Patents Assigned to Innolux Display Corp.
  • Patent number: 7672121
    Abstract: An exemplary flat panel display (200) includes a display module (22), a supporting member (25) for supporting the display module, and a base (27) detachably attaching to the supporting member. The supporting member includes a first hook (254) and a positioning groove (258). The base includes an elastic member (273) and a first through slot (274). When the first hook is latched in the first through slot and part of the elastic member is received in the positioning groove, the supporting member is detachably attached to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Chuan Li, Te-Hsu Wang
  • Patent number: 7671940
    Abstract: A dual panel display has a housing, a first display panel, a second display panel, and a backlight module positioned between the first display panel and the fixing face of the housing. The backlight module includes a light guide panel, a light source, at least a transflective film and at least an optical property enhancement film between the light guide panel and the second display panel. The transflective film is positioned between the light guide panel and the fixing face for reflecting a part of light from the light guide sheet so that the part of light passes back into the light guide panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Rui-Yong Li, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Patent number: 7665878
    Abstract: A backlight module (200) typically used in a liquid crystal display (LCD) (20) includes at least one light emitting unit (250), and a frame (260) receiving the at least one light emitting unit therein. The frame includes a main body (261), and at least one elastic member provided at an outer side surface of the main body. The LCD employing the backlight module can be prevented from being damaged if the LCD falls to the ground or is bumped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Chih Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7664979
    Abstract: An exemplary method for adjusting clock phase of a monitor includes: setting a reference threshold voltage, when an input voltage of image signals is greater than the reference threshold voltage, a scaler begins to receive clock phases generated by a Phase Locked Loop; dividing the clock phase into a plurality of equal periods, recording a corresponding input voltage at each point dividing two adjacent period, and setting the corresponding input voltage as a threshold voltage of the next period; recording a quantity of the clock pulses in each period; evaluating whether a period of the clock phase is a regular period according to whether the quantity of clock pulse in the period is equal to a reference quantity or not, while the input voltage is generating retardation; and selecting the input voltage of the image signals corresponding to a regular period as a threshold voltage of the scaler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Wan-Chin Lai
  • Patent number: 7663595
    Abstract: A common voltage adjusting circuit (200) includes a delta adder (21), a sigma adder (22), a sigma latch (23), and a quantization circuit (24). The delta adder includes a first input terminal configured for receiving a binary signal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. The sigma adder includes a first input terminal connected to the output terminal of the delta adder, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. The sigma latch includes a first input terminal connected to the output terminal of the sigma adder, and an output terminal connected to the second input terminal of the delta adder and the second input terminal of the sigma adder. The quantization circuit includes a first input terminal connected to the output of the sigma latch, and an output terminal connected to a common electrode of a TFT-LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Chien-Fan Tung
  • Patent number: 7663080
    Abstract: An exemplary light sensor (20) includes a supporting base, a light-sensing unit (21) provided at at least one first location of the supporting base where ambient light is received, and a compensating unit (22) provided at a second location of the supporting base shielded from ambient light, the compensating unit having a structure that is the same as the light-sensing portion. The light-sensing portion includes at least one amorphous silicon thin film transistor (TFT) (210) configured for sensing light, and the compensating unit is configured for providing a reference value current for the light-sensing unit. A display device using the light sensor is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Hung-Chang Tsai
  • Patent number: 7656470
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a frame (17), and a light guide plate (16) received in the frame. The frame includes a supporting board (170) defining a notch (174) therein. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (160), a side surface (166), and a first ear (168) outwardly extending from the side surface. The first ear is received in the notch, and a top surface of the first ear is coplanar with a top surface of the supporting board at the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Patent number: 7646449
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (200) includes a light emitting unit (220). The light emitting unit includes a plurality of light sources (227, 228, 229) configured for providing color light beams respectively, and a mixer (222) configured for mixing the color light beams into white color beams. The mixer includes a plurality of light guide structures (223) respectively corresponding to the light sources and a mixing body (226) connected to the light guide structures. The light guide structures are configured for guiding color light beams emitted from the light sources to the mixing body. The color light beams emitted from all the light sources being partially mixed into white light beams in the mixing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Chih-chung Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7642763
    Abstract: An exemplary switching power supply circuit (2) includes a power source (20), a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit (21), a first switching circuit (22), a second switching circuit (23), a first transformer (25), and a second transformer (26). The first switching circuit includes a first transistor (221) and a second transistor (222). The second switching circuit includes a third transistor (231) and a fourth transistor (232). The first transformer includes a first primary winding (251) and a second primary winding (252), and the second transformer includes a third primary winding (261) and a fourth primary winding (262). The switching circuits are controlled by pulse signals from the PWM circuit. When the first and third transistors are switched on, the power source, the first primary winding, and the first transistor form a first closed loop. The power source, the third primary winding, and the third transistor form a second closed loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Jian-Hui Lu, Tong Zhou
  • Patent number: 7638955
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight control circuit (20) includes at least two sampling circuits (21), at least two feedback circuits (22), and a PWM IC (23). Each of the sampling circuits includes a sampling output (210) and a backlight lamp (211). The PWM IC includes a current sense pin (230). The at least two feedback circuits correspond to the at least two sampling circuits, respectively. Each of the feedback circuits includes a resistor (222) and a diode (223) electrically coupled in parallel. The sampling output is configured to output a first voltage when the backlight lamp is in a normal working state, and output a second voltage when the backlight lamp has an open circuit. One terminal of the diode is electrically coupled to the sampling output of a corresponding one of the sampling circuits, and an opposite terminal of the diode is electrically coupled to the current sense pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Jian-Hui Lu, Tong Zhou, He-Kang Zhou
