The present disclosure describes one or more communities of components (e.g., comprising one or more sensors and/or transceivers) that are configured to automatically locate and/or self-locate their members. The community of components includes a plurality of stationary components, and may include at least one transitory component.

Provided are a display apparatus includes: a substrate having a main display region, a first auxiliary display region adjacent to the main display region in a first direction, a second auxiliary display region spaced apart from the main display region having the first auxiliary display region therebetween, an intermediate display region adjacent to the first auxiliary display region and the second auxiliary display region; a first auxiliary pixel electrode arranged in the first auxiliary display region and having an elliptical shape having a long axis and a short axis; a second auxiliary pixel electrode arranged in the second auxiliary display region; and a first auxiliary pixel circuit and a second auxiliary pixel circuit arranged in the intermediate display region and respectively electrically connected to the first auxiliary pixel electrode and the second auxiliary pixel electrode, wherein a long axis of the first auxiliary pixel electrode extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.

A display panel includes an array substrate, a protective cover, a fingerprint identification circuit, and an optical structure. The array substrate and the protective cover are disposed oppositely, where the protective cover is located at a light exiting side of the array substrate. The fingerprint identification circuit is located at a side of the array substrate facing away or toward the protective cover and is configured to receive detection light and perform a fingerprint detection according to the detection light. The optical structure is located at a side of the protective cover facing away from the array substrate and is configured to increase a reflection amount of the detection light received by the fingerprint identification circuit.

A display panel capable of reducing a width of a bezel of an area around a hole and a display device including the panel are disclosed. The display panel having the hole defined therein includes a first pixel array including source lines and sub-pixels; a bezel defined around the hole and at least one of the source lines of the first pixel array extends in and along the bezel; and a second pixel array including sub-pixels and the at least one source line extending along the bezel and to the second pixel array.

A display device includes: a display panel including a first area, a bending area, and a second area arranged along a first direction, the second area being located underneath the first area when the bending area is bent; and a spacer between the first area and the second area, and including: a first part; and a second part protruding from the first part in the first direction. Opposite sides of the second part in a second direction that crosses the first direction define steps that are stepped from the first part, and the steps are located at an outside of the second area in a plan view.

A display device includes: a display unit configured to display an image; a fingerprint sensing unit on one surface of the display unit and comprising fingerprint sensing pixels configured to sense a fingerprint; and a readout circuit configured to receive a fingerprint sensing signal from the fingerprint sensing pixels, wherein the readout circuit is configured to generate and output a normal fingerprint image and a dry fingerprint image, which correspond to the fingerprint sensing signal, during a fingerprint registration mode.

Provided is a display panel including a main display area, a component area having a transmissive area, a peripheral area outside the main display area, a substrate, a bottom metal layer on the substrate, and defining an opening corresponding to the transmissive area, a valley portion adjacent to a boundary between the bottom metal layer and the transmissive area, and a thin-film encapsulation layer on the valley portion, and including an inorganic layer and an organic layer.

Provided is a display panel including a main display area, a component area having a transmissive area, a peripheral area outside the main display area, a substrate, a bottom metal layer on the substrate, and defining an opening corresponding to the transmissive area, a valley portion adjacent to a boundary between the bottom metal layer and the transmissive area, and a thin-film encapsulation layer on the valley portion, and including an inorganic layer and an organic layer.

Certain aspects of the technology disclosed herein integrate a camera with an electronic display. An electronic display can include several layers, such as a cover layer, a color filter layer, a display layer including light emitting diodes or organic light emitting diodes, a thin film transistor layer, etc. A processor initiates light emission from a plurality of display elements. The processor can suspend the light emission from the plurality of display elements for a period of time imperceptible to a human observer. The processor initiates a camera to capture an image during the period of time the plurality of display elements are suspended. The processor can capture a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of pixels and produce an image comprising depth information.

A fingerprint sensor includes: a substrate; a circuit element layer on a first surface of the substrate and including a plurality of conductive layers; a light emitting element layer on the circuit element layer and including light emitting elements and a light shielding layer; and a light sensor layer on a second surface of the substrate and including light sensors, wherein the light shielding layer includes contact holes exposing first electrodes of the light emitting elements, and first opening portions exposing a portion of the circuit element layer, and the circuit element layer includes second opening portions formed in the plurality of conductive layers and includes a light transmission hole of which at least a portion overlaps the first opening portions.