Regulating Means Patents (Class 345/212)
  • Patent number: 11289008
    Abstract: A pixel circuit is disclosed herein, which includes a first switch, a capacitor, a driving transistor, and a light-emitting diode (LED). The first switch outputs voltage data in response to a scan signal. A first terminal of the capacitor and the first switch are coupled to a node. A second terminal of the capacitor receives a reference signal. The driving transistor is coupled to the node, and configured to output current according to a voltage stored in the node. The LED is coupled to the driving transistor, and emits light according to the current. The reference voltage is different during different operation periods. The driving transistor outputs a first current according to the voltage data and the voltage difference, and outputs a second current according to the voltage data during different operation periods, such that the LED emits a first light and a second light during different operation periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chiung Chen, Mao-Hsun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11275549
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of display modules, each of the plurality of display modules including a first electrode plate provided on a back surface of the display module; a frame including a plurality of areas to which the plurality of display modules are respectively mounted; a power supply module including a second electrode plate, the second electrode plate being disposed on a back surface of the frame and adjacent to the first electrode plate. The power supply module is configured to provide an alternating current (AC) power received from an external apparatus to each of the plurality of display modules, and each of the plurality of display modules is configured to convert the AC power to a direct current (DC) power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Youngho Choi
  • Patent number: 11270647
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an external compensation GOA circuit and a display panel. By adding a random detection signal output branch, a first output waveform of a scan signal line fulfilling normal driving is outputted in a normal time, and a second output waveform of the scan signal line fulfilling blanking time random detection is outputted in a blanking time, such that randomly detecting a threshold voltage of the drive transistor by using the blanking time of the scan signal can be achieved to further achieve external real time compensation of the threshold voltage shift, enhance uniformity of screen image display, and improve a lifespan of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Longqiang Shi
  • Patent number: 11260490
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an edge processing method for a display panel and a display panel having a device for processing an edge. The method includes: determining an irregular edge of the display panel and determining all edge pixels the irregular edge passes through; dividing all the edge pixels into n sets of edge pixels, where n?2; and inputting frame image information to the display panel, wherein at least one set of the n sets of edge pixels is configured to display a frame image in at least one display frame, and is configured not to display the frame image in at least another display frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Quanpeng Yu
  • Patent number: 11256361
    Abstract: A display device that achieves both high detection sensitivity of the touch sensor unit and smooth input on the touch sensor unit is provided. A method for driving a display device includes a first period and a second period. The display device includes pixels, a gate driver, and a touch sensor unit. The touch sensor unit detects a touch in the first period and stops detecting a touch in the second period. The gate driver supplies signals to some of the pixels and does not supply signals to the other pixels in the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Takahashi, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11257897
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate including a first area and a second area surrounding the first area; a first initialization voltage line extending in a first direction and electrically connected to the first display element; a second initialization voltage line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the second display element; an auxiliary voltage line arranged on a layer different from layers on which the first initialization voltage line and the second initialization voltage line are arranged and electrically connecting the first initialization voltage line and the second initialization voltage line that are apart from each other; and a first insulating layer covering the first initialization voltage line, the second initialization voltage line, and the auxiliary voltage line and arranged below the plurality of display elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunji Cha, Jihyun Ka, Sukyoung Kim, Hwayoung Song, Youngsoo Yoon, Dongeup Lee, Wonse Lee, Yunkyeong In, Donghyeon Jang, Yujin Jeon
  • Patent number: 11257447
    Abstract: A monitor includes a timing controller coupled to a liquid crystal display panel. A scaler unit receives a change event notification associated with a change to a new overdrive setting of the liquid crystal display panel, and determines a set of lookup table values associated with the change to the new overdrive setting of the liquid crystal display panel. The scaler unit determines a size of data to be transmitted based on the set of lookup table values, and divides the data to be transmitted into data portions based on factors that include the size of the data to be transmitted, speed of an inter-integrated circuit bus, or length of a vertical blank period. The scaler unit then transmits one of the data portions during the vertical blank period via the inter-integrated circuit bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Hyunseok Ko, Guentaek Oh
  • Patent number: 11257426
