Patents by Inventor Pei-Yu Chen

Pei-Yu Chen 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: 20120249508
    Abstract: A bistable display and a method of driving a panel thereof are provided. The bistable display includes a bistable display panel and a driving device. The bistable display panel at least has a first pixel and a second pixel, and these two pixels share a data line. The driving device is coupled to the bistable display panel, and used for providing different source driving waveforms to the first pixel and the second pixel respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Hsu, Kuan-Yi Lien, Pei-Yu Chen, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Patent number: 8269118
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch-sensing circuit, a plurality of sensing signal transmission wires, a capacitance compensation conductor, and a sensing signal readout circuit. The touch-sensing circuit is disposed on the substrate. The sensing signal transmission wires are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the touch-sensing circuit. The capacitance compensation conductor is disposed over the sensing signal transmission wires. Capacitance of each sensing signal transmission wire is C1, and coupling capacitance between each sensing signal transmission wire and the capacitance compensation conductor is C2. The sensing signal readout circuit is electrically connected to the sensing signal transmission wires. In each sensing signal transmission wire, variation of summation of C1 and C2 is less than a readout resolution of the sensing signal readout circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Yu Chen, Yu-Chuan Lin, Wei-Jen Chang, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Patent number: 8237877
    Abstract: A touch panel includes two substrates, a sealant positioned between the substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the substrates and enclosed by the sealant, and a first and a second sensing zones disposed on the substrate, wherein the first sensing zone is enclosed by the second sensing zone, and the second sensing zone is enclosed by the sealant. The first and second sensing zones have at least a first sensor and at least a second sensor respectively. The first sensor has a first sensor gap, and the second sensor has a second sensor gap smaller than the first sensor gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Mei-Sheng Ma, Yuan-Chun Wu, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Jia-Lang Hsu, Pei-Yu Chen, Yao-Jen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8184105
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first sensing series, and a plurality of second sensing series is provided. The first sensing series and the second sensing series are disposed on the substrate. The first sensing series extend along a first direction and are electrically insulated from each other. Each of the first sensing series includes a plurality of first sensing pads and a plurality of first bridge portions connected between the first sensing pads. The second sensing series extend along a second direction and are electrically insulated from each other. Each of the second sensing series includes a plurality of second sensing pads and a plurality of second bridge portions connected between the second sensing pads. Each of the first bridge portions and one of the second bridge portions are intersected, and at least one of the second bridge portions has at least one electrostatic discharge tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Lin, Sheng-Fa Liu, Jing-Tin Kuo, Hsin-Hung Lee, Wei-Jen Chang, Pei-Yu Chen, Yu-Mei Chiu, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120074870
    Abstract: A displaying method used in a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a display panel having a backlight module. The displaying method includes the following steps: turning off the backlight module when a rotation event occurs; waiting for a time period; turning on the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Ming Huang, Yu-Ting Wang, Chia-Chi Ko, Heng-Yu Wu, Yu-Wen Chou, Pei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110184741
    Abstract: A positioning-based virtual business operation system includes a seller equipment having a positioning device for acquiring positioning information of the seller equipment and a data transmitting/receiving device for transmitting the positioning information; an operation platform having a business information interface for receiving the positioning information of the seller equipment and updating location information of the seller equipment in the business information interface; and an operator equipment for transmitting operation service information to the operation platform via a network and adjusting service information of the seller equipment or operator information in the business information interface, thereby allowing consumers, mobile sellers, operators of virtual business, and operators of portal sites to benefit from the system and thus creating an all-beneficial business running pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yeong Sung Lin, Jen-Wel Chen, Pei Yu Chen, Yu Shun Wang, Yao-Yuan Chang, Shih-Chang Lin, Yi-Wei Li, Pin Hung Chen, Yung-Pin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110141038
    Abstract: A touch-sensing display panel including a display panel and a touch-sensing unit is provided. The touch-sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensing series and a plurality of second sensing series. The first sensing series are electrically insulated from one another. Each first sensing series includes first touch pads and first bridge lines. Two neighboring first touch pads disposed on a same first sensing series are electrically connected with each other through one of the first bridge lines. The second sensing series are electrically insulated from one another. Each second sensing series includes second touch pads and second bridge lines. Two neighboring second touch pads disposed on a same second sensing series are electrically connected with each other through two second bridge lines which are at least 140 micrometers apart. A touch-sensing substrate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110096018
    Abstract: A touch display panel includes a display panel and a touch sensing unit. The touch sensing unit includes first sensing series, and second sensing series. Each of the first sensing series includes a plurality of first transparent sensing pads disposed along a first direction, and a plurality of non-transparent bridge lines disposed along the first direction. Each of the non-transparent bridge lines is disposed between two adjacent first transparent sensing pads, overlapping with two adjacent first transparent sensing pads, and electrically connected to two adjacent first transparent sensing pads. The line width of each non-transparent bridge line is substantially between 0.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers, and the reduction of aperture ratio in a pixel region of the touch display panel caused by the non-transparent bridge lines is substantially between 0.1% and 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Pei-Yu Chen, Yu-Mei Chiu, Wei-Jen Chang, Yu-Chuan Lin, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110089434
    Abstract: A rework method of a gate insulating layer of a thin film transistor includes the following steps. First, a substrate including a silicon nitride layer, which serves as a gate insulating layer, disposed thereon. Subsequently, a first film removal process is performed to remove the silicon nitride layer. The first film removal process includes an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching process. The ICP etching process is carried out by introducing gases including sulfur hexafluoride and oxygen. The ICP etching process has an etching selectivity ratio of the silicon nitride layer to the substrate, which is substantially between 18 and 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Chia-Hsu Chang, Pei-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7928013
