Adjusting Display Pixel Size Or Pixels Per Given Area (i.e., Resolution) Patents (Class 345/698)
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Patent number: 10873742Abstract: In a head mounted display, an image is displayed with central resolution higher than peripheral resolution or the peripheral resolution is not necessarily high resolution, and a controller changes the display aspect of the image formed by an image formation apparatus in accordance with a change in the sightline detected with a sightline sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Takeda, Akira Komatsu, Masayuki Takagi, Toshiaki Miyao
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Patent number: 10866701Abstract: Providing a thumbnail view of a document or other dataset is disclosed. A user input data associated with a user interaction with a thumbnail as displayed in a viewer component is received via a user interface associated with a viewer component. A tracking data reflecting the interaction is stored in a local data structure. The tracking data stored in the local data structure is used to ensure that a thumbnail affected by the user input is displayed by the viewer component in a manner that reflects the user input.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATIONInventors: Ramkumar Ganesan, Priya Lakshmi Muthuswamy
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Patent number: 10831269Abstract: A system controls a brightness of an augmented reality (AR) eye-mounted device. The system includes an eye-mounted display, a photodetector system, and a controller. The eye-mounted display includes a contact lens and a femtoprojector. The femtoprojector is contained in the contact lens and is configured to project an AR image to a user's retina. The AR image is overlaid on an external scene viewed by the user through the contact lens. The photodetector system detects a brightness level of the external scene. Based on the brightness level of the external scene, the controller adjusts a brightness level of the AR image projected to the user's retina. In some embodiments, the eye-mounted display receives image data defining the AR image and the controller adjusts a bit depth of the image data based on the brightness level of the AR image.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Tectus CorporationInventors: Brian Elliot Lemoff, Michael West Wiemer, Paul Scott Martin, Hansong Zhang, Drew Daniel Perkins
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Patent number: 10810919Abstract: An image shift control method including generating image position information by using sample data of first image data; and determining a movement direction and a movement amount of an image by using the image position information.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Ki Chun, Hyun Seuk Yoo, Jun Gyu Lee, Won Woo Jang, Yong Seok Choi
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Patent number: 10796464Abstract: A framework for selective image reconstruction. In accordance with one aspect, the framework receives at least one first image that is reconstructed based on at least one first reconstruction attribute. At least one region of interest may then be identified in the at least one first image. The framework may selectively reconstruct at least one second image of the region of interest based on at least one second reconstruction attribute, wherein the second reconstruction attribute is different from the first reconstruction attribute. Results may then be generated based on the at least one second image.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Luca Bogoni, Matthias Wolf
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Patent number: 10788946Abstract: A display apparatus, a source apparatus, and methods of providing content are provided. The display apparatus includes: a receiver which receives content data; a storage which stores frame size information corresponding to a content type; a detector which detects the content type of the content data; a video processor which forms a content frame having a frame size corresponding to the detected content type by using the frame size information stored in the storage; and a display which displays the content frame formed by the video processor.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-bo Oh, Young-taek Yoo, Na-rae Yun, Jun-ho Lim, Hyoung-woo Jeon
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Patent number: 10770012Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display panel, including a plurality of display units extending along a first direction and arranged along a second direction, the display unit includes a first subpixel column, a second subpixel column, a first data line and a second data line, all of which are arranged along the second direction. The first subpixel column includes first subpixels arranged along the first direction, the second subpixel column includes second subpixels arranged along the first direction. The first data lines are electrically connected with the first subpixels and the second subpixels of a first driving polarity in the first subpixel column and the second subpixel column, the second data lines are electrically connected with the first subpixel and the second subpixel of a second driving polarity in the first subpixel column and the second subpixel column.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: HKC Corporation LimitedInventor: Peixin Lin
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Patent number: 10769994Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate which includes a first pixel area and a second pixel area. A third pixel area is spaced apart from the second pixel area. A notch peripheral area is adjacent to the first, second and third pixel areas. A plurality of pixels are provided in the first, second and third pixel areas. A first scan line is disposed on the substrate. The first scan line includes a first portion disposed in the second pixel area, a second portion disposed in the third pixel area, and a third portion which connects the first portion to the second portion. The third portion is disposed in the notch peripheral area. A second scan line is disposed on the substrate in the first pixel area. A surface area of the first scan line is from about 90% to about 110% of a surface area of the second scan line.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji-Hyun Ka, Taehoon Kwon, Kimyeong Eom
