Patents by Inventor Chih-Tsung Kang

Chih-Tsung Kang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210020127
    Abstract: Disclosed are display device and a method for driving same: calculating a sub-pixel scale average value of each pixel in a pixel unit corresponding to original gray scale data to be displayed in a display region, and shutting off a light source corresponding to a sub-pixel color having the smallest average gray scale value in a backlight unit corresponding to each display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Chih Tsung Kang
  • Publication number: 20210020118
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving method of a display module, a driving system thereof, and a display device. The driving method of the display module includes a display panel driving process, and a backlight module driving process driven synchronously with the display panel driving process. The display panel driving process includes steps: performing a color saturation adjustment; and obtaining second color signals to drive the display panel by converting. The backlight module driving process includes steps: using the light source adjustment coefficient to adjust a first brightness value to obtain a second brightness value; determining a dominant hue light source; and driving the dominant hue light source by the second brightness value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: CHIH TSUNG KANG
  • Publication number: 20210020128
    Abstract: This application relates to a driving method for a display device. Turn-on/turn off of a color light source corresponding to a minimum average value in a time period of displaying a second gray-scale data group is controlled according to the determining of whether a color saturation value C falls within a specified range of a color saturation value of a display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Chih Tsung Kang
  • Publication number: 20210020120
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving method of a display module, a driving system thereof, and a display device. The driving method of the display module includes a display panel driving process, and a backlight module driving process driven synchronously with the display panel driving process. The display panel driving process includes steps: receiving first color signals, and converting into second color signals to drive the display panel. The backlight module driving process includes steps: using the light source adjustment coefficient to adjust a first brightness value to obtain a second brightness value to driven first color light sources and/or second color light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: CHIH TSUNG KANG
  • Publication number: 20210012720
    Abstract: A display device (300) comprises a display panel (310), a backlight module (320), and a driving circuit (330). The backlight module (320) comprises a backlight source and a partition control unit. The partition control unit is used to partition the backlight source into a plurality of regions, and to independently control the luminance of each colored light source at each region. The driving circuit (330) is used to: acquire an input signal of each given image to be displayed; display said image by means of two sub-frames at the front and the back thereof; determine, according to a driving voltage of pixels corresponding to each region, a magnitude of a backlight brightness compensation signal of each region; and adjust, according to the backlight brightness compensation signal, the luminance of each region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Chih Tsung Kang
  • Publication number: 20210012729
    Abstract: A method for driving a display apparatus. The method comprises: dividing an original gray scale data set of a pixel unit (110) into three grayscale data sets, and then, when the divided grayscale data sets are displayed, turning off backlight units (320), the colors of which are the same and occupy most of the colors corresponding to 0 grayscale data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Chih Tsung Kang
  • Patent number: 10679575
    Abstract: This application provides a drive method, includes: calculating average signals of subpixel units in a zone, to obtain a first average signal of the zone, a second average signal of the zone, and a third average signal of the zone; and separately performing first and third gamma adjustments according to a predefined range corresponding to grayscales of the first, the second, the third average signals. In this way, luminance ratios of first and third hues in a large viewing angle to a second hue in a large viewing angle, thereby improving brightness of the second hue in a large viewing angle. In addition, by means of compensation for first and third light source luminance signals, a color viewed in a front viewing angle can be maintained the same as an original color, and performance of the original color is not affected by adjustment of first and third gamma signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung Kang
  • Patent number: 10629144
    Abstract: This application relates to a method and an apparatus for driving a display apparatus and a display apparatus. The method for driving the display apparatus includes: calculating average signals of sub pixel units in a zone to obtain a zone first average signal, a zone second average signal, and a zone third average signal; first performing second gamma adjustment according to grayscale corresponding predefined ranges of the first, second, and third average signals; allowing a second luminance ratio in a large viewing angle less than first and third luminance ratios in the large viewing angle, presenting a neutral color; and adjusting luminance of a corresponding second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung Kang
  • Patent number: 10621931
    Abstract: This application relates to a method and an apparatus for driving a display apparatus and a display apparatus. The method for driving a display apparatus includes: calculating average signals of sub pixel units in a zone to obtain a zone red average signal, a zone green average signal, and a zone blue average signal; separately performing a green adjustment and a blue gamma adjustment according to grayscale corresponding predefined ranges of the red, green, and blue average signals; and adjusting luminances of corresponding green light source and blue light sources. Color brightness of red in a large viewing angle can be improved while performance of an original color signal can be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung Kang
  • Publication number: 20200074944
    Abstract: A method for driving a display apparatus: average signals of sub pixel units in a zone are calculated to obtain a zone first average signal, a zone second average signal, and a zone third average signal; a smallest average signal as a lowest average signal sub pixel in terms of a dominant hue out of first, second, and third hues is determined according to the average signals in the zone; that minimum signals of most pixel units in the zone are hues of one sub pixel of the first, the second, and the third is determined; frame signal combination and allocation are performed; a calculation of a minimum average signal in a frame sub pixel signal is determined according to a zone average value range, zone frame times are determined, and luminance of first, second, and third light sources is correspondingly adjusted; and a backlight luminance is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Publication number: 20200066217
