Patents by Inventor Jin-Ting Kuo

Jin-Ting Kuo 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: 20190180664
    Abstract: A display device and privacy protecting method thereof are provided. The privacy protecting method includes: analyzing a display image on a display panel to determine at least one privacy information region in the display image; configuring at least one privacy protecting region on a privacy protecting mask according to a first area or a first position of the at least one privacy information region, so that a viewing angle of the privacy information region is limited by the privacy protecting region, and a viewing angle of other region in the display image is not limited; detecting whether the first area or the first position is changed; and correspondingly changing a second area or a second position of the at least one first privacy protecting region when the first area or the first position of the at least one privacy information region is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Sun, Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20190073076
    Abstract: A pressure sensor, comprises a first electrode plate; a plurality of second electrode plates; an elastic member, disposed between the first electrode plate and the plurality of second electrode plates; a first switch, comprising a first end coupled to the first electrode plate, and a second end selectively coupled to a first plate receiving end or a ground; and a plurality of second switches, wherein each second switch comprises a first end coupled to one of the plurality of second electrode plates, and a second end selectively coupled to a second plate receiving end, the ground or a driving signal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20190033631
    Abstract: A driving method of a privacy apparatus is provided. The privacy apparatus includes a light-transmissive layer and a plurality of electrically switchable optical structures. The light-transmissive layer includes a plurality of trenches not crossing over each other. The electrically switchable optical structures are respectively disposed in the trenches. The driving method of the privacy apparatus includes applying a driving electric field to a part of the trenches to render a part of the electrically switchable optical structures light-transmissive, and maintaining the other part of the electrically switchable optical structures opaque. Besides, a privacy apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Patent number: 10162454
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus and an operation method of the touch display apparatus are provided. The touch display apparatus includes a flexible touch display panel, a transmission electrode, and a reception electrode. The flexible touch display panel is bendable along a bending line. The transmission electrode and the reception electrode are arranged in the flexible touch display panel. The transmission electrode and the reception electrode are symmetrically located on two sides of the bending line, respectively, so that the reception electrode can receive a signal transmitted from the transmission electrode when the flexible touch display panel is bent along the bending line. The display mode of the flexible touch display panel is determined according to whether the reception electrode receives the signal transmitted from the transmission electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Nai-Wen Shih, Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180366048
    Abstract: An image driving method is disclosed. The image driving method includes obtaining an output image signal, determining whether an image frame difference exists according to an N image frame and an N+1 image frame of the output image signal, and determining an image frame difference region according to the image frame difference, and driving pixel units corresponding to the image frame difference region with the impulse type driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jin-Ting Kuo, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10152130
    Abstract: A touch apparatus is provided. The touch apparatus includes a substrate, at least one touch-sensing electrode, at least one vibration electrode, a touch control circuit and a vibration control circuit. The touch-sensing electrode and the vibration electrode are disposed in a first electrode layer on the substrate. The touch control circuit is electrically coupled to the touch-sensing electrode. The touch control circuit can sense a touch event of the touch apparatus through the touch-sensing electrode. The vibration control circuit is electrically coupled to the vibration electrode. The vibration control circuit can drive the vibration electrode to generate a vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jin-Ting Kuo, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20180196535
    Abstract: Detecting method and system for a touch apparatus are provided. A testing signal is outputted to a power supply apparatus by a signal generator, and a line drawing trajectory, which is generated by an automatic line drawing apparatus drawing lines on the touch apparatus, is collected when power with the testing signal is supplied to the touch apparatus by the power supply apparatus. Next, whether the testing signal passes a frequency interference test is determined based on the line drawing trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Sun, Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180181250
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate with a first surface and a second surface, a light guide structure disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and a touch sensing module disposed on the first surface of the substrate; wherein the light guide structure and the touch sensing module are disposed in a staggered and non-overlapping manner with respect to each other on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180173029
    Abstract: A pixel structure including an element region and a viewing angle adjustment region is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a first data line, a second data line, a first active element, a second active element, a planarization layer, and a reflective electrode. The first active element is electrically connected to the scan line and the first data line. The second active element is electrically connected to the scan line and the second data line. The reflective electrode is disposed on the planarization layer and electrically connected to the second active element. The reflective electrode has a fixed portion located in the element region and a cantilever portion located in the viewing angle adjustment region. The cantilever portion is connected to the fixed portion and is suspended. A display panel and an operation method of the display panel are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jia-Yu Lin, Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180149798
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a display layer, a light diffusion layer, and a light guide plate. The display layer is used to display an image. The light guide plate is disposed under the display layer. The light guide plate guides a light of a back light source to the display layer. The light diffusion layer is disposed between the display layer and the light guide plate. The light diffusion layer is controlled by at least one control voltage, so as to dynamically change the transparency of the light diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180004292
    Abstract: A touch apparatus is provided. The touch apparatus includes a substrate, at least one touch-sensing electrode, at least one vibration electrode, a touch control circuit and a vibration control circuit. The touch-sensing electrode and the vibration electrode are disposed in a first electrode layer on the substrate. The touch control circuit is electrically coupled to the touch-sensing electrode. The touch control circuit can sense a touch event of the touch apparatus through the touch-sensing electrode. The vibration control circuit is electrically coupled to the vibration electrode. The vibration control circuit can drive the vibration electrode to generate a vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jin-Ting Kuo, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20170131809
