Patents by Inventor Hung-Chun Li
Hung-Chun Li 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).
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Publication number: 20130043797Abstract: Systems and methods for lighting control are disclosed. The system may include at least one lighting device providing illumination and a handheld unit coupled with the lighting device to control at least one of a controllable lighting state, a controllable lighting intensity, and a controllable lighting effect of the lighting device. The handheld unit may include an image-capturing device and a processor coupled with the image-capturing device. The processor may be configured to control the image-capturing device to capture an image of a space affected by the lighting device; analyze an luminance level of the space; receive a lighting parameter; and provide a command to the lighting device for controlling at least one of the controllable lighting state, the controllable lighting intensity, and the controllable lighting effect of the lighting device based on at least one of the image, the luminance level, and the lighting parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Inventors: Yao-Te Huang, Yung-Chuan Chen, Hung-Chun Li, Yeu-Torng Yau, Ming-Shan Jeng, Ching-Ran Lee
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Patent number: 8344979Abstract: A method and an apparatus for over-driving a liquid crystal display (LCD) are provided, which are suitable for compensating a gray level brightness of the LCD. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a data buffer unit outputs a current frame data. Then, the current frame data is stored into a frame memory unit, and the frame memory unit outputs a previous frame data. Next, several look-up tables (LUTs) are searched for a driving voltage in a corresponding LUT according to the current frame data and the previous frame data. Afterward, a position scanning unit receives the current frame data to determine a current position. Finally, a multiplexer outputs the corresponding driving voltage at the current position. Thus, a display panel has the same gray level brightness in upper, middle, and lower portions thereof, thereby avoiding ghosting.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes., Ltd.Inventors: Mu-Shan Liao, Tung-Hsin Lan, Hung-Chun Li
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Patent number: 8339346Abstract: A display panel driving voltage supply apparatus and method is disclosed. Said supply apparatus comprises: a timing controller for providing a voltage control signal and a switch control signal; a level shifter, receiving the voltage control signal for selecting a first specified voltage to be transmitted on a first driving voltage supply line as well as selecting a second specified voltage to be transmitted on a second driving voltage supply line according to the voltage control signal; and a first switch, wherein the first and the second driving voltage supply lines are electrically connected with each other to charge share between the first and the second specified voltages when the first switch is turned on under the control of the switch control signal. Said supply apparatus is capable of solving the problem of high power consumption and thereby reducing the electricity consumption.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Hung-chun Li, Mu-shan Liao, Tung-hsin Lan
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Publication number: 20120299507Abstract: A light source driving device configured to drive a light-emitting unit is provided. The light source driving device includes a direct voltage source, a first capacitance unit, and a switching current adjustment circuit. The direct voltage source is coupled with the light-emitting unit and supplies a direct voltage. The first capacitance unit and the light-emitting unit are connected in parallel. The switching current adjustment circuit and the light-emitting unit are connected in series. The switching current adjustment circuit is configured to bear a part of a voltage stress of the direct voltage source and is configured to switch the direct voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yung-Chuan Chen, Ching-Ran Lee, Hung-Chun Li, Yao-Te Huang
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Publication number: 20120299895Abstract: A driving system of a display panel and a driving method thereof are provided, in which the display panel includes a plurality of pixel units, and the driving system includes a timing controller and a voltage generator. The timing controller is used for detecting data values of the pixel units, and calculating difference values between the data values of every two pixel units, in which the calculated pixel units are in successive rows. The timing controller obtains an aggregation value of absolute values of the difference values, and then provides a related control signal to the voltage generator according to whether the aggregation value reaches a threshold value. The voltage generator provides a common voltage or provides a compensation voltage to a common electrode according to content of the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Yu-Ting LIN, Hung-Chun Li, Shin-Yuan Peng, Chun-Chieh Wang
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Patent number: 8217873Abstract: A liquid crystal display device for improving color washout problem is disclosed in the present invention, in which storage capacitors of two sub-pixels of a pixel are electrically connected to a next scan line and a next scan line of the next scan line, respectively, in order for utilizing driving signals of the two scan lines to modulate voltages of the storage capacitors, so as to make the two sub-pixels have different driving voltages.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Tung-Hsin Lan, Mu-Shan Liao, Hung-Chun Li, Ming-Chang Lin
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Patent number: 8217969Abstract: A display device and a display controlling module are provided. The display controlling module includes a data analyzing unit, an interference data storage unit and a data adjustment unit. The data analyzing unit receives a plurality of display data of a corresponding frame, analyzes the display data to obtain a plurality of grayscale distributions of the corresponding display regions of a display panel and generates a backlight signal for adjusting a brightness of each of a plurality of light emitting groups of a backlight module according to the grayscale distributions. The interference data storage unit outputs a plurality of interferences of the corresponding display data according to the backlight controlling signal. The data adjustment unit receives the display data and the interferences and correspondingly adjusts grayscales of the display data according to the interferences.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Mu-Shan Liao, Tung-Hsin Lan
