Waveform Generator Coupled To Display Elements Patents (Class 345/208)
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Publication number: 20140306944Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display apparatus in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently and third electrodes are arranged to cross the first and second electrodes and in which one field comprises plural subfields having a reset period followed by an address period and a sustain period is provided. The method includes in the reset period in at least two of the subfields, applying a first waveform having a voltage that gradually increases in time to a first reached voltage to the second electrodes, and thereafter, applying a second waveform having a voltage that gradually decreases in time to the second electrodes, wherein the first reached voltages applied in at least two subfields of the subfields are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Yoshikazu Kanazawa, Shigeharu Asao
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Patent number: 8861058Abstract: A scanning beam projection system includes a scanning mirror having a fast-scan axis and a slow-scan axis. Movement on the fast-scan axis is controlled by a fast-scan scanning mirror control system. The control system receives position information describing angular displacement of the mirror. A fast-scan drive signal is generated that causes the scanning mirror to oscillate at a resonant frequency with a varying amplitude.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Bruce C. Rothaar, Joel Sandgathe
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Publication number: 20140300590Abstract: A method is provided for driving a plasma display panel having parallel first and second electrodes, third electrodes crossing the first and second electrodes, and discharge cells with electrodes crossing mutually in the form of a matrix. The method includes a reset period during which distribution of wall charges in the discharge cells is uniformed, an addressing period during which wall charges are produced in the discharge cells according to display data, and a sustain discharge period during which sustain discharge is induced in discharge cells in which wall charges are produced during the addressing period. The driving method includes during the reset period, in lines defined by the first and second electrodes, applying a first pulse, in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce first discharge, and applying a second pulse in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce second discharge as an erase discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Noriaki Setoguchi, Shigeharu Asao, Yoshikazu Kanazawa
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Patent number: 8854399Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a gray scale converter, and a scale factor generator. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The gray scale converter is for converting gray levels of pixel data signals of a current frame by multiplying the pixel data signals of the current frame by a scale factor of the current frame. The scale factor generator is for comparing a conversion current value with an overcurrent prevention current value to generate the scale factor of the current frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alexander Arkhipov, Baek-Woon Lee
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Publication number: 20140292830Abstract: Methods for driving electro-optic displays, especially bistable displays, include (a) using two-part waveforms, the first part of which is dependent only upon the initial state of the relevant pixel; (b) measuring the response of each individual pixel and storing for each pixel data indicating which of a set of standard drive schemes are to be used for that pixel; (c) for at least one transition in a drive scheme, applying multiple different waveforms to pixels on a random basis; and (d) when updating a limited area of the display, driving “extra” pixels in an edge elimination region to avoid edge effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Demetrious Mark Harrington, Kenneth R. Crounse, Karl Raymond Amundson, Matthew J. Aprea, Theodore A. Sjodin, Alain Bouchard, Stephen J. Telfer, Ana L. Lattes, Yuval Ben-Dov
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Publication number: 20140292733Abstract: A liquid crystal display and the driving method thereof are disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels, data lines for transmitting data driving signals to the pixels, a scanning driver for generating scanning driving signals, a waveform shaping circuit for connecting with the scanning driver, a plurality of scanning lines for transmitting the shaped scanning driving signal to the pixels. The waveform shaping circuit shapes the waveforms of the scanning driving signal along a rising edge. In this way, the voltage difference between the pixel electrodes is eliminated. Thus, the color shift is reduced, and the display performance of the liquid crystal display is enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bing Han, Jiang Zhu, Shih-Hsun Lo
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Patent number: 8847938Abstract: An imaging device that can not only reduce noises including shading but also read out a pixel at high speed, a method for controlling the imaging device, and a camera using the imaging device are provided. In a 3-transistor-driven pixel circuit 11, the drain of a reset transistor 113 is connected to a drive signal line DRNL (n), and the drain of an amplifier transistor 114 is connected to a source voltage VDD. A row drive circuit 12a quickly decreases the voltage level applied to the drive signal line DRNL (n) from a high-level voltage VH to a lowest level voltage VLL, then increases it from the lowest level voltage VLL to a low-level voltage VL, and then gradually returns it to the high-level voltage VH.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hayato Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 8848001Abstract: An exemplary driving method is adapted for a bistable display device including a pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels arranged in a predetermined manner. The driving method includes the following steps of: during a first time period, providing the first pixels with a first pixel voltage for black insertion and providing the second pixels with a second pixel voltage different from the first pixel voltage; during a second time period following the first time period, providing the first pixels with the second pixel voltage for white insertion and maintaining the second pixels provided with the second pixel voltage for white insertion; and during a third time period following the second time period, initiating the first pixels to display a gray scale image and providing the second pixels with the first pixel voltage for black insertion.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Sheng-Chao Liu, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Ching-Huan Lin
