Patents by Inventor Chih-Yuan Wang

Chih-Yuan Wang 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: 20140160373
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel includes at least one first conductive series extending along a first direction and at least one second conductive series extending along a second direction on a substrate. The first conductive series includes a plurality of first electrodes disposed along the first direction and a plurality of first connecting electrodes respectively disposed between two adjacent first electrodes. The second conductive series includes a plurality of second electrodes disposed along the second direction and a plurality of second connecting electrodes respectively disposed between two adjacent second electrodes. The first direction intersects the second direction. At least one kind of elements of the first electrodes, the first connecting electrodes, the second electrodes, and the second connecting electrodes are formed from a metal mash layer, and the first conductive series and the second conductive series are electrically isolated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang-Hsuan Hsu, Wen-Chun Wang, Cheng-Yi Chou, Chong-Wei Li, Ching-Fu Hsu, Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 8730773
    Abstract: A method for controlling an OPU and an optical data access apparatus are provided. A signal generator is configured to generate a servo signal in response to data access. A comparator is configured to compare a threshold level and the servo signal, and generate a control level if a level of the servo signal against the threshold level when the OPU is controlled. An adjustment unit is configured to adjust a control signal according to the control level. The OPU is controlled according to the adjusted control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Chih Yuan Wang, Shih-Jung Chiu, Fu Jung Chen
  • Publication number: 20130342891
    Abstract: An electrowetting display device includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate, a medium layer, a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a molecular chain layer. The medium layer is disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The medium layer includes a first medium and a second medium separated from each other. The first medium is a light transmission medium, and the second medium is a light-shielding medium. The lower electrode is disposed between the medium layer and the lower substrate. The molecular chain layer is disposed between the medium layer and the lower electrode. The molecular chain layer includes molecular chains. Each molecular chain has a first section and a second section. The first section is used to attract the first medium or repel the second medium. The second section is used to attract the second medium or repel the first medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wang, Cheng-Yi Chen, Cheng-Yi Chou, Tai-Yen Lai, Yu-Hua Wu, Chen-Wei Li
  • Publication number: 20130250208
    Abstract: A display panel and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first active device layer, an organic light emitting layer, and an evaporation layer. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The first active device layer is disposed on the first substrate. The organic light emitting layer is disposed on the first active device layer and electrically connected to the first active device layer. The evaporation layer covers a side of the organic light emitting layer away from the first active device layer. A material of the evaporation layer includes a metal element. The evaporation layer has an oxidation surface away from the organic light emitting layer and a metal surface adjacent to the organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, Wintek (China ) Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuan-Hsien Wu, Chin-Feng Chung, Hua-Te Shih, Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20130234065
    Abstract: A polymer dispersed liquid crystal composition for lowering driving voltage of a polymer dispersed liquid crystal display device includes a polymer material, a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, and a plurality of non-conducting particles. The liquid crystal molecules are dispersed in the polymer material, and the liquid crystal molecules are disposed in a plurality of liquid crystal encapsulators formed by the polymer material. The non-conducting particles are dispersed in the polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, WINTEK (CHINA) TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Hsien Wu, Hsien-Wei Chiang, Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20130206568
    Abstract: A touch panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first sensing layer, a second sensing layer, and a plurality of spacers is provided. The second substrate is parallel to and opposite to the first substrate in a top-bottom manner. The first sensing layer is disposed on the first substrate and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second sensing layer is disposed on the second substrate. The spacers are located between the first sensing layer and the second sensing layer, and the spacers includes a plurality of movable first spacers and a plurality of second spacers fixed on the second substrate, wherein each of the first spacers is surrounded by a portion of the second spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Hua Wu, Cheng-Yi Chou, Chih-Yuan Wang, Ting-Yu Chang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Hsiao-Hui Liao
  • Patent number: 8456728
    Abstract: An electrowetting display, a pixel array substrate thereof, and an electrowetting display pixel structure thereof are provided. The electrowetting display pixel structure is disposed on a substrate. The electrowetting display pixel structure includes a pixel electrode, an insulating layer and a hydrophobic layer. The pixel electrode is covered with the insulating layer, and the insulating layer is covered with the hydrophobic layer. The hydrophobic layer has at least one flow guiding area, and a flowing path of a fluid medium is determined by a layout of the flow guiding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Yi Chen, Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20130063690
    Abstract: A tunable chiral composition includes a liquid crystal material, a tunable chiral material with at least one chiral center and at least one ethylenic double bond and a photo-initiator. The tunable chiral composition is substantially cross-linking agent free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Hsien-Wei Chiang, Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20130054086
    Abstract: An adjusting method and an adjusting system of an intelligent vehicle imaging device are provided, wherein a real feature point for comparison is disposed in a monitoring area around a vehicle. A camera captures images around the vehicle. The images are transmitted to the controller and displayed on a touch display panel. The controller performs image processing on the images and the real feature point, and compares the real feature point with position data of predetermined feature points, and generates a bird's-eye view image. If the images are captured, the bird's-eye view image is rotated and scaled after conversion according to a predetermined position and a predetermined proportion and then is located on a stitched image and outputted. A blind spot area size or a lane departure parameter is selected through the touch display panel, and the stitched image is adjusted through the touch display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: AUTORAD TECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh LO, Chia-Tseng CHEN, Chih-Yuan WANG
  • Patent number: 8373917
