Patents by Inventor AU Optronics Corp.

AU Optronics Corp. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130113384
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a first lighting unit for generating output light according to a first current, a second lighting unit for generating output light according to a second current, a third lighting unit for generating output light according to a third current, a fourth lighting unit for generating output light according to a fourth current, a first power driving unit electrically connected to the first and third lighting units, and a second power driving unit electrically connected to the second and fourth lighting units. The second lighting unit is disposed between the first and third lighting units. The third lighting unit is disposed between the second and fourth lighting units. The first power driving unit is employed to drive the first and third currents. The second power driving unit is employed to drive the second and fourth currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
  • Publication number: 20130093742
    Abstract: A source driving system includes first and second source driving integrated circuits. The first driving integrated circuit includes a first source driver for receiving first display data and driving pixels in a first block of a display panel according to the first display data. The second source driving integrated circuit includes a second source driver electrically connected to the first source driver for receiving second display data and driving pixels in a second block of the display panel according to the second display data. The first and the second source drivers generate first and second display parameters according to the first and the second display data respectively. The second display parameter is transmitted from the second source driver to the first source driver. The first source driver generates a third display parameter according to the first and second parameters and transmits the third display parameter to the second source driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130093726
    Abstract: A sensing structure includes a display module, a sensing unit, an electronic component and a cover lens. The display module includes an active area. The sensing unit is disposed on the display module and overlaps at least part of the active area. The electronic component is disposed on the display module and outside the active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
  • Publication number: 20130082745
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a power supply, a plurality of conductive paths and a plurality of driving controller. The power supply is configured for providing a predetermined voltage. The conductive paths are connected to the power supply to receive the predetermined voltage. The driving controllers are connected to the conductive paths correspondingly. A first driving controller of the driving controllers has a first internal circuit configured for employing an internal voltage to perform functions provided by the first driving controller, and a resistance adjustment unit. The resistance adjustment unit is connected between a special conductive path and the first internal circuit. The second driving controller has a second internal circuit configured for employing a second internal voltage to perform functions provided by the second driving controller. A resistance value of the resistance adjustment unit is adjustable to make the first internal voltage same to the second internal voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130069914
    Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel includes M*N sub-pixels, at least m sub-pixels each include at least one photo sensitive area and at least one effective display area, the other n sub-pixels each include only at least one effective display area, M?2, N?1, m?M, m+n=M and m?0. A first color filter film is disposed over a photo sensor of the photo sensitive area and a second color filter film is disposed over the effective display area, wherein the color of the first and second color filter films are the same at the same sub-pixel. The photo sensors at the same column of the sub-pixels are electrically connected by a signal readout line, wherein only one signal readout line is disposed at every M column of the sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130070891
    Abstract: A shift register includes a plurality of shift register units coupled in series. Each shift register unit, receiving an input voltage at an input end and an output voltage at an output end, includes a node, a pull-up driving circuit, a pull-up circuit and first through third pull-down circuits. The pull-up driving circuit can transmit the input voltage to the node, and the pull-up circuit can provide the output voltage based on a high-frequency clock signal and the input signal. The first pull-down circuit can provide a bias voltage at the node or at the output end based on a first low-frequency clock signal. The second pull-down circuit can provide a bias voltage at the node or at the output end based on a second low-frequency clock signal. The third pull-down circuit can provide a bias voltage at the node or at the output end based on a feedback voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130063689
    Abstract: A method for forming the alignment films on the substrate and a pixel structure of a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The pixel structure comprises a plurality of pixel units arranged in arrays. Each of the pixel units comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, two first alignment films and two second alignment films. The first alignment film is different from the second alignment film. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The two first alignment films and the two second alignment films are individually disposed on the first substrate and the second substrate, while each of the first alignment films is disposed substantially opposite to one of the second alignment films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130062509
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a light-sensing element, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The light-sensing element has a first end and a second end electrically connected to a select line. The first transistor has a first end electrically connected to a first control line, a control end electrically connected to the first end, and a second end electrically connected to the first end of the light-sensing element. The second transistor has a first end electrically connected to a voltage source, a control end electrically connected to the first end of the light-sensing element, and a second end electrically connected to an output line. The light-sensing element uses the material of silicon rich oxide so that the light-sensing element can sense the luminance variance and have the characteristic of the capacitor for the level boost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130057513
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, an isolating layer, and a conductor. The first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and the isolating layer, on which the conductor is disposed. Each of the second and third electrodes is disposed on the second substrate and includes a contact surface. The second and third electrodes are not in contact with each other and are separated by a gap. The conductor is disposed in accordance with the location of the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130040527
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a transflective display. The method includes providing a first substrate; forming a first electrode thereon; providing a second substrate having a reflective area and a transmissive area opposite to the first substrate; forming a second electrode having a plurality of slits on the second substrate opposite to the first electrode; disposing a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and monomers between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the monomers have a weight ratio of about 0.1-20%; and polymerizing the monomers to form a plurality of non-liquid crystal polymers adjacent to the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.
  • Publication number: 20130021317
    Abstract: By way of enabling a reset signal while turning off a liquid crystal display, a method for decaying residual image of the liquid crystal display is capable of setting the corresponding gate signal of each of a plurality of gate lines of the liquid crystal display based on the reset signal being enabled. Accordingly, enhanced discharging processes on all the storage units of the liquid crystal display for fast decaying residual image can be performed via the data switches of the liquid crystal display turned on by the gate signals being set. The reset operation for performing discharging processes in response to the reset signal can be carried out based on a reset circuit for setting all the gate signals to become high-level signals, or based on a charging/discharging module for furnishing a high-level voltage directly to all the gate lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU Optronics Corp.