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Patent number: 10762815Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, an opening, a first gate driving circuit, a second gate driving circuit, a plurality of first gate lines, a plurality of second gate lines, and a plurality of third gate lines. The substrate has a display area, a first peripheral region, and a second peripheral region. The opening is located in the display area. The first gate driving circuit is located in the first peripheral region. The second gate driving circuit is located in the second peripheral region. The first gate lines are located between the opening and the first gate driving circuit. The second gate lines are located between the opening and the second gate driving circuit. The third gate lines are located between the first gate driving circuit and the second gate driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Yao-Jiun Tsai, Ming-Hung Chuang
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Patent number: 10761713Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a data transmission method and apparatus which are to be applied to a source client, wherein a mobile terminal divides the display screen thereof into a first split screen for displaying a running interface of the source client and a second split screen for displaying a running interface of a target client. The method comprises: establishing a communication connection between the source client and the target client; receiving a drag instruction for a thumbnail of target data in the source client and moving the thumbnail according to the drag instruction; monitoring whether a data transmission instruction for the target data is received, if yes, transmitting the target data to the target client through the established communication connection. By applying the embodiments of the present application, users can make full advantage of the split-screen technology, which simplifies data transmission operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignees: ZHUHAI KINGSOFT OFFICE SOFTWARE CO., LTD., BEIJING KINGSOFT OFFICE SOFTWARE, INC, GUANGZHOU KINGSOFT MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Juan Hu, Lanhua Huang, Dawei Wang, Haiwei He, Yong Zhuang
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Patent number: 10748981Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have thin-film transistor circuitry formed on a substrate. The substrate may have rounded corners, a first tail portion along a lower edge, and a second tail portion along an additional edge. A first plurality of signal paths for the display may be routed to the first tail portion and a second plurality of signal paths for the display may be routed to the second tail portion. The second tail portion may be formed within a pixel-free notched region of the substrate. One or more data lines, power supply lines, touch sensor signal lines, and other signal lines may be routed to the second tail portion. Each tail portion of the substrate may be planar or may be bent. Vertical data lines at the edge of the display may be coupled to data line extensions that are routed through the active area of the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Tyler R. Kakuda
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Patent number: 10741136Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprises a display area including data lines and an irregular-shaped edge extending in a column direction, and scanning lines and light-emitting controlling lines extending in a row direction; a non-display area including a first and a second non-display areas disposed at opposite sides of the display area along the row direction; and at least one notch formed by recessing the irregular-shaped edge towards an inside of the display area. The first non-display area includes first shift registers, the second non-display area includes second shift registers and light-emitting controllers, a first and second shift registers are connected to two ends of a scanning line, and a light-emitting controller is connected to a light-emitting controlling line. The first non-display area includes a first sub-non-display area disposed adjacent to the at least one notch and including electrostatic discharge circuits.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yangzhao Ma, Tianqing Hu, Zhaokeng Cao
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Patent number: 10726811Abstract: An electronic device may have a display such as an organic light-emitting diode display. Electronic devices may also include a number of sensors such as accelerometers and gaze detection sensors. A graphics processing unit (GPU) may render digital pixel values for pixels in the device display. Frames (F2) with long rendering times may cause latency. To reduce latency, an image frame may be displayed for an extended period of time (68) to wait for the subsequent frame (F2) to finish rendering. Once the subsequent image frame (F2) has finished rendering, the subsequent image frame may be displayed without delay. To increase the lifespan of the display, variable persistence may be used. Sensor data and other factors may be used to dynamically determine persistence for minimal motion blur and maximum display lifespan. Sensor data may also be used to determine refresh rates for different portions of the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sheng Zhang, Bennett S. Wilburn, Paolo Sacchetto, Chaohao Wang, Cheng Chen, Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov
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Patent number: 10714035Abstract: A display device capable of setting an optimal output enable value according to a color pattern and a method for driving the display device. A timing controller is configured to receive an image signal from an external source, identify a color pattern and set an output enable value corresponding to the identified color pattern. A scan driver is configured to receive the output enable value and generate a first scan signal having a first turn-on signal and a second scan signal adjacent to the first scan signal and having a second turn-on signal. The scan driver may adjust an interval between the first turn-on signal and the second turn-on signal based on the output enable value.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Jun Park, Kyun Ho Kim, Shim Ho Yi, Yong Jin Shin, Yu Chol Kim
