Display Driving Control Circuitry Patents (Class 345/204)
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Patent number: 10692439Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an OLED display panel and an OLED display device in which a GIP driving circuit is arranged in an active area in order to minimize a bezel size and a GIP signal is applied to the GIP driving circuit arranged in the active area using a single-sided COF, and the OLED display panel includes: an active area including data lines, scan lines intersecting the data lines, and sub-pixels arranged at each intersection; stages of a GIP driving circuit distributed and arranged in a plurality of unit pixel regions corresponding to the scan lines in the active area to supply scan pulses to the scan lines; and a non-active area including a pad part, a link part and a LOG part, wherein the pad part includes a gate pad part for supplying various control signals to the stages of the GIP driving circuit, and a data pad part for supplying a data voltage to each data line, and wherein the non-active area includes a plurality of signal lines extended from the gate pad part via the link part to theType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Min Kim, In-Hyo Han
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Patent number: 10692436Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel has a display area and an information notification area. The display panel includes: a first organic light-emitting device arranged in the display area; a pixel driving circuit arranged in the display area, and the pixel driving circuit is configured to receive a first power voltage; and at least one second organic light-emitting device arranged in the information notification area. Each of the at least one second organic light-emitting device is electrically connected to a control circuit, and the control circuit is configured to receive a second power voltage. The second power voltage is less than the first power voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yue Li, Xingyao Zhou, Yana Gao
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Patent number: 10681747Abstract: A method of controlling a medical apparatus which includes: establishing, by a mobile apparatus, a communication link between the mobile apparatus and the medical apparatus; when the communication link is established, detecting an operation mode of the mobile apparatus; determining a function corresponding to the detected operation mode from functions provided by the medical apparatus; and performing the determined function.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoon-woo Jun
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Patent number: 10679563Abstract: An active matrix display panel includes a pixel structure having multiple pixels arranged in an array, and a receiver antenna structure. The receiver antenna structure include multiple first receiver antennas having a greater size for providing power voltages to the pixels, and multiple second receiver antennas having a greater resonance frequency for providing data signals to the pixels. Each first receiver antenna and one or more second receiver antennas being surrounded by the first receiver antenna form a receiver antenna group. In the receiver antenna group, each second receiver antenna corresponds to multiple pixels. For each pixel, in a reset period, the pixel circuit controls a pixel capacitor to reset. In a data writing period, the pixel circuit controls the corresponding second receiver antenna to charge the pixel capacitor. In an emission period, the charged pixel capacitor controls the corresponding first receiver antenna to provide the power voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.Inventors: Wei-Min Cho, Yu-Sheng Huang
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Patent number: 10679570Abstract: A power supply module for a driving device of a display system includes a source power unit, for outputting a source high voltage only in a first period and outputting a source low voltage only in a second period according to a power control signal, wherein the source high voltage and the source low voltage are utilized for generating a plurality of data signals of a plurality of pixels in the display system; and a bias power unit, for generating a common voltage, wherein the common voltage is between the source high voltage and the source low voltage; wherein the first period does not overlap the second period.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Lien, Kai-Yi Wu
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Patent number: 10672331Abstract: Provided herein may be a display device and a method of driving the display device. The display device may include pixels including first pixels and second pixels in a pixel area, scan lines coupled with the pixels, and configured to supply scan signals to the pixels, a first emission control line coupled to the first pixels, and configured to supply a first emission control signal to the first pixels, a second emission control line coupled to the second pixels, and configured to supply a second emission control signal to the second pixels, and a display driver configured to supply the first emission control signal to the first emission control line before supplying the second emission control signal to the second emission control line.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Woong Kim, Jong Won Park
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Patent number: 10672314Abstract: A display panel detection method and a display panel detection device, the detection method comprising the following steps: storing an image used for detection in a source driver circuit board of a display panel; electrically connecting a power board generating a power signal directly to the source driver circuit board; transmitting the power signal and a clock signal to the source driver circuit board, the clock signal being directly generated by the power board; connecting a data transmission port of the display panel to a serial interface of a computer system, a detection program for comparing a sample image and an image being configured in the computer system; and comparing the pixel consistency of the image and the sample image so as to produce a comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Inventor: Wei Chen