    Abstract: A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels operating at a low refresh rate. Each display pixel may have six thin-film transistors and one capacitor. One of the six transistors may serve as the drive transistor and may be compensated using the remaining five transistors and the capacitor. One or more on-bias stress operations may be applied before threshold voltage sampling to mitigate first frame dimming. Multiple anode reset and on-bias stress operations may be inserted during vertical blanking periods to reduce flicker and maintain balance and may also be inserted between successive data refreshes to improve first frame performance. Two different emission signals controlling each pixel may be toggled together using a pulse width modulation scheme to help provide darker black levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Shyuan Yang, Chuang Qian, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Ting-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 11250774
    Abstract: A display device includes: a screen saver operable to cause an image to be displayed with a lowered luminance in a screen save mode by lowering a scale factor from a first value based on the image being displayed as a still image longer than a reference time; and an overcurrent protection circuit operable to detect an overcurrent and cause a power of the display device to be turned off based on a predetermined current value that is reduced according to the scale factor and comparison between the predetermined current value and a driving current supplied provided to a display panel in which the image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Bong Gyun Kang, Kyun Ho Kim, Sung-Mo Yang, Young Soo Sohn
  • Patent number: 11250762
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a power line, and displaying an image in a normal mode or a power saving mode, a data driver which provides a data signal to the pixels, and a power supply which supplies a source driving voltage to the data driver and supplies a first power voltage to the power line in the normal mode. The data driver supplies a first auxiliary power voltage to the power line in the power saving mode, and the power supply outputs the first power voltage by decreasing a voltage level of the first power voltage to a first power saving voltage level in a vertical blank period in which the pixels do not display an image during a first switching period changing from the normal mode to the power saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Uk Nam, Sung Chun Park
  • Patent number: 11250747
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a plurality of sub-pixels sharing a single reference voltage line, each of the sub-pixels comprising a switching transistor, a driving transistor, a sensing transistor, a storage capacitor, and a light-emitting element; a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to the plurality of sub-pixels; a gate driver configured to supply a gate signal to the plurality of sub-pixels; a timing controller configured to control the data driver and the gate driver; and a detector configured to sense a threshold voltage and mobility of the driving transistor to detect if there is a short-circuit between a gate electrode and an output terminal of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joon-Min Park
  • Patent number: 11249532
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including scan lines, a first power line, a second power line, and pixels connected to the scan lines and the first and second power lines; a gate driver to sequentially provide scan signals to the scan lines based on a clock signal; and a power supply including transistors to convert an input power voltage into a first power voltage through a switching operation of the transistors and to supply the first power voltage to the first power line through a first output terminal. In response to an amount of current flowing through the pixels being less than a first reference current amount, the power supply is configured to change one or more of an off-duty of at least one of the transistors, a channel capacitance of at least one of the transistors, a switching frequency of at least one of the transistors, and a slew rate of at least one of control signals for the transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ryeol Baek, Yoon Young Lee
  • Patent number: 11250767
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit and a light emitting display apparatus comprising the same are discussed, in which a charging characteristic of a control node is improved. The gate driving circuit comprises first to mth stage circuits, wherein each of the first to mth stage circuits includes first to third control nodes, a node control circuit controlling a voltage of each of the first to third control nodes, and an output buffer circuit outputting each of a scan signal, a sense signal and a carry signal in accordance with each of the first to third control nodes, the node control circuit including a node setup circuit charging a first gate high potential voltage in the first control node in response to a first carry signal supplied from a front stage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JaeKyu Park, SooHong Choi, HongJae Shin, Seongho Yun, Jeongrim Seo
  • Patent number: 11249586
    Abstract: The present application discloses a voltage-supply circuit including a voltage-supply sub-circuit coupled to a plurality of common-electrode blocks respectively via a plurality of signal lines in a display panel and configured to provide an initializing common-electrode voltage to each common-electrode block via a respective one signal line during an initialization period of a display time. The voltage-supply circuit further includes a voltage-feedback sub-circuit configured to collect a feedback voltage from the respective one signal line during the initialization period. Additionally, the voltage-supply circuit includes a voltage-comparison sub-circuit configured to compare the feedback voltage and a standard common-electrode voltage and to cause a generation of a trigger signal when a difference between the feedback voltage and the standard common-electrode voltage changes polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenguo Tian, Shuang Hu, Shuai Chen, Xuebo Liang, Hong Chen, Xiuzhu Tang, Chuan Li, Yanan Zhao