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Patent number: 10692994Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics. To provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with high productivity. To reduce the temperatures in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device. An island-like oxide semiconductor layer is formed over a first insulating film; a second insulating film and a first conductive film are formed in this order, covering the oxide semiconductor layer; oxygen is supplied to the second insulating film through the first conductive film; a metal oxide film is formed over the second insulating film in an atmosphere containing oxygen; a first gate electrode is formed by processing the metal oxide film; a third insulating film is formed, covering the first gate electrode and the second insulating film; and first heat treatment is performed. The second insulating film and the third insulating film each include oxide. The highest temperature in the above steps is 340° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuharu Hosaka, Takahiro Iguchi, Masami Jintyou, Takashi Hamochi, Junichi Koezuka
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Patent number: 10692180Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a memory and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to calculate a pixel scale factor for each of pixel positions in a main scanning direction of an input image for a line based on a magnification. The circuitry is configured to store, in the memory, the pixel scale factors calculated for the line in order of pixel position. The circuitry is configured to read, in parallel, N-number of pixel scale factors of the pixel scale factors for the line in order of pixel position from the memory, in synchronization with parallel reading of N-number of pixels in the main scanning direction from the input image, where N represents an integer not smaller than 2. The circuitry is configured to multiply, in parallel, the N-number of pixels read from the input image by the respective N-number of pixel scale factors read from the memory.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Tasuku Nagai
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Patent number: 10692424Abstract: The disclosure discloses an organic electroluminescent display panel, a driving method thereof and a display device, where the dimming mode is taken to drive and each frame of scanning time is divided into the display area scanning time and the front-back porch time. Where each line of pixel circuits located in the display area of the organic electroluminescent display panel are scanned during the display area scanning time; and the drive circuit is adjusted during the front-back porch time. Where the front-back porch time is less than the display area scanning time, and the front-back porch time is the common multiple of the respective clock signal cycles in the gate drive circuit of the organic electroluminescent display panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongxu Xiang, Yue Li, Zeyuan Chen, Xiangzi Kong, Xingyao Zhou, Chuanli Leng, Yuan Li
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Patent number: 10666585Abstract: A communication device receives an out-of-office message regarding a first contact. An application executing on the communication device displays a name of the first contact and an out-of-office indication regarding the first contact without displaying said out-of-office message.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Jason Tyler Griffin
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Patent number: 10665189Abstract: A scan driving circuit and a driving method thereof, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The scan driving circuit includes a scan signal generating circuit, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of switching circuits. The scan signal generating circuit includes a plurality of output terminals for respectively outputting scan signals; the plurality of scan lines respectively correspond to the plurality of output terminals of the scan signal generating circuit and are divided into a plurality of scan line groups, and each of the plurality of scan line groups includes at least two scan lines; the plurality of switching circuits respectively correspond to the plurality of scan line groups and are respectively disposed between the plurality of scan line groups and the plurality of output terminals.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Wang, Lingyun Shi, Wei Sun, Yan Li, Chong Liu
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Patent number: 10621930Abstract: A method for processing an image includes the following steps. A data of the image including a first pixel and a second pixel adjacent to each other is provided. A first subpixel of the first pixel and a second subpixel of the second pixel are set as a higher subpixel and a lower subpixel. A lookup process is performed to determine a shifted gray level of the higher subpixel and a shifted gray level of the lower subpixel in accordance with the gray level of the higher subpixel and the gray level of the lower subpixel respectively. A gray level of the higher subpixel and a gray level of the lower subpixel are updated in accordance with the shifted gray level of the higher subpixel and the shifted gray level of the lower subpixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Tung-Ying Wu
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Patent number: 10621956Abstract: An attachable article, such as a wristband, includes a flexible electronic display disposed thereon in a manner that is bendable or conformable to a user's wrist or other curved surface and that enables various images to be displayed on the electronic display in a manner that makes these images easily viewable to the user. The attachable article includes an adjustable band that can be fit to different sized wrists, for example, and includes a band orientation detection and calibration routine that enables messages or display screens to be placed at particular locations on the band with respect to a user's wrist. For example, the display orientation detection and calibration routine may be used to determine the portions or positions of the display that are at the top of the user's wrist and at the bottom of the user's wrist, and may thereafter calibrate the display to center display screens on the display at these particular locations.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: FLEXTERRA, INC.Inventors: Philippe Inagaki, Hjalmar Edzer Ayco Huitema