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Patent number: 10672321Abstract: A display apparatus includes a gate driving control circuit, a gate driver and a display panel. The gate driving control circuit generates N gate clock signals and N inversion gate clock signals based on N gate clock control signals, phases of which partially overlap with each other. Each inversion gate clock signals has an opposite phase to a respective gate clock signal. The gate driver generates gate signals based on the N gate clock signals or the N inversion gate clock signals and applies the gate signals to gate lines. The display panel includes pixels, each connected to a respective gate line and a respective data line. Each of the pixels has a longer side in parallel with gate lines and a shorter side in parallel with the data lines. A number of the gate clock control signals is an integer multiple of a number of colors of the pixels.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Soo Choi, Junpyo Lee, Yu-Chol Kim, Jeong-Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 10665658Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: a data input sub-circuit for transmitting a reference voltage to a first node; a second control sub-circuit disconnecting a first power terminal from a second node; a driving sub-circuit transmitting a signal of the second node to a third node; a first control sub-circuit transmitting the voltage of the third node to a second power terminal; a first storage sub-circuit storing the voltage between the first power terminal and the second node; and a second storage sub-circuit storing the voltage between the first node and the second node, wherein the data input sub-circuit is configured to transmit a data voltage of a data signal terminal to the first node, the second control sub-circuit is configured to transmit a supply voltage of the first power terminal to the second node, and the driving sub-circuit is configured to output a drive signal to the third node.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yingsong Xu
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Patent number: 10663756Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes: at least one LED display unit including a plurality of LED display panels outputting image lights; a light guide unit including a plurality of in-coupling zones where the image lights are received and a single out-coupling zone to which the received image lights are guided; a plurality of in-coupling holographic optical elements (HOEs) arranged in the in-coupling zones to define the propagation path of the image lights through the light guide unit; and a plurality of out-coupling HOEs arranged in the out-coupling zone to define a path through which the image lights guided through the light guide unit are sent outside the light guide unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: LUMENS CO., LTD.Inventors: HanBeet Chang, EunSung Shin, HyunYong Cho
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Patent number: 10665185Abstract: A drive circuit for driving a display panel includes a dynamic refresh unit, a timer, and a black insertion drive unit. The dynamic refresh unit is configured to output a dynamic refresh signal, so as to control the display panel to display a plurality of frames in sequence. A frame time of each of the frames is adjusted according to the dynamic refresh signal. The timer is configured to compute a black insertion time signal. The black insertion drive unit is configured to output a black insertion drive signal according to the black insertion time signal, so as to perform black insertion on the frames.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Chin-An Tseng, Yi-Ching Chen, Mien-Mien Cheng, Chia-Lei Yu, Yung-Ming Huang
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Patent number: 10665150Abstract: The display device includes a pixel and a driver circuit. The driver circuit includes a receiving circuit, a controller, a switching control circuit, and a signal generation circuit. The receiving circuit outputs image data obtained by converting differential signals into parallel data to the controller. The receiving circuit includes a plurality of circuits each including a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The first amplifier and the second amplifier each include a switch and a first transistor for supplying a bias current. The switch has a function of controlling electrical continuity between a wiring for supplying a bias voltage and a gate of the first transistor. The switching control circuit has a function of outputting a switching signal for controlling electrical continuity of the switch.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hidetomo Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10665932Abstract: A radiation device includes a control panel having an active area. The control panel includes: a modulation unit disposed in the active area, and an ion attraction unit, wherein the ion attraction unit is disposed corresponding to the modulation unit, and the ion attraction unit and the modulation unit are electrically insulated.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Min-Ya Hsu, Chung-Kuang Wei
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Patent number: 10665161Abstract: A transistor circuit outputs a drive current in accordance with a data signal. An OLED that is connected to the transistor circuit emits light with luminance corresponding to the drive current. A discharge transistor, when the OLED does not emit the light, is turned on to connect a discharge feeder line to a node at which the transistor circuit is connected to the OLED. An absolute value of a threshold voltage of the discharge transistor is lower than an absolute value of a threshold voltage of a drive transistor in the transistor circuit. When the data signal indicates zero, the discharge transistor can cause a flow of the drive current from the transistor circuit to bypass the OLED.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hitoshi Ota
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Patent number: 10667352Abstract: A PWM signal generating system comprising: a PWM signal generating circuit, configured to generate a PWM signal; a control IC, configured to control a PWM ratio of the PWM signal via controlling the PWM signal generating circuit; a phase cutting dimmer, configured to output a phase cutting signal to the control IC according to a phase of an input signal; a current detecting circuit, configured to provide a detect current corresponding to the PWM ratio; and a voltage level dimmer, configured to generate a preliminary PWM ratio control signal corresponding to an input voltage level. The control IC controls the PWM ratio to correspond to the phase of the input signal, according to the detect current in a first mode. The control IC controls the PWM ratio according to the preliminary PWM ratio control signal in a second mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: LEEDARSON AMERICA INC.Inventor: Yongchuan Li