  • Patent number: 11244618
    Abstract: The invention provides an AMOLED pixel driving circuit and method. The AMOLED pixel driving circuit is disposed with a voltage switching module corresponding to each row of sub-pixels, and the voltage switching module is connected to a corresponding row of sub-pixels and scan line corresponding to the row of sub-pixels. The scan signal on the scan line controls the corresponding voltage switching module to provide different power supply voltages to the row of sub-pixels when the switching TFTs in the corresponding row of sub-pixels are turned on and off, thereby compensating for the voltage difference change caused by the parasitic capacitance between the drain and the gate of the switching TFT when the switching TFT changes from on to off, ensuring a stable current flowing through the OLED, and improving the display consistency of the sub-pixels to ensure display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shu Wen, Yichien Wen
  • Patent number: 11244610
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a control method for a display panel are provided. The display panel comprises a plurality of pixel circuits, each of which includes a driving transistor, an energy storage unit, a data writing unit, a reset unit, a compensation unit, and a light emitting unit. The display panel further comprises a driving circuit, which is used to control the compensation unit during a compensation period so as to disconnect the other terminal of the energy storage unit from one terminal of the light emitting unit, so that the light emitting unit in each of the pixel circuits is in an extinguished state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongqian Li
  • Patent number: 11244967
    Abstract: A display device includes a first region and a second region each including a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of wires connected to the plurality of pixels, respectively, to transmit a signal, where the number of pixels per unit area in the second region is less than the number of pixels per unit area in the first region, and the number of wires per unit area in the second region is less than the number of wires per unit area in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Hwi Kim, Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 11238766
    Abstract: A display device may include a pixel, a driver unit, and a memory. The pixel unit may display a first image in a first mode and may display a second image in a second mode. The driver unit may be electrically connected to the pixel unit, may provide data signals corresponding to the first image to the pixel unit in response to a first mode start signal, may generate first position data including position information of the first image in response to a first mode end signal, and may enable the pixel unit to shift the first image at a predetermined period in the first mode. The memory may be electrically connected to the driver unit and may store the first position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Hae Kwan Seo
  • Patent number: 11240757
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electronic device, including: an electronic device body, with a display screen disposed on one side of the electronic device body, the electronic device body including at least one folding area and a non-folding area, and the electronic device body and the display screen being foldable along the folding area; a folding detection apparatus, disposed on the electronic device body and configured to detect a degree of folding of the electronic device body and send the detected signal to a processor of the electronic device body, the processor being capable of adjusting a display state of the display screen according to the signal detected by the folding detection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ting Han
  • Patent number: 11227539
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a pixel circuit thereof are provided. The pixel circuit is configured to drive a light-emitting diode (LED). The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, a switch, a data writing circuit, and a voltage selector. The switch is turned on during a data-writing time period, and cut-off during a laser time period. The data writing circuit transports a data voltage to a control terminal of the driving transistor during the data-writing time period. During the data-writing time period, a second terminal of the LED receives a first reference voltage, and during the laser time period, the second terminal of the LED receives a second reference voltage. The first reference voltage and the second reference voltage are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Yan-Ru Chen
  • Patent number: 11226672
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a method can include determining that a computing device is in a stationary position for a predetermined time, placing the computing device in a first power mode, detecting input from at least one sensor included in the computing device, identifying at least one application to launch on the computing device based on the detected input and on a heuristic-based usage pattern for the computing device, and transitioning the computing device from the first power mode to a second power mode based on the detected input. The transitioning can include automatically launching the at least one application on the computing device. The at least one application can provide content for display on a display device included in the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Choon Ping Chng, Rachel Nancollas, Alec Berg, Alexandra Levich
  • Patent number: 11227537
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller configured to generate clock signals, a start signal, and image data. A scan driver includes a plurality of stages configured to sequentially output the clock signals as scan signals in response to the start signal. A data driver is configured to generate a data signal based on the image data. A display unit includes pixels configured to emit light with luminance corresponding to the data signal in response to the scan signal. The timing controller is to mask at least one of the clock signals in a first section, a second section, and a third section included in one frame section and spaced from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Noh Yoon, Hae Kwan Seo, Won Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 11222576