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Patent number: 8847936Abstract: A method and system for managing a display of a terminal device comprises supporting communication of the terminal device with one or more first controllers of a first vehicle via a first data bus. A user level is determined of a user of the first vehicle based on an identity of the user as verified by an authentication process. The identity and user level of a corresponding user is stored in the terminal device. Permission data is retrieved on first enabled features and first disabled features for the first vehicle from the one or more first controllers based on the determined user level. The first enabled features are displayed on a display associated with the terminal device consistent with the retrieved permission data.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Kirk J. Chervenka, Fangfang Xia
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Publication number: 20140267205Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to compact optical systems for incorporation into head-up and near-to-eye display devices. One disclosed embodiment provides a head-up display system comprising a light source, a flat panel display including multiple copies of an image, and a lens array structure with a separate lens element for each copy of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventor: Nenad Nestorovic
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Publication number: 20140267204Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for adjusting the waveform timing parameters for changes in data to be written over the lifetime of the display. In one aspect, timing parameter information is stored with the array and used to obtain the fastest line timing possible for different portions of the array. The timing parameter information may also be updated over the lifetime of the display such that the fastest line timing possible for different portions can be obtained over the life of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Hemang Shah, Mark M. Todorovich
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Patent number: 8836632Abstract: A touch device includes gate lines, pixels, sense control lines and sense units. Each pixel is connected to one of the gate lines and is decided whether to receive data according to a voltage on the gate line. Each the sense unit is connected to one of the sense control lines and is decided whether to perform a touch sense operation according to a voltage on the sense control line. The touch device further includes a shift register string including cascade-connected shift registers. Each shift register has first and second output terminals. The first output terminal provides an output to one of the gate lines according to a first clock signal to control the voltage on the gate line. The second output terminal provides an output to one of the sense control lines according to a second clock signal to control the voltage on the detection control line.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ku-Liang Lin, Wen-Kai Shih, Sheng-Liang Hsieh
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Publication number: 20140253528Abstract: In a driving method of a display apparatus using a driving circuit, when an image signal is a film image signal, first, second, and third original image signals are extracted based on the film image signal. Then, a first compensation image signal is generated based on first and second original image signals, and a second compensation image signal is generated based on second and third original image signals. The first original image signal, the first compensation image signal, the second original image signal, and the second compensation image signal are sequentially output to have a driving frequency higher than an input frequency. In addition, the first original image signal, the first compensation image signal, the second original image signal, and the second compensation image signal are output i, k, j, and k times, respectively. Thus, a trembling phenomenon perceived by a viewer of a film image may be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: BYUNG-HYUK SHIN, MIN-KYU PARK, SEON-KI KIM, JAE-HO OH, KYUNG-WOO KIM
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Patent number: 8817009Abstract: The still image display mode includes a first period of writing the data of the image signal from the driver circuit portion into the pixel; after the first period, a second period of stopping supply of a signal or voltage for operating the driver circuit portion to the driver circuit portion; and after the second period, a third period of restarting the supply of a signal or voltage for operating the driver circuit portion to the driver circuit portion and writing the data of the image signal into the pixel from the driver circuit portion, so that the pixel keeps displaying a still image. A length of a period from the stop of the supply of the signal for operating the driver circuit portion to the driver circuit portion to the restart is set in accordance with a temperature of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Hayakawa, Kenichi Wakimoto
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Patent number: 8810608Abstract: A device includes a memory storing a persistence bit for each of a plurality of pixels of a display device, the persistence bit having a first value when a corresponding pixel should be illuminated for displaying a persistent image, and having a second value when the corresponding pixel should not be illuminated for the persistent image; a pseudorandom pixel value generator which during each video frame receives a seed value and generates pseudorandom pixel values for the plurality of pixels, each pseudorandom pixel value being not greater than a specified variable persistence value; a frame value generator outputting a frame value for each video frame; and a match detector which, during each video frame, compares the frame value to the pseudorandom pixel values for the plurality of pixels, and for each pixel where the comparison indicates a match, makes the persistence bit for the corresponding pixel have the second value.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Matthew S. Holcomb