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Patent number: 10665154Abstract: An alternating self-compensation circuit including a light-emitting device, a first driving circuit, and a second driving circuit is provided. The first driving circuit is configured to function and to drive the light-emitting device during a first time period. The second driving circuit is configured to function and to drive the light-emitting device during a second time period. The first driving circuit and the second driving circuit are electrically and separately connected to one of two ends of the light-emitting device, and the first time period and the second time period are at least partially overlapped in time. The first driving circuit includes a delivery capacitor, a driving transistor, a reset circuit, a compensation circuit, and a data circuit. The second driving circuit also includes a delivery capacitor, a driving transistor, a reset circuit, a compensation circuit, and a data circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: MIKRO MESA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Li-Yi Chen
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Patent number: 10657622Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire surface change information on magnitude of change of a projection surface onto which an image is projected; and a determining unit configured to determine, based on the surface change information, frame rate control information on a frame rate of image processing to allow the image to follow the projection surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tetsuji Saito
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Patent number: 10656684Abstract: A method, electronic device, and computer program product for countering a semi-permanent deformation at an area of a foldable display. The method includes detecting when a display-having at least one hinge area that bends or folds, is placed in an angled position, and in response to the display being placed in the angled position, monitoring a time duration during which the display is in the angled position. The method further includes, in response to the display being placed in a fully-opened position after being in the angled position, calculating a degree of semi-permanent deformation associated with the at least one area of the display, in part based on the time duration, and triggering an increase in temperature at the at least one area of the display to counter the degree of semi-permanent deformation.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Charles Wood, Alberto Cavallaro
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Patent number: 10656067Abstract: A measuring arrangement includes an electrostatic concentrator, a surface and an imaging sensor which are configured to detect particles.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Karl Haberger, Katrin Moebius
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Patent number: 10657912Abstract: A display may have curved edges such as rounded corners. Pixels in the display may be controlled so that the active area of the display has the desired curved edge shape. In order to maximize the apparent smoothness of the curved edge, the display may include circuitry that dims some of the pixels based on their location relative to a spline for the curved edge. The display circuitry may include a multiplication circuit that receives image data as a first input and dimming factors from a gain table as a second input. The image data may include a brightness level for each pixel in the array of pixels. The multiplication circuit may multiply the brightness level for each pixel by its respective dimming factor. This modified image data may then be supplied to the imaging pixels using display driver circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jiayi Jin, Myung-Je Cho, Paolo Sacchetto, Weijun Yao
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Patent number: 10656799Abstract: To provide a display device having an input means using a bending action. A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display part, a first sensor element, and a second sensor element. The display part is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first sensor element and the second sensor element are provided in their respective regions overlapping with the display part between the first substrate and the second substrate. The region where the second sensor element is provided overlaps with the region where the first sensor element is provided. The first substrate and the second substrate have flexibility. The first sensor element has a function of detecting the presence or absence of an object touching the first substrate or the second substrate. The second sensor element has a function of detecting the distortion of the first substrate or the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Norifumi Takesue
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Patent number: 10658617Abstract: A display device in an embodiment according to the present invention includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a display area on the first surface of the substrate and including a plurality of pixels, a periphery area on an outer side of the display area of the first surface, and a sealing layer covering the display area and the periphery area. The periphery area includes a drive circuit outputting a signal to the display area, an input terminal part input with a signal for driving the drive circuit, and a plurality of wirings arranged between the drive circuit and the input terminal part, and the sealing layer includes at least one opening part exposing the first surface of the substrate in an area inside a corner part of the substrate in the periphery area.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Kenta Kajiyama
