Patents Represented by Attorney Winston Hsu
  • Patent number: 8311575
    Abstract: A handheld mobile phone includes at least two buttons, a logic circuit, and a processing unit, wherein each button is used for performing at least one specific function. The logic circuit is coupled to the at least two buttons for generating a corresponding specific signal when one of the at least two buttons is pressed alone, and for generating at least a control signal when all of the at least two buttons are pressed. The processing unit executes the specific function of the pressed button according to the corresponding specific signal. When all of the at least two buttons are pressed, the processing unit controls the handheld mobile phone to enter a reset state from an operating state according to at least the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Li, Szu-Yuan Huang, Yung-Hsien Kuo
  • Patent number: 8310748
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a barrier layer, and a sealant. The display panel includes a backplane and a frontplane disposed on the backplane, wherein the frontplane includes a plurality of frontplane sidewalls. The frontplane sidewalls at least include a first frontplane sidewall and a second frontplane sidewall, forming a frontplane concavity. The barrier layer includes a first barrier layer sidewall and a second barrier layer sidewall, wherein the first barrier layer sidewall and the second barrier layer sidewall form a barrier layer concavity. The barrier layer concavity corresponds to the frontplane concavity, and at least one of the barrier layer concavity and the frontplane concavity does not include a right angle. The sealant is disposed in a sealant accommodating space defined by the frontplane sidewalls of the frontplane, an inner surface of the backplane and an inner surface of the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chan, Chia-Tien Peng, Ho-Chien Wu, Wei-Chia Fang, Sheng-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 8308064
    Abstract: A barcode evaluation method for receiving an input image, performing an evaluation along a scanning direction upon the input image, and generating a barcode evaluation data includes: deriving at least one first luminance group in the input image according to a luminance threshold; documenting a plurality of characteristic values corresponding to the at least one luminance group, respectively; referring to a plurality of characteristic values of at least one specific first luminance group within the first luminance group to determine a distribution direction, and determining whether the specific first luminance group belongs to a barcode; and utilizing a processing element to generate the barcode evaluation data according to the input image, the distribution direction and the scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Ting-Yuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 8310646
    Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) cell structure includes a substrate, a plurality of top metal regions arranged in an array, a dielectric material filling between the top metal regions and a composite post spacer disposed on the dielectric material and encircling to form a cell space. The composite post spacer includes a first dielectric layer disposed on the dielectric material and a spacer material layer disposed on the first dielectric layer. The spacer material layer and the first dielectric layer are substantially different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Lu-Yang Kao, Yi-Tyng Wu
  • Patent number: 8311839
    Abstract: An image display device includes a display unit, a storage unit, a voice receiving unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of image data, a plurality of voice data and a plurality of image files, wherein each of the image data is corresponding to one of the voice data respectively. The voice receiving unit receives a current voice. The processing unit judges whether the current voice is similar to one of the voice data, so as to determine one image data corresponding to the current voice. When the current voice is similar to one of the voice data, the processing unit determines whether each of the image files contains the image data corresponding to the current voice and then displays the image file(s), which contain the image data corresponding to the current voice, on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Jen Chen, Li-Jen Chao, Din-Ji Tzou, Chih-Heng Chiu, Chung-Won Shu
  • Patent number: 8309966
    Abstract: A gate driver on array of a display includes a substrate having a peripheral region, and a gate driver on array structure formed in the peripheral region. The gate driver on array structure includes a pull-down transistor, and the pull-down transistor has a gate electrode, an insulating layer, a semiconductor island, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The semiconductor island extends out of both edges of the gate electrode, and extends out of an edge of the source electrode and an edge of the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tung-Chang Tsai, Lee-Hsun Chang, Ming-Chang Shih, Jing-Ru Chen, Kuei-Sheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 8310292
    Abstract: A DLL system that automatically resets after a frequency change of an external clock according to a phase difference includes: a clock receiver for receiving the external clock and generating a clock signal; a delay line, coupled to the clock receiver, for generating a delayed clock signal; a control loop, for tracking a phase difference between the clock signal and the delayed clock signal and locking the delay line when the phase difference is zero; and an N degrees phase detector (PD), coupled to the control loop, for detecting the phase difference between the clock signal and the delayed clock signal and outputting a positive signal when the detected phase difference is greater than N degrees, wherein the positive signal generates a reset signal to the DLL system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corp.