    Abstract: A display device and a method for driving the same are described. The display device includes a plurality of pixels, a driving characteristic compensator for sensing driving characteristics of the pixels, generating first power source voltage information according to a change in the driving characteristics, and updating an RGB gamma look up table, a memory for storing the first power source voltage information and the RGB gamma look-up table, a power source manager for generating a first power source voltage based on the first power source voltage information, and a gamma controller for generating reference gamma voltages by dividing the first power source voltage supplied from the power source manager based on the RGB gamma look-up table. Therefore, power consumption of the display device may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Eun Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 11222606
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a display apparatus that allow moving image blur to be more appropriately removed. Moving image blur can be removed by providing a detector detecting a moving image blur video including a video in which moving image blur is easily visible, from videos included in a video content on a basis of a feature amount of the video content. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a signal processing apparatus mounted in a display apparatus such as a liquid crystal display section or a self-luminous display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Tetsuo Ikeyama
  • Patent number: 11217177
    Abstract: Provided herein is a display device including a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes: a driving transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first gate electrode; a first emission transistor including a third electrode coupled to the first electrode of the driving transistor, a fourth electrode, and a second gate electrode; and a second emission transistor including a fifth electrode coupled to the second electrode of the driving transistor, a sixth electrode, and a third gate electrode, wherein both the second gate electrode and the third gate electrode are coupled to an emission line, and wherein the first emission transistor is turned-on but the second emission transistor is turned-off, based on an emission signal supplied from the emission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Wook Kim, Yang Wan Kim, Jong Won Park
  • Patent number: 11217149
    Abstract: A display device including pixels connected to first scan lines, second scan lines, third scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines, a first scan driver for supplying a first scan signal to each of the first scan lines in a first period, a second scan driver for supplying a second scan signal to each of the second scan lines in the first period, a third scan driver for supplying a third scan signal to each of the third scan lines in the first period and a second period, an emission driver for supplying an emission control signal to the emission control lines in the first period and the second period, and a data driver for supplying a data signal to the data lines in the first period, in which a width of the second scan signal is greater than that of the first scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai Jung In, Ki Myeong Eom, Kyong Hwan Oh
  • Patent number: 11217158
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a light-emitting module, multiple sub-pixel circuits, and an internal driving circuit. The light-emitting module includes multiple sub-pixel light-emitting elements, and is disposed on a first plane. The multiple sub-pixel circuits are disposed on a second plane, and each of the multiple sub-pixel circuits is electrically connected with a corresponding one of the multiple sub-pixel light-emitting elements. The internal driving circuit is disposed on the second plane, and is electrically connected with one of the multiple sub-pixel circuits. The first plane is different from the second plane, and the multiple sub-pixel circuits and the internal driving circuit are located in a vertical projection projected by the light-emitting module onto the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mao-Hsun Cheng, Cheng-Han Huang, Ching-Sheng Cheng
  • Patent number: 11217137
    Abstract: A driving circuit and a display device, to realize the drive circuit where settling time (stabilization time) is shortened, comprise power source lines for discharge (DCL1 through DCLJ). Each input node of a plurality of source amps (AMn) is electrically connected to the power source line for discharge (DCL1) during a first period and a second period in which a DAC circuit (2) supplies a gray scale reference voltage (V0 to V255) that has been selected to each of the plurality of source amps (AMn).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN TOREY MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Nakai
  • Patent number: 11217165
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel displaying an image. A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor controlling an amount of current flowing from a first driving power supply to a second driving power supply via the organic light emitting diode in response to a voltage of a first node; a storage capacitor connected between the first node and the first driving power supply; a second transistor connected between a data line and the first node and turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a first scan line, and an auxiliary transistor connected between the second transistor and the data line and turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a second scan line. The second transistor and the auxiliary transistor have an overlapping turn-on period, and the second transistor is turned off before the auxiliary transistor is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Ji Hyun Ka, Seung Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11218679