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Patent number: 10650719Abstract: A rapid discharging circuit, a display device, a rapid discharging method and a display control circuit are provided. The rapid discharging circuit includes a discharging unit. A control end of the discharging unit is connected to a driving IC, a first end thereof is connected to a gate line of the display device, and a second end thereof is connected to a display level end of the display device which is connected to the driving IC. The discharging unit is configured to control the display level end to write a first level into the gate line when the display device is powered off abnormally.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shicheng Sun, Zhen Wang, Lele Cong, Yezhou Fang, Peirong Huo
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Patent number: 10652491Abstract: The disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging element, a driving method, and an electronic device that generates an arbitrary intermediate voltage level between a high voltage level and a low voltage level. The solid-state imaging element includes a first driving line that supplies selectively to a posterior stage, a first voltage level that is output from a first power source and a second voltage level that is output from a second power source and lower than the first voltage level. Also included is a second driving line that is different from the first driving line, a capacitance that is formed between the first driving line and the second driving line, and a floating setting unit that sets the first driving line to a floating state. The disclosure is applicable to, for example, a CMOS image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Shin Kitano
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Patent number: 10642405Abstract: The drive control device includes a display control part and a touch control part. The display control part includes a control circuit operable to control first and second frame modes, and a clock pulse generator operable to produce a display line clock signal in synchronization with a display line switching cycle. The control circuit changes display and non-display drive terms in start timing on an individual display frame period basis in the first frame mode. In the second frame mode, each display frame period includes only one display drive term; the display drive term is not interrupted by a non-display drive term halfway. The second frame mode is arranged so that the cycle of the display line clock signal in synchronization with the display line switching cycle is made longer than that in the first frame mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Synaptics Japan GKInventors: Tsuyoshi Kuroiwa, Takayuki Noto, Mitsunori Takanashi
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Patent number: 10643576Abstract: A system and method for identifying white spot Mura defects on a display. The system and method generates a first filtered image by filtering an input image using a first image filter. First potential candidate locations are determined using the first filtered image. A second filtered image is generated by filtering an input image using a second image filter and second potential candidate locations are determined using the second filtered image. A list of candidate locations is produced, where the list of candidate locations is of locations in both the first potential candidate locations and the second potential candidate locations.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Janghwan Lee
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Patent number: 10643542Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel driving circuit and a display device. The circuit includes a first reset circuit, a second reset circuit, a compensation circuit, and a light emitting circuit. The first reset circuit is configured to transmit a first reset voltage to the compensation circuit to reset the compensation circuit. The second reset circuit is configured to transmit a second reset voltage to the light emitting circuit to reset the light emitting circuit. The compensation circuit is configured to write a data signal and perform a threshold voltage compensation. The light emitting circuit is configured to emit light. Through the above-mentioned manner, the present disclosure may be capable of realizing the compensation of the threshold voltage and adjusting the contrast of the displayed black screen, thereby improving the display characteristics of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun Li
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Patent number: 10643519Abstract: A method is provided that allows the use of monochrome PMOLED display driver to generate grayscale patterns without the need to change the resolution of the 1-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) on the data line (SEG). The method further allows the elimination of extra frame buffer display memory needed by conventional techniques. This is achieved by swapping display memory space for display image pixel color (grayscale) depth in the expense of display resolution. The method further allows grayscale pattern data to be written into frame buffer only once without additional control from the host controller. The method further allows the dynamic application of grayscale on selectable whole or portion of a scan line such that full grayscale image display or a mixture of monochrome and grayscale image display in a single display panel is possible.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Solomon Systech (Shenzhen) LimitedInventors: Chi Wai Lee, Chun Hung Lai, Wai Hon Ng, Yuen Pat Lau, Ling Sum Leung
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Patent number: 10638967Abstract: A handheld radio device that incorporates within equipment typically carried by a first-responder but with added functionality which enables assessments of a subject's cognitive, auditory, visual, and speech function. In addition to providing two-way tactical radio functionality, the handheld radio device operates to generate haptic, audible, and visual stimuli, and then assess a subject utilizing the handheld radio device based on the subject's responses to the stimuli on the interfaces and sensors of the handheld radio device. Because this functionality is provided in equipment this is already typically carried by the first-responder, assessments that are more forward-deployed and closer to the point and time of injury, exposure, or period of interest can occur.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: United States of America as represented by the NavyInventor: Matthew A. Yanagi
