Patents Assigned to Au Optronics Corp.
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Patent number: 9418582Abstract: A test cell structure of a display panel is disposed in the peripheral region of the display panel. First conductive lines and second conductive lines extend from the display region to the peripheral region, and the amounts of the first and second conductive lines are the same. The test cell structure includes a plurality of first test transistors, a plurality of second test transistors, and a plurality of first shorting bars. The drains of the first test transistors are electrically connected to the first conductive lines respectively, and their sources are electrically connected to the first shorting bars. The sources of the second test transistors are electrically connected to the drains of the first test transistors respectively, and their drains are electrically connected to the second conductive lines. The first test transistors are disposed between the second test transistors and the display region.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Cheng-Liang Chang, Yuh-Huah Wang, Yen-Yu Peng, Che-Ming Yang
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Patent number: 9412946Abstract: A method for manufacturing an organic light emitting display panel is disclosed. The organic light emitting display panel includes a substrate. The method includes forming a plurality of bank arrays, each of which has a plurality of banks, utilizing a plurality of ink-jet heads, each of which has a plurality of nozzles arranged alternately, to move relative to the substrate along a moving direction perpendicular to a border of the substrate, and utilizing at least one of the plurality of nozzles to drop organic light emitting ink for forming at least one organic light emitting pixel in at least one bank. An oblique angle is formed between an arrangement direction of the plurality of banks and the border of the substrate. Each ink-jet head forms the oblique angle cooperatively with the border of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Peng-Yu Chen, Chia-Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 9406250Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of first signal lines, a first testing line and a second testing line. The first signal lines are disposed on a peripheral area and electrically connected to corresponding pixel units. The first signal lines include a plurality of first sets of signal lines and a plurality of second sets of signal lines alternatively arranged. The first and second sets of signal lines are formed on different layers. The first testing line is electrically connected to the first sets of signal lines. The second testing line is electrically connected to the second sets of signal lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Ya Chen, Meng-Che Tsai
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Patent number: 9390672Abstract: A driving circuit of a pixel includes a driving capacitor for driving liquid crystals according to a voltage difference between first and second ends of the driving capacitor, a reference voltage source for providing a reference voltage, a first data line for providing a first driving voltage, a second data line for providing a second driving voltage, a first scan circuit for electrically connecting the first and the second data lines to the first and the second ends of the driving capacitor respectively when the first scan circuit is turned on, a first scan line for controlling on and off states of the first scan circuit, a second scan circuit for electrically connecting the first end and the second end of the driving capacitor when the second scan circuit is turned on, and a second scan line for controlling on and off states of the second scan circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Young-Ran Chuang, Kuan-Chun Huang, Ching-Huan Lin
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Patent number: 9377890Abstract: When operating a resistive touch panel, a first command is issued by touching the touch panel using a finger. When the finger remains in contact with the touch panel, a second command is issued by touching the touch panel using a stylus. Therefore, a corresponding gesture operation can be executed in multi-touch applications after identifying the first and second commands.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chih-Wei Chen, Hai-En Tsai, Jia-Lang Hsu
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Patent number: 9378680Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a first switch, a capacitor, a second switch and at least one organic light emitting diode. The first switch includes a first end for receiving data voltage, a control end for receiving a first scan signal, and a second end for outputting the data voltage. The capacitor includes a first end coupled to the second end of the first switch, and a second end. The second switch includes a first end coupled to the second end of the first switch, a control end for receiving a second scan signal, and a second end. The at least one organic light emitting diode includes a first end coupled to the second end of the second switch, and a second end coupled to the second end of the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ching-Yan Chao, Li-Wei Shih
