Patents Assigned to Sipix Technology Inc.
  • Patent number: 8537105
    Abstract: An electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The electro-phoretic display apparatus mentioned above includes a plurality of pixel unit lines, a plurality of common voltage transferring lines, and a common voltage generator. The common voltage transferring lines extend and connect to a common line segment directly along a layout direction. The common voltage generator generates a common voltage and provides the common voltage for directly electrically connecting to a connection point on the common line segment. Moreover, the transfer timing delays of transferring the common voltage from the connection point to the first common voltage transferring line and the last common voltage transferring line are the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Chiu, Chun-An Wei, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Feng-Shou Lin
  • Publication number: 20130233930
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Tsai, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Shao-Wei Su, Chun-An Wei
  • Publication number: 20130235536
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Lung Cheng, Wei-Chieh Liao, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei
  • Publication number: 20130221112
    Abstract: An electronic card including a function indication area and a content display area is provided. The function indication area indicates an operational function of the electronic card. The content display area displays the content corresponding to the operational function. Accordingly, the user can comprehend the operational function of the electronic card through the function indication area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
  • Publication number: 20130176288
    Abstract: An electronic label system, which includes a control unit, a first net unit, a second net unit and a plurality of electronic label units is provided. The control unit is configured for sending out a display information. The first net unit is coupled to the control unit for converting the display information into a wireless display signal. The second net unit is coupled to the first net unit for receiving the wireless display signal and outputting a display control signal. The electronic label units are coupled in series to the second net unit to receive the display control signal and to respectively display according to the corresponding display control signal. In this way, the cost of the electronic label system is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: SiPix Technology Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130002406
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Min Sun, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Ming-Jong Jou, Chi-Mao Hung
  • Publication number: 20120098817
    Abstract: 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 voltage levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Yueh Cheng, Chun-An Wei, Wen-Pin Chiu, Feng-Shou Lin
  • Publication number: 20120098740
    Abstract: An electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The electro-phoretic display apparatus has a plurality of pixel units and is coupled to an alternating current (AC) common voltage. The electro-phoretic display apparatus includes a switching unit coupled between a path of a plurality of storage capacitors in the pixel units and the common voltage. The switching unit is turned off according to a control signal before the common voltage carries out a transition action. The switching unit is turned on according to the control signal after the common voltage carries out the transition action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Chiu, Chun-An Wei, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Feng-Shou Lin
  • Publication number: 20120099180
    Abstract: An electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The electro-phoretic display apparatus mentioned above includes a plurality of pixel unit lines, a plurality of common voltage transferring lines, and a common voltage generator. The common voltage transferring lines extend and connect to a common line segment directly along a layout direction. The common voltage generator generates a common voltage and provides the common voltage for directly electrically connecting to a connection point on the common line segment. Moreover, the transfer timing delays of transferring the common voltage from the connection point to the first common voltage transferring line and the last common voltage transferring line are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Chiu, Chun-An Wei, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Feng-Shou Lin
  • Publication number: 20120001958
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display and a driving method thereof are provided. The electrophoretic display includes a display panel, a storage unit, a timing controller (TCON). The display panel has a plurality of sub-pixels. The storage unit stores a plurality sets of driving waveforms, wherein the lengths of driving waveforms in the sets of driving waveforms are different from each other. The TCON has an analysis module, couples to the display panel and the storage unit, and receives an image signal having a plurality of display data. The analysis module analyzes the display data to obtain a analysis result. The TCON selects one of the sets of driving waveforms according to the analysis result, and drives the sub-pixels according to the selected set of driving waveforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Ting Liu, Hsu-Ping Tseng, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chi-Mao Hung, Ying Hua Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120001957
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display and a driving method thereof are provided. The electrophoretic display includes a display panel, a storage unit and a timing controller. The display panel has a plurality of sub pixels. The storage unit stores a plurality of sets of multiple-grayscale driving waveforms, in which the driving voltage scales of driving waveforms corresponding to a same grayscale in the sets of multiple-grayscale driving waveforms are different from each other. The timing controller is coupled to the storage unit and the display panel and receives an image signal, and when the image signal transmits a multiple-grayscale frame, the timing controller sequentially adopts the sets of multiple-grayscale driving waveforms to drive the sub pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Ting Liu, Hsu-Ping Tseng, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Wen-Pin Chiu, Pei-Lin Tien, Yan-Liang Wu, Ying Hua Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110221740
    Abstract: A driving method of an electrophoretic display having at least a display particle is provided. The driving method includes the following steps. A first voltage difference is applied to a data line in a first period, in which the data line corresponds to one of the display particles. At least a particle restore period is inserted in the first period, and a second voltage difference is applied to the data line in the particle restore periods, in which the second voltage difference is different from the first voltage difference. With this method disclosed here, the maxima brightness, maxima darkness, contrast ratio, color saturation, bistability, and image updating time can be largely improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Bo-Ru Yang, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei, Yao-Jen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7859742
    Abstract: A frequency conversion correction circuit for an electrophoretic display (EPD) which has a control circuit to capture pixel signals of a next picture and gets a corresponding update signal from a look up table to be output, and a driving circuit to provide a plurality set of potential difference signals corresponding to a plurality set of electrodes of an EPD panel according to the update signal. The EPD further has an environment detection device and a duty frequency judgment unit. The environment detection device detects the operation environments of the EPD and gets an environment parameter. The duty frequency judgment unit compares the preset signal value sections where the environment parameter is located and generates a duty frequency signal and sends to the driving circuit. The driving circuit changes and outputs the frequency of the potential difference signals in a fixed frame time according to the duty frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Sipix Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Chiu, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Feng-Shou Lin, Craig Lin, Bryan Chan
  • Patent number: 7687735
    Abstract: A packaging structure for depression switches includes an electronic substrate containing at least one switch electrode, a push-on switch located on the electronic substrate to connect the switch electrode to generate a command signal and a sealing member. The push-on switch and the electronic substrate form a first air chamber between them. The sealing member has a fastening portion to seal the push-on switch on the electronic substrate and a second air chamber formed with the electronic substrate to communicate with the first air chamber. By depressing the push-on switch to connect the switch electrode, air held in the first air chamber is squeezed and flows to the second air chamber without escaping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Sipix Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Chih Chien, Jung-Hsiu Chen