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Patent number: 10642453Abstract: Techniques for navigational aid for a hinged device via semantic abstraction are described. Generally, the techniques described herein improve a user experience when the user is navigating through content, such as user-generated content in an electronic document. For example, the techniques described herein semantically abstract authored content in an electronic document to provide abstracted content. In implementations, abstracted content includes abstracted pages that each represent a different section of the authored content. When a user scans through an electronic document, rather than scanning page by page, techniques described herein instead navigate through displays of the abstracted pages. In addition, a hinge between different displays can be used as an input mechanism to control a speed of navigating through the abstracted pages to allow a user to more easily locate specific sections of the authored content.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gregg Robert Wygonik, Raymond Quan, Christian Klein
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Patent number: 10635213Abstract: An on-touch e-paper display includes an e-ink substrate having a plurality of cells each having a fluid, positively charged particles of a first color, and negatively charged particles of a second color. The on-touch e-paper display further includes a transparent triboelectric generator. The transparent triboelectric generator includes a main portion including a transparent conductor located on the e-ink substrate, and a transparent electron negative dielectric material located on the transparent conductor such that the transparent conductor is located between the e-ink substrate and the transparent electron negative dielectric material at the main portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Songtao Wu
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Patent number: 10635229Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal element array having liquid crystal display elements arranged in matrix, scanning lines arranged in each row of the liquid crystal element array and supplying a scanning signal to the liquid crystal display elements in a corresponding row, signal lines arranged in each column of the liquid crystal element array and supplying an image signal to the liquid crystal display elements in a corresponding column, drive electrodes arranged in the column of the liquid crystal element array and to which a drive signal to detect a touch is supplied, a signal line drive circuit arranged along one side of the liquid crystal element array parallel to the row of the liquid crystal element array and forming the image signal, and a first electrode drive circuit arranged along the other side of the liquid crystal element array and forming the drive signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yasuyuki Teranishi, Toshiaki Fukushima, Daisuke Ito, Gen Koide, Tadayoshi Katsuta
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Patent number: 10636348Abstract: A display device includes: a timing controller which receives image data including high logics and low logics from the outside; a data driver which generates a data signal, based on the image data; and pixels which emit light with a luminance corresponding to the data signal, where the data driver determines an error of the image data, based on a checksum included in the image data.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ga Na Kim, Whee Won Lee, Myeong Su Kim
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Patent number: 10629112Abstract: A signal control device includes a signal generator for generating an initial enable control signal and a pulse modulator connected to the signal generator for modulating pulse displacements of the initial enable control signal to obtain a modulated enable control signal. The pulse displacements of the modulated enable control signal increase in order in each scanning period, and the modulated enable control signal is used to control the output timings of display control signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP., LTD., FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaoli Kong
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Patent number: 10629139Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module comprising a LED backlight source. The LED backlight source comprises at least two LED light source sets disposed alternatively; each LED light source set comprises red LED lights, green LED lights and blue LED lights arranged in array formation; and a color gamut of the red and green LED lights in two neighbored LED light source sets are different. The present invention further provides a control method of display device. The LED backlight source is controlled and a corresponded RGB grey level is output to the display device according to the percentage of the areas of the red and green pixels having color saturation value greater than the color saturation threshold. Comparing to the existed technology, uncomfortableness on watching red pixels and green pixels is reduced and comfort of human eyes while watching images with high color gamut is improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yong Yang
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Patent number: 10629133Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a gate driving circuit. The display device comprises a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a pixel circuit in the display area, and a pair of scan driving circuits in the non-display area, the pair of scan driving circuits generating output signals inverted therebetween. The pixel circuit includes at least one n-type transistor and at least one p-type transistor, one of the pair of scan driving circuits includes a first transistor and a third transistor each including a gate electrode connected to a first node and a second transistor and a fourth transistor each including a gate electrode connected to a second node, the first transistor and the second transistor are serially connected to each other, and the third transistor and the fourth transistor are serially connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Su Kim, Byung Jun Lim
