Patents Assigned to Sipix Technology Inc.
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Publication number: 20190197871Abstract: A smart medication device including a non-electrical component and an electrical component is provided. The non-electrical component includes a containing structure configured to contain one or more medicines. The electrical component is disposed on the non-electrical component. The electrical component includes a triggering structure and an e-paper display apparatus. The triggering structure is configured to generate a triggering signal to trigger the e-paper display apparatus to display medicine administration information. The triggering structure is deformed by receiving an external force to generate the triggering signal. An electrical characteristic of the triggering signal is determined by a structure characteristic of the triggering structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Yen-Hsing Lu, Chi-Mao Hung, Chung-Hui Lee
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Publication number: 20170244171Abstract: A slot antenna device including a substrate, a metal layer and a feeding element is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The metal layer is disposed on the first surface, and includes a slot extending along a first direction. The feeding element is disposed on the second surface, and extended along a second direction, where the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. A length of the slot is a sum of each quarter wavelength of at least three frequency bands, so that the slot antenna device is operated at the at least three frequency bands. A projection of the feeding element on the first surface crosses the slot, so that the slot is divided into a first section and a second section, where a length of the first section is equal to a length of the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventor: Yu-Ming Lee
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Publication number: 20170193894Abstract: An electronic paper display apparatus including an electronic paper display panel to display an image page, a display driver coupled to the electronic paper display panel, and a data processor coupled to the display driver. The display driver drives the electronic paper display panel to display a plurality of image frames according to image data, so as to display the image page. The data processor converts a first look-up table into a second look-up table and merges a current frame and a previous frame into a combined frame. The data processor generates the image data according to the combined frame and the second look-up table and outputs the image data. The image frames include the current frame and the previous frame. A driving method of the electronic paper display apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Kuo-Han Hsu, Mon-Wei Wu, Yi-Te Lee, Wei-Cheng Lin, Chi-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20170193940Abstract: An electronic paper display apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The electronic paper display apparatus includes an electronic paper display panel and a control chip. The control chip is coupled to the electronic paper display panel. The control chip is configured to generate a clock signal and simulate a driving signal according to the clock signal and panel control data. The control chip drives the electronic paper display panel by utilizing the clock signal and the driving signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Kuo-Han Hsu, Mu-Chen Tan, Ming-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 9666142Abstract: A display has a panel, a plurality of first traces and a plurality of second traces. The panel has a first passive matrix and a first coupling capacitor group. The first passive matrix has a plurality of first pixels, and the first coupling capacitor group has a plurality of first coupling capacitors. Each of the first pixels is coupled to a first storage capacitor and corresponds to at least a specific first coupling capacitor of the plurality of first coupling capacitors. The first storage capacitor is coupled to a specific first trace of the plurality of first traces and a specific second trace of the plurality of second traces. The specific first coupling capacitor is coupled to another first trace and the specific second trace, and the specific first coupling capacitor is not directly connected to any of the first pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventor: Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 9582041Abstract: A touch-control display includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a display panel disposed on a side of the first surface of the first substrate, and a touch control panel disposed on a side of the second surface of the first substrate. The display panel includes a first transparent conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, and the first transparent conductive layer is in contact with the first substrate. The touch control panel has a second transparent conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the first substrate, and the second transparent conductive layer is in contact with the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hsiao-Lung Cheng, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Hsiao-Yuh Wang
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Patent number: 9491879Abstract: An electronic card including a substrate and a display panel is provided. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a third side and a fourth side opposite to the third side, wherein the first surface and the second surface are surrounded by the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side. The display panel is disposed on the first surface and is roughly near the first side, the third side and the fourth side. Therefore, a disposition area of the display panel is wider.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Hsiao-Lung Cheng, Wei-Chieh Liao, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei
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Patent number: 9454057Abstract: An electrophoretic display (EPD) including a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of pixel units is provided. The first electrodes are arranged in parallel and configured to receive a plurality of first electrode driving signals. The second electrodes are arranged in parallel and disposed perpendicular to the first electrodes, and the second electrodes are configured to receive a plurality of second electrode scanning signals. The pixel units are respectively arranged between the first electrodes and the second electrodes as an array. Each pixel unit includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the corresponding first electrode. The first terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor, and the second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the corresponding second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu
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Patent number: 9285648Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a display medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer, a second electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer and separated from the first electrode and a third electrode disposed between the display medium layer and the second substrate is provided. The display medium layer includes electrophoretic fluid and charged particles mixed into the electrophoretic fluid. Moreover, driving methods used to drive the electro-optical apparatus and another electro-optical apparatus are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Nien-En Liu, Kuo-Lung Fang, Yao-Jen Hsieh
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Patent number: 9262973Abstract: An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponds to a storage capacitor, and the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line. When the pixel is used for displaying a first color, the first scan line receives a first driving voltage, the second scan line is coupled to ground, and other first scan lines and other second scan lines receive a first voltage. A voltage difference between the first driving voltage and the first voltage and a voltage difference between the ground and the first voltage are smaller than a first threshold value corresponding to the first color.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Patent number: 9223164Abstract: A display includes a display medium layer and a dielectric layer disposed at a side of the display medium layer. The composition of the dielectric layer includes at least a humectant for decreasing the electric resistivity of the dielectric layer and stabilizing the electric performance of the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Lai, Hui Chen, Jung-An Cheng, Wei-Ho Ting, Yu Li, Hongmei Zang, Ming Wang, Zoran Topalovic, Tyau-Jeen Lin