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Patent number: 9360727Abstract: A pixel structure of display panel includes a first thin film transistor device, a second thin film transistor device, a first passivation layer, a common electrode, a second passivation layer, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode. The first passivation layer has a first opening partially exposing a first drain electrode of the first thin film transistor device and a second drain electrode of the second thin film transistor device. The common electrode has a second opening partially exposing the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode. The second passivation layer has a third opening partially exposing the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first drain electrode through the third opening, the second opening and the first opening, and the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second drain electrode through the third opening, the second opening and the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chih-Chung Su, Yi-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 9355587Abstract: A driving method for rendering subpixels of each pixel of a display is provided. The display has a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels. Each second pixel has a first color subpixel and a second color subpixel, but lacks a third color subpixel. Each first pixel has a second color subpixel and a third color subpixel, but lacks a first color subpixel. The first color subpixel, second color subpixel and third color subpixel are used to represent gray levels of a first color, a second color and a third color respectively. Processes of rendering the subpixels of each pixel are performed based on positions, saturations and brightness of neighboring pixels, such that quality of image displayed on the display could be ensured even though each first pixel lacks the first color subpixel and each second pixel lacks the third color subpixel.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Shang-Yu Su, Sheng-Wen Cheng
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Patent number: 9343178Abstract: A gate driver has a plurality of shift registers. Each of the shift registers has at least three input terminals, two signal input terminals, a pull-up circuit, a driving circuit, a stability pull-down control circuit, and a stability pull-down circuit. The three input terminals of each shift register receive three different clock signals. Accordingly, the driving circuit and the stability pull-down control circuit of each shift register are controlled according to the three clock signals, such that a glitch causing by the coupling effect of the parasitic capacitor of the driving circuit is avoided and the stability of the gate driver is improved.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Pin-Yu Chan, Chia-En Wu, Kai-Wei Hong, Li-Wei Liu, Yung-Chih Chen
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Patent number: 9341762Abstract: A reflective back cover made of plastic material having micro cellular structures is processed by compression molding and cutting so as to have a monolithical structure. The white material of the reflective back cover reflects lights such that the back cover can be an integral component featuring multiple functions of various components. With the thickness control of the reflective back cover, a concave can be formed at the side of the back cover where a light source is contained and the concave further retains the light source and its flexible printed circuit board. With the incorporation of the reflective back cover, the thickness of the backlight module can be reduced and a reliable and repetitive manufacturing of the backlight module can be introduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yu-Yu Chen, Chih-Liang Pan, Yen-Po Yeh
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Patent number: 9338893Abstract: A flexible electronic device includes a flexible film, an electronic element layer, and a protecting film, wherein the electronic element layer is disposed on a top surface of the flexible film, and the protecting film is disposed on the top surface of the flexible film and covers the electronic element layer. The protecting film has at least one side wall connected to the top surface of the flexible film to form an included angle between the side wall and the flexible film, wherein the included angle is an acute angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Annie Tzu-yu Huang, Shih-Hsing Hung
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Patent number: 9330622Abstract: A display includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. Each pixel includes a first color sub-pixel, a second color sub-pixel and a third color sub-pixel. The scan lines and the data lines are coupled to the pixels. Two color sub-pixels in the same row coupled to the same data line are coupled to different scan lines, and all of the second color sub-pixels in the same row are coupled to the same scan line.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Xuan Hung, Yu-Hsin Ting, Chen-Ming Chen, I-Fang Chen, Da-Wei Fan
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Patent number: 9324256Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a pixel array, a first shift register, M first output cells, a second shift register, and N second output cells. The first register is disposed on a first side of the pixel array. The M first output cells are coupled to and next to the first shift register for providing M gate signals to M rows of the pixel array according to a first clock signal. The second register is disposed on a second side of the pixel array. The N second output cells are coupled to and next to the second shift register for providing N gate signals to N rows of the pixel array according to a second clock signal. M and N are positive integers.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Chien Liao, Ming-Hung Chuang
