navigational route.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: PRIMAL SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Barry L. Jenkins
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Patent number: 9916764Abstract: A common operating environment (COE) display system for vehicle operations, such as for air transport provides coordination of logistics information with dispatch or a controller. An operational plan, such as a flight plan or other operational plan describing vehicle deployment is stored, and a map visualization system displays a map region. An in-vehicle display depicts the operational plan, providing displays of current and projected operational conditions of the vehicle within different time phases of the operational plan. Communication as either text or other data allows transmission can be performed as text, attachments or a combination of text and attachments. Messages (text) and attachments (files) are exchanged only through the server, and the items exchanged are recorded for analysis and forensic purposes.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: WXPOS, INC.Inventors: Scott T. Shipley, Mark D. Spence
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Patent number: 9916765Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring a landing approach of an aircraft. The method includes receiving instrument landing system (ILS) signals; determining a glideslope deviation from the ILS signals; disabling, when the glideslope deviation is less than a first predetermined threshold, at least one glideslope alert function; evaluating a current glideslope condition by comparing a designated glideslope angle to a glideslope check value; and re-enabling the at least one glideslope alert function when the glideslope check value differs from the designated glideslope angle by more than a second predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Yasuo Ishihara, Steve Johnson
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Patent number: 9916766Abstract: A method includes performing operations as follows on a processor: indexing a database of records for a topic based on a training suitability criterion, the records comprising programming errors and associated resolutions; generating a deck of electronic flash cards containing training questions thereon, respectively, from the database of records based on the training suitability criterion; and displaying the electronic flash cards.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: CA, INC.Inventor: Mark Daniel Rodmell
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Patent number: 9916767Abstract: Devices for simulating a transportation emergency and kits for the same are disclosed. The devices have a base with a framework of interconnected supports extending therefrom as a skeletal portion of a simulated transportation device and defining a chamber configured to receive a human or a medical-training manikin. Within the chamber a seat for receiving the human or the medical-training manikin is disposed. The framework defines one or more openings representative of access openings into the simulated transportation device such that a first responder in-training can receive instructions on how to assist a victim positioned in the simulated transportation device. The framework also defined one or more open frames representative of structural features of the simulated transportation device that block access to the victim such that realistic training occurs.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: S&S Medical Products, LLCInventor: Russell A. Sweet
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Patent number: 9916768Abstract: Systems and methods for providing sunlight simulation in a vehicle simulator include a vehicle simulator. The vehicle simulator includes a visual projector configured to generate visual scene images and a bright forward field of view projector mounted with the visual projector, wherein the bright forward field of view projector includes plural light emitting diode (LED) light sources configured to generate a bright forward field of view. The vehicle simulator also includes a projection screen configured to project the visual scene images generated by the visual projector or the bright forward field of view generated by the bright forward field of view projector.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Charles F. Bell, Gary F. Stadtmueller
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Patent number: 9916769Abstract: A method for identifying a vehicle accessory with a mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an input in the mobile device and activating an identification function in a control circuit of the mobile device in response to the input. An image viewfinder is initiated in response to the activation of the identification function. The viewfinder is used to capture an image of the vehicle accessory including at least one feature. The at least one feature in the image is compared to a plurality of corresponding features of a plurality of compatible vehicle accessories. Based on the comparison, an identity of the vehicle accessory is identified. Training information for the vehicle accessory is then accessed and displayed on the mobile device to facilitate at least one setup task of the vehicle accessory in response to identifying the vehicle accessory.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas S. Wright, Bradley R. Hamlin
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Patent number: 9916770Abstract: Methods and systems (100) for tactile code interpretation are described herein. In an embodiment, a tactile code interpretation system (100) includes a tactile code device (102) having a plurality of tactile units (106). Each of the plurality of tactile units (106) includes a tactile code (108) for representing a notation and a corresponding acoustic code (110). The acoustic code (110) encodes information pertaining to a plurality of data blocks. The plurality of data bocks includes a start block corresponding to a start pattern, an end block corresponding to an end pattern, and one or more information blocks corresponding to information pertaining to the tactile code (108). Further, the acoustic code (110), when swiped, generates a unique sound wave to facilitate semantic interpretation of the corresponding tactile code (108).Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDInventors: Sneha Bose, Shalin Garg, Annie Thomas
