Grouped Electrodes (e.g., Matrix Partitioned Into Sections) Patents (Class 345/103)
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Patent number: 9472158Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjusting and displaying image data to account for variable common voltage error across separate common electrode sub-plates. The image data may be adjusted based on a common mode common voltage error on a common voltage line coupled to more than one different common electrode sub-plate. Each common electrode sub-plate may carry a common voltage that varies depending on values of the image data programmed to pixels associated with that common electrode sub-plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, Chaohao Wang, Szu-Hsien Lee, Weijun Yao, Yingxuan Li, Wonjae Choi
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Patent number: 9460685Abstract: A display driver integrated circuit includes a memory unit configured to store image data received from an external host, an image processing chain unit configured to perform image processing on the image data, a data driver configured to control data lines of a display panel based on the image data, and a data path selection unit configured to selectively activate, based on an operation mode of the display driver integrated circuit, one of a first data path and second data path for the image data. The first data path is formed by sequentially connecting the external host, the memory unit, the image processing chain unit and the data driver. The second data path is formed by sequentially connecting the external host, the image processing chain unit, the memory unit and the data driver.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Sang Cho, Woo-Hyun Shim
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Patent number: 9459482Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a touch panel includes: display drive circuits that are disposed respectively at the outsides of the sides opposing to a display region, and that apply sequential scanning signal potentials to scanning signal lines; touch panel drive circuits that are disposed respectively further to the outsides of the display drive circuits, and that apply sequential drive pulses to a plurality of drive electrodes among common electrodes; and switching circuits that are disposed respectively at insides of the display drive circuits, and that switch between applying common electric potentials for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal composition and applying a touch drive pulse that detects the touching to the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Hideo Sato, Takayuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 9436269Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes receiving user interface information having event registrations for a user interface to be displayed on a display of a system, partitioning the display into an unused display area and an active display area based on the event registrations, and power managing the unused display area while maintaining the active display area fully powered. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Wenlong Yang
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Patent number: 9423657Abstract: A new TFT arrangement is demonstrated, which enables prevention of TFT to be formed over a joint portion between the adjacent SOI layers prepared by the process including the separation of a thin single crystal semiconductor layer from a semiconductor wafer. The TFT arrangement is characterized by the structure where a plurality of TFTs each belonging to different pixels is gathered and arranged close to an intersection portion of a scanning line and a signal line. This structure allows the distance between regions, which are provided with the plurality of TFTs, to be extremely large compared with the distance between adjacent TFTs in the conventional TFT arrangement in which all TFTs are arranged in at a regular interval. The formation of a TFT over the joint portion can be avoided by the present arrangement, which leads to the formation of a display device with a negligible amount of display defects.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Kasahara
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Patent number: 9424789Abstract: An electronic imaging device includes a display unit and a barrier layer. The display unit includes scan lines for transferring select signals, data lines for transferring data signals corresponding to first and second images formed according to one or more input signals, and pixels connected with the scan and data lines. The barrier layer includes first barriers and second barriers corresponding to the first barriers. The first image is displayed during a first period of a unit period during which an image of a single frame is displayed. The second image is displayed during a second period different from the first period. The first barriers are driven according to the first image, the second barriers are driven according to the second image, and a region of the barrier layer corresponding to a mixed region in which the first and second images coexist is a non-transmission region.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hui Nam, Beom-Shik Kim, Chan-Young Park, Ja-Seung Ku
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Patent number: 9407908Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes receiving an image, separating the image into at least one of a two-dimensional (2D) image area or a three-dimensional (3D) image area, and displaying the at least one of the 2D or 3D image areas along with an area control object for changing a position or size of the 2D or 3D image area, on a display.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Yong Uk Lee
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Patent number: 9406250Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of first signal lines, a first testing line and a second testing line. The first signal lines are disposed on a peripheral area and electrically connected to corresponding pixel units. The first signal lines include a plurality of first sets of signal lines and a plurality of second sets of signal lines alternatively arranged. The first and second sets of signal lines are formed on different layers. The first testing line is electrically connected to the first sets of signal lines. The second testing line is electrically connected to the second sets of signal lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Ya Chen, Meng-Che Tsai