  • Patent number: 7639483
    Abstract: An exemplary flat panel display (1) includes a display body (2), a neck (4), and at least one foot (6). The display body includes a back cover (20). The back cover includes a protruding portion (201), and a recessed portion (203) adjacent to the protruding portion. The neck is connected with the display body by a pivot (41), and corresponds to the recessed portion. The at least one foot is connected with the neck by a pivot assembly (42). The at least one foot supports the neck and the display body, and corresponds to the protruding portion. When the flat panel display is folded up, the neck is at least partially accommodated in the recessed portion, and the at least one foot is positioned a peripheral edge of the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Chen, Che-Min Huang, Meng-Tse Tsai, Hsiao-Yuan Ho, Chien-Tung Chu, Lan-Shih Chou, Te-Hsu Wang
  • Patent number: 7639914
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (200) includes a plurality of gate lines (201), data lines (202), common lines (210), first pixel electrodes (204) and second pixel electrodes (214). Each of areas defined by one of the first pixel electrodes and an adjacent one of the second pixel electrodes is a pixel unit (208). Each pixel unit is driven by a first TFT (203) and a second TFT (213). The first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor in each pixel unit are connected to a same one of the gate lines and a same one of the data lines, and to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode respectively. A channel width/length ratio of the first thin film transistor is different from a channel width/length ratio of the second thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Yung-Chiang Cheng, Hsin-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 7639480
    Abstract: A flat panel display includes a display body, a neck pivotally engaged to the display body, and a base supporting the neck. The neck includes an inner screw thread. The base includes a screw bolt threadingly coupled to the screw thread of the neck such that the neck is detachably coupled to the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Chuan Li, Te-Hsu Wang
  • Patent number: 7639230
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display (LCD) (23) includes a system driver (28), a power supply device (26) and a system control device (25). The power supply device provides a votage to the system driver. The system control device generates a control signal, a data signal, and a backlight driving signal, and applies them to the system driver. The system driver drives an LCD panel (21) and a backlight of the LCD according to the backlight driving signal, the data signal and the control signal. The configuration of the driving circuit is simple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Yi-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 7639314
    Abstract: A method for fixing a flexible circuit board (FPC) of a display module includes providing a housing having at least a fixing pin, providing a display panel and an FPC having at least a fixing hole corresponding to the fixing pin, disposing the display panel and the FPC on the housing and folding back the FPC on another side of the housing such that the fixing pin passes through the fixing hole, and performing a hot mounting process to the fixing pin to enlarge the top end of the fixing pin to press the FPC onto the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Chung-Liang Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7635820
    Abstract: An exemplary key switch system (23) includes a key switch (292), an indicator lamp (29), and a light guide portion (279). The indicator lamp is configured for indicating a working status of the key switch, and emits light beams when the key switch is switched on. The light guide portion is configured for adjusting optical paths of the light beams. Most of the light beams emitted by the indicator lamp are converged by and reflected in the light guide portion and thereupon emit from the key switch system. A flat panel display (200) using the key switch system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Rui-Ye Shen, Su-Sheng Mong, Te-Hsu Wang
  • Patent number: 7636143
    Abstract: An exemplary in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display (IPS-LCD) panel (100) includes a thin film transistors (TFT) substrate (120), a color filter (CF) substrate (110) facing the TFT substrate, a liquid crystal layer (130) sandwiched between the two substrates. The TFT substrate includes a plurality of gate lines and source bus lines (121, 122) defining pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes a pair of source bus lines, a pixel electrode (125) therebetween and parallel to the source bus lines, a pair of shield metal lines (123) located at two opposite sides of the pixel electrode, a pair of common electrodes (126) that are parallel to the pixel electrode and partly overlap the shield metal lines respectively. Each of the common electrodes includes a slit (1261) therein in order to attenuate any crosstalk between the source bus line and the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Chen, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7633575
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (100) includes gate lines (122), and data lines (123) cooperatively defining pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a first thin film transistor (TFT) (125), a second TFT (126), a first pixel electrode (127), and a second pixel electrode (128). Gate electrodes of the two TFTs are connected to one of the gate lines. A source electrode of the first TFT is connected to one of the data lines. A drain electrode of the first TFT is connected to the first pixel electrode. A source electrode of the second TFT is connected to the first pixel electrode. A drain electrode of the second TFT is connected to the second pixel electrode. A channel width/length ratio of the second TFT is such that a voltage of the drain electrode thereof is less than a voltage of the source electrode thereof when the second TFT is switched on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Cheng Chen, Yu-Cheng Lin, Hung-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7633241
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight modulation circuit (200) includes a pulse generator circuit (210) configured for generating a first square pulse; a voltage division circuit (230) configured for receiving the first square pulse and generating a second square pulse according to the first square pulse; an oscillator circuit (240) configured for generating a reference voltage; and an amplifier (200) comprising a negative input configured for receiving the second square pulse from the voltage division circuit, and a positive input configured for receiving the reference voltage from the oscillator circuit as a reference pulse signal, the amplifier being configured for generating a backlight adjusting signal according to the reference pulse signal and the second square pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Jian-Hui Lu, Tong Zhou, He-Kang Zhou
  • Patent number: 7626843
    Abstract: An exemplary dynamic random access memory includes a first transistor (210), a second transistor (220) and a comparator (230). The first transistor includes a first gate electrode (211), a first source electrode (213) and a first drain electrode (215). The second transistor includes a second gate electrode (221), a second source electrode (223) and a second drain electrode (225). The first source electrode is connected with the second source electrode. The first drain electrode is an input terminal for inputting a message. The comparator is connected to the second drain electrode, and preconfigured with a reference current. The comparator compares the reference current and a current through the second drain electrode to define a state of the current read from the comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Shou-Ting Yan