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and an imaging device that enable high-precision image processing. The image processing device generates a high-resolution image obtained from a spectral component of a wavelength band of invisible light, the high-resolution image resolution of which is higher than resolution of an image of a subject obtained from a spectral component of a wavelength band of visible light on the basis of a projection image obtained by projecting light of the wavelength band of the invisible light to the subject. The present technology may be applied to, for example, an image processing device that processes images for viewing purposes and sensing purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shin Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 11211407
    Abstract: A display device includes a polycrystalline semiconductor including a channel, a first electrode, and a second electrode of a driving transistor, a first gate insulating layer, a gate electrode of a driving transistor, a first electrode of a boost capacitor, a second gate insulating layer, a first interlayer insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor including a channel, a first electrode, and a second electrode of a second transistor, a channel, a first electrode, and a second electrode of a third transistor, and a second electrode of a boost capacitor, a third gate insulating layer disposed on the oxide semiconductor, a gate electrode of the second transistor overlapping the channel of the second transistor, a gate electrode of the third transistor overlapping the channel of the third transistor, and a second interlayer insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode of the second transistor and the gate electrode of the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Yeong-Gyu Kim, Ki Seong Seo, Seung Hyun Lee, Chang Ho Yi
  • Patent number: 11211004
    Abstract: A pixel includes a light-emitting element, a driving transistor that controls an amount of a driving current flowing to the light-emitting element according to a gate-source voltage, first and second compensation transistors that operate in response to a first scan signal and are electrically connected in series with each other between a gate and a drain of the driving transistor, first and second gate initialization transistors that operate in response to a second scan signal and are electrically connected in series with each other between a voltage line and the gate of the driving transistor, and a node connection transistor that connects a first floating node and a second floating node to each other in response to the second scan signal. The first floating node is between the first and second compensation transistors, and the second floating node is between the first and second gate initialization transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keunwoo Kim, Taewook Kang
  • Patent number: 11211027
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a driving circuit of a display panel. The driving circuit may include a turn-on voltage adjusting circuit. The turn-on voltage adjusting circuit may include a control subcircuit and a switching and voltage division subcircuit. The switching and voltage division subcircuit may include a switching subcircuit and a basic voltage division subcircuit. The switching subcircuit may be configured to perform voltage division of a signal outputted by the output terminal of the control subcircuit to form a voltage division feedback signal of the corresponding resolution under control of the control signal and output the voltage division feedback signal to the voltage division feedback node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangliang Shang, Liugang Zhou, Haoliang Zheng, Yaoqiu Jing, Mingfu Han, Seungwoo Han
  • Patent number: 11200837
    Abstract: The application discloses an OLED display device and a method for controlling the OLED display device. The OLED display device includes: a first switch element electrically connected respectively with a standby voltage terminal of the power board, and a standby voltage terminal of the main chip, and configured to control the standby voltage terminal of the power board to connect with or disconnect from the standby voltage terminal of the main chip; and a first control element electrically connected respectively with the first switch element, the power board, and the main chip, and configured to receive an AC detection signal output by the power board, and a DC detection signal output by the main chip, and to control the first switch element to turn on or cut off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weijing Yu, Mengmeng Lu, Xiyu Wang, Yang He, Guanghua Xue, Shaofeng Tan, Zaijing Zhang, Zhi Cheng, Xiaodong Bai
  • Patent number: 11189229
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a data driver configured to supply a black voltage to the display panel; and a controller configured to: set an initial driving power voltage of the display panel; decide a bright spot voltage of the display panel while the data driver is supplying the black voltage to the display panel; and set any one of the bright spot voltage and the initial driving power voltage as a final driving power voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Kook Park, Dong Wan Park, Sang Min Lim
  • Patent number: 11189235
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a current-driven display device that uses an internal compensation method and can display a good-quality image with no bright dots that are not included in intended display content. In a pixel circuit of an organic EL display device, a voltage of a gate terminal of a drive transistor is initialized before the voltage of a data signal line is written to a holding capacitor via the drive transistor in a diode-connected state. A drain terminal of a first initialization transistor is connected to an anode electrode of the organic EL element in another pixel circuit adjacent to the drain terminal in a scanning signal line extension direction. In a reset period, a path for applying an initialization voltage to the gate terminal is formed by a second initialization transistor of the other pixel circuit, an initialization connecting line, and the first initialization transistor of the pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Ueno