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Patent number: 10629130Abstract: A display device includes a scan driver supplying a scan signal to scan lines, an emission control driver supplying an emission control signal to emission control lines, and a data driver supplying data signals to data lines coupled to pixels. Each pixel includes a drive transistor controlling an amount of current from a first power supply to a second power supply via an organic light-emitting diode, and three other transistors. The third transistor is turned on by a scan signal on a prior scan line and receives a voltage of a third power supply. The first and second transistors are turned on by a scan signal on a present scan line. The fourth power supply is different from the second and third power supplies, and the first and third transistors receive voltages of their respective power supplies through different power lines on different layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Soo Kim, Joong Soo Moon, Won Kyu Kwak
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Patent number: 10620498Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, the substrate is provided with a display region, a fan-out region, and a plurality of driving chips, a plurality of signal lines formed in the display region; a plurality of pixel regions formed in the display region, and coupled to the signal lines; a plurality of fan-out wires formed in the fan-out region, wherein one terminal of each of the fan-out wires is connected to the signal lines, the other terminal of each of the fan-out wires is connected to the driving chips; a connecting portion formed in the fan-out region; a plurality of connecting lines formed in the connecting portion, wherein each of the driving chips is connected by the connecting lines; wherein the plurality of the fan-out wires are arranged corresponding to a disposing position of the connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTROMICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 10621908Abstract: A display substrate provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes a plurality of display groups repeatedly arranged along a row direction. Each of the plurality of display groups includes n columns of pixel units of different views. For each pixel unit of the n columns of pixel units of different views, a ratio of a length along the row direction to a length along a column direction is 1/n, where n?2, and n is a positive integer.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xingyou Luo, Yue Li, Xi Chen
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Patent number: 10614742Abstract: A pixel structure, an array substrate, a display device and a method for driving the display device are provided. The pixel structure includes a plurality of pixel units, each including two rows of subpixels, each row of which includes a monochrome subpixel and a white subpixel, the monochrome subpixel being any one selected from a first monochrome subpixel, a second monochrome subpixel and a third monochrome subpixel and colors of two monochrome subpixels in each pixel unit being different, wherein monochrome subpixels in each row or column are arranged periodically in an order of a first, second and third monochrome subpixel, colors of the first monochrome subpixel, the second monochrome subpixel and the third monochrome subpixel are different from each other, and monochromatic light beams emitted by the first monochrome subpixel, the second monochrome subpixel and the third monochrome subpixel are capable of being mixed into white light.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Ge Shi
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Patent number: 10616505Abstract: A video transmission system is disclosed. The video transmission system comprises a multi-drop bus, a first source driving chip, a second source driving chip and a timing controller. The first source driving chip comprises a first source driving circuit and a first terminal circuit. The first terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the first source driving circuit for providing a first terminal resistor. The second source driving chip comprises a second source driving circuit and a second terminal circuit. The second terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the second source driving circuit for providing a second terminal resistor. The timing controller is coupled to the first source driving chip and the second source driving chip via the multi-drop bus.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yi-Chuan Liu, Hung-Cheng Hsiao, Ying-Wen Chou
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Patent number: 10613667Abstract: A display device may include: a display panel; and a pressure sensor provided on one surface of the display panel, wherein the pressure sensor includes: a first substrate including: a first base substrate; and receiving electrodes disposed on the first base substrate, the receiving electrodes extending in a first direction; a second substrate disposed between the first substrate and the display panel, the second substrate including: a second base substrate; and driving electrodes disposed on a surface of the second base substrate facing the first substrate, the driving electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the receiving electrodes; and a variable resistance layer provided on a surface of one of the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodes, wherein the second base substrate includes a material configured for at least one of blocking light and absorbing light.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won Ki Hong, Tae Hee Lee
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Patent number: 10613812Abstract: A system, a control apparatus and a control method for distributed video display are provided. The system includes an image source device configured to provide image data, a plurality of displays, a plurality of display chips respectively coupled to the displays and connected with the video source device through a network, and a control apparatus connected with the image source device and the display chips through the network and configured to transmit a playback signal to each of the display chips to control the display chips to receive the image data from the image source device and convert the received image data into display frames capable of being played by the displays.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Steve Shu Liu