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Patent number: 9916771Abstract: A vision aid device comprises a housing, an eyepiece for holding up to an eye and viewing into the vision aid device, a camera mounted within the housing, a controller and memory operably coupled to the camera, a motion sensor operably coupled to the controller and a display operably coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to: activate the camera to capture an electronic image; store the electronic image in the memory; display on the display a magnified image which is a magnified view of the electronic image; and electronically pan the electronic image from the magnified image to display successive magnified images based on motion information generated by the motion sensor, the motion information based on motion of the vision aid device as sensed by the motion sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Kamran Siminou
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Patent number: 9916772Abstract: A modeling system is provided which comprises a physical atomic modeling system structured for use in conjunction with a computer-implemented application which can execute a vision detection and analysis algorithm. When used to form molecular representations or models, the modeling system can be used to make molecular bonding visible, tangible, and more readily understandable to a student or other user. Various embodiments of the invention leverage the effectiveness of tangible, tactile systems to create a learning experience which increases understanding of atomic bonding at the valence electron interaction level.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: SCHELL GAMES LLCInventors: Jesse N. Schell, Michael Lee, Yotam Haimberg, William R. Ball, Anisha Deshmane, Adam Lippmann, Chris Patlovany
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Patent number: 9916773Abstract: A healthcare simulation system includes a mannequin with active physiological characteristics, a display monitor adapted for displaying physiological parameters and a computer for controlling the mannequin and the monitor. A healthcare simulation method includes the steps of programming the computer with healthcare scenarios, operating active characteristics of the mannequin and dynamically displaying physiological parameters corresponding to patient vital signs. Alternative aspects of the invention include tools, such as computers and other equipment, for obtaining and displaying information and for interconnecting and interfacing participants, subjects and controllers in training systems and methods. Glucometer simulation and training are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: JC3 Innovations, LLCInventors: David S. Zamierowski, Kathy A. Carver
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Patent number: 9916774Abstract: A wearable device for simulating wounds and injuries received during a trauma event includes a raiment and vest for covering the torso of a person. The raiment has an outer surface with a color and a texture comparable to human skin. Mounted on the outer surface is at least one wound simulator formed with an orifice that is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Thus, the person can selectively expel a blood-like fluid from the reservoir, and through the wound simulator orifice, to simulate a trauma event. The vest includes an artificial rib cage and prosthetic internal organs juxtaposed with at least one wound simulator to simulate internal effects of a trauma event.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventor: Stuart Charles Segall
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Patent number: 9916775Abstract: A joint assembly for a crash test dummy includes a first joint member for connection to a first member of the crash test dummy. The joint assembly also includes a first ball member received by the first joint member. The joint assembly includes a second ball member spaced from the first ball member. The joint assembly also includes a second joint member for connection to a second member of the crash test dummy. The second joint member receives the second ball member and is operatively connected to the first joint member. The joint assembly further includes an adjustable member operatively cooperating with the first ball member and the second ball member to move the first ball member and the second ball member toward and away from each other to adjust a friction tightness of the joint assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: HUMANETICS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Joseph P. McInnis, Zhenwen J. Wang, Nicholas M. Kloppenborg, Joseph Q. Gibbs, Leonard M. Benfant, Scott Lane
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Patent number: 9916776Abstract: Polyester-melamine coatings that exhibit desirable heat resistance and adhesion to a variety of polyolefin materials and labels including such coatings are provided. The polyester-melamine compounds present within the coatings can be obtained by reacting an etherified melamine and a hydroxylated polyester.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Shuhui Xie, Yisong Huo, ZhiJian Xue
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Patent number: 9916777Abstract: The present invention relates to labels and labelstock materials, and to substances used therein, and components thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing the labelstock and labels, uses thereof and products comprising them.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: INNOVIA FILMS LIMITEDInventor: Simon Read