  • Patent number: 11183139
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel connected to a first scan line and a data line; a second pixel connected to a second scan line and the data line; and a data driver connected to the data line. The data driver includes: a data voltage generator which applies a data voltage corresponding to a grayscale value of the first pixel to the data line when a scan signal of a turn-on level is applied to the first scan line; and an off voltage generator which applies an off voltage corresponding to a black grayscale value to the data line when a scan signal of a turn-on level is applied to the second scan line, in a first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Ji Hye Kim, Jae Hyeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11175718
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable a mobile device-based radar system for applying different power modes to a multi-mode interface. The techniques and systems include a user device having a radar system, and an interaction manager. The radar system generates a radar field, provides radar data, and operates at one of various different radar-power states. The user device analyzes the radar data to detect a presence or movement of a user within the radar field. Responsive to the detection, the radar system changes from a first radar-power state to a second radar-power state. Based on this change, the interaction manager selects a power mode, for a multi-mode interface, that corresponds to the second radar-power state, and applies the selected power mode to the multi-mode interface to provide a corresponding display via a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eiji Hayashi, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Leonardo Giusti, Jaime Lien, Patrick M. Amihood, Ivan Poupyrev
  • Patent number: 11170694
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display panel configured to display an image based on input image data; a data driver configured to output a data voltage to the display panel; and a driving controller configured to determine a driving frequency of the display panel based on flicker values for grayscale values of the input image data and output a driving frequency signal representing the driving frequency of the display panel to a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim, Hong Soo Kim, Jinyoung Roh, Sehyuk Park
  • Patent number: 11170695
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shift register unit, a driving method thereof, a gate drive circuit, and a display device, and relate to the field of display technology. When a user's demand is changed, it is not necessary to regulate a pulse width of a signal inputted to a pixel circuit row by row, and a signal outputted from the shift register unit to the pixel circuit is stable. The shift register unit includes a first input circuit, a first output circuit, a second input circuit, a second output circuit, and a stabilizing circuit. The stabilizing circuit is configured to, when the first output circuit outputs a signal to a signal output terminal, stabilize a potential of a second node so that no signal is outputted from the second output circuit; or, when the second output circuit outputs a signal to the signal output terminal, stabilize a potential of a first node so that no signal is outputted from the first output circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Wang
  • Patent number: 11171564
    Abstract: A power provider includes: a first power source configured to receive an input voltage and to provide a first power voltage to a first output terminal; a low voltage detection circuit configured to provide a low voltage detection signal of an enable level in response to the input voltage being less than a reference low voltage, and to provide the low voltage detection signal of a disable level in response to the input voltage being greater than the reference low voltage; a first soft start circuit configured to connect the first input terminal to the first output terminal in response to a first control signal for the first power source being changed from a disable level to an enable level; and a first boost converter configured to convert the input voltage to provide the first power voltage greater than the input voltage to the first output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwang Hun Kang
  • Patent number: 11167288
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to digital microfluidic systems. Particularly, aspects are directed to a digital microfluidic system that includes a droplet chip having a substrate, a plurality of electrodes and corresponding plurality of conducting vias or embedded conductive posts formed in the substrate, and a dielectric layer formed over the plurality of electrodes; and a control chip having a substrate, a plurality of transistors and corresponding wiring layers formed in the substrate, and a plurality of contacts formed over the plurality of transistors. Each of the plurality of contacts is electrically connected to a corresponding transistor of the plurality of transistors, and one or more of the plurality of contacts is removably connected to one or more of the plurality of conducting vias or embedded conductive posts such that one or more of the plurality of transistors are electrically connected to one or more of the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Gach, Manasi Raje, Anup Singh
  • Patent number: 11164511