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Patent number: 9378694Abstract: Low frequency drive is performed that provides, after a charging period for refreshing a screen, a pause period for pausing the refresh. The length of the charging period is, for example, one frame and the length of the pause period is, for example, 59 frames. When new image data IMD is transmitted from a host to an LCD driver IC during the pause period, an interrupt process where the pause period is allowed to transition to the charging period is performed immediately thereafter. By performing the interrupt process, without waiting for the pause period with the predetermined length to end, the next charging period where refresh based on the new image data IMD is to be performed starts.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinsuke Yokonuma, Hajime Washio
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Patent number: 9355586Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of display panels arranged adjacent to each other in a line scanning direction to form one screen; a master controller configured to drive one of the display panels; and one or more slave controllers configured to drive the other display panels, each of the slave controllers corresponding to each of the other display panels. The master controller is configured to drive the display panel based on a scanning control signal and a clock signal which are generated, and output the generated scanning control signal and the generated clock signal and each of the slave controllers is configured to drive the corresponding display panel based on the scanning control signal and the clock signal inputted from the master controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: FUTABA CORPORATIONInventor: Terukazu Sugimoto
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Patent number: 9299316Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a display device and a driving method each of which is capable of displaying moving images without causing flicker and reducing power consumption. The display device (1) includes: a display panel (2) having a plurality of scanning signal lines (G) and a plurality of data signal lines (S); a scanning line drive circuit for scanning the plurality of scanning signal lines (G); and a signal line drive circuit (6) for supplying data signals, via the plurality of data signal lines, to pixels. In the display device 1, the plurality of scanning signal lines (G) includes a scanning signal line (Gb) for displaying a first certain color, scanning signal lines for displaying the other colors (Gr, Gg), among which the scanning signal line (Gb) is scanned least frequently than the scanning signal line (Gr) and the scanning signal line (Gg).Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohji Saitoh, Masami Ozaki
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Patent number: 9299303Abstract: A display device includes a first gate signal line and a second gate signal line, and a first drain signal line, a second drain signal line, and a third drain signal line. A first pixel and a second pixel are surrounded by the first gate signal line, the second gate signal line, the first drain signal line, and the second drain signal line, and a third pixel and a fourth pixel are surrounded by the first gate signal line, the second gate signal line, the second drain signal line, and the third drain signal line. A first storage line and a second storage line are disposed between the first gate signal line and the second gate signal line, and the first pixel includes a first thin film transistor connected to the first gate signal line, the first drain signal line, and a first pixel electrode of the first pixel.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., LTDInventors: Osamu Nagashima, Takahiro Nagami
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Patent number: 9293101Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a substrate; first and second pixel rows formed on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels; a first gate line extending in a row direction on the substrate and connected with the first pixel row; a second gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the first pixel row; a third gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row, and adjacent to the second gate line; a fourth gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row; a plurality of data lines extending in a column direction on the substrate, wherein each of the data lines are disposed every two of the pixels; a first gate driver connected with the first and fourth gate lines and applying gate signals to the first and fourth gate lines; and a second gate driver connected with the second and third gate lines and applying gate signals to the second and third gate lines.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-Man Kim, Bong-Jun Lee, Shin-Tack Kang
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Patent number: 9286848Abstract: In a field-sequential liquid crystal display device, image quality and detection accuracy in image capture are improved by increasing the frequency of input of image signals and securing a sufficient imaging period. Image signals are concurrently supplied to pixels provided in a plurality of rows among pixels arranged in matrix. Further, image capture is concurrently performed in pixels provided in a plurality of rows among pixels arranged in matrix. Thus, the frequency of input of an image signal to each pixel of the liquid crystal display device can be increased and a sufficient imaging period can be secured. As a result, in the liquid crystal display device, display deterioration such as color break which is caused in a field-sequential liquid crystal display device can be suppressed and improvements in image quality and detection accuracy in image capture can be realized.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Takayuki Ikeda
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Patent number: 9275587Abstract: A liquid crystal panel LCP includes a first side and a second side which are adjacent to each other. This liquid crystal panel LCP includes: data signal lines Sa and Sb formed so as to extend in a direction parallel to the second side, and also so as to array in a direction perpendicular to the second side; a plurality of vertical-side source terminals f formed along the second side to which edge portions of the plurality of data signal lines Sa and Sb formed in a position on a closer side to the second side of the data signal lines Sa and Sb are each connected; and a plurality of horizontal-side source terminals F formed along the first side to which edge portions of the plurality of data signal lines Sa and Sb formed in a position on a farther side from the second side are each connected. Thus, higher definition can be handled.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tamotsu Sakai