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Patent number: 9224344Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes an electrophoretic panel and a compensation circuit. The electrophoretic panel includes a common electrode, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first switches, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is coupled to the common electrode and coupled to a corresponding scan line and a corresponding data line through a corresponding first switch of the plurality of first switches. The compensation circuit reduces a voltage drop between a pixel voltage of the pixel and a common voltage of the common electrode when the plurality of first switches are turned off. A capacitor of the compensation circuit is coupled between each scan line and the common electrode. A second switch of the compensation circuit is turned off to float the common electrode before the plurality of first switches are turned off.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ju-Lin Chung, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien
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Patent number: 9218773Abstract: The present invention provides a driving apparatus, the driving apparatus is used for outputting a driving signal to drive an electro-phoretic display, and the driving apparatus includes a driving signal generator, a temperature sensor, and a selector. The driving signal generator generates a plurality of periodic alternative current signals and a plurality of direct current signals. The temperature sensor generates a temperature parameter by sensing an environment temperature. The selector is coupled to the driving signal generator and the temperature sensor. The selector selects one of the periodic alternative current signals or one of the direct current signals as the driving signal according to the temperature parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Min Sun, Chi-Mao Hung, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Yan-Liang Wu, Pei-Lin Tien
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Patent number: 9201279Abstract: A display device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a display medium layer. A displaying region, a first bonding region, and a second bonding region are defined in the upper substrate. The first and second boding regions are positioned at two sides of the displaying region. First upper bonding pads and second upper bonding pads are disposed in the first boding region and the second boding region respectively on the bottom surface of the upper substrate. Each first upper boding pad and each second upper boding pad connect with a corresponding odd strip-shaped electrode and a corresponding even strip-shaped electrode in the displaying region respectively. First and second lower bonding pads are disposed on the top surface of the lower substrate, each of which is electrically connected to one corresponding first upper bonding pads or one corresponding second upper bonding pads.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Patent number: 9197704Abstract: An electronic label system and an operation method thereof are provided. The electronic label system includes a control unit and a plurality of electronic label units. The control unit is used for sending display information. The electronic label units are coupled to the control unit to receive the display information and display according to the corresponding display information, respectively. The electronic label units respectively output a plurality of state information to the control unit so that the control unit can monitor operation states of the electronic label units according to the state information.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Min Sun, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Ming-Jong Jou, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 9147364Abstract: An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a coupling capacitor group, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. The coupling capacitor group includes a plurality of coupling capacitors. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is coupled to a storage capacitor and corresponds to a coupling capacitor, the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line, the coupling capacitor is coupled to another first scan line and the second scan line, and the coupling capacitor is not coupled to any pixel.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Patent number: 9082352Abstract: A driving method for an electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The method includes generating a common voltage by a common voltage generator held at a first voltage level before a polarity transfer, generating the common voltage held at a second voltage level when the polarity transfer starts during a first timing period, and generating the common voltage transfers held at a third voltage level during a second timing period after the first timing period, in which the second voltage level is between the first and the third voltageE levels.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Ping-Yueh Cheng, Chun-An Wei, Wen-Pin Chiu, Feng-Shou Lin
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Patent number: 9019198Abstract: A driving method of a passive displayed panel and a display apparatus are provided. The passive display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged into an array. The driving method includes following steps. Whether to display a first color frame or a second color frame on the passive display panel is determined according to a display frame. Whether to display a first color at each row or each column of the pixels of the passive display panel is determined according to the display frame. Whether to display a second color at each row or each column of the pixels of the passive display panel is determined according to the display frame. The first color or the second color is displayed column by column or row by row on the passive display panel at those portions of the display frame that do not display the first color or the second color.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Feng-Shou Lin, Wen-Pin Chiu, Chen-Hai Tsai, Chun-An Wei
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Publication number: 20150098122Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a display medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer, a second electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer and separated from the first electrode and a third electrode disposed between the display medium layer and the second substrate is provided. The display medium layer includes electrophoretic fluid and charged particles mixed into the electrophoretic fluid. Moreover, driving methods used to drive the electro-optical apparatus and another electro-optical apparatus are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Nien-En Liu, Kuo-Lung Fang, Yao-Jen Hsieh
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Patent number: 8973837Abstract: An electronic card including a first substrate, a control unit, a display unit and a driving circuit is provided. The control unit is disposed on the first substrate, receives an external voltage so as to convert the external voltage into an operation voltage, and selectively receives or provides display data. The driving circuit is disposed on the first substrate, coupled to the control unit and the display unit, and outputs a driving signal to the display unit to drive the display unit according the operation voltage and the display data.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Yu-Chun Tsai, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Shao-Wei Su, Chun-An Wei