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Patent number: 10599434Abstract: An architecture for providing a legacy software application with touch gesture recognition includes an overlay software application and a converter plug-in software application. The overlay application is configured to intercept and detect touch gestures and provide gesture information to the converter plug-in application. The converter plug-in application converts the detected gesture information into data that the legacy application can use. The converted data is provided to the legacy application via an API. The touch gesture recognition is essentially unnoticeable by the user as the overlay application is positioned over the legacy application and is effectively transparent.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Jack Barrett, Eisen Montalvo-Ruiz, Jon E. Peoble, Ruston K. Keeton
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Patent number: 10580379Abstract: A display panel and a driving method therefor and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, which intersect with each other, each of the data lines has an input terminal, and input terminals of the data lines are provided at a first side of the display panel, the driving method comprises: sequentially applying a gate signal to each of the gate lines, and applying data signals to the data lines through the input terminals while any of the gate lines is applied with a gate signal, wherein the gate signal satisfies conditions that Ta(i)?Ta(i+1) and Ta(1)<Ta(n), where Ta(i) is a duration of the gate signal applied to the ith gate line starting from the first side, 1?i?n?1, where n is a total number of the gate lines.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhiwei Zhang, Xia Feng
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Patent number: 10553144Abstract: Provided is a correction method performed in a display device including a matrix of pixels each including an organic EL element that emits light in accordance with a luminance signal. The method includes: obtaining, in advance, first correction data for correcting the luminance signal; transforming the first correction data into second correction data smaller in data size than the first correction data; and correcting the luminance signal using the second correction data. The first and second correction data respectively include first color correction data for correcting first sub pixel luminance, second color correction data for correcting second sub pixel luminance, and third color correction data for correcting third sub pixel luminance. In the transforming, the first correction data is transformed such that a data reduction amount of the second color correction data is greater than a data reduction amount of the first color correction data.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventor: Shinya Tsuchida
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Patent number: 10554946Abstract: An image processing device includes: a sub-image generation section, the sub-image generation section configured to generate a third sub-image by providing a peripheral image including at least a first region that is a transparent region around a first sub-image and to perform a filtering process on the entire or a part of a second sub-image including the first sub-image and the peripheral image; and a composition section configured to composite together a frame image and the third sub-image.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Watanabe, Akira Shimizu
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Patent number: 10546544Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprising an electrowetting element comprising a control system, a first fluid, a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid, and a first and second support plate. A first and second electrode are, respectively, overlapped by a first and second portion of a surface of the first support plate. The control system is operable to apply a sequence of voltages, comprising a first voltage between the second fluid and the first electrode and a second voltage between the second fluid and the second electrode, to configure the first fluid to a plurality of configurations, each of the plurality of different configurations respectively corresponding to the same grey level.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Andrew Hayes, Gor Manukyan, Melanie Maria Hubertina Wagemans, Daniel Figura, Bokke Johannes Feenstra, Toru Sakai
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Patent number: 10546540Abstract: An electronic device may include a display such as a light-emitting diode display. The electronic device may be a head-mounted device that provides a virtual reality or augmented reality environment to a user. To reduce artifacts in the display, a display may be operable in both a normal scanning mode and a partial scanning mode. In the normal scanning mode, every row of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. In the partial scanning mode, only a subset of the rows of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. The display may have a higher refresh rate in the partial scanning mode than in the normal scanning mode. To ensure uniform transistor stress across the display, the scanning driver for the display may scan the disabled rows in the partial scanning mode even though the rows will not be used to emit light.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Keitaro Yamashita, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Shin-Hung Yeh, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Shih-Chang Chang, Ting-Kuo Chang, Ki Yeol Byun, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis