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Patent number: 9916778Abstract: A chemiluminescent product packaging label comprising an outer layer, an adhesive layer disposed proximately to the outer layer wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion material on a side not proximate to the outer layer, and at least one cavity between the outer layer and the adhesive layer. The outer layer further comprises an image with a first plurality of regions. The adhesion layer comprises a second plurality of regions corresponding to the first plurality of regions and configured to break at a plurality of different pressure values. Application of pressure on the on at least one of the second plurality of regions causes the formation of an illumination comprising at least one color in at least one of the first plurality of regions.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: George A. Gibson
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Patent number: 9916779Abstract: A multi-position illuminated signage panel comprising a mounting assembly anchored to a vehicle, a display assembly, and an intermediate assembly. The display assembly comprises an illumination panel and a sign insert for displaying a visual element. The intermediate assembly comprises a control unit for controlling the operation of the illumination panel, the control unit having a solar panel, rechargeable battery, motion sensor, light sensor, and control module. The illumination panel is positioned behind the sign insert and produces a back-light effect by emitting light which passes through the sign insert. The illumination panel can be activated when the motion sensor detects the vehicle's motion, and deactivated when the photosensor is exposed to light. The display assembly is hingedly connected to the intermediate assembly, which is in turn hingedly connected to the mounting assembly, allowing the multi-position signage panel to be configured in multiple display positions.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventor: Sherry Parnell
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Patent number: 9916780Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a light-emitting assembly and a display device. In some embodiments, the light-emitting assembly includes a lamp bead a lamp bead mounting plate and a lamp bead shading face mask, the lamp bead shading face mask covering the lamp bead, and there is a distance between the lamp bead shading face mask and the lamp bead, at least two side faces of the lamp bead shading face mask including light emergence holes, wherein one side, facing the lamp bead mounting plate, of the lamp bead shading face mask is provided with a first reflecting surface; one side, facing the lamp bead shading face mask, of the lamp bead mounting plate is provided with a second reflecting surface; and light emitted by the lamp bead is reflected by the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface and then emitted out of each of the light emergence holes.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: LEYARD OPTOELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming Chang, Baohong Yan
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Patent number: 9916781Abstract: An illuminated vehicular sign is provided including a vehicle and luminescent planar sheet. The luminescent planar sheet is constructed to provide illuminated alpha-numeric characters which are mounted to the horizontal planar surfaces of a vehicle. The alpha-numeric characters are mounted substantially horizontally so as to be seen from the air such as by helicopters or planes. The illuminated vehicle sign includes a switching system electrically connected to the luminescent planar panels for selectively controlling the transfer of power from said power source to the luminescent planar panels. The switching system including one or more adjustable variable resistors electrically connected to the luminescent planar panels for allowing one to selectively adjust the wattage provided to them.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventor: Michael Shipman
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Patent number: 9916782Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to integrated modular display panels. In one embodiment, modular display panel includes a shell with a first thermally conductive material, a printed circuit board disposed in the shell, and a plurality of LEDs attached to a first side of the printed circuit board. A driver circuit is disposed in the shell and coupled to the plurality of LEDs from a second side of the printed circuit board. The panel further includes a power supply unit for powering the LEDs. The printed circuit board are disposed between the power supply unit and the plurality of LEDs. A second thermally conductive material is disposed between the power supply unit and an outer back side of the panel. A protective structure is disposed over the first side of the printed circuit board, where a display side of the panel, opposite the outer back side, is waterproof.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Ultravision Technologies, LLCInventor: William Y. Hall
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Patent number: 9916783Abstract: The present invention is a banner support assembly for mounting to poles of any surface or shape. The banner support assembly includes a plurality of pole brackets abutting the outer surface of the pole which are demountably secured at preselected intervals around the pole with at least one band clamp received through band slots defined in each pole bracket. A ring is slideably received within a channel defined in each of the pole brackets such that the ring is free to rotate around the pole about a longitudinal axis of the pole.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventors: Rick Ashworth, Scott Kobryn