    Inventor: John T. Phan
  • Patent number: 8310012
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, and at least a first conductive-type metal gate formed on the gate dielectric layer. The first conductive-type metal gate includes a filling metal layer and a U-type metal layer formed between the filling metal layer and the gate dielectric layer. A topmost portion of the U-type metal layer is lower than the filling metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Guang-Yaw Hwang, Yu-Ru Yang, Jiunn-Hsiung Liao, Pei-Yu Chou
  • Patent number: 8308113
    Abstract: A panel positioning mechanism includes a supporting component, and a slot is formed on a side of the supporting component. The panel positioning mechanism further includes a loading component disposed on a side of the supporting component, a rotational spring set connected to the supporting component and the loading component, a fixing component set for fixing the supporting component, the loading component, and the rotational spring set, a contacting component connected to the loading component and disposed inside the slot in a slidable manner so as to constrain rotation of the loading component within a first range, and a releasing component passing through the loading component and fixed on the contacting component for driving a contacting portion of the contacting component to separate from the slot on the supporting component, so that the loading component can rotate outside the first range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Ta-Wei Chen, Chia-Hsin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8310051
    Abstract: A package-on-package includes a package carrier; a semiconductor die assembled face-down to a chip side of the package carrier; a rewiring laminate structure between the semiconductor die and the package carrier; a plurality of bumps arranged on the rewiring laminate structure for electrically connecting the semiconductor die with the package carrier; and an IC package mounted on the package carrier. The IC package and the semiconductor die are at least partially overlapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Nan-Cheng Chen, Chih-Tai Hsu
  • Patent number: 8308231
    Abstract: A child safety seat having storage space includes a seating base whereon an engaging slot is formed, an armrest base, and a storage structure. The armrest base is disposed on a side of the seating base and is detachably coupled with the engaging slot. The storage structure is disposed on the armrest base. A first storage space is formed inside the storage structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Evan Haut
  • Patent number: 8305749
    Abstract: A clip mechanism includes a first lateral wall whereon a slot is formed, and a second lateral wall disposed on a side of the first lateral wall. At least one opening is formed on the second lateral wall for engaging with a protrusion of a casing. The clip mechanism further includes a bending part bent for connecting the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall. The clip mechanism further includes a resilient arm. A first end of the resilient arm is connected to an end of the slot of the first lateral wall, and a second end of the resilient arm protrudes out of a side of the slot. The resilient arm further includes a contacting part protruding out of the other side of the slot for contacting against an electronic device so as to ground the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Hui Lai, Cheng-Hsiang Chuang, Chien-Ping Kuo
  • Patent number: 8304266
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of thin film transistor substrate of a liquid crystal display panel includes following steps. A substrate is provided. Then, a transparent conducting layer and an opaque conducting layer are formed on the substrate. Thereafter, the transparent conducting layer and the opaque conducting layer are patterned by a gray-tone mask to form at least one storage capacitor electrode. Next, a first insulating layer is formed on the storage capacitor electrode. Then, at least one gate electrode is formed on the substrate. Subsequently, at least one gate insulating layer, a patterned semiconductor layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a second insulating layer are formed sequentially on the gate electrode. Moreover, at least one pixel electrode is formed on the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. A part of the pixel electrode overlaps a part of the storage capacitor electrode to form a storage capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung Hou
  • Patent number: 8306059
    Abstract: A method of constructing and transmitting packets with multiple-input multiple-output, hereinafter called MIMO, configuration in a radio link control layer of a wireless communication system includes, in a transmission opportunity, transforming at least an RLC service data unit into at least an RLC protocol data unit, hereinafter called PDU, according to an RLC PDU allowance of each of a plurality of transport blocks. Each of the at least an RLC PDU fits within at least an RLC PDU allowance of the plurality of transport blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 8305094
    Abstract: The resistance measuring device of the present invention includes switch transistors and switch conductive lines disposed between the bonding pads on a first substrate and between the bumps on a second substrate, such that the bonding pads and the bumps are conducted when the transistors are turned on, and the bonding resistance between at least one of the bonding pads and its corresponding bump can be directly measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsi-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 8305771
    Abstract: An electromagnetic interference suppressing device includes a plurality of signal guiding units coupled to a metal housing of an electronic component for receiving a plurality of signals transmitted from the metal housing (the electronic component is installed on a circuit board), a plurality of grounding units coupled to a plurality of ground pads of the circuit board for transmitting the plurality of signals to the plurality of ground pads, and a main body coupled to the plurality of signal guiding units and the plurality of grounding units for transmitting the plurality of signals between the plurality of signal guiding units and the plurality of grounding units so as to implement a return path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Lung-Fai Tuen, Chiu-Hsien Chang, Hong-Kuei Lee, Chi-Fang Weng, Chen-Yu Li
  • Patent number: 8305800
    Abstract: A substrate having buried address lines and a first dielectric layer is provided. A conductive electrode is formed in the first conductive layer. A top portion of the conductive electrode is exposed. A second dielectric layer is deposited on surface of the exposed top portion. The second dielectric layer defines a recess around the top portion. A third dielectric layer is deposited over the second dielectric layer. A portion of the third dielectric layer and a portion of the second dielectric layer are removed, thereby exposing a top surface of the top portion of the conductive electrode. The top portion of the conductive electrode is salicidized to form a heating stem. The remaining third dielectric layer is selectively removed from the recess. A phase-change material layer covers the heating stem and the second dielectric layer. The phase-change material layer is etched, thereby forming a phase-change storage cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Li-Shu Tu
  • Patent number: 8305901
    Abstract: A method of generating a buffer state of a packet data convergence protocol, hereinafter called PDCP, layer for a user equipment in a wireless communication system includes including volume information of packets, which have been submitted to a layer lower than the PDCP layer and have not been confirmed by the layer or by a PDCP status report, in a buffer state report of the PDCP layer, where the packets have not been confirmed by the layer due to buffer clearing of the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 8301366
    Abstract: A portable navigation device displaying map information and navigation instructions for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The portable navigation device includes a memory, a display for displaying the map information and navigation instructions, and a microphone for inputting sound signals to the portable navigation device. A processor is used for controlling operation of the portable navigation device and for determining the speed of the vehicle. To determine the speed, the processor receives the sound signals input by the microphone, analyzes the sound signals, determines a speed at which the vehicle is moving according to characteristics of the analyzed received sound signals when not receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) signals with the portable navigation device, and estimates a current location of the vehicle based on the determined speed of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Mitac International Corp.
    Inventor: Dris Adradi
  • Patent number: 8302004
    Abstract: To improve usability of a touch screen device for input with a finger, a method of displaying a plurality of text-based items in the touch screen device includes the touch screen device displaying a predetermined item of the plurality of text-based items as an icon, and the touch screen device displaying the plurality of text-based items less the predetermined item with an increased display size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chun Chen, Yuan-Chen Chang