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Patent number: 10504601Abstract: A shift register unit, a driving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display device are provided. The shift register unit includes an input circuit, a resetting circuit, a pull-down node control circuit, a storage circuit, a gate driving signal output circuit, and a pull-up node potential maintaining circuit. The pull-up node potential maintenance circuit is connected to a gate driving signal output end and a pull-up node, and configured to maintain a potential at the pull-up node to be a high level when the gate driving signal output end outputs a gate driving signal at a high level.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Li Sun, Jian Tao, Hongmin Li
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Patent number: 10489642Abstract: A method and apparatus for an auto-complete function in a user's handwriting for touch screen devices is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving, from a touch-screen display, a handwriting input. The handwriting input is converted into textual information. Based on the textual information, one or more prompt options are generated. The one or more prompt options are rendered for display on the touch-screen display in a similar appearance as the handwriting input. The method can further include receiving a selected prompt option input and rendering the selected prompt option for display on the touch screen display in a similar appearance as the handwriting input.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yasi Xi, Zhaocai Wang, Jianbin Fang, Weiwei Chen
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Patent number: 10482574Abstract: Systems and methods for providing panoramic image and/or video content using multi-resolution stitching. Panoramic content may include stitched spherical (360-degree) images and/or VR video. In some implementations, multi-resolution stitching functionality may be embodied in a spherical image capture device that may include two lenses configured to capture pairs of hemispherical images. The capture device may obtain images (e.g., representing left and right hemispheres) that may be characterized by 180-degree (or greater) field of view. Source images may be combined using multi-resolution stitching methodology. Source images may be transformed to obtain multiple image components characterized by two or more image resolutions.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: GoPro, Inc.Inventors: Balineedu Chowdary Adsumilli, Adeel Abbas
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Patent number: 10460664Abstract: The disclosure provides a pixel compensation circuit, a scanning driving circuit and a display device. A control terminal of a first switch and that of a third switch are connected with a scanning line. A first terminal of the first switch is connected with a reference voltage terminal. A second terminal is connected with a first terminal of a second switch. A control terminal of the second switch and that of the fourth switch are connected with a light-emitting control terminal. A first terminal of the third switch is connected with the data cable. A second terminal is connected with a second terminal of the second switch and a control terminal of a driving switch. An anode of a diode is connected with a second terminal of the driving switch. A first terminal of the fourth switch is connected with a first voltage terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Technology Co., LtdInventor: Guang Li
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Patent number: 10431133Abstract: An image shift control method including generating image position information by using sample data of first image data; and determining a movement direction and a movement amount of an image by using the image position information.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Ki Chun, Hyun Seuk Yoo, Jun Gyu Lee, Won Woo Jang, Yong Seok Choi
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Patent number: 10402009Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for decreasing latency between an acquisition of touch data and processing of an associated rendering task in a touch sensitive device having a touch sensing system capable of producing touch data at a touch sampling rate and having a display system that displays frames at a refresh rate. In an embodiment, the system estimates at least one of (a) a period of time for sampling touch data from the touch sensing system, (b) a period of time for computing touch event data from sampled touch data, and (c) a period of time for rendering of a frame to a frame buffer. The system determines a period of time Tc for (a) sampling touch data from the touch sensing system, (b) computing touch event data from sampled touch data, and (c) rendering of a frame to a frame buffer, based at least in part on the estimate. The system determines a point in time Tr at which the display system will be refreshed from the frame buffer.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Clifton Forlines, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa
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Patent number: 10403207Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixel circuits and a gate driver including a plurality of stages configured to output a gate signal to a plurality of gate lines, respectively, to provide the gate signal to the pixel circuits. Each of the stages is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. At least one of the pixel circuits is located between two adjacent sub-blocks of the sub-blocks.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jang-Mi Kang, Kyung-Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 10380971Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device may use one transmission line to perform bidirectional data transmission between a timing controller and a source driver. Furthermore, the display device may control the timing controller to transmit a Tx signal to the source driver and control the source driver to transmit correction data, through one transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kwang Il Oh, Jung Hwan Choi, Yun Tack Han, Hyun Kyu Jeon