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Patent number: 9240145Abstract: A multi-display device includes an image-display-light emitting backlight which includes a light emitting element arranged in each of a plurality of areas to emit light to form planar light; and a light emission controller configured or programmed to generate emission luminance data, for each of the areas, to drive the light emitting element. The light emission controller includes a luminance correcting controller configured or programmed to correct the emission luminance data on the basis of installation directions of image display devices and connection information that is information on connection positions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Ichioka, Takayuki Murai, Naoko Kondoh
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Patent number: 9240136Abstract: A data driving circuit for a display panel. The data driving circuit includes a driving integrated circuit including a plurality of data driving units configured to supply image data to data lines of the display panel; and a package body including: a mount region in which the driving integrated circuit is mounted, logic power input patterns configured to transmit logic power to the plurality of data driving units, and at least two external auxiliary transmission lines formed in the mount region and connected to at least one logic power input pattern. Further, the at least two external auxiliary transmission lines are configured to transmit power received from the at least one connected logic power input pattern to data driving units located farthest from said at least one logic power input pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuk-Hui Chang, Young-Nam Lee
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Patent number: 9214478Abstract: A display panel includes gate lines extending in a first direction, a first column insulating layer between the gate lines, a gate electrode disposed on the first column insulating layer. The first column insulating layer, the gate lines, and the gate electrode are covered by a gate insulating layer. An active layer is disposed on the gate insulating layer. Source and drain electrodes are disposed above the active layer. Data lines are connected to the source electrode. A second column insulating layer is interposed between the data lines and includes a first contact hole to expose the drain electrode. A contact electrode is disposed in the first contact hole and connected to the drain electrode, a second contact hole is formed through a protective layer to correspond to the first contact hole, and a pixel electrode is connected to the contact electrode through the second contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: TaeWoo Kim
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Patent number: 9213193Abstract: There is disclosed a lightweight and small liquid crystal display which achieves low power consumption and in which the optical anisotropy of the liquid crystal material is compensated for in order to enhance the viewing angle characteristics and the response speed of the liquid crystal material. Display electrodes and a common electrode are formed on one of the substrates. The orientation of the liquid crystal material is of the HAN (hybrid alignment nematic) type. This compensates for the optical anisotropy of the liquid crystal material and improves the response speed.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takeshi Nishi
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Patent number: 9171505Abstract: A scan driving unit and OLED display device including the unit are disclosed. In one aspect, the unit includes a first pre-decoder block that receives upper scan-line selection signals for selecting one of upper scan-lines that are arranged in an upper display region of a display panel, and outputs first logic signals based on the upper scan-line selection signals. It also includes a second pre-decoder block that receives lower scan-line selection signals for selecting one of lower scan-lines that are arranged in a lower display region of the display panel, and outputs second logic signals based on the lower scan-line selection signals. It further includes a first final-decoder block coupled between the upper display region and the first pre-decoder block that selects one of the upper scan-lines based on the first logic signals, and a second final-decoder block coupled between the lower display region and the second pre-decoder block that selects one of the lower scan-lines based on the second logic signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hae-Yeon Lee, Jeong-Keun Ahn
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Patent number: 9147365Abstract: An image-displaying device includes an image data generation section, an information data acquisition section, and a display control section. The information data acquisition section is configured to acquire information data for causing predetermined information to be displayed on an information display region. The display control section is configured to control a display section to display an image of a subject in a subject image display region of the display section according to image data generated by processing for generating the image data, and to display the predetermined information in the information display region of the display section according to the information data. The display control section is configured to control the display section so that a predetermined unit display time taken to refresh a display in each of predetermined units in the information display region is shorter than the predetermined unit display time in the subject image display region.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