    Abstract: A touch display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The touch display device includes a flexible touch display panel, a plurality of first pads, a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of conducting wires. The flexible touch display panel includes a first bending area bending along a first bending axis. The first pads are disposed on the flexible touch display. The touch electrodes are disposed on the flexible touch display. The conducting wires are disposed on the flexible touch display. A plurality of first terminals of the conducting wires is electrically coupled to the touch electrodes respectively, and a plurality of second terminals of the conducting wires is electrically coupled to the first pads respectively. Conducting wires having a direction different from the axial direction of the first bending axis are not disposed in the first bending area of the flexible touch display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jia-Yu Lin, Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170115801
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus and an operation method of the touch display apparatus are provided. The touch display apparatus includes a flexible touch display panel, a transmission electrode, and a reception electrode. The flexible touch display panel is bendable along a bending line. The transmission electrode and the reception electrode are arranged in the flexible touch display panel. The transmission electrode and the reception electrode are symmetrically located on two sides of the bending line, respectively, so that the reception electrode can receive a signal transmitted from the transmission electrode when the flexible touch display panel is bent along the bending line. The display mode of the flexible touch display panel is determined according to whether the reception electrode receives the signal transmitted from the transmission electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Nai-Wen Shih, Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170103717
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. A member includes a first surface. A first hole and a second hole are in the first surface. A film includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a liquid-crystal layer. The liquid-crystal layer includes a first region located between the first and third electrodes and a second region located between the second and third electrodes. The first electrode corresponds to the first hole. The second electrode corresponds to the second hole. A driving chip controls voltage levels of the first, second and third electrodes so that first light passes through the first hole or second light passes through the second hole. A display panel is configured to display a plurality of images. A host unit controls the display panel to display the images. The host unit controls the driving chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Jin-Ting KUO
  • Publication number: 20170102813
    Abstract: A control method applied to a foldable touch-control module is provided. The control method includes detecting a bending level of at least one foldable part of a foldable substrate; and making each sub-touch-control electrode of at least one tunable touch-control electrode structure provided on at least one foldable part be independently connected to a touch-control-electrode-scanning circuit, a ground terminal, or one of floating terminals corresponding to one of the sub-touch-control electrodes through multiple switch circuits of at least one switch-circuit group. Each switch circuit separately connects to one of the sub-touch-control electrodes. Moreover, the paths between the sub-touch-control electrodes of at least one tunable touch-control electrode structure and the touch-control-electrode-scanning circuit are linked through the corresponding switch circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Jin-Ting KUO
  • Patent number: 9619077
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus and an operation method of a touch apparatus thereof are provided. The operation method of the touch apparatus includes the following steps, namely, providing a touch capability regulating signal according to a plurality of image data in a column of an image frame; providing a touch driving signal to a first touch electrode in sequence according to a first clock signal and a second clock signal; changing at least one of an amplitude and a frequency of the first clock signal and the second clock signal according to the touch capability regulating signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Patent number: 9606582
    Abstract: A touch panel configured to provide a touch signal is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, a first vision opaque layer, an electrode layer, and a metal material layer. The substrate has a display area and a first recess portion. A part of or all of the first vision opaque layer is filled in the first recess portion. A part of the electrode layer is disposed on the display area and the other part of the electrode layer is disposed on the first vision opaque layer. When an object touches or approaches the touch panel, the electrode layer generates a touch signal correspondingly. The metal material layer is disposed on the first vision opaque layer and is connected with the electrode layer electrically to transmit the touch signal to a driving element. Besides, a manufacturing method of the touch panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jin-Ting Kuo, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20160117040
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus and a method for detecting a touch point thereof are provided. The method for detecting a touch point includes the following steps. In a first touch detecting period, a first driving signal is provided sequentially to a plurality of first touch electrodes so that a plurality of first detecting signals are received from a plurality of second touch electrodes, and a first touch reference point is determined accordingly. In a second touch detecting period, when the first touch reference point is detected, capacitance variations of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are detected to obtain a plurality of second detecting signals and a plurality of third detecting signals, and a first real touch point is determined accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160117030
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus and an operation method of a touch apparatus thereof are provided. The operation method of the touch apparatus includes the following steps, namely, providing a touch capability regulating signal according to a plurality of image data in a column of an image frame; providing a touch driving signal to a first touch electrode in sequence according to a first clock signal and a second clock signal; changing at least one of an amplitude and a frequency of the first clock signal and the second clock signal according to the touch capability regulating signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo
  • Patent number: 9317062
    Abstract: A touch display device including a touch module, a display module, and a bonding member is provided. The touch module includes a touch panel and a film member bonded to each other. The bonding member is connected between the touch module and the display module. The bonding member forms a gap between the touch module and the display module. An outer light source is adapted to be disposed in the gap, wherein the outer light source irradiates the bonding member through the touch module and debonds the bonding member from the touch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Jin-Ting Kuo