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Patent number: 10379931Abstract: A computer system includes a first bus, a second bus, and a third bus, a first bus bridge that is disposed between the first bus and the second bus, and detects a bus error on the second bus, a second bus bridge that is disposed between the second bus and the third bus, and detects a bus error on the third bus, a first device coupled to the second bus, a second device coupled to the third bus, an interrupt controller that notifies a bus error in accordance with the detection of the bus error, and a multi-thread processor. The multi-thread processor includes a schedule register that stores an execution order and data for a plurality of virtual CPUs, and a virtual CPU execution circuit that executes the virtual CPUs in accordance with the execution order.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotaka Motai, Yasuhiro Tawara, Koji Adachi, Hitoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10366661Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of light modulation elements configured to modulate light from a light source for each color, and a driver configured to drive the plurality of light modulation elements using drive signals in accordance with a digital drive method. The driver makes different from one another start timings of the drive signals corresponding to one frame period for the plurality of light modulation elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masao Ono
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Patent number: 10339851Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a voltage controller, a current driver, and a lighting control circuit. The control by the lighting control circuit is such that one frame is divided into N-pieces of subframes (the N is a natural number equal to or greater than two) which can be displayed at a predetermined frame rate f. In first frame cycle, one frame is divided into M-pieces of virtual subframes (the M is a natural number greater than the N), and N-pieces out of the M-pieces of the virtual subframes are selected as first displayed subframes and displayed on the display. Unselected (M?N) pieces of the virtual subframes are not displayed in the first frame cycle. In second frame cycle subsequent to the first frame cycle, the virtual subframes corresponding to undisplayed virtual subframes in the first frame cycle are selected as second displayed subframes.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10327041Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for providing an audio preview of songs and other audio elements. In some embodiments, an electronic device may operate in either a “play mode,” which allows a user to listen to songs in a normal fashion, or in a “preview mode,” which may be used to provide previews of songs to a user in succession. In some embodiments, the electronic device may seamlessly transition between play mode and preview mode. For example, the electronic device may pause a currently-playing song when the mode of operation switches from play mode to preview mode so that, if the user exits out of preview mode, the original song may be resumed from the pause point. In some embodiments, the electronic device may provide a multi-directional visual interface that allows a user to control the succession of previews provided in preview mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jorge S. Fino, Benjamin A. Rottler
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Patent number: 10325544Abstract: A data input unit, a data input method, a source drive circuit and a display device. The data input unit includes: an input module, configured to provide a normal display data; a setting module, configured to preset one or more predetermined display data; and a selection module, configured to select the input module to provide the normal display data to a data input end or select the setting module to provide a special predetermined display data to the data input end, according to the one or more external control signals. Thus, besides a normal driving function, other special driving functions also may be provided for special display demands so as to improve the performance and display quality of a display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chenxi Liu, Weibiao Geng, Yu Xie
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Patent number: 10318042Abstract: A controlling method of a touchable and foldable screen and an electronic device are described. The method includes detecting a first touch operation when the foldable screen is in a bent state; judging whether the first touch operation is located in a bent region on the foldable screen; and adjusting a first bent region on the foldable screen to which the first touch operation is mapped from the bent state to a non-bent state in case that the first touch operation is located in the bent region on the foldable screen.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Ben Xu
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Patent number: 10311795Abstract: A shift register unit is disclosed which includes an input module, a reset module, a node control module, a first output module and a second output module. Each of the shift register units can output two scan signals that have a phase difference with respect to each other. Also disclosed are a gate driver circuit and a display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Huabin Chen, Ruirui Wang, Yingqiang Gao, Xiaopeng Cui
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Patent number: 10311774Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including first, second, and third display parts and a gate driver. The gate driver includes a first gate circuit disposed in a non-display part of the display panel and a second gate circuit disposed in the first display part of the display panel and applies a gate signal to a gate line. The first, second, and third display parts include first, second, and third light blocking parts, respectively. The second light blocking part has an area smaller than an area of the first light blocking part and greater than an area of the third light blocking part.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minwook Park, Donghee Ye, Jikhan Jung