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Patent number: 9104074Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel divided into a first and a second regions respectively having a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in array is provided. Each sub-pixel has a first display area providing a first main alignment vector, a second display area providing a second main alignment vector, and a compensation display area. A direction of the first main alignment vector is opposite to that of the second main alignment vector. When the liquid crystal display panel states in the narrow viewing angle display mode, driving voltages of the first display areas in the first region are substantially greater than driving voltages of the second display areas in the first region, driving voltages of the first display areas in the second region are smaller than driving voltages of the second display areas in the second region, and all the compensation display areas in the first and the second regions are enabled.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chao-Wei Yeh, Chien-Huang Liao, Wen-Hao Hsu
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Patent number: 9081218Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (1) includes: a plurality of groups of scanning lines (Gia) and (Gib) via which gate signals are outputted to a plurality of pixels (PIX); and scanning line driving circuits (5a) and (5b) which generate the gate signals and which are disposed for each separate one of a plurality of groups of scanning lines (Gia) and (Gib), the liquid crystal display device (1) further including potential control circuits (15a) and (15b), placed in front of the scanning line driving circuits (5a) and (5b), respectively which incline, for each separate one of the groups of scanning lines (Gia) and (Gib), falling edges of high-potential signals (VGH1) and (VGH2) in accordance with which the gate signals are generated and which are composed of pulse waves. This prevents luminance unevenness from occurring in each display region.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Okumura
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Publication number: 20150138172Abstract: A display device including: a circuit board including a signal controller, a display panel including a plurality of driving IC circuits, a flexible printed circuit board coupling the circuit board to the display panel, and a plurality of signal lines respectively coupled to the signal controller and the plurality of driving IC circuits through the circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board, and the display panel. Each of the plurality of signal lines includes a COG resistance, a FOG resistance, and a FOB resistance. The signal controller applies a first signal to any one of the plurality of driving IC circuits, the any one of the plurality of driving IC circuits short-circuits the respectively coupled signal line when the first signal is received, and the signal controller measures the COG resistance, the FOG resistance, and the FOB resistance when the respectively coupled signal line is short-circuited.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventor: Hak Gyu Kim
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Publication number: 20150130751Abstract: There is provided a display device including a pixel unit (10) including a first substrate (11); a touch sensor unit (30 including a second substrate 23); and a liquid crystal layer (18) formed between the pixel unit (10) and the touch sensor unit (30). The touch sensor unit (30 includes a detection electrode (22) capacitively coupled with a driving electrode (19), both the detection electrode (22) and the driving electrode (19) being formed on a side of the touch sensor unit (30 facing the liquid crystal layer (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Shinichi Teraguchi
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Patent number: 9030432Abstract: Disclosed herein a touch panel and a producing method for a via electrode. Touch sensitivity may be improved by forming a via hole in a cover glass and then filling a via electrode into the via hole to thereby narrow an interval between a touch point of a user and an electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Yeol Park, Suk Jin Ham, Jung Eun Noh
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Publication number: 20150109267Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a unit pixel, a scanning line, and first to fourth signal lines. The first to fourth signal lines are extended in a columnar direction and are spaced apart from each other. The first and second signal lines are positioned in a region opposed to first and second pixel electrodes in a row direction. The third and fourth signal lines are positioned in a region opposed to third and fourth pixel electrodes in the row direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro AOKI, Tsutomu HARADA, Takanori TSUNASHIMA, Hirotaka HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20150109266Abstract: A display panel includes a gate line extending substantially in a first direction, a first data line extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and a first switching element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a channel layer, where an end portion of the first electrode has a first edge oriented substantially perpendicular to a direction of extension of the first electrode, and the second electrode extends in a direction substantially opposite to the first electrode and an end portion of the second electrode has a second edge oriented substantially perpendicular to a direction of extension of the second electrode, and the channel layer substantially entirely covers both a lower surface of the first electrode and a lower surface of the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Sung-Hee HONG, Jang-Il KIM, Sei-Yong PARK, Hyoung-Cheol LEE, Yeo-Geon YOON
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Patent number: 9007298Abstract: A method updates an image displayed on an electronic display. The image can include a first region having multiple lines and a second region also having multiple lines. The method includes driving the pixels of the first and second regions according to one or more frames. In a first frame, driving the pixels of the first and second regions is done by scanning the lines of the regions from a first end of the first region to a second end of the second region, the second end opposite the first end along a scanning direction. In a second frame, driving the pixels of the first and second regions is done by scanning the lines of the regions from the first end to the second end, and the scanning begins before the scanning according to the first frame reaches the second end.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Plastic Logic LimitedInventor: Philip Moyse
