Patents Assigned to IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 12339554
    Abstract: A self-powered cholesteric liquid crystal display (ChLCD) device and a method for tracking maximum power are disclosed. The ChLCD device includes a solar cell module, electrical energy for charging, an energy storage device, a charging unit, and a ChLCD module. The method of tracking the maximum power is: supply electrical energy for charging to the charging unit, sense the ambient temperature, and capture the sensed ambient temperature, correspond its value to the voltage value in the comparison data, and adjust the reference driving voltage with a resistor divider, and then electrically charging to the charging unit by the reference driving voltage, so that the charging unit can capture the maximum power of the electrical energy from the solar cell module, and then store the electrical energy in the energy storage device, to refresh the display screen of the ChLCD module and the ChLCD device can effectively utilize electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Chang, Wu-Chang Yang, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12332528
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate, a first cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a second cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a first common electrode pattern layer, a second common electrode pattern layer, and a first TFT circuit pattern layer and the second TFT circuit pattern layer. The first cholesteric liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second cholesteric liquid crystal layer is disposed between the second substrate and the third substrate. The first common electrode pattern layer is disposed on the first substrate. The second common electrode pattern layer is disposed on the third substrate. The first TFT circuit pattern layer and the second TFT circuit pattern layer are respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the second substrate. The first TFT circuit pattern layer and the second TFT circuit pattern layer are arranged correspondingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Wu-Chang Yang
  • Patent number: 12334031
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for driving a cholesteric liquid crystal display device. The method includes the following steps: utilizing a driving circuit section to sequentially activate each scanning electrode within a display panel; utilizing the driving circuit section to apply first alternating-current (AC) voltage pulses to pixel circuits on an activated scanning electrode during a first stage within a pulse-width modulation (PWM) scanning procedure of an activated scanning electrode; and utilizing the driving circuit section to apply second AC voltage pulses to the pixel circuits on the activated scanning electrode during a second stage of the PWM scanning procedure. A first voltage amplitude and a first period of the first AC voltage pulses are different from a second voltage amplitude and a second period of the second AC voltage pulses, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Cheng Lin, Cheng-Hong Yao, Chi Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12313924
    Abstract: A self-powered display device includes a display module and a power module. The display module is a cholesteric liquid crystal display module, and the power module is a solar cell module. The display module allows light to enter the power module from the front side, and the power module generates electricity upon receiving the light to provide the necessary energy for the display module to show images. The power module has multiple active areas and multiple inactive areas between the active areas. When the width of the inactive area is less than or equal to 50 ?m, the human eye will have difficulty discerning the width of the inactive area. Additionally, a shielding layer can be placed on the inactive area to ensure that the visual color difference (?E) between the inactive area and the active area does not exceed 10 color difference units, thereby improving the image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Chang, Chih-Wei Chen, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12272329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cholesteric liquid crystal display, a micro processing unit, and a method for hybrid driving. The cholesteric liquid crystal display comprises a display panel and a micro processing unit. First, a grayscale threshold value needs to be set in advance. The micro processing unit will change the grayscale value of the display unit exceeding the grayscale threshold value to the new grayscale value displayed by the bright state color, and display the image by the DDS driving mode. Then the micro processing unit drives the display image in the PWM drive mode, which can greatly improve the color level and contrast display effect of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yao Wang, Wu-Chang Yang, Cheng-Hung Yao, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12266321
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal (ChLC) display and driving method thereof are provided. The ChLC display has a driving circuit for providing voltage on a scan line and a data line so as to drive a pixel. The driving circuit provides a first voltage and a second voltage to the data and the scan lines during a first time period, a third voltage to the data line and/or a fourth voltage to the scan line during a second time period, a fifth voltage and a sixth voltage to the data and the scan lines during a third time period. The first and sixth voltages are high levels, the second and fifth voltages are low levels, the levels of the third and fourth voltages are between the high and low levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Che Wu, Wu-Chang Yang, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12235559
    Abstract: A double-layer cholesteric liquid crystal display and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The double-layer cholesteric liquid crystal display includes three transparent substrates, two opposing electrode layers, two cholesteric liquid crystal layers, and a first light-absorbing layer. Additionally, the double-layer cholesteric liquid crystal display incorporates two drive ICs and a second light-absorbing layer. The two drive ICs can be positioned either on the same side or on opposite sides within the non-display area of the double-layer cholesteric liquid crystal display. Furthermore, the first cholesteric liquid crystal layer exhibits a first color light, and the second cholesteric liquid crystal layer exhibits a second color light, where the colors are selected as contrasting colors. Additionally, the two cholesteric liquid crystal layers possess mutually opposite optical rotary properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yu Lin, Cheng-Hong Yao, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12235529