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Patent number: 10290252Abstract: An image display method is disclosed. The image display method is adapted to a delta pixel arrangement display device, and the delta pixel arrangement display device includes M×N second pixels arranged in form of an M×N matrix. The display method includes: acquiring raw data of a frame of image, the raw data including luminance information of a*M×b*N first pixels arranged in form of an a*M×b*N matrix, where a?1, b?1 and a×b?1, the first pixels arranged in strip and the first pixel at least including sub-pixels with three different colors RGB; converting the raw data into display data, the display data including luminance information of M×N second pixels, and each of the second pixels at least comprising respective sub-pixels of corresponding one of the first pixels; and displaying an image according to the display data. An image display apparatus and a delta pixel arrangement display device are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chung Chun Chen, Mubing Li, Peng Liu, Pengcheng Lu, Xue Dong
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Patent number: 10249259Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for driving a pixel array. The pixel array comprises a plurality of pixel units, each comprising a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, each sub-pixel having an aspect ratio from 1:2 to 1:1. The method comprises steps of: dividing an image to be displayed on the pixel array into a plurality of theoretical pixel units, each theoretical pixel unit comprising a plurality of color components; and calculating a luminance value of each sub-pixel of each pixel-unit based on the color components of respective divided theoretical pixel units.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Pengcheng Lu, Mubing Li, Xue Dong, Renwei Guo
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Patent number: 10234902Abstract: A reconfigurable touch screen computing device with folding configurations and an alignment locking mechanism. The touch screen display is made up of segments coupled to a flexible circuit and can be reconfigured from a compact state to an expanded state. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone, with an integrated speaker and microphone. The form factor of the expanded state is roughly the size of a tablet computer which may also include the mechanical functionality of a laptop. Both states provide a configuration which includes a touch screen display on a front side and a protective housing on a back side. The computing device may further include sensors to indicate the state of configuration. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, all of which may be used in either state.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Lepton Computing LLCInventor: Stephen E. Delaporte
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Patent number: 10225478Abstract: A display-data processor includes a first buffer, a display data generator, a second buffer, a timing signal generator, and a display data output circuit. The first buffer stores image data corresponding to an Nth line of a display. The display data generator generates display data corresponding to the Nth line of the display based on the image data. The second buffer stores the display data corresponding to the Nth line of the display. The timing signal generator outputs a horizontal synchronization signal corresponding to the Nth line of the display after the display data had been generated. The display data output circuit outputs the display data corresponding to the Nth line of the display within a horizontal synchronization period prescribed by the horizontal synchronization signal corresponding to the Nth line of the display after the horizontal synchronization signal corresponding to the Nth line of the display had been outputted. The horizontal synchronization period is variable.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
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Patent number: 10219030Abstract: A streaming media device includes a printed circuit board hosting components configured to access internet data. An audio/visual connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted for connection to an audio/visual device, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted to operate with a first audio/visual interface having sufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board and a second audio/visual interface having insufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board. A power connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the power connector selectively receives power based on the audio/visual connector utilizing one of the first audio/visual interface and the second audio/visual interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Roku, Inc.Inventors: Lloyd Klarke, Greg Garner, Carl Sassenrath, Anthony Wood, Scott Edward De Haas
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Patent number: 10210823Abstract: A light deflector includes a first light deflecting member disposed on a transparent substrate and has a refractive index that varies depending on a magnitude of an electric field applied thereto. The light deflector may adjust the refractive index by applying electric fields differently according to regions of the first light deflecting member or time divisions. The light deflector may have a smaller size than a light deflector including an optical device, and may easily adjust the refractive index.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Kim, Yunhee Kim, Hoon Song
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Patent number: 10205923Abstract: This disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for processing a projected image, and a projection display system, the apparatus including: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively connected with the at least one processor, wherein: the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions are executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor: to obtain an image to be projected, and resolution of the image to be projected; to segment the image to be projected, into N frames of images, resolution of each of which is no higher than resolution of an optical valve, wherein N is a positive integer more than 1; and to display the N frames of images in a time-division mode, wherein imaging positions of the N frames of images are offset from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignees: Hisense Co., Ltd., Hisense USA Corporation, Hisense International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jichen Xiao, Dabo Guo