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Publication number: 20150097817Abstract: A liquid crystal display with a touch sensor includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixels coupled to gate lines and data lines and a second substrate opposing the first substrate. The display also includes a plurality of common electrodes corresponding to respective pixels, a plurality of sensing electrodes on the second substrate, a touch controller to supply a channel selection signal and a touch control signal to a common electrode driver during a touch driving period, and a common electrode driver to progressively supply a touch driving signal to the common electrodes based on the channel selection signal. The touch driving signal may have the same frequency as the touch control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventor: Jae-Mo CHUNG
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Patent number: 8988454Abstract: A digital video stream of color images intended to be displayed on a matrix screen is formed of macropixels having at least four subpixels each. During processing, the color components of each image are transformed into an RGB format based on a polygonal representation of the color components and designed for the display of images using at least four colors by activating the four subpixels. The color components of the image are adapted in the course of the transformation.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Fritz Lebowsky, Sebastien Marsanne
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Publication number: 20150070344Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel, a gate driver, and a data driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of gate lines for receiving gate signals, a plurality of data lines for receiving data voltages, and a storage line for receiving a storage voltage. The gate driver is configured to generate the gate signals. The data driver is configured to operate individually in first and second frequency periods to generate the data voltages. The data voltages include a positive data voltage and a negative data voltage, and polarities of the data voltages are inverted every two data lines during the first frequency period and inverted every data line during the second frequency period.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Suhyeong Park, Jimyoung Seo, KyoungWon Lee
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Patent number: 8976106Abstract: An LCD panel being driven in an overlapping drive mode by applying a gate high voltage during n horizontal synchronous intervals is disclosed. The LCD panel includes: a plurality of gate lines; and a gate driver configured to include a plurality of stages connected to the plurality of gate lines. The plurality of stages are grouped in a plurality of stage groups each including n stages. Odd-numbered stage groups each allows the n stages to be arranged in a Z shape with having a display area therebetween. Even-number stage groups each allows the n states to be arranged in an inverse-Z shape with having the display area therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Seong So, Joung Mi Choi
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Patent number: 8970548Abstract: A touch display includes a display panel, a plurality of sensing electrodes and a driving circuit module. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of sensing electrodes are stacked with the display panel and are used for detecting a touch input and generating a sensing signal in response to the touch input. The driving circuit module is electrically coupled to the display panel and the plurality of sensing electrodes, for controlling the pixels of the display panel according to an image data, and generating a touch signal for indicating whether the touch display is touched or not in response to the image data and the sensing signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Kyaw Kyaw Tun, Chao-Chen Wang, Chi-Cheng Chen
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Publication number: 20150054804Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having an image display area, pixel electrodes formed in the image display area of the substrate, a common electrode formed in the image display area of the substrate, inside signal lines formed inside the image display area of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel electrodes, outside signal lines formed outside the image display area of the substrate and electrically connected to the inside signal lines, and a common line formed inside and outside the image display area of the substrate and electrically connected to the common electrode. A coupling capacitance is formed between the inside signal lines and the common electrode. The outside signal lines include a first portion, and a second portion that is higher in electric resistance than an electric resistance of the first portion, and the second portion has a bend.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Takayuki Suzuki, Hiroyuki Abe, Masahiro Maki, Mitsuru Goto
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Patent number: 8963895Abstract: A ubiquitously mountable image display system includes a shape-reconfigurable display screen component to which is attached a plurality of circuit modules each having at least one light source. The shape-reconfigurable display screen component is formed of a material that accommodates flexing of the display screen component without creating a perceivable aberration in separation distance between two or more picture elements of an image that is rendered upon a viewing plane of the display screen component when light from the plurality of light sources is directed towards the viewing plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Nano Lumens Acquisition Inc.Inventors: Richard Cope, Aris Silzars
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Publication number: 20150035741Abstract: A display apparatus includes a base substrate, an array of pixel electrodes formed over the base substrate, an array of active cavities disposed over the array of pixel electrodes, at least one common electrode opposing the array of pixel electrodes such that the array of active cavities are disposed between the at least one common electrode and the array of pixel electrodes. The apparatus further includes a metal line electrically connected with the at least one common electrode in the display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Sunhwa Lee, Jae Hwa Park, Kwang-Chul Jung, Kipyo Hong, Yong Seok Kim, Sunghwan Won, Meehye Jung