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal display comprising red, green, and blue cholesteric liquid crystal modules. It further comprises a first thin-film photovoltaic module disposed between the blue and the green cholesteric liquid crystal modules, and a second thin-film photovoltaic module disposed between the green and the first selective light reflection modules. The first thin-film photovoltaic module is partially photo-permeable in which the transmittance of blue light is lower than the transmittance of the other lights. It IS preferably a dye sensitized solar cell module which specifically responsible for harvesting blue light. The second thin-film photovoltaic module is partially photo-permeable in which the transmittance of green light is lower than the transmittance of the other lights. It is preferably a dye sensitized solar cell module which specifically responsible for harvesting green light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Junji Tomita
  • Patent number: 12235528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cholesteric liquid crystal display device, and a control method. The cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a cholesteric liquid crystal display module, a solar battery unit, and a control unit. The control unit further includes an ambient energy management module and an energy storage module. The solar battery unit provides electrical energy to the management module. And the ambient energy management module stores electrical energy in the energy storage module. When it is necessary to refresh the images of the cholesteric liquid crystal display module, and the potential difference of the energy storage module reaches the charging cut-off voltage. The energy storage module can discharge the stored electrical energy to provide the electrical energy required by the cholesteric liquid crystal display module to refresh the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Yi Chang, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12216359
    Abstract: A spliced reflective display includes multiple display devices, a front light guide plate, and at least one light source. Among the multiple display devices, one display device is joined side-by-side with another to form an adjacent joint. The front light guide plate is affixed above the multiple display devices and is close to the display side. It has a top surface near the display side and includes an optical structure. The at least one light source is positioned at the side of the front light guide plate, and light therefrom reflects off the top surface of the front light guide plate onto the multiple display devices, and the reflected light from the display devices forms image light that is directed towards the display side to produce an image. The optical structure directs the path of the image light to obscure the adjacent joint from being visible on the display side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yu Lin, Cheng-Hong Yao, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12085793
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a solar cell, a shielding layer, a first electrode layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a second electrode layer and a second substrate stacked sequentially from bottom to top. The solar cell includes a metal wiring pattern layer. The shielding layer corresponds to the upper side of the metal wiring pattern layer, and is used to reduce the reflection of light from the metal circuit pattern layer. In this way, the cholesteric liquid crystal display device replaces the traditional black absorbing layer with the black material of the solar cell, which can not only absorb light, but also display the image with self-sustaining power. The cholesteric liquid crystal display device shields the arrangement of the metal wiring pattern layer through the shielding layer, which can ensure the image quality of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wu-Chang Yang, Hung Tien Chen, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12078879
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal display device and a control method for reducing inrush current when clearing the screen. The cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal drive unit. The cholesteric liquid crystal display panel has a plurality of pixel matrix. After the liquid crystal drive unit receives a data latch enable signal, it applies a reset voltage to the plurality of pixel matrix to clear the screen displayed on the cholesteric liquid crystal display panel. The input time of the data latch enable signal received by the liquid crystal driving unit is different, and the corresponding signal time portion is shifted with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Wei Lin, Wu-Chang Yang, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12038634
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal composite display device includes a cholesteric liquid crystal reflective display device and a transmissive display device. The transmissive display device is located below the cholesteric liquid crystal reflective display device. When the cholesteric liquid crystal reflective display device is displayed in a transparent state, the light transmittance of the cholesteric liquid crystal reflective display device is higher than that of the cholesteric liquid crystal reflective display device when it is displayed in a dark state through a rated driving mode. Thereby, the display of the cholesteric liquid crystal composite display device is made clearer and the display quality is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Yao, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 11977302