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Patent number: 10615189Abstract: A semiconductor device that is less influenced by variations in characteristics between transistors or variations in a load, and is efficient even for normally-on transistors is provided. The semiconductor device includes at least a transistor, two wirings, three switches, and two capacitors. A first switch controls conduction between a first wiring and each of a first electrode of a first capacitor and a first electrode of a second capacitor. A second electrode of the first capacitor is connected to a gate of the transistor. A second switch controls conduction between the gate and a second wiring. A second electrode of the second capacitor is connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor. A third switch controls conduction between the one of the source and the drain and each of the first electrode of the first capacitor and the first electrode of the second capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 10607522Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate. The display device includes a pixel region on the first substrate. The pixel region includes a plurality of input lines. Each input line is configured to apply an electric potential to a portion of a pixel in the pixel region. The display device includes a memory storing a drive scheme for the display device and a pixel control system. A solution to a cost function for the display device is calculated, such as by the pixel control system. The cost function expresses a performance attribute of the display device. The drive scheme is modified using the solution to the cost function to create a modified drive scheme, and a voltage is applied to one of the plurality of input lines according to the modified drive scheme to drive the display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Steven Ramos Carneiro, Pavel Novoselov
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Patent number: 10607529Abstract: A shift register unit and a driving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus are disclosed. The shift register unit includes: a pull-up node control module (21), a pull-down node control module (22), a gate driving signal output terminal (OUTPUT(N)) and a gate driving signal output module (23), the gate driving signal output module (23) is connected to a pull-up node (PU(N)), a pull-down node (PD(N)), an non-inverting clock signal input terminal (CLK) and the gate driving signal output terminal (OUTPUT(N) respectively; and the pull-down node control module (22) is connected to the pull-down node (PD(N)) and an inverting clock signal input terminal (CLKB) respectively; the shift register unit further includes: a noise reduction module (24) connected to a noise reduction control signal output terminal (Ctrl) and a gate driving signal output terminal respectively (OUTPUT(N)).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Huabin Chen
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Patent number: 10607565Abstract: An information processing device includes: a convertor that executes a control program to convert an input video signal, and, when having received a first notification querying for a connection state of the first display device and having detected a resistance value corresponding to a state where a first display device is connected on a path connected with the first display device, transmits a second notification; a display controller that transmits the first notification to the convertor when having received an instruction to update the control program, and updates the control program when having received the second notification as a response to the first notification; and a resistance changer that connects a dummy resistor to the path and causes the path to have the resistance value corresponding to the state when the resistance value corresponding to the state is not detected on the path.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITEDInventor: Noriyuki Aoki
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Patent number: 10600989Abstract: An electronic device may have a hinge that allows the device to be flexed about a bend axis. A display may span the bend axis. To facilitate bending about the bend axis, the display may have layers such as a display cover layer with grooves or other recesses. The recesses form a flexible portion in the display layer. The display layer may be formed from glass or other materials that are transparent. Elastomeric material, fluids, and other materials may be placed in the recesses in the display layer. The material in the display layer may have an index of refraction that is matched to the index of refraction of the display layer. A hinge may be formed between rigid planar layers that are separated by a gap. Flexible layers that lie flush with opposing surfaces of the rigid planar layers may be used to span the gap.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jiang Ai, Erik A. Uttermann, Soyoung Kim
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Display apparatus and method for driving a backlight to prevent or reduce gradation overcompensation
Patent number: 10600387Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method for controlling the display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes receiving an image; distinguishing the image into a plurality of blocks to detect a maximum pixel value each of the plurality of blocks; determining a target diffuser value usable for compensating for a duty of a backlight based on the detected maximum pixel value for each block; and driving the backlight for each of the plurality of blocks based on a backlight duty value compensated based on the target diffuser value. Therefore, the display apparatus according to the present disclosure may address a problem that gradation overcompensation occurs in a region of a certain block, when the backlight is driven in a unit of the plurality of blocks, using a local dimming mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwa-seok Seong, Young-hun Jo, Gang-mo Koo, Sang-su Lee -
Patent number: 10600348Abstract: A scan driver and a driving method of scan driver are provided. The scan driver includes a first shift register and a second shift register respectively receiving a first clock signal and a second clock signal, a first initial pulse signal and a second initial pulse signal and according to a first scanning type or a second scanning type scans scan lines; a selection unit receiving selection signals to select the first shift register or the second shift register for scanning scan lines; a logic control unit receiving an output enable sign controls the outputting; a level shift unit outputting a level signal; an output amplifier amplifying the level signal and outputting to the scan lines. Therefore, it achieves to satisfy requirement of progressive scanning and non-sequential scanning.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jing Xu, Tai-jiun Hwang