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Patent number: 8937586Abstract: A device for reducing flickers of a liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel is divided into a plurality of blocks. The device includes a memory, a common voltage generation unit, and a controller. The memory is used for storing a plurality of initial codes. Each initial code corresponds to a block of the plurality of blocks and a common voltage. The controller is used for generating a control signal to the common voltage generation unit when the controller starts to count scan start signals corresponding to the block. The common voltage generation unit is used for reading the initial code from the memory according to the control signal, and generating the common voltage to the block according to the initial code.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Shih-Yu Wang, Chia-Yi Lu
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Publication number: 20150009243Abstract: A display device includes a pixel array unit that is formed by disposing pixel circuits that include a P-channel type drive transistor that drives a light-emitting unit, a sampling transistor that applies a signal voltage, a light emission control transistor that controls light emission and non-light emission of the light-emitting unit, a storage capacitor that is connected between a gate electrode and a source electrode of the drive transistor and an auxiliary capacitor, a first end of which is connected to the source electrode of the drive transistor, and a drive unit that, during threshold correction, applies a standard voltage that is used in threshold correction to the gate electrode of the drive transistor in a state in which the source electrode of the drive transistor has been set to a floating state, and subsequently applies a pulse signal to a second end of the auxiliary capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yusuke Onoyama, Junichi Yamashita
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Patent number: 8922603Abstract: A multi-primary color display device is capable of handling an increased number of primary colors for color image display with a reduced number of external parts, with reduced increase in the amount of drive circuit and reduced increase in operating speed. An active matrix liquid crystal panel includes a display section constituted by pixel formation portions, each made of four sub pixel-formation portions which handle four primary colors. These four sub pixel-formation portions are arranged in a 2×2 matrix pattern. With such a pixel configuration, a source driver drives as many as M source lines, which is two times the number M of pixels arranged in a horizontal direction. A gate driver is formed on the liquid crystal panel integrally with pixel circuit in the display section, and drives as many as N gate lines, which is two times the number N of the pixels arranged in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Yonemaru, Masahiko Nakamizo, Kenichi Ishii
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Patent number: 8913091Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display device and a method for repairing a short circuit failure. The present invention is applicable to, for example, an active matrix type image display device using an organic EL device, and a short circuit location between wiring patterns is able to be repaired. In a scanning line WSL or a signal line DTL, a bypass wiring pattern BP for bypassing a region where the signal line DTL and the scanning line WSL intersect with each other is provided. By using the bypass wiring pattern BP, a short circuit location between wiring patterns is repaired.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yukihito Iida, Takayuki Taneda, Katsuhide Uchino
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Patent number: 8902150Abstract: A lighting apparatus has a plurality of light emission block group and a detection unit for each light emission block group, wherein light emission blocks selected from different light emission block groups are grouped as sets, and light emission blocks belonging to a same set are caused to emit light simultaneously. The grouping is such that a minimum value, in all the sets, of a detection value ratio becomes as large as possible, wherein the detection value ratio is a ratio between an amount of light due to a light emission from one light emission block belonging to a light emission block group corresponding to each detection unit, and an amount of light due to a light emission from another light emission block emitting light simultaneously with the one light emission block.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanao Kurita
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Patent number: 8896635Abstract: A display device includes first transistors provided for every scanning line and second transistors having a first electrode connected to each scanning line and a second electrode to which a reference potential is inputted. A first electrode of the first transistor is connected to any one of gate lines belonging to a first group. A control electrode of the first transistor is connected to any one of gate lines belonging to a second group. A control electrode of the second transistor is connected to any one of reverse gate lines belonging to a second group. A scanning line drive circuit intermittently outputs, when the scanning line drive circuit outputs a non-selective scanning voltage to any one of the gate lines belonging to the second group, a selective reversal scanning voltage to a reverse gate line corresponding to the gate line in the reverse gate lines belonging to the second group.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshihara Owaku
