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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Double Patenting
A rejection based on double patenting of the “same invention” type finds its support in the language of 35 U.S.C. 101 which states that “whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process... may obtain a patent therefor...” (Emphasis added). Thus, the term “same invention,” in this context, means an invention drawn to identical subject matter. See Miller v. Eagle Mfg. Co., 151 U.S. 186 (1894); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Ockert, 245 F.2d 467, 114 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1957).
A statutory type (35 U.S.C. 101) double patenting rejection can be overcome by canceling or amending the claims that are directed to the same invention so they are no longer coextensive in scope. The filing of a terminal disclaimer cannot overcome a double patenting rejection based upon 35 U.S.C. 101.
Claims of Application # 19/239909
Claims of U.S. Patent# 12,334,007
1. A display device comprising: a plurality of pixels coupled to data lines and sensing lines; a data driver configured to supply one of an image data signal and a sensing data signal to the data lines; a voltage supply configured to supply an initialization voltage to the pixels through the sensing lines; and a sensing circuit configured to receive a sensing value from at least one of the pixels through the sensing lines, and compare the sensing value with a sensing reference value to generate a sensing voltage control signal to control at least one of the sensing data signal or the initialization voltage, the sensing voltage control signal comprising a first control signal to decrease at least one of the sensing data signal or the initialization voltage when the sensing value is greater than the sensing reference value, and a second control signal to increase at least one of the sensing data signal or the initialization voltage when the sensing value is less than the sensing reference value, wherein the voltage supply is configured to increase or decrease a level of the initialization voltage from a previous initialization voltage level according to the first control signal or the second control signal of the sensing voltage control signal to change a sensing voltage range for detecting the sensing value, and wherein the sensing voltage control signal is not supplied to the plurality of pixels.
1. A display device comprising: a plurality of pixels coupled to data lines and sensing lines; a data driver configured to supply one of an image data signal and a sensing data signal to the data lines; a voltage supply configured to supply an initialization voltage to the pixels through the sensing lines; and a sensing circuit configured to receive a sensing value from at least one of the pixels through the sensing lines, and compare the sensing value with a sensing reference value to generate a sensing voltage control signal to control at least one of the sensing data signal or the initialization voltage, the sensing voltage control signal comprising a first control signal to decrease at least one of the sensing data signal or the initialization voltage when the sensing value is greater than the sensing reference value, and a second control signal to increase at least one of the sensing data signal or the initialization voltage when the sensing value is less than the sensing reference value, wherein the voltage supply is configured to increase or decrease a level of the initialization voltage from a previous initialization voltage level according to the first control signal or the second control signal of the sensing voltage control signal to change a sensing voltage range for detecting the sensing value, and wherein the sensing voltage control signal is not supplied to the plurality of pixels.
Claim 1 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 as claiming the same invention as that of claim 1 of prior U.S. Patent No. 12,334,007. This is a statutory double patenting rejection.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Lee (2017/0032738) .a display device comprising: a plurality of pixels (111; Fig 1) coupled to data lines (data lines D1 through Dm; Fig 1) and sensing lines (feedback lines F1 through Fm; para [0051]; Fig 2); a data driver (130; Fig 1) configured to supply one of an image data signal (para [0054] The data driver 130 may generate the data signal) and a sensing data signal (para [0056] generate first sensing data (ie.g., first sensing data for a certain pixel 111) based on a sensing current flowing through a feedback line (e.g., a feedback line among the feedback lines F1 through Fm that is electrically connected to the certain pixel 111) based on the reference voltage Vref, and may generate second sensing data by digital-converting the reference voltage Vref) to the data lines; a voltage supply (310; Fig 3A); and a sensing circuit (150; Fig 1) configured to receive a sensing value from at least one of the pixels through the sensing lines (para [0056]).
Hwang et al. (2020/0193918) teaches a light-emitting display including a display panel, a first circuit, a second circuit, and a compensation circuit. The display panel includes a pixel having an organic light-emitting diode. The first circuit supplies a data voltage to the pixel. The second circuit performs a first sensing operation for sensing a voltage stored at an anode of the organic light-emitting diode and a second sensing operation for sensing a parasitic capacitance of the organic light-emitting diode. The compensation circuit compensates for degradation of the organic light-emitting diode based on a sensed value outputted from the second circuit.
Kim (2022/0208083) teaches A light emitting display panel and a light emitting display apparatus using the same are provided, in which a sensing line is provided in parallel with a gate line. The light emitting display panel comprises a data line provided along a first direction, a black line provided along the first direction, a first voltage supply line provided along the first direction, a gate line provided along a second direction different from the first direction, a sensing line provided along the second direction, a sensing control line provided along the second direction, a black control line provided along the second direction, a pixel driving circuit coupled with the data line, the black line, the first voltage supply line, the gate line, the sensing line, the sensing control line and the black control line, and a light emitting element coupled to the pixel driving circuit.
Kim (2020/0184902) teaches a light-emitting display including a display panel, a power supply part, a data driver, a first compensation circuit, and a second compensation circuit. The display panel includes a pixel. The power supply part is connected to a power supply line of the pixel. The data driver is connected to a data line of the pixel. The first compensation circuit section obtains a sensed value through a sensing line of the pixel and obtains a voltage value through the power supply line. The second compensation circuit which generates a compensation value for compensating degradation of an organic light-emitting diode included in the pixel, based on the sensed value and the voltage value.
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