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Patent number: 9916784Abstract: An integrated drive circuit for multi-segment electroluminescent displays is provided. During a charging phase, the electroluminescent segments are charged by a common charge circuit, and partially discharged using separate discharge circuits associated with individual electroluminescent segments. A controller provides essentially independent control over the respective discharge circuits so, by the end of the charging phase, the EL segments can be charged to correspondingly different final voltages. Then during a discharging phase following the charging phase, the electroluminescent segments are completely discharged, thereby emitting an intensity of light that varies roughly in proportion to the final accumulated voltage. The controller can be pre-programmed with a spatial-temporal light pattern so that, using the disclosed integrated drive circuit, the electroluminescent display can be operated to generate rudimentary animations.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: SCOBIL INDUSTRIES CORP.Inventors: Patrick D. Pietro, William J. Pietro, Paul Savel
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Patent number: 9916785Abstract: A storage unit stores first adjustment information which characterizes the correspondence between adjustment parameters which are capable of being set and adjustment amounts of the emission brightness of each of two light emitting elements of the three light emitting elements. A setting unit sets the adjustment parameter. An adjustment unit adjusts the emission brightness of the two light emitting elements based on the adjustment parameter set via the setting unit and the first adjustment information stored by the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hideki Santo
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Patent number: 9916786Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for driving a display, including: step 1, obtaining a tone of each sub-pixels in an input image; step 2, determining whether a color of each sub-pixel to be calculated in the input image is capable of being distinguished from a reference color by a two-color blind viewer; and step 3, calculating the tone of each sub-pixel in an output image based on a result of the determination in step 2.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Ruisi Chen
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Patent number: 9916787Abstract: This application sets forth systems, methods, and apparatus for improving charge settling times for lines and pixels of a display panel. The charge settling times are improved by providing an over drive signal and a bias current to a line and/or pixel of the display panel based a comparison of content data to be output by the display panel. In this way, by initially charging the line and/or pixel with the over drive signal, the line and/or pixel can be fully charged more quickly in display panels that operate at higher refresh rates.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Fenghua Zheng, Paolo Sacchetto
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Patent number: 9916788Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes: a display unit in which pixels are arranged in rows and columns, the pixels each including an organic electroluminescent element, a drive transistor, and a capacitor; a power supply unit which generates a supply voltage; a gate drive unit which applies a reference supply voltage to the capacitor; and a control unit which carries the supply voltage from the power supply unit to the gate drive unit, wherein the gate drive unit includes a buffer amplifier circuit which suppresses a variable component of the supply voltage carried via the control unit to stabilize the reference supply voltage, and supplies the stabilized reference supply voltage to the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventors: Tsutomu Tokunaga, Noriyuki Iwakura, Takashi Iwami
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Patent number: 9916789Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display and a method of driving the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a light emission control line configured to provide a light emission control signal and a power line configured to provide a power voltage. An operation control TFT is electrically connected to the power line and configured to be turned on based on the light emission control signal so as to provide the power voltage. A driving TFT is electrically connected to the operation control TFT, an OLED is electrically connected to the driving TFT, and an initialization TFT is configured to provide the power voltage to the driving TFT. In a frame of the OLED display, the power voltage provided when the initialization TFT is turned on and the power voltage provided when the operation control TFT is turned on are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hwang Sup Shin
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Patent number: 9916790Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes: a panel having sections and blocks, pixels included in the blocks to control an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via organic light emitting diodes; a data driver to receive data, and generate the data signals; a sensing unit connected to the power supply unit, and to detect an amount of current flowing in each of the blocks; and a timing controller to generate a correction value to adjust the data in view of the amount of current.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jin-Woo Kim