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Patent number: 9318040Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels, scanning lines and data lines. The sub-pixels are disposed on a first substrate and include a plurality of rows and columns, and each sub-pixel of a first row of two adjoining rows is shifted by a predetermined distance along a first direction with respect to each sub-pixel of a second row of two adjoining rows. The scanning lines extend in the first direction and corresponding to the sub-pixels of the rows respectively. Each data line includes a plurality of first data segments and second data segments connected alternately. The first data segment extends along a second direction and partially overlaps the scanning line in a vertical direction. Each second data segment is disposed on one side of the scanning line, and at least a portion of the second data segments extends along a third direction different from the first and second directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ai-Ju Tsai, Ming-Hsien Lee
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Patent number: 9306102Abstract: A back contact solar module and an electrode soldering method therefor are disclosed. The back contact solar module includes a substrate, two solar cells formed on the substrate, and a curved solder part. The curved solder part is soldered onto an electrode solder pad of each solar cell. The curved solder part has a curved portion between the two solder pads. The curved portion curves parallel to the substrate. Therefore, the invention utilizes the elasticity in structure or the allowable deformation of the curved portion to release the internal stress induced by the soldering on the electrode pads or by a following lamination packaging, which solves the problem in the prior art that the internal residual stress in an electrode solder part harmfully affects the electrical connection between solar cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Chia Chen, De-Chih Liu, Ming-Yuan Huang, Chiu-Hua Huang
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Patent number: 9298316Abstract: An optical touch display panel includes a plurality of resetting signal lines, a plurality of scanning signal lines, and a plurality of optical sensing touch units. Each optical sensing touch unit includes an optical sensing element and a storage capacitor. The optical sensing elements in a first direction are connected electrically to different scanning signal lines, and are configured to respectively receive a control signal. The optical sensing elements in a second direction includes a plurality of groups, and the optical sensing elements of each group are connected electrically to different resetting signal lines, so that each group receives a reset signal. Each optical sensing element outputs a charging signal corresponding to the reset signal to the storage capacitor according to the control signal, so as to reset a voltage of the storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventors: Han-Ming Chen, Yueh-Hung Chung, Ya-Ling Hsu, Hsueh-Ying Huang
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Patent number: 9299870Abstract: A frame assembly including a frame and a bracket is disclosed. The frame has a sliding groove and a first engaging groove, wherein the sliding groove is formed at one side of the frame and the first engaging groove is formed in the sliding groove. The bracket has a body and a first engaging part, wherein the first engaging part is extended from the body. When the body is disposed in the sliding groove, the first engaging part is engaged in the first engaging groove.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventor: Hao-Hung Kuan
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Patent number: 9285917Abstract: A liquid crystal display having photo-sensing input mechanism includes a first gate line for transmitting a first gate signal, a second gate line for transmitting a second gate signal, a data line for transmitting a data signal, a pixel unit for outputting an image signal according to the first gate signal and the data signal, a readout line for transmitting a readout signal, a photo-sensing input unit and a driving adjustment unit. The photo-sensing input unit is utilized for generating a sensing voltage according to a driving voltage and an incident light signal, and is further utilized for outputting the readout signal according to the sensing voltage and the first gate signal. The driving adjustment unit is employed to provide the driving voltage according to the second gate signal and the incident light signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Pei-Yi Chen, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Jian-Shen Yu
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Patent number: 9280026Abstract: A pixel structure and a display panel are provided. The pixel structure uses an insulation protrusion with a drain electrode extending thereon or a single-layered conductive protrusion as an electrical connection interface between the drain electrode and a pixel electrode. The aperture ratio and resolution are increased for no contact hole is required to be formed in the passivation layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chi-Ho Chang, Seok-Lyul Lee
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Patent number: 9281501Abstract: The present invention provides a light extraction film including a micro-lens array film and at least one optical film. The micro-lens array film has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and has a plurality of micro-lenses disposed on the first surface. The optical film covers the first surface, and the optical film includes a plurality of optical particles and a thin film layer. The optical particles are disposed in the thin film layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventor: Chung-Chia Chen