    Abstract: A method for driving a display device includes: calculating average signals of sub pixel units in a zone to obtain a zone first average signal, a zone second average signal, and a zone third average signal; determining, a smallest average signal as a lowest average signal sub pixel in terms of a dominant hue out of first, second, and third hues; determining that a smallest signal of most pixel units in the zone is a hue of a sub pixel of first, second, and third; performing combined distribution of frame signals; calculating a color signal in average color space of pixel units of each zone and determining a range for an overall average color of the zone is; according to a definition range of hues and color saturation, determining zone frame times to adjust corresponding first, second, and third light source luminance; and adjusting backlight luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Publication number: 20190304380
    Abstract: This application relates to a method for driving a display device and a device for driving same. The method for driving a display device includes: calculating average signals of sub-pixel units in a zone to obtain a red average signal, a green average signal, and a blue average signal in the zone; determining, according to the average signals in the zone, which of a red hue, a green hue, and a blue hue is dominant in a lowest average signal sub-pixel that a minimum average signal belongs to; determining that a minimum signal of most pixel units in the zone is a hue of a sub-pixel of red, green, and blue; combining and distributing frame signals; and adjusting a backlight luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Publication number: 20190304355
    Abstract: This application relates to a method for driving a display device. The method for driving a display device includes: calculating input signals of all sub-pixel units in a display area, and dividing the input signals into three frame signals; defining a frame combination according to grayscale signals of a red pixel unit, a green pixel unit, and a blue pixel unit; increasing a main tone luminance at a side viewing angle according to the three frame signals; increasing a ratio of a main tone luminance of a main sub-pixel; and adjusting a main signal luminance at the side viewing angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Publication number: 20190206345
    Abstract: This application relates to a method and an apparatus for driving a display apparatus and a display apparatus. The method for driving a display apparatus includes: calculating average signals of sub pixel units in a zone to obtain a zone red average signal, a zone green average signal, and a zone blue average signal; separately performing a green adjustment and a blue gamma adjustment according to grayscale corresponding predefined ranges of the red, green, and blue average signals; and adjusting luminances of corresponding green light source and blue light sources. Color brightness of red in a large viewing angle can be improved while performance of an original color signal can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Publication number: 20190206342
    Abstract: This application provides a drive method, includes: calculating average signals of subpixel units in a zone, to obtain a first average signal of the zone, a second average signal of the zone, and a third average signal of the zone; and separately performing first and third gamma adjustments according to a predefined range corresponding to grayscales of the first, the second, the third average signals. In this way, luminance ratios of first and third hues in a large viewing angle to a second hue in a large viewing angle, thereby improving brightness of the second hue in a large viewing angle. In addition, by means of compensation for first and third light source luminance signals, a color viewed in a front viewing angle can be maintained the same as an original color, and performance of the original color is not affected by adjustment of first and third gamma signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Publication number: 20190206343
    Abstract: This application relates to a method and an apparatus for driving a display apparatus and a display apparatus. The method for driving the display apparatus includes: calculating average signals of sub pixel units in a zone to obtain a zone first average signal, a zone second average signal, and a zone third average signal; first performing second gamma adjustment according to grayscale corresponding predefined ranges of the first, second, and third average signals; allowing a second luminance ratio in a large viewing angle less than first and third luminance ratios in the large viewing angle, presenting a neutral color; and adjusting luminance of a corresponding second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Publication number: 20190206344
    Abstract: A driving method includes calculating the average image signals of sub-pixels of a division area to generate an average value of red color signals of the division area, an average value of green color signals of the division area, and an average value of blue color signals of the division area. And, calculating the image colored signals composited of an average red color signals, an average green color signals, and an average blue color signals of sub-pixels of the division area to generate a lightness signal of the division area, a chroma signal of the division area, and a hue signal of the division area. Moreover, executing a red color gamma adjustment and blue color gamma adjustment respectively according to a predefined frame determining with the corresponding image colored signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Chih-Tsung KANG
  • Patent number: 10261363
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes an optical compensation film for a liquid crystal display, including a first C-plate arranged on one side of a liquid crystal panel, a first polyvinyl alcohol layer arranged outside the first C-plate, a second C-plate arranged on the other side of the liquid crystal panel, an A-plate arranged outside the second C-plate and a second polyvinyl alcohol layer arranged outside the A-plate, wherein the in-plane compensation value for optical path difference of the A-plate lies in the range of [92, 184] nm, the compensation value for optical path difference in the thickness direction of the A-plate lies in the range of [46, 92] nm. The present disclosure also proposes a liquid crystal display including the above-mentioned optical compensation film for reducing light leakage and increasing contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chih-Tsung Kang, Bo Hai
  • Patent number: 10096273
    Abstract: A method for debugging an overdrive table is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of establishing debugging conditions for debugging overdrive gray-scale values in overdrive table of different primary colors according to a partition mode of a liquid crystal display device, backlights of two color fields, and a refresh rate of the backlight. According to the method, various factors which influence the display effect of the liquid crystal display panel are taken into consideration when the overdrive table is debugged, whereby the accuracy of the overdrive table can be improved significantly, and a better display effect can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Fan, Chih Tsung Kang
  • Patent number: 10083664
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate and a display panel are provided. The TFT array substrate includes multiple pixels arranged in an array. Each pixel includes first through third sub-pixels sequentially arranged along a first direction. The first through third sub-pixels are connected to a same scan line. The TFT array substrate further includes first through third data lines sequentially arranged along the first direction. The first through third data lines respectively are for driving the first through third sub-pixels. The first sub-pixel includes first and second areas, the second sub-pixel includes third and fourth areas, and the third sub-pixel includes fifth and sixth areas, arranged along a second direction. A voltage difference between a sub-pixel electrode in the sixth area and a common electrode is different from a voltage difference between a sub-pixel electrode in the fifth area and the common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Peng Du, Ming-Hung Shih, Chih-Tsung Kang, Je-Hao Hsu, Qibiao Lv