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Patent number: 9916791Abstract: A novel display device is provided. In a display device with a 2T1C circuit configuration, a switch is provided between a current supply line and a transistor. The switch is turned off in a data voltage writing period to bring one of a source and a drain of the transistor into an electrically floating state. This configuration can prevent a potential rise on the anode side of a light-emitting element, thereby suppressing undesired light emission in the data voltage writing period.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 9916792Abstract: There are disclosed a pixel driving circuit and a driving method thereof and a display apparatus. The pixel driving circuit comprises: a main driving unit (11) connected to a data line; a main light-emitting device (12) connected to the main driving unit; an auxiliary driving unit (13) connected to the main driving unit (11); and an auxiliary light-emitting device (14) connected to the auxiliary driving unit (13). Herein, in an acquisition phase, the main driving unit (11) is configured to discharge through the main light-emitting device (12), and the auxiliary driving unit (13) is configured to discharge through the main light-emitting device (12). In a data storage phase, the main driving unit (11) is configured to store a data voltage; and in a light-emitting phase, the main driving unit (11) is configured to drive the main light-emitting device (12) to emit light, and the auxiliary driving unit (13) is configured to drive the auxiliary light-emitting device (14) to emit light.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jingwen Yin
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Patent number: 9916793Abstract: To reduce the effect of external light and to improve the accuracy of detecting the location of a touch. In an image-capture period, light emission from a self-light-emitting element is controlled, and imaging data at the time of displaying white on a display screen and imaging data at the time of displaying black on the display screen are output from each sensor pixel. The location of a sensor pixel where a difference between the two pieces of imaging data output from the same sensor pixel is the greatest is detected. Thus, the location of a touch of the object on the display screen is detected with high accuracy. By utilizing a difference between imaging data at the time of reverse display, the effect of external light can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Munehiro Kozuma, Takayuki Ikeda, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Hikaru Tamura, Takeshi Aoki
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Patent number: 9916794Abstract: A display system adapted to use rapid switching techniques to switch between displaying content and displaying a mask for that content so as to provide per-pixel opacity control. The display system may employ rapid synchronized switching of both a non-emissive, transparent display and a transparent backlight. In a first state, the display is operated to display content with the backlight acting as a scattering luminous backlight. In the other or second state, the display is operated to display one or more masks (for some or all objects or items of the content displayed in the first state) with the backlight functioning as a clear and unlit backlight. The display system is capable of producing opaque emissive content on a transparent field to provide a novel display and/or for use in compact spatial augmented reality applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventor: Quinn Y. Smithwick
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Patent number: 9916795Abstract: A display having a spatial light modulator for dynamically controlling a luminance of each pixel according to an input signal, the spatial light modulator having a non uniform spatial characteristic, the display also having an optical filter having a spatial pattern to alter the luminance to compensate at least partially for the non uniform spatial characteristic. An electronic signal processing element applies some pre compensation predominantly of higher spatial frequencies for the non uniform spatial characteristic. Such dynamic and optical compensation can enable tuning for different optimizations or for compensating for variations over time. A backlight has an optical source and an optical filter, the source having a color output which has a non uniform spatial characteristic, and the optical filter having a spatial pattern to alter the color to compensate in part at least for the non uniform spatial characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: BARCO N.VInventors: Gerrit Verstraete, Tom Kimpe
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Patent number: 9916796Abstract: The present examples relate to a liquid crystal display device with a repair function. The present examples repair a defect of a line or a defect of a pixel, using a specialized data signal structure, wherein the data signal structure integrates channel data, which is required for channel driving of a liquid crystal display element, and repair amplifier data, which is used for repairing a defect of a line and/or a pixel. Thus, examples have a better repair function than an alternative liquid crystal display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Magnachip Semiconductor, Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hong Ko, Shin Yoon, Jong Soo Kim
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Patent number: 9916797Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus, a source driver, and a method for controlling polarity of driving signals thereof are provided. The source driver includes a signal receiving interface, a decoder, and a controller. The signal receiving interface receives an image data stream or a data input/output indication signal. The decoder obtains polarity controlling information from the image data stream or the data input/output indication signal. The controller receives the polarity controlling information and decides driving polarities of a plurality of source driving signals generated by the source driver according to the polarity controlling information.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ching-Wen Hou, Shun-Hsun Yang, Tse-Hung Wu