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first scan driving circuit, a second scan driving circuit, and a third scan driving circuit. The first scan driving circuit is configured to generate a first gate scan signal to control programming of a first display line in a first horizontal sync period that includes a long horizontal blank (LHB) period. The second scan driving circuit is configured to generate a first dummy gate scan signal to control initialization of a second display line in the LHB period of the first horizontal sync period. The third scan driving circuit is configured to generate a second gate scan signal to control programming of the second display line in a second horizontal sync period that follows the first horizontal sync period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruyama, Kazuhiro Okamura, Daisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 11158227
    Abstract: A wire component includes a plurality of working signal lines and a plurality of transmitting lines. The working signal lines are configured to respectively provide a plurality of working signals to a driving circuit, and phases of the working signals at least partially lag each other sequentially. The transmitting lines are configured to respectively transmit the working signals, and a portion of the transmitting lines crosses the working signal lines. A first working signal line is configured to provide a first working signal; a second working signal line is configured to provide a second working signal; the first working signal immediately lags the second working signal, and the first working signal line and the second working signal line are arranged with another working signal line therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Yeh, Chin-Hsien Chou, Wei-Li Lin
  • Patent number: 11158251
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit and a display panel are disclosed. The OLED pixel driving circuit is a 7T1C type pixel driving circuit consisting of a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, a capacitor, and an organic light emitting diode. Each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh transistors has a control end, a first end, and a second end, wherein the control end and the second end of the seventh transistor are coupled, the control end and the second end of the fourth transistor are coupled, and the second end of the fourth transistor and the second end of the seventh transistor are not connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Caiqin Chen
  • Patent number: 11158226
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gate driving unit and method, a gate driving module and circuit, and a display device. The gate driving unit includes: an external compensation control signal output terminal, a gate driving signal output terminal, an external compensation control signal output circuit, a gate driving signal output circuit, a pull-up control circuit and a pull-down node control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Yongqian Li
  • Patent number: 11152314
    Abstract: An integrated circuit having a plurality of field-effect transistors, wherein at least a proportion of the field-effect transistors implement a plurality of logic cells, a substrate, a well which is arranged in the substrate, and a supply circuit which is designed to connect the well to a supply potential, wherein the supply circuit is constituted by one or more field-effect transistors of the plurality of field-effect transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Albert Missoni, Stefan Schneider
  • Patent number: 11145244
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a timing controller, a data driver, and a sensing unit. The display unit includes a data line, a sensing line, and a pixel that includes a light emitting element and a transistor for providing a driving current to the light emitting element. The timing controller generates a first voltage value by compensating a first grayscale value and generates a second voltage value by remapping the first voltage value from a first voltage range to in a second voltage range. The data driver generates a data voltage based on the second voltage value and supplies the data voltage to the data line. The sensing unit provides an initialization voltage to the sensing line. A voltage difference between the data voltage and a threshold voltage of the transistor is greater than or equal to the initialization voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Seok Gyu Ban, Kyung Man Kim, Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 11145236
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels to display an image according to a driving voltage; a data driver to provide data signals to the plurality of pixels; a gamma voltage generator to provide a plurality of grayscale voltages to the data driver; and a reference voltage generator to provide a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage to the gamma voltage generator. The gamma voltage generator is to generate the plurality of grayscale voltages by dividing the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage, and the reference voltage generator is to generate a sensing driving voltage by measuring the driving voltage from the display unit, and to generate the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage by utilizing the sensing driving voltage and a reference driving voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eun Ryeol Baek
  • Patent number: 11134188
    Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide detecting entry of an image capturing device of the electronic device into an image capture mode. In response to detecting entry, a controller of the electronic device detects, via at least one of: (i) the image capturing device; and (ii) the microphone, a first external input that alerts a subject that an image of the subject is about to be captured by the image capturing device. In response to detecting the first external input, the controller enables the electronic device to monitor for detection by one of: (i) the image capturing device; and (ii) the microphone of a second external input. The second external input is associated with the subject being ready to have an image of the subject captured. In response to detecting the second external input, the controller activates recording of image data via the image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Zhengping Ji, Olivier D. Meirhaeghe, Rachid Alameh, Amit Kumar Agrawal