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Patent number: 8810555Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems for driving electroluminescent segments in electroluminescent displays are disclosed. Each segment in the display receives a series of first pulses alternating in polarity at a first electrode and a series of second pulses at a second electrode. Each of the second pulses corresponds to one of the first pulses and is opposite in polarity. The width of the second pulses corresponds to the parasitic resistance of the segment.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Scobil Industries Corp.Inventors: William Joseph Pietro, Scott Stephen Fielder
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Patent number: 8810610Abstract: The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display and a power control method thereof, including a timing controller which varies a driving circuit supply voltage between a first voltage and a third voltage in a 3D mode for displaying a 3D image on a display panel by controlling a power supply circuit and controls the driving circuit supply voltage as a second voltage in a 2D mode for displaying a 2D image on the display panel. The second voltage is lower than the first voltage and is higher than the third voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngjun Hong, Kyoungdon Woo, Taegung Kim
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Patent number: 8803869Abstract: A display device includes: a reference voltage setting unit, an organic EL display unit; a monitor wire and sample-and-hold circuit which detect at least one of a high-side potential and a low-side potential applied to at least one pixel inside the organic EL display unit; and a variable-voltage source which regulates at least one of a high-side output potential and a low-side output potential outputted from the reference voltage setting unit. The monitor wire and the sample-and-hold circuit perform the detection of the at least one of the high-side potential and the low-side potential in at least part of an image display period, and the monitor wire and the sample-and-hold circuit do not perform the detection of the at least one of the high-side potential and the low-side potential in a black display period.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Kato, Kouhei Ebisuno
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Patent number: 8803769Abstract: A DC-DC converter generates a first power and a second power for driving pixels in an organic light emitting display, such that the voltages of the first power and the second power are substantially independent of the voltage from a power supply or a battery. A voltage detector detects the voltage from the power supply, and a booster circuit and an inverter circuit respectively boost and invert the voltage from the power supply to generate and output the first and the second powers, respectively, for the pixels. A PWM controller controls the booster circuit and the inverter circuit to control voltages of the first power and the second power. The booster circuit is adapted to reduce the voltage from the power supply to be lower than the voltage of the first power when the voltage from the power supply detected by the voltage detector is higher than a reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Cheon Park, Su-Yeon Yun
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Patent number: 8803783Abstract: A plurality of cascaded unit register circuits which comprises a bidirectional shift register include main stages and dummy stages at the top before the main stages and dummy stages at the bottom after the main stages. A k-th stage outputs a pulse Pk in synchronization with a clock signal with a reference point N1 being at H level. The main stages include terminals NSF and NSB for setting N1 to H to which Pk?1 and Pk+1 are input, respectively, and terminals NRB and NRF for setting N1 to L level to which Pk?2 and Pk+2 are input, respectively. The order of generation of clock signals is reversed according to the direction of a shift, and whether a start trigger signal is applied to a top stage or a bottom stage is switched. Top dummy stages do not have NRB. Bottom dummy stages do not have NRF.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Mitsuru Goto, Hiroko Sehata, Hiroyuki Higashijima
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Patent number: 8803782Abstract: A bidirectional shift register outputs pulses from a plurality of cascaded unit register circuits in a shift order which is one of a forward direction and a reverse direction. A ?th stage of unit register circuit (38) has two set terminals connected to respective outputs of (??1)th and (?+1)th stages and two reset terminals connected to respective outputs of (?+2)th and (??2)th stages. The unit register circuit (38) sets, when a pulse is input to any one of the set terminals, a reference point N1 to an H level, and, when a pulse is input to any one of the reset terminals, N1 to an L level. The order of phase change of clock signals is reversed according to the direction of a shift, and whether a start trigger signal is applied to a top stage or a bottom stage is switched.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Mitsuru Goto, Hiroko Sehata, Hiroyuki Higashijima
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Publication number: 20140218346Abstract: A liquid crystal panel, a scanning circuit and a method for generating angle waves are provided. A scanning circuit for generating angle waves includes a scanning module and a plurality of angle wave modules. The scanning module has a plurality of scan output ends for outputting scan driving signals respectively in order, wherein the scan driving signal includes a first voltage and a second voltage. The angle wave modules are electrically connected to the scan output ends respectively in order; wherein a second output end of each angle wave module is electrically connected a first output end of next one of the angle wave modules, whereby a part of electrical energy received by the second output end of the angle wave modules is transmitted to the first output end of the next one of the angle wave modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventor: Chang Xin HUANG