    Abstract: An electrowetting display, a pixel array substrate thereof, and an electrowetting display pixel structure thereof are provided. The electrowetting display pixel structure is disposed on a substrate. The electrowetting display pixel structure includes a pixel electrode, a hydrophobic insulating layer and a wall. The pixel electrode is covered by the hydrophobic insulating layer. The wall is disposed on the hydrophobic insulating layer. The wall has a first side surface, a second side surface and at least one opening penetrating the first side surface and the second side surface. The opening is used for fluid medium to flow therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Yi Chen, Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 8310549
    Abstract: A method of automatically calibrating a visual parameter, such as luminance or contrast, for an imaging device is disclosed. A ratio of visual parameter difference to lens position difference between two predetermined lens positions is pre-determined for a predetermined focal length. A target visual parameter is then obtained according to the pre-determined ratio, a current visual parameter and lens position difference between a current lens position and a target lens position. Finally, the current visual parameter is updated by the target visual parameter in an automatic mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wang, Cheng-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 8294804
    Abstract: A method of operating a camera is disclosed. A shutter button is pressed to trigger capturing an image. Subsequently, a display-related signal is prevented from transferring to a display panel at least for a duration during which image data are being read out of an image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-Hsu Tsai, Chien-Fu Chen, Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20120249465
    Abstract: A touch panel structure and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed, in which the manufacturing method includes the steps of: providing a bonding layer; and forming a conductive pattern layer on the bonding layer; wherein the conductive pattern layer is composed of at least one first and at least one second major conductors with an insulation layer interposed between the first and the second major conductors. Comparing with the prior art for manufacturing touch panels, the disclosure is advantageous in material cost, production cost, and production yield; moreover, the panel lamination process can be simplified and the touch panel structure can be joined to a planar or curvy panel and facilitate the design of a thinner product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li, Ping-Wen Huang, Cheng-Yi Chou, Yu-Hua Wu, Xuan-Chang Shiu, Chih-Yuan Wang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Shiao-Hui Liao, Ting-Yu Chang, Fa-Chen Wu, Wen-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 8265575
    Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided. A power amplifier is coupled to an antenna and switched on or off according to a control signal. A baseband processing module is coupled to the power amplifier and a radio transceiver module, receives a bit stream comprising information indicating corresponding transmitting time and sub-carrier frequencies of up-link messages via the radio transceiver module, processes the bit stream to obtain a map profiling allocations of the up-link messages, prepares the up-link messages to be transmitted according to the map, and generates the control signal according to the map. Within a data frame period, when there is no up-link message to be transmitted during a up-link time interval, the power amplifier is switched off in response to the control signal during the up-link time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wang, Den-Kai Juang, Mei-Hui Yang
  • Publication number: 20120182261
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive device includes a first and a second substrate and a first and a second touch-sensing electrode structure. The first touch-sensing electrode structure is disposed on the first substrate, and at least one touch position of a conductor is detected by sensing the capacitance variation of the first touch-sensing electrode structure. The second touch-sensing electrode structure is disposed on one side of the second substrate back to the first touch-sensing electrode structure. At least one touch position of an insulator is detected by sensing a variation of the interval between the first touch-sensing electrode structure and the second touch-sensing electrode structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Wen-Chun WANG, Ting-Yu Chang, Wen-Tui Liao, Ching-Fu Hsu, Tsung-Yu Wang, Chih-Yuan Wang, Yu-Hua Wu, Cheng-Yi Chou, Xuan-Chang Shiu, Fa-Chen Wu
  • Patent number: 8213090
    Abstract: An electrowetting pixel structure includes a substrate, a hydrophobic dielectric layer, a non-polar liquid, a polar liquid, at least one electrode, and at least one contact hole. The hydrophobic dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, the non-polar liquid covers one surface of the hydrophobic dielectric layer, and the polar liquid is provided on the hydrophobic dielectric layer where the non-polar liquid and the polar liquid are immiscible. The electrode is formed on the substrate and divides the substrate into an electrode section and a non-electrode section. When a voltage is applied to the electrowetting pixel structure, the non-polar liquid contracts on the hydrophobic dielectric layer and is confined to an area substantially overlapping the non-electrode section. The contact hole is formed on the substrate at a position away from the non-electrode section of the electrowetting pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Wintek Corporation, Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wang, Hsi-Rong Han, Chien-Ting Chan, Wan-Jen Tsai, Wei-Yuan Cheng, Kuo-Lung Lo
  • Patent number: 8164249
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a fiber layer, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer is provided. The fiber layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and includes a plurality of fibers and a display medium disposed therein. The first electrode layer is disposed adjacent to the first substrate, and the second electrode layer is disposed adjacent to the second substrate. The display medium is driven by the change of electric field between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer to be moved in the fibers for displaying a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20120008034
    Abstract: A method of operating a camera is disclosed. A shutter button is pressed to trigger capturing an image. Subsequently, a display-related signal is prevented from transferring to a display panel at least for a duration during which image data are being read out of an image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUN-HSU TSAI, CHIEN-FU CHEN, CHIH-YUAN WANG
  • Publication number: 20110261208
    Abstract: A method of automatically calibrating a visual parameter, such as luminance or contrast, for an imaging device is disclosed. A ratio of visual parameter difference to lens position difference between two predetermined lens positions is pre-determined for a predetermined focal length. A target visual parameter is then obtained according to the pre-determined ratio, a current visual parameter and lens position difference between a current lens position and a target lens position. Finally, the current visual parameter is updated by the target visual parameter in an automatic mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-YUAN WANG, CHENG-CHANG WU
  • Publication number: 20110183116
    Abstract: A preparatory tempered glass structure for a cutting treatment includes a glass substrate and at least one trench. The glass substrate is given a strengthening treatment to form, from a surface to the inside of the glass substrate, at least one compression stress layer and a tensile stress layer corresponding to the compression stress layer. The trench is formed in the compression stress layer of the glass substrate and overlaps a predetermined cutting path for the cutting treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Jeng-Jye Hung, Yi-Te Lee, Hen-Ta Kang, Chih-Yuan Wang