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Patent number: 8212846Abstract: A display controlling method is provided. The display controlling method includes following steps. A plurality of display data of a frame is received. The display data is analyzed to obtain a plurality of grayscale distributions corresponding to the display regions. According to the grayscale distributions, a backlight controlling signal for adjusting a brightness of each of the light emitting groups is generated. According to the backlight controlling signal, a plurality of interferences corresponding to the display data is obtained. According to the interferences, grayscales of the display data are correspondingly adjusted. Therefore, the optical interference of each of the pixels from the light emitting groups not corresponding to the pixels can be eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Mu-Shan Liao, Tung-Hsin Lan
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Patent number: 8193734Abstract: An light emitting diode (LED) control, a plurality of duty cycle signals corresponding to a plurality of LEDs are stored in a dual-port memory by memory mapping. By sampling, the stored duty cycle signals are outputted to generate a plurality of parallel single-bit data each having one single bit. After the single-bit data are converted by a data transmission module, each bit of the single-bit data is serially outputted to a drive module to drive the LEDs. Thus, the ON duty cycles of the LEDs are modulated by pulse width modulation (PWM), light emitted from the LEDs are mixed in time-domain, and the brightness of the LEDs can be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Po-Yen Chen, Yeu-Torng Yau, Hung-Chun Li, Li-Ling Lee, Ming-Che Yang
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Publication number: 20120105411Abstract: A display device including a first voltage generator, a second voltage generator, a timing controller, a level shifter and a display panel is provided. The first voltage generator is configured to generate a gate high voltage. During a first period, the gate high voltage is a first voltage. After the first period, the gate high voltage is a second voltage. The first voltage is higher than the second voltage. The second voltage generator is configured to generate a gate low voltage. According to the gate high voltage and the gate low voltage, the level shifter shifts the voltage levels of the start signal, the clock signal and the inverse signal produced by the timing controller for driving a plurality of shift registers disposed on a substrate of the display panel. The shift registers is configured to output scanning signals in sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Chun-Chieh Wang, Tung-Hsin Lan
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Publication number: 20120092320Abstract: A liquid crystal display driving device for improving power on delay includes a gate driving circuit, a source driving circuit, and a timing control circuit. The timing control circuit is coupled to the gate driving circuit for transmitting a low-frequency frame rate lower than a normal frame rate of the liquid crystal display to operate the gate driving circuit for a predetermined number of clock cycles when a liquid crystal display powers on. Then, adjust the low-frequency frame rate to the normal frame rate of the liquid crystal display according to a trigger signal of the timing control circuit. And operate the liquid crystal display according to the normal frame rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Mu-Shan Liao, Tung-Hsin Lan
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Publication number: 20120081038Abstract: A display panel driving voltage supply apparatus and method is disclosed. Said supply apparatus comprises: a timing controller for providing a voltage control signal and a switch control signal; a level shifter, receiving the voltage control signal for selecting a first specified voltage to be transmitted on a first driving voltage supply line as well as selecting a second specified voltage to be transmitted on a second driving voltage supply line according to the voltage control signal; and a first switch, wherein the first and the second driving voltage supply lines are electrically connected with each other to charge share between the first and the second specified voltages when the first switch is turned on under the control of the switch control signal. Said supply apparatus is capable of solving the problem of high power consumption and thereby reducing the electricity consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.,Inventors: Hung-chun Li, Mu-shan Liao, Tung-hsin Lan
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Publication number: 20120079437Abstract: A circuit design system, methodology, and software are disclosed for generating circuit capable of consuming less dynamic power. In particular, the circuit design methodology entails modifying an initial circuit design including a clock network coupled to a plurality of edge-triggered flip-flops to generate a modified circuit design that uses pulsed latches driven by pulse generators in place of at least some of the flip-flops. Since pulsed latches use less dynamic power than edge-triggered flip-flops, the modified circuit may consume less dynamic power. The circuit design methodology may further entail adding delay cells for balancing the clock network to compensate for timing effects caused by the insertion of pulse generators. Additionally, the methodology may further include cloning of forbidden clock paths to make more flip-flops eligible for pulsed latch replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Ming-Chyuan Chen, KunMing Ho