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Patent number: 8797308Abstract: In a driving method of a display apparatus using a driving circuit, when an image signal is a film image signal, first, second, and third original image signals are extracted based on the film image signal. Then, a first compensation image signal is generated based on first and second original image signals, and a second compensation image signal is generated based on second and third original image signals. The first original image signal, the first compensation image signal, the second original image signal, and the second compensation image signal are sequentially output to have a driving frequency higher than an input frequency. In addition, the first original image signal, the first compensation image signal, the second original image signal, and the second compensation image signal are output i, k, j, and k times, respectively. Thus, a trembling phenomenon perceived by a viewer of a film image may be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-Hyuk Shin, Min-Kyu Park, Seon-Ki Kim, Jae-Ho Oh, Kyung-Woo Kim
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Patent number: 8797309Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of pixel circuits which is arranged in a matrix shape; a plurality of data lines; a selection unit which sequentially selects the plurality of pixel circuits for every group which is fewer in number than the number of rows of the pixel circuits; a control unit which sequentially changes the pixel circuits included in the groups; and a data signal supply unit which outputs a data signal to each data line. Each of the plurality of sequentially selected pixel circuits is connected to each of the different data lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshihisa Ooishi
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Publication number: 20140210752Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix; a plurality of signal lines that extend in a second direction in the display region; a vertical drive circuit that is coupled to first ends of the scanning lines and applies a vertical scanning pulse to the first ends to select each row of the pixels in the display region; a horizontal drive circuit that performs a display operation of supplying an image signal to each of the pixels in the row selected by the vertical drive circuit through the signal lines; and a plurality of switches that are coupled to second ends of the scanning lines respectively. Each of the switches supplies the same potential as that supplied to the first ends by the vertical drive circuit to the second end corresponding thereto in an idle period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventor: Tadayoshi Katsuta
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Patent number: 8791933Abstract: A method is provided for driving a plasma display panel having parallel first and second electrodes, third electrodes crossing the first and second electrodes, and discharge cells with electrodes crossing mutually in the form of a matrix. The method includes a reset period during which distribution of wall charges in the discharge cells is uniformed, an addressing period during which wall charges are produced in the discharge cells according to display data, and a sustain discharge period during which sustain discharge is induced in discharge cells in which wall charges are produced during the addressing period. The driving method includes during the reset period, in lines defined by the first and second electrodes, applying a first pulse, in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce first discharge, and applying a second pulse in which an applied voltage varies with time to induce second discharge as an erase discharge.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Noriaki Setoguchi, Shigeharu Asao, Yoshikazu Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20140204104Abstract: A display apparatus includes pixels connected to gate lines and data lines, a gate driver configure to drive the gate lines, a data driver including a plurality of data driving parts configured to drive the data lines. The control board includes a processor that outputs an image signal and a control signal and a timing controller that outputs a first control signal to control the gate driver and a second control signal and a data signal to control the data driver in response to the image signal and the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO.,LTD.Inventors: YONGJUN JANG, Nam-Gon CHOI, Geunjeong PARK, Hyundae LEE, CHEOLWOO PARK, Jeong-hun SO, BONGHYUN YOU, YUN KI BAEK, Kyoung Ho LIM
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Publication number: 20140198086Abstract: A source driver including a controller, a plurality of flip-flops, a plurality of shift registers and a plurality of driving channels is provided. The controller extracts control information from an image data stream. Each of the flip-flops respectively receives a corresponding control bit of the control information, and output the corresponding control bit. The shift registers correspond to the flip-flops one by one, and sequentially transmit an enable pulse. Each of the shift registers determines whether to output the enable pulse according to the control bit outputted by the corresponding flip-flop. The driving channels correspond to the shift registers one by one. Each of the driving channels switches an operation state into an enable mode or a disable mode according to the enable pulse outputted by the corresponding shift register.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Jen-Wen Cheng, Chuan-Che Lee, Chin-Tien Chang
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Patent number: 8780102Abstract: A pixel, a display device including the pixel, and a driving method are disclosed. Each of a plurality of pixels included in the display device includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving transistor for transmitting a driving current to the OLED according to a data signal; a first transistor for transmitting the data signal to the driving transistor according to a scan signal; and a first capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the first transistor and a second terminal coupled to a gate electrode of the driving transistor. In addition, the driving transistor is for diode-connecting in response to a threshold voltage compensation signal during a threshold voltage compensation period to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. The threshold voltage compensation signal includes at least two pulses.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sam-Il Han