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Patent number: 8896589Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a display driving method are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel includes several pixel units, several scan lines, several common electrode lines coupled with the pixel units and several common electrode control units. The common electrode control units are configured for controlling the voltage levels of the common electrode lines. Each one of the common electrode control units generates a first output signal and a second output signal opposite to the first output signal according to the former common electrode controlling unit and two adjacent scan lines. The common electrode controlling unit controls a voltage level on one of the common electrode lines according to the first output signal, and outputs the first output signal and the opposite second output signal to the next common electrode control unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics CorporationInventors: Ming-Hung Wu, Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20140340297Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device that performs horizontal divisional-drive operation, writing of a pixel voltage to pixels in a head row in vertical scanning of each display region becomes insufficient, and a dark line is displayed when the head row is located at the screen center, deteriorating the image quality. For example, a scanning line drive circuit to drive gate lines of a lower display region sequentially outputs a scanning pulse (Pk) for selecting a (n+k)th row of an image. A video line drive circuit to drive source lines of the lower display region outputs a pixel voltage corresponding to data (Dn+k) during a period of the scanning pulse (Pk). An application start timing of the pixel voltage with respect to application of the scanning pulse (Pk) is set earlier in a (n+1)th row, a head row, during an effective scanning period (TEFF) than in the subsequent rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Ryutaro OKE, Ikuko IMAJO, Junichi MARUYAMA
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Patent number: 8885111Abstract: An optical node device includes a light receiving/emitting portion having an input port into which a signal beam is incident and an output port that emits a signal beam of a selected wavelength, a chromatic dispersion device that scatters spatially the signal beam depending on the wavelength of the signal beam, an optical coupler that focuses, onto a two-dimensional plane, beams dispersed by the chromatic dispersion device, a spatial light modulating element arranged so as to receive incident light deployed on an xy plane made up of an x-axis direction deployed according to wavelength and a y-axis direction orthogonal to the x-axis direction, and having numerous pixels arranged in a lattice on the xy plane, and a spatial light modulating element driving portion that drives electrodes of the individual pixels arranged in the xy axial directions in the spatial light modulating element.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Santec CorporationInventors: Noboru Uehara, Yuji Hotta
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Patent number: 8884857Abstract: A field-sequential display is operated in one of a color mode or a grayscale mode. In the color mode, a video source provides image content in the form of multiple-color image data having a frame rate of X Hz and a display controller uses the multiple-color image data to drive the field-sequential display so as provide multiple-color image content at the field-sequential display. In the grayscale mode, the display controller generates grayscale image data from the multiple-color image data and the display controller then drives the field-sequential display with the grayscale image data at a lower frame rate of Y Hz. While in the grayscale mode, the display controller can take advantage of the enhanced contrast provided by the grayscale image content to reduce or disable backlighting at the field-sequential display. The reduced timing requirements afforded by the lower frame rate, as well as the reduction or elimination of backlighting, can reduce power consumption compared to the color mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Eugen Munteanu, Stefan Peana, John M. Knadler
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Patent number: 8885134Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a positive potential connection line as a first connection line layer to which a first potential lower than a common potential is applied, between a pixel area and a seal member in the plan view, and a peripheral electrode as a second connection line layer that is provided between the positive potential connection line and a liquid crystal layer, is provided to overlap with at least a part of the positive potential connection line in the plan view, and to which a second potential higher than the common potential is applied.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hitoya Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8878760Abstract: At least one embodiment of a liquid crystal display device including: scanning signal lines provided in a display area; and a dummy scanning signal line provided in a non-display area, the scanning signal lines being divided into groups each of which includes a plurality of scanning signal lines, the groups being sequentially selected, signal electric potentials of an identical polarity being sequentially supplied to a data signal line while scanning signal lines belonging to a selected group are sequentially scanned horizontally, the polarity of the signal electric potentials being inverted when the selected group is changed from a preceding group to a succeeding group which is selected immediately after the preceding group, a dummy scanning period being inserted between a horizontal scanning period corresponding to last horizontal scanning in the preceding group and a horizontal scanning period corresponding to first horizontal scanning in the succeeding group, and the dummy scanning signal line being subjeType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Toshikazu Tsuchiya
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Sensing module which can perform proximity detection and display structure having sensing electrodes
Patent number: 8878808Abstract: A display includes a display module and a sensing module including a proximity sensing electrode, a set of sensing electrodes, a touch circuit, a proximity circuit and a processor. The sensing electrodes are configured to sense a touch input during a first period and sense a proximity input during a second period. The touch circuit is coupled to the sensing electrodes for controlling the sensing electrodes to sense the touch input in the first period, and converting a two-dimensional analog touch signal transmitted from the set of the sensing electrodes to a two-dimensional digital touch signal. The proximity circuit is coupled to the sensing electrodes and the proximity sensing electrode for controlling the sensing electrodes and the proximity sensing electrode to sense the proximity input, and converting a three-dimensional analog proximity signal transmitted from the set of sensing electrodes and proximity unit to a three-dimensional digital proximity signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chi-Cheng Chen, Chao-Chen Wang, Kyaw Kyaw Tun, Chih-Hao Hu