US Patent 11188728 Display device and method of driving the display device

Patent 11188728 was granted and assigned to Samsung on November, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

Samsung

Current Assignee

Samsung

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

11188728

Date of Patent

November 30, 2021

Patent Application Number

16133728

Date Filed

September 18, 2018

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kim Y Vu

Patent abstract

A display device includes a display panel having a display area including pixels in a emitting area, a layer disposed on the display panel and including photo sensors to generate sensing signals upon activation thereof, a panel driving unit to supply a first signal, during a first mode, to display an image in the display area, and supply a second signal, during a second mode, to increase the luminance of the emitting area, a detecting unit to perform a fingerprint sensing operation to detect a fingerprint, during the second mode, based on sensing signals received from the photo sensors, and a setting unit to change a characteristic of the emitting area in response to the fingerprint sensing operation.