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Publication number: 20140192034Abstract: An electric optical apparatus including a display section in which an electric optical material is pinched between a pair of substrates and a plurality of pixels is arranged, wherein the display section is provided with a scanning line, a data line and a power-supply line that are connected to each of the pixels, and each of the pixels is provided with a pixel electrode, a driving transistor that is connected between the pixel electrode and the power-supply line, a capacitance for modulation that is connected between a gate of the driving transistor and the data line, a maintenance capacitance that connects one side electrode to the gate of the driving transistor, and a transistor for correction that is connected to a diode and in which one side terminal thereof is connected to the gate of the driving transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Katsunori YAMAZAKI
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Patent number: 8773416Abstract: A horizontal scanning period is divided into n parts (n is a natural number), so that horizontal scanning can be performed (n×y) times in one frame period. That is, n signals can be outputted from each pixel, and storage times of the n signals are different from one another. Then, since a signal suited to the intensity of light irradiated to each pixel can be selected, information of an object can be accurately read.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 8766969Abstract: A display device includes: a reference voltage setting unit, an organic EL display unit; a monitor wire and sample-and-hold circuit which detect at least one of a high-side potential and a low-side potential applied to at least one pixel inside the organic EL display unit; and a variable-voltage source which regulates at least one of a high-side output potential and a low-side output potential outputted from the reference voltage setting unit. The monitor wire and the sample-and-hold circuit perform the detection of the at least one of the high-side potential and the low-side potential in at least part of an image display period, and the monitor wire and the sample-and-hold circuit do not perform the detection of the at least one of the high-side potential and the low-side potential in a black display period.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Kato, Kouhei Ebisuno
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Patent number: 8766971Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes: a display unit for displaying an image corresponding to data signals, scan signals, a first power, and a second power; a gamma correction unit for generating a gray level voltage corresponding to each gray level in accordance with a reference voltage; a voltage generator for generating the reference voltage; a data driver for generating the data signals by utilizing an image signal and the gray level voltages, and for transmitting the data signals to the display unit; a scan driver for generating the scan signals and transmitting the scan signals to the display unit; and a power supply unit for generating the first power and second power and for transmitting the powers to the display unit, wherein the reference voltage is a first reference voltage corresponding to an input power from the outside or a second reference voltage corresponding to the first power.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Cheon Park, Wook Lee
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Patent number: 8754879Abstract: A display apparatus and a power circuit device thereof are provided. The power circuit device includes: a transforming unit which outputs a first output current and a second output current in response to change of an input current; a first switching unit which switches to allow the input current to be selectively input; a first switch control unit which controls the first switching unit so that an operation voltage of the display apparatus reaches a first target value; a second switching unit which switches to allow the second output current to be selectively output; a backlight driving unit which drives the backlight based on the second output current; and a second switch control unit which controls the second switching unit so that a driving voltage of the backlight reaches a second target value.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-seob Lee, Sang-hoon Lee, Tae-hoon Kim, Agarwal Pankaj
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Patent number: 8749535Abstract: The present invention provides a clock-shared differential signaling interface and a method of driving output data to a display panel. The apparatus includes a plurality of driver circuits, wherein each driver circuit in the plurality of driver circuits respectively provides output data. The apparatus also includes a timing controller providing a first clock signal to the plurality of driver circuits via a multi-drop connection, and providing a respective differential data signal to each driver circuit via a respective point-to-point connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nyun Tae Kim, Ji Woon Jung, Sung Ho Kang, Sun-Mi Cheong
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Patent number: 8749474Abstract: The invention relates to an LCD circuit and a method for triggering at least one pixel (3) of a liquid crystal display (LCD) in order to optionally apply a voltage (V) between a first and a second electrode (1, 2), between which a layer (4) of liquid crystals is arranged. The pixel (3) switches into a non-transparent state when a voltage (V) is applied whose value is greater than or equal to the value of a threshold voltage (VD, VD?) between the electrodes (1, 2), a sensor voltage (VS) which changes across a sensor period (T) being applied to at least one of the electrodes (1; 1, 2) as said voltage (V) or part of said voltage (V) in order to generate a sensor signal for detecting an object (5) approaching the pixel (3).Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Alexander Jarczyk
