Patents Assigned to Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
  • Patent number: 8674962
    Abstract: A method for calculating a touch coordinate on a touch panel is provided, the touch panel having a plurality of points, said method comprising: determining a group of candidate points when a touch occurs on the touch panel, each candidate point having one sensing value; assigning weights to the sensing values of the respective candidate points to obtain weighted sensing values; and calculating a coordinate by utilizing the weighted sensing values and positions of the respective candidate points. By using said method, the calculation result of the touch coordinate will be more stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Chung-Lin Chiang, Chin-hua Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140071062
    Abstract: A method for increasing touch sampling rate and a touch display device using the same are provided, wherein the touch display device comprises a timing controller and a display panel. A timing control signal is provided by the timing controller. Each cycle of the timing control signal comprises a blanking period and a frame period, every N frame periods correspond to one image frame of a video signal, and every N blanking periods and every N frame periods correspond to one cycle of the video signal, where N is a positive integer larger than 1. Through the timing control signal, the touch display device arranges the timing for driving the display panel to display frame images and to sense touch, whereby increasing the touch sampling rate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventor: Chung-Yin Fang
  • Patent number: 8659559
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus is disclosed. Without additional touch device, either the reversed AM structure or a conventional PM structure is provided to combine with the human body's conductive properties and the noise-immune sensing circuit design, thereby to achieve the purpose of displaying images and performing multi-touch detection simultaneously. Thus, the hardware cost and the power consumption are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Wu, Ming-Hsien Lee, Tsan-Hwi Chen
  • Publication number: 20130335634
    Abstract: A noise reduction device and a noise reduction method are disclosed. The noise reduction device includes a DC removal unit for removing a DC component of a luminance; a first wavelet transform unit for performing a wavelet transform on an output of the DC removal unit for outputting a first low and high band signals; a first low and high band noise estimation units for estimating a first low and high band noise values; a first low and high band soft threshold processing units for forming a first low and high band noise reduction signals according to the first low and high band noise values; and a first inverse wavelet transform unit for performing an inverse wavelet transform on the first low and high band noise reduction signals. The present invention is capable of reducing or removing a noise in the luminance signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Albert Hua Tai
  • Publication number: 20130335633
    Abstract: An image sharpness device and a method for the same are disclosed. The image sharpness device includes a DC removal unit, at least one filter, at least one noise estimation unit, at least one soft threshold processing unit, and a summing unit. The DC removal unit receives a luminance signal of a field of a frame and removes a DC component of the luminance signal. The filter passes a component of an output of the DC removal unit within a predetermined frequency band. The noise estimation unit estimates a noise value of the field. The soft threshold processing unit forms a sharpness signal according to the noise value. The summing unit sums the luminance signal and the sharpness signal to output a resultant luminance signal. The present invention is capable of avoiding the problem that a noise in the luminance signal is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Albert Hua Tai, Heng-Yi Liu, Feng-Chi Wei
  • Publication number: 20130285753
    Abstract: An automatic self-calibrated oscillation method and an apparatus using the same are provided. After a static time tuning (STT) table and a run time tuning (RTT) table have been established, the apparatus converts an output clock signal to generate a current RTT value at every predefined time and then compares the current RTT value with a reference RTT value generated in response to a STT value of the STT table, or with an interpolated result generated in response to the reference RTT value to generate a deviation value. Thus, through the deviation value, the output clock signal may be calibrated to address the target frequency without the assistance of external reference clock unit or locked loop unit after the STT table and the RTT table are established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Song Sheng Lin, Chia-Yi Chu
  • Publication number: 20130278543
    Abstract: A method of reducing computation of water tolerance by projecting touch data is disclosed, targeting the handheld devices. The method targets first at obtaining a difference array, followed by extracting minimum values of rows and columns of the difference array to obtain a row projection list and a column projection list respectively. By repeated implementing of mutual capacitance detection, ghost water blocks can be wiped out from the multiple water blocks. Once integrating with a local spatial boundary detection algorithm, the sensed signals of intended input located within a rectangular water block yet beyond a real water block are consequently detected. The computational algorithm of the water tolerance of this invention is successfully built into the touch panel controller due to its substantially reduced computation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Jih-Ming Hsu, Chin-Hua Kuo
  • Publication number: 20130265271
    Abstract: A method of reducing computation of palm rejection by projecting touch data is disclosed, targeting the handheld devices. The method targets first at obtaining a difference array, followed by extracting maximum values of rows and columns of the difference array to obtain a row projection list and a column projection list respectively. By repeated implementing of mutual capacitance detection, ghost palm blocks can be wiped out from the multiple palm blocks. Once integrating with a local spatial boundary detection algorithm, the sensed signals of intended input located within a rectangular palm block yet beyond a real palm block are consequently detected. The computational algorithm of the palm rejection of this invention is successfully built into the touch panel controller due to its substantially reduced computation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Jih-Ming Hsu, Chin-Hua Kuo
  • Patent number: 8514189
    Abstract: A touch detecting device comprises at least one driving circuit, a plurality of conductive lines and at least one sensing circuit. The originally available conductive lines of a touch panel are used to detect a finger touch by means of detecting a current leakage through the finger to the ground. Thus, the invention can reduce the hardware cost, avoid noise interference and correctly respond to a finger touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Wu, Chih-Yu Chang
  • Patent number: 8503732
    Abstract: An image generating device and a method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The image generating device and method may find out true motion for static text strings. The image generating device and method detect static text angles from consecutive frames and use a 3D-static text filter to recover correct motion vector fields. After our Static Text Detector fixing, the static text strings like subtitles can get more accurate motion vector and improve video quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hung Wei Wu, Chih-Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20130176262