    Abstract: A rework method of a gate insulating layer of a thin film transistor includes the following steps. First, a substrate including a silicon nitride layer, which serves as a gate insulating layer, disposed thereon. Subsequently, a first film removal process is performed to remove the silicon nitride layer. The first film removal process includes an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching process. The ICP etching process is carried out by introducing gases including sulfur hexafluoride and oxygen. The ICP etching process has an etching selectivity ratio of the silicon nitride layer to the substrate, which is substantially between 18 and 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsu Chang, Pei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110057887
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first sensing series, and a plurality of second sensing series is provided. The first sensing series and the second sensing series are disposed on the substrate. The first sensing series extend along a first direction and are electrically insulated from each other. Each of the first sensing series includes a plurality of first sensing pads and a plurality of first bridge portions connected between the first sensing pads. The second sensing series extend along a second direction and are electrically insulated from each other. Each of the second sensing series includes a plurality of second sensing pads and a plurality of second bridge portions connected between the second sensing pads. Each of the first bridge portions and one of the second bridge portions are intersected, and at least one of the second bridge portions has at least one electrostatic discharge tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Lin, Sheng-Fa Liu, Jing-Tin Kuo, Hsin-Hung Lee, Wei-Jen Chang, Pei-Yu Chen, Yu-Mei Chiu, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Patent number: 7864428
    Abstract: An optical recognition device is provided. The optical recognition device includes a transparent substrate, a patterned infrared reflective film formed thereon, and an infrared anti-reflective film sheltering a gap in a recognition pattern of the patterned infrared reflective film, wherein the patterned infrared reflective film reflects the recognition pattern by reflection of infrared light and transmission of visible light. The invention also provides a display incorporating the optical recognition device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Pei-Yu Chen, Sheng-Wen Cheng, Chen-Hsien Liao
  • Publication number: 20100320009
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch-sensing circuit, a plurality of sensing signal transmission wires, a capacitance compensation conductor, and a sensing signal readout circuit. The touch-sensing circuit is disposed on the substrate. The sensing signal transmission wires are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the touch-sensing circuit. The capacitance compensation conductor is disposed over the sensing signal transmission wires. Capacitance of each sensing signal transmission wire is C1, and coupling capacitance between each sensing signal transmission wire and the capacitance compensation conductor is C2. The sensing signal readout circuit is electrically connected to the sensing signal transmission wires. In each sensing signal transmission wire, variation of summation of C1 and C2 is less than a readout resolution of the sensing signal readout circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Yu Chen, Yu-Chuan Lin, Wei-Jen Chang, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090225047
    Abstract: A touch panel includes two substrates, a sealant positioned between the substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the substrates and enclosed by the sealant, and a first and a second sensing zones disposed on the substrate, wherein the first sensing zone is enclosed by the second sensing zone, and the second sensing zone is enclosed by the sealant. The first and second sensing zones have at least a first sensor and at least a second sensor respectively. The first sensor has a first sensor gap, and the second sensor has a second sensor gap smaller than the first sensor gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Mei-Sheng Ma, Yuan-Chun Wu, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Jia-Lang Hsu, Pei-Yu Chen, Yao-Jen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090174647
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel of a liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a photo-sensing device is provided. The liquid crystal display apparatus comprises a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight module. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, at least one photo-sensing device and a visible light-absorbing layer. At least one photo-sensing device is placed on a photo-sensing region of the first substrate to receive an incident light, wherein the photo-sensing device comprises a first photo-sensing element and a second photo-sensing element. The first photo-sensing element senses the incident light to generate a first current. The visible light-absorbing layer is placed on the second photo-sensing element to absorb the visible light of the incident light, and further make the second photo-sensing element senses the absorbed incident light to generate a second current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pei-Yu Chen, Hung-Wei Tseng, Chun-Huai Li
  • Publication number: 20090087592
    Abstract: A color filter (CF) is provided. The CF includes a plurality of series of red resist pattern layers, a plurality of series of green resist pattern layers, and a plurality of series of blue resist pattern layers alternately arranged in an array. Each of the plurality of series of red resist pattern layers and each of the plurality of series of green resist pattern layers include a colorant consisting of pigment, respectively, and at least one series of blue resist pattern layers include a colorant consisting of dye or a mixture of dye and pigment. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device utilizing the CF is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Pei-Yu Chen, Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20080273816
    Abstract: An optical recognition device is provided. The optical recognition device includes a transparent substrate, a patterned infrared reflective film formed thereon, and an infrared anti-reflective film sheltering a gap in a recognition pattern of the patterned infrared reflective film, wherein the patterned infrared reflective film reflects the recognition pattern by reflection of infrared light and transmission of visible light. The invention also provides a display incorporating the optical recognition device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Pei-Yu Chen, Sheng-Wen Cheng, Chen-Hsien Liao
  • Publication number: 20080184828
    Abstract: A linear actuator with a redundant structure comprises a motor, a gear box, a housing, a driving element and a follower element. An axis of the motor is protruded out of the linear actuator. When the linear actuator is stopped operation because of lacking power source, the linear actuator can be driven by rotating the axis, so as to solve the problem of unable to drive the linear actuator when lacking of electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Pei-Yu CHEN, Bing-Hong Yang
  • Patent number: 7277068
    Abstract: An electrode structure for a front board of a plasma display panel (PDP). The electronic structure connects all the sustain electrodes on the front board to prevent data transformation errors caused by holes. The fabrication method of the electronic structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsin Lin, Pei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20060286723
    Abstract: An electrode structure for a front board of a plasma display panel (PDP). The electronic structure connects all the sustain electrodes on the front board to prevent data transformation errors caused by holes. The fabrication method of the electronic structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsin Lin, Pei-Yu Chen