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal display device and a driving method for improving non-uniform image quality of the cholesteric liquid crystal display device. The cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal drive unit. The cholesteric liquid crystal display panel is composed of multiple row circuit structures and multiple column circuit structures. The liquid crystal driving unit sequentially outputs column driving voltages to a plurality of column circuit structures in a scanning manner. After scanning the multiple column circuit structures, the liquid crystal driving unit applies an unselected voltage to the multiple column circuit structures together with more than 18 times the scanning unit time course, so as to make the brightness of the overall picture more uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Liang Tsai, Wu-Chang Yang, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 11961485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cholesteric liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal driving unit, and a driving method for reducing the maximum driving voltage. The cholesteric liquid crystal display comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel, a temperature detecting device, and a liquid crystal driving unit. If the temperature detecting device detects a temperature below the optimal range for the cholesteric liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal driving unit will operate the cholesteric liquid crystal display panel in DDS timing mode. When the temperature detecting device detects that the temperature of the display panel exceeds the optimal temperature range, the liquid crystal driving unit will operate the display panel in PWM timing mode, which can solve the problem of increased power consumption caused by changes in ambient temperature, and can greatly improve the better color level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Yao, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 11947204
    Abstract: A cholesterol liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal driving unit. The liquid crystal display panel has a plurality of pixels. The liquid crystal driving unit applies row driving voltages and column driving voltages to a designated pixel according to the input signal. After the input signal is transmitted, the liquid crystal driving unit activates the power-down signal within a certain period of time to reduce the row driving voltage and the column driving voltage applied to the specified pixel. Thereby, the crosstalk phenomenon on the cholesteric liquid crystal display device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wu-Chang Yang, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 11948528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving method of a cholesteric liquid crystal display. It includes the steps in the following: driving each scan line by a dynamic driving scheme (DDS) including an Evolution phase; refreshing a frame of the cholesteric liquid crystal display by a full refresh mode, each scan line driven N times during the Evolution phase in the full refresh mode; and refreshing a part of the frame by a partial-refresh mode, each scan line driven M times in the Evolution phase in the partial-refresh mode, wherein M is greater than N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Liang Tsai, Wu-Chang Yang, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 11852941
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a solar cell, a first substrate, a shielding layer, a first electrode layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a second electrode layer and a second substrate stacked sequentially from bottom to top. The solar cell includes a metal wiring pattern layer. The shielding layer corresponds to the upper side of the metal wiring pattern layer, and is used to reduce the reflection of light from the metal circuit pattern layer. In this way, the cholesteric liquid crystal display device replaces the traditional black absorbing layer with the black material of the solar cell, which can not only absorb light, but also display the image with self-sustaining power. The cholesteric liquid crystal display device shields the arrangement of the metal wiring pattern layer through the shielding layer, which can ensure the image quality of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wu-Chang Yang, Hung Tien Chen, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 11705076
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal (LC) composite display device includes a light absorbing substrate, a first and second transparent substrates, a light supplement module arranged between the light absorbing substrate and the first transparent substrate, a control module, a first and second electrode layers respectively formed on the first and second transparent substrates, a first cholesteric LC layer sandwiched between the first and second electrode layers, and a first light absorbing layer disposed on the second transparent substrate. The projection of the first light absorbing layer on the horizontal plane and the projection of the light supplement module on the horizontal plane are arranged in a misaligned manner. The control module is provided for controlling the light supplement module according to the brightness signal. Thereby, when the external brightness is low, the light supplement module enhances the displaying brightness of the cholesteric LC composite display device to meet the usage requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Cheng-Hung Yao, Chieh-Chao Ho
  • Patent number: 10551660
    Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal writing board, which can display a writing track, includes a cholesteric liquid crystal device, an optical layer, a photo-sensing array and a voltage control circuit. The cholesteric liquid crystal device includes plural liquid crystal control areas. The optical layer has plural optical openings. The photo-sensing array includes plural photo sensors arranged in an array. The photo sensors are disposed corresponding to the optical openings. One of the photo sensors senses a luminous flux change and generates an erasing signal accordingly. The voltage control circuit receives the erasing signal and outputs a voltage signal accordingly to the liquid crystal control areas corresponding to the photo sensors having the luminous flux change, such that a part or all of cholesteric liquid crystals corresponding to the liquid crystal control areas are morphologically changed so as to clear a part or all of the writing trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Shu-Shien Liu, Tsung-Ming Pai, Fu-Ming Wang