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Patent number: 8749466Abstract: A mono domain vertical alignment type liquid crystal display apparatus to be multiplex driven is provided whose display uniformity at a large pretilt angle (near 90°) is improved. Waveform A is applied to a liquid crystal cell of a mono domain vertical alignment type, the waveform A having a duty not lower than 4 and a frame frequency of f. The frame frequency f is determined from a pretilt angle ?p, and is a frequency not lower than 60 Hz at a pretilt angle of 88.5°??p<89.6° or a frequency not lower than [120×(?p?89.6)+60] Hz at a pretilt angle of 89.6°??p?89.9°.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshihisa Iwamoto
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Patent number: 8743102Abstract: A gamma tab voltage generator includes a plurality of, a data calculator configured to generate a buffer selection information and a buffer combination information based on a current capacity of buffer, a plurality of digital-to-analog converters configured to generate gamma tab voltages based on a gamma tab voltage information, a buffer selector configured to connect input terminals of the buffers selected based on the buffer selection information to output terminals of the digital-to-analog converters, and a buffer combiner configured to connect output terminals of the selected buffers to one another in response to the buffer combination information.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoungdon Woo, Taegung Kim, Mookyoung Hong
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Publication number: 20140146027Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixel circuits; a first gate signal wire arranged for every two rows of the pixel circuits; a second gate signal wire arranged for every row of the pixel circuits, a source signal wire arranged for every column of the pixel circuits; a switch arranged at each intersection of the second gate signal wire and the source signal wire; and a secondary source signal wire arranged to correspond to each of the switches, each of the pixel circuits including a switch and a storage capacitance, the switch switching between conduction and non-conduction between the source signal wire and the secondary source signal wire in accordance with the voltage of the second gate signal wire, and the switch switching between conduction and non-conduction between the secondary source signal wire and the storage capacitance in accordance with the voltage of the first gate signal wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventor: Hitoshi Tsuge
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Publication number: 20140146026Abstract: An electronic device display may have an array of display pixels that are controlled using a grid of data lines and gate lines. The display may include compact gate driver circuits that perform gate driver operations to drive corresponding gate lines. Each compact gate driver circuit may include a first driver stage and a second driver stage. The first driver stage may receive a start pulse signal and produce a control signal. The control signal may be stored by a capacitor to identify a control state of the gate driver circuit. The second driver stage may receive the control signal, a clock signal, and a corresponding inverted clock signal and drive the corresponding gate line based on the received signals. The second driver stage may include pass transistor circuitry that passes the clock signal to the corresponding gate line and may include short circuit protection circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Ho Yu, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Shih-Chang Chang, Ting-Kuo Chang
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Patent number: 8736530Abstract: A method for driving a liquid crystal display (LCD) is disclosed. The LCD includes a common electrode, a pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer having a plurality of impurity ions. The method includes: separating the impurity ions toward the common electrode and the pixel electrode to form an internal electric field in the liquid crystal layer; and providing a common voltage for the common electrode, and providing a first compensation voltage and a second compensation voltage for the pixel electrode. The first compensation voltage and the second compensation voltage herein are utilized to compensate the internal electric field so that a difference between the first compensation voltage and the common voltage is equal to a difference between the second compensation voltage and the common voltage. Charge accumulation is formed intentionally, and then the first compensation voltage and the second compensation voltage are provided to correctly display images.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-sheng Guo
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Patent number: 8736529Abstract: An overdriving apparatus is provided in the invention. The apparatus includes a receiving module, a storing module, a dynamic information generating module, and an image driving module. The receiving module receives image data relative to an image signal. The storing module is used for storing the image data. Based on the image data, the dynamic information generating module generates dynamic information corresponding to a current image. The image driving module then generates an overdriving signal and/or a standard driving signal, according to the dynamic information and the image data, to drive a display.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Jiunn-Kuang Chen, Yun-Hung Shen, Steve Wiyi Yang
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Patent number: 8736590Abstract: A method of driving electromechanical devices such as interferometric modulators includes applying a voltage along a common line to release the electromechanical devices along the common line, followed by applying an address voltage along the common line to actuate selected electromechanical devices along the common line based on voltages applied along segment lines. Hold voltages may be applied along common lines between applications of release and address voltages, and the segment voltages may be selected to be sufficiently small that the segment voltages will not affect the state of the electromechanical devices along other common lines not being written to.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alan G. Lewis, Marc Maurice Mignard, Clarence Chui, Wilhelmus Johannes Robertus Van Lier, Mark M. Todorovich, William Cummings