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Publication number: 20120068994Abstract: A display device including a timing controller and a display panel is provided. The timing controller provides a clock signal and an inverted signal of the clock signal. The display panel includes a substrate, a pixel array and a plurality of shift registers. The pixel array is disposed on the substrate. The shift registers are disposed on the substrate and respectively coupled to the timing controller. The shift registers sequentially output a plurality of scanning signals to drive the pixel array according to the clock signal and the inverted signal. In a display period of a frame period, frequencies of the clock signal and the inverted signal are a first frequency. In a vertical blanking period of the frame period, frequencies of the clock signal and the inverted signal are a second frequency. The second frequency is smaller than the first frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Mu-Shan Liao, Tung-Hsin Lan
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Patent number: 8128251Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated lighting apparatus including a main frame constructed by at least a first frame wall, a second frame wall adjacent to the first frame wall and a third frame wall adjacent to the second frame wall and opposite to the first frame wall. The first, second and third frame walls define an interior space for receiving a lighting device therein. The main frame is integrated with a heat-dissipating portion extending from a first side of the first frame wall. The interior space is covered with the lampshade. Through the heat-dissipating portion, the lighting apparatus is detachably combined with the refrigerated display cabinet in a simple and convenient manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chuan Tim Huang, Hung Chun Li, Yeu Torng Yau, Li Ling Lee
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Publication number: 20120038287Abstract: A lighting system, a dimming control apparatus, and a dimming control method are provided. The dimming control apparatus includes a control unit and a dimming driving unit. In response to a dimming command and a number, the control unit decodes the dimming command into a plurality of sub-dimming commands. The dimming driving unit has a plurality of output terminals for coupling to a plurality of lamp modules. According to the sub-dimming commands, the control unit controls the dimming driving unit to output a plurality of dimming driving signals corresponding to the lamp modules to adjust the brightness of each lamp module individually.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Hung-Chun LI, Wun-Long Yu
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Publication number: 20120032990Abstract: A display device and a display controlling module are provided. The display controlling module includes a data analyzing unit, an interference data storage unit and a data adjustment unit. The data analyzing unit receives a plurality of display data of a corresponding frame, analyzes the display data to obtain a plurality of grayscale distributions of the corresponding display regions of a display panel and generates a backlight signal for adjusting a brightness of each of a plurality of light emitting groups of a backlight module according to the grayscale distributions. The interference data storage unit outputs a plurality of interferences of the corresponding display data according to the backlight controlling signal. The data adjustment unit receives the display data and the interferences and correspondingly adjusts grayscales of the display data according to the interferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Mu-Shan Liao, Tung-Hsin Lan
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Publication number: 20120032989Abstract: A display controlling method is provided. The display controlling method includes following steps. A plurality of display data of a frame is received. The display data is analyzed to obtain a plurality of grayscale distributions corresponding to the display regions. According to the grayscale distributions, a backlight controlling signal for adjusting a brightness of each of the light emitting groups is generated. According to the backlight controlling signal, a plurality of interferences corresponding to the display data is obtained. According to the interferences, grayscales of the display data are correspondingly adjusted. Therefore, the optical interference of each of the pixels from the light emitting groups not corresponding to the pixels can be eliminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Mu-Shan Liao, Tung-Hsin Lan
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Publication number: 20120025867Abstract: A device for storing pulse latch with logic circuit and thus having signal maintaining function is provided, wherein the device is composed of a data signal, a scan data input signal, a stored signal, a choosing data input signal, a time clock signal, a restoring signal, a first signal channel, a scan latch, a second signal channel, a pulse latch, a normal output signal, an output signal, a first OR gate, a second OR gate, a third OR gate, a AND gate and an inverter connecting to one another. The device may store the data when being switch off and restore the data when being switch on again.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Global Unichip CorporationInventors: Yu-Cheng Yang, Hsin Wei Hung, Hung-Chun Li, Teng-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 8074190Abstract: A circuit design system, methodology, and software are disclosed for generating circuit capable of consuming less dynamic power. In particular, the circuit design methodology entails modifying an initial circuit design including a clock network coupled to a plurality of edge-triggered flip-flops to generate a modified circuit design that uses pulsed latches driven by pulse generators in place of at least some of the flip-flops. Since pulsed latches use less dynamic power than edge-triggered flip-flops, the modified circuit may consume less dynamic power. The circuit design methodology may further entail adding delay cells for balancing the clock network to compensate for timing effects caused by the insertion of pulse generators. Additionally, the methodology may further include cloning of forbidden clock paths to make more flip-flops eligible for pulsed latch replacement.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: Hung-Chun Li, Ming-Chyuan Chen, KunMing Ho