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Patent number: 9916798Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a first drive module. A first source line is located between a first divisional electrode and a second divisional electrode. One frame period includes a first display period, a second display period, a sense period, and a first pre-charge period. The first drive module supplies a first image signal having a first polarity to the first source line in the first display period, supplies a first pre-charge signal having a second polarity to the first source line in the first pre-charge period, and supplies the first image signal having the first polarity to the first source line in the second display period.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Shibata, Yoshihiro Kotani, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 9916799Abstract: An adaptive Vcom level generator circuit generates a variable Vcom voltage level. A variable Vcom voltage can be used for variable refresh rate display technology to prevent flicker on a display panel. The Vcom level can be changed based on the vertical frequency being used or can be changed based on external control signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Yoo Dong Jo, Gi Young Lee
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Patent number: 9916800Abstract: The embodiment of the invention provides a method and an apparatus for calibrating a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises a pixel array, each pixel of the pixel array comprises electrodes in inclined arrangement, wherein an inclined orientation of the electrodes in pixels of odd rows is different with an inclined orientation of the electrodes in pixels of even rows; the method comprises: measuring brightness of the pixels of odd rows in a plurality of gray scales and brightness of the pixels of even rows in the plurality of gray scales respectively in a predetermined direction; and adjusting data line voltages of the pixels of odd rows and/or data line voltages of the pixels of even rows, such that in the predetermined direction, in each one of the plurality of gray scales, brightness of the pixels of odd rows is equal to brightness of the pixels of even rows.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunyun Tian, Hyunsic Choi, Zheng Fang
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Patent number: 9916801Abstract: A pixel structure, array substrate, display panel, display device, and driving method of the display device are provided. The pixel structure includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of pixel units formed by intersecting the data lines with the scan lines. Each of the pixel units corresponds to one of the data lines and one of the scan lines; and the pixel unit includes a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor therein. In one of two adjacent columns of pixel units, a pixel electrode of each pixel unit is electrically connected with a thin film transistor of the pixel unit; and in the other one of the two adjacent columns of pixel units, a pixel electrode of each pixel unit in a row is electrically connected with a thin film transistor of a pixel unit in an adjacent row.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignees: SHANGHAI AVIC OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yao Lin, Zhaokeng Cao, Dandan Qin, Shoufu Jian, Tinghai Wang, Yinghua Mo
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Patent number: 9916802Abstract: A display device includes a data driver, a gate driver, a plurality of first pixel unit and a first low-pass filter. Each first pixel unit includes a first transistor, a first storage capacitor and a first liquid crystal capacitor. The first transistor is electrically coupled to the data driver and the gate driver and from which to receive the first display data and the gate control signal, respectively. The first transistor is configured to output the first display data according to the gate control signal. The first low-pass filter is configured to have its input electrode terminal electrically coupled to the second electrode terminal of one of the plurality of first transistor and its output electrode terminal electrically coupled to the second electrode terminal of the first liquid crystal capacitor of each of the first pixel units. An operation method for the display device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chien-Chih Kuo, Yi-Cheng Lai
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Patent number: 9916803Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first display region and a second display region and boundary correction circuits that perform tone correction on display data in such a manner that a correction amount for the display data to be written to a first pixel adjacent to a boundary between the first display region and the second display region and a correction amount for the display data to be written to a second pixel not adjacent to the boundary are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Naohiro Hohjoh
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Patent number: 9916804Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a gate driver circuit configured to generate a plurality of gate signals sequentially applied to the gate lines, and a timing controller configured to generate a reference control signal, the reference control signal adjusting at least one of a pulse-width and a phase of a predetermined gate signal among the gate signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Gwan Jeon, Jae-Hyoung Park, Ki-Tae Yoon, Dong-Won Park, Young-Soo Sohn, Won-Bok Lee
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Patent number: 9916805Abstract: The invention provides a GOA circuit for LTPS-TFT, by adding the twelfth and thirteenth TFTs (T12, T13) controlled by output ends (G(n?1), G(n+1)) of (n?1)-th and (n+1)-th GOA units, the drain of twelfth TFT T12 connected through the fourth node (W1(n)) to source of first TFT (T1), the drain of first TFT (T1) connected to output end of (n?1)-th GOA unit, the drain of thirteenth TFT (T13) connected through the fifth node W2(n) to source of third TFT (T3), the drain of third TFT (T3) connected to output end of (n+1)-th GOA unit; the first and third TFTs (T1, T3) controlled respectively by the forward and backward scan DC control signals (U2D, D2U) to reduce leakage of twelfth TFT (T12) in forward scanning and leakage of thirteenth TFT (T13) in backward scanning. As such, the leakage in key TFTs is reduced and GOA circuit stability is improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yafeng Li, Jinfang Wu