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Patent number: 8730221Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit and corresponding display panel and electronic apparatus. A pixel element includes a self-luminous element and a drive transistor connected to a power supply line. In an emission period of the self-luminous element, an active voltage and an intermediate voltage are sequentially applied between the power supply line and a potential line with a pulse-shaped waveform such that a predetermined luminance duration is obtained in the emission period. In a non-emission period of the self-luminous element, an off-state voltage is applied between the power supply line and the potential line so as to maintain the self-luminous element in a non-emission state.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe
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Patent number: 8730220Abstract: To provide a display device in which reliability of a driver circuit can be improved by suppressing shift of the threshold voltage of a TFT. The minimum power supply voltage that is optimal for driving a transistor used in the driver circuit is found by actually changing voltage applied to a gate of the transistor. Specifically, voltage that is output from an output circuit included in the driver circuit when a value of power supply voltage applied to a shift register is changed is monitored. Then, a value of the power supply voltage is found such that a value of the voltage output from the output circuit satisfies a value enough to operate a pixel portion, and the driver circuit is operated using the power supply voltage.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Atsushi Umezaki
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Patent number: 8723850Abstract: A method of programming a driving waveform for an electrophoretic display (EPD) is provided, wherein the driving waveform includes several single pulses selected from K candidate pulse widths W1˜WK. First, K different constant pulse sequences corresponding to W1˜WK may be applied to the EPD, to obtain K sets of discrete electro-optical response data. A polynomial curve fitting algorithm is applied to obtain K relation curves C1˜CK between contrast ratios of the EPD to time, corresponding to the K sets of discrete electro-optical response data. After calculating the slope values S1˜SK of the curves C1˜CK at a current contrast ratio of the EPD, a maximum slope Smax among S1˜SK and a specific pulse width WS corresponding thereto are determined. A next contrast ratio of the EPD is calculated according to WS and Smax. The design process is repeated until the next contrast ratio of the EPD exceeds a target value.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Chang-Jing Yang, Jau-Shiu Chen
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Patent number: 8723849Abstract: Since a first and a second source-follower PMOS transistor in a pixel have gates connected to a first and a second capacitor and are used always in on state, respectively, only respective threshold voltages in the first and second source-follower PMOS transistors are set to be +0.5 V and put in normally-on state. A current value in each of the first and second source-follower PMOS transistors is controlled by a constant current load transistor, and on/off thereof is controlled by the constant current load transistor and each of first and second switching NMOS transistors. Further, each of the first and second switching NMOS transistors intermediates to limit an outputtable voltage range and thereby optimization is performed so as to maximize a range where linearity is secured by shifting the respective threshold voltages of the first and second source-follower PMOS transistors.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: JVC Kenwood CorporationInventor: Takayuki Iwasa
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Patent number: 8711138Abstract: A pixel circuit for an electroluminescent element with a first storage capacitor formed overlapping a data line and which comprises a section where a semiconductor thin film constituting the switching transistor or the reset transistor extends, an insulating film, and a metal layer which is connected to the data line as a first terminal. A first terminal of a switching transistor and a first terminal of a reset transistor are connected to the second terminal of the first storage capacitor. The second terminal of the switching transistor is connected to a driving transistor. A second storage capacitor connects the control terminal and the first terminal of the switching transistor. The electroluminescent element is connected to the second terminal of the driving transistor through a light emission controlling transistor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLCInventor: Kazuyoshi Kawabe
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Patent number: 8704805Abstract: In a display driver, image data are assembled with synchronization information to form a stream of digital data. The stream of digital data is transmitted from a timing controller to a data driver along with a timing signal having phase-delayed pulses obtained from an external clock received by the timing controller. In response to the timing signal, the data driver can extract a synchronizing signal from the synchronization information embedded in the stream of digital data, and use the synchronizing signal for generating an internal clock signal. Encoded image data in the stream of digital data then can be retrieved according to the internal clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Himax Technologies LimitedInventor: Tzong-Yau Ku
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Patent number: 8704813Abstract: An integrated circuit device generates drive waveforms which can be adapted to a plurality of panels by a function of setting a repetition period, the function setting which of periods in a drive waveform pattern is to be repeated, and a function of setting the number of times, the function setting what number of times the set period is to be repeated.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Keisuke Hashimoto, Shigeaki Kawano