    Abstract: A projected capacitive touch panel has a plurality of bar shaped first electrodes arranged parallel to each other and a plurality of wiggly-shaped second electrodes separated from each other by a space and each including a plurality of sensing lines. The sensing lines of each second electrode are spaced from each other by an interval, electrically connected to each other and extend along an oriented direction perpendicular to the length direction of the first electrodes in a wiggly manner. The sensing lines that are separated from each other by a short interval improve touch sensing effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventor: JIH-MING HSU
  • Publication number: 20130154997
    Abstract: A sensing device placed in a touch sensing system of a display device includes a selector, a sensing module, and a detection module for determining touch signals generated by the touch sensing system. The selector selects two of the touch signals according to at least one selection control signal. The sensing module comprises a first differential amplifier for comparing the selected touch signals and producing a first differential signal according to first control signals. According to second control signals, the detection module receives the first differential signal, generates an averaged sensing value and a reference value, and compares the averaged sensing value with the reference value to produce a second differential signal. Thereby, the touch sensing system uses the second differential signal to generate the first control signals and the second control signals to control the operation of the touch sensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Song Sheng Lin, Ssu-Wei Chang, Ying-Jyh Yeh
  • Patent number: 8467453
    Abstract: A motion vector calibration circuit includes a select circuit, a local minimum detection circuit, a sine wave detection circuit, a threshold value detection circuit and a decision circuit. Correct motion vectors are passed using a recursive method, thereby achieving high accuracy and reducing computational volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hung Wei Wu, Chih-Yu Chang, Ming-Jen Tai, Yu-Chieh Chen
  • Publication number: 20130135432
    Abstract: A device for outputting a chrominance signal and a method thereof are disclosed. The device includes a motion detection unit, a frame edge detection unit, and an output unit. The motion detection unit judges a motion degree of a frame. The frame edge detection unit judges whether a non-3D luminance signal is extracted from an edge of the frame. The output unit outputs one of a 3D chrominance signal and a non-3D chrominance signal as a resultant chrominance signal according to the motion degree which is judged by the motion detection unit and the judgment result of the frame edge detection unit. The present invention is capable of appropriately selecting the 3D chrominance signal and the non-3D chrominance signal when the frame is in the motion condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Albert Hua Tai, Feng Chi Wei, Heng Yi Liu
  • Publication number: 20130135216
    Abstract: A method for calculating a touch coordinate on a touch panel is provided, the touch panel having a plurality of points, said method comprising: determining a group of candidate points when a touch occurs on the touch panel, each candidate point having one sensing value; assigning weights to the sensing values of the respective candidate points to obtain weighted sensing values; and calculating a coordinate by utilizing the weighted sensing values and positions of the respective candidate points. By using said method, the calculation result of the touch coordinate will be more stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Chung-Lin Chiang, Chin-Hua Kuo
  • Publication number: 20130113998
    Abstract: A device for outputting a luminance signal is disclosed. The device includes a chrominance judgment unit, a field observation unit, and an output unit. The chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit are used to determine whether a 3D luminance signal is affected. The output unit outputs a resultant luminance signal according to the determination results of the chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit. According to the present invention, the resultant luminance signal can be accurately obtained by judging characteristics of the 3D luminance signal and a 3D chrominance signal even if a 3D comb filter is wrongly used in a motion condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Albert Hua Tai, Feng Chi Wei, Heng Yi Liu
  • Publication number: 20130106711
    Abstract: A hierarchical sensing method for a touch panel is disclosed. The touch panel has a matrix of points for detecting a touch or touches. The method includes dividing the points into a plurality of blocks; selecting several points in each one of the blocks as designated points; sensing first data from each one of the designated points; determining a set of possible touched points according to the first data sensed from each one of the designated points; sensing second data from the set of possible touched points; and determining if each one of the possible touched points is an actual touched point according to the second data sensed from said one possible touched point. By using the present invention method, a faster sensing speed and a greater sensing accuracy can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Hou, Chin-Hua Kuo
  • Patent number: 8427444
    Abstract: A ghost cancellation method for the multi-touch sensitive device is disclosed. The multi-touch sensitive device includes a sensing array having multiple lines of a first axis and multiple lines of a second axis intersecting with each other. All the lines of the sensing array are scanned to determine which ones of the lines are touched, so as to determine touch point candidates. For each touch point candidate, a driving signal is applied to the line of the first axis, and the line of the second axis is detected to check if the touch point candidate is actually touched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Wu, Chih-Yu Chang, Tsan-Hwi Chen
  • Patent number: 8422800
    Abstract: A deblock method for processing at least one image including a plurality of pixels. The method comprises the step of determining a shift amount of block boundary by pixel data differences between adjacent pixels and thereby determining block boundaries between macroblocks in the image, and the step of optionally performing a deblock process on the block boundaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Jeng-Yun Hsu
  • Patent number: 8421926
    Abstract: A device for outputting a luminance signal is disclosed. The device includes a chrominance judgment unit, a field observation unit, and an output unit. The chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit are used to determine whether a 3D luminance signal is affected. The output unit outputs a resultant luminance signal according to the determination results of the chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit. According to the present invention, the resultant luminance signal can be accurately obtained by judging characteristics of the 3D luminance signal and a 3D chrominance signal even if a 3D comb filter is wrongly used in a motion condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Albert Hua Tai, Feng Chi Wei, Heng Yi Liu