Patents by Inventor Chao-Lien Lin

Chao-Lien Lin 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).

  • Patent number: 8107040
    Abstract: A transflective LCD panel includes scan lines, data lines, transmissive pixels and reflective pixels. Each transmissive pixel is configured to receive a transmissive pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a first gray level related to the transmissive pixel voltage. Each reflective pixel receives a reflective pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a second gray level related to the reflective pixel voltage. When the transmissive pixel and the reflective pixel are used to display a same gray level, the transmissive pixel voltage and the reflective pixel voltage are predetermined such that corresponding first and second gray levels substantially equal each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Lien Lin, Ting-Yi Wu, Yi-Chin Lee
  • Patent number: 7852326
    Abstract: A display method used for a display which has a backlight module suitable to provide more than M types of primary color lights, where M=3. The display panel of the display has an array of pixel regions. The display method provides these pixels regions to display multiple image data to be display in multiple frame times. Each of the image data includes (L1N, L2N, . . . , LMN) each representing the brightness of the M primary color light in each pixel region, where N is a positive integer. The backlight module sequentially provides M-1 primary color lights within any two successive frame times, so allow the image data to drive the pixel regions. The first and the Mth primary color lights provide the frame times for these two successive frame times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chao-Lien Lin, Fu-Cheng Chen, Chung-Kuang Wei
  • Patent number: 7750997
    Abstract: A displaying method and device. The display device includes a back light module and a display panel. The back light module emits at least M color lights. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel areas arranged in array structure, wherein each pixel area comprises N color filters, and at least one of the color filters is for passing through a plurality of primary color lights. In the displaying method, the back light module provides at least M color lights in a frame time, and a frame is displayed by arranging the M color lights and the N color filters in each pixel area, wherein M?2 and N?2. Moreover, the display panel may include an active component array substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a color filter substrate. In addition, any two adjacent pixel areas can share at least one color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Chen, Chao-Lien Lin, Cheng-Jen Chu, Chung-Kuang Wei
  • Publication number: 20100157214
    Abstract: A transflective LCD panel includes scan lines, data lines, transmissive pixels and reflective pixels. Each transmissive pixel is configured to receive a transmissive pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a first gray level related to the transmissive pixel voltage. Each reflective pixel receives a reflective pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a second gray level related to the reflective pixel voltage. When the transmissive pixel and the reflective pixel are used to display a same gray level, the transmissive pixel voltage and the reflective pixel voltage are predetermined such that corresponding first and second gray levels substantially equal each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Lien LIN, Ting-Yi WU, Yi-Chin LEE
  • Patent number: 7616172
    Abstract: In a 3D display having a plurality of display regions and corresponding backlight regions, the image data is sequentially sent to the display regions. The respective light source(s) of the corresponding backlight region is/are turned ON after a response time of each display region, without waiting for a response time or times in the other display regions. The light source(s) is/are then turned OFF after a predetermined time period. The process repeats for further image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chao Lien Lin, Chien-Chih Huang
  • Publication number: 20090161044
    Abstract: Apparatus, devices, systems, and methods for wide viewing angle circular polarizers in transmissive and transflective displays. A liquid crystal display configuration can include two stacked circular polarizers, a liquid crystal layer, and a compensator between one of the circular polarizer and the liquid crystal layer to partially or fully compensate the liquid crystal layer. One of the circular polarizer is formed of a linear polarizer and a uniaxial quarter-wave plate, and the other circular polarizer is formed of a linear polarizer, a uniaxial quarter-wave plate, and a biaxial film interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Zhibing Ge, Ruibo Lu, Thomas Xinzhang Wu, Shin-Tson Wu, Chao-Lien Lin, Nai-Chin Hsu
  • Patent number: 7518678
    Abstract: A sub-pixel of a liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates. A color filter layer is formed on the first substrate and includes a first photoresist formed on a transparent region and a reflective region of the sub-pixel for blocking light of wavelengths outside a first range, a second photoresist formed on the reflective region of the sub-pixel for blocking light of wavelengths outside a second range that is different from the first range, and an intermediate area formed between and free of the first and second photoresists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yang-Min Kao, Chao-Lien Lin, Cheng-Jen Chu
  • Publication number: 20090066895
    Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including an active device array substrate having a plurality of pixel units, an opposite substrate having a plurality of cell-gap adjusting layers and a liquid crystal layer is provided. Each of the pixel units includes a transparent pixel electrode and a reflective pixel electrode. Each of the reflective pixel electrodes has at least one first slit at a boundary between a transmissive area and a reflective area, and the first slit is extended along the boundary. The cell-gap adjusting layers correspond to the reflective pixel electrodes, respectively. Edges of the cell-gap adjusting layers located near the boundary between the transmissive area and the reflective area are within the corresponding reflective pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Kuo, Yung-Shun Yang, Chang-Hao Yang, Cheng-Jen Chu, Chao-Lien Lin
  • Publication number: 20080123000
    Abstract: A transflective LCD panel includes scan lines, data lines, transmissive pixels and reflective pixels. Each transmissive pixel is configured to receive a transmissive pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a first gray level related to the transmissive pixel voltage. Each reflective pixel receives a reflective pixel voltage transmitted from one of the data lines and displays a second gray level related to the reflective pixel voltage. When the transmissive pixel and the reflective pixel are used to display a same gray level, the transmissive pixel voltage and the reflective pixel voltage are predetermined such that corresponding first and second gray levels substantially equal each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Lien Lin, Ting-Yi Wu, Yi-Chin Lee
  • Publication number: 20070165161
    Abstract: A sub-pixel of a liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates. A color filter layer is formed on the first substrate and includes a first photoresist formed on a transparent region and a reflective region of the sub-pixel for blocking light of wavelengths outside a first range, a second photoresist formed on the reflective region of the sub-pixel for blocking light of wavelengths outside a second range that is different from the first range, and an intermediate area formed between and free of the first and second photoresists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yang-Min Kao, Chao-Lien Lin, Cheng-Jen Chu
  • Publication number: 20070126691
    Abstract: In a 3D display having a plurality of display regions and corresponding backlight regions, the image data is sequentially sent to the display regions. The respective light source(s) of the corresponding backlight region is/are turned ON after a response time of each display region, without waiting for a response time or times in the other display regions. The light source(s) is/are then turned OFF after a predetermined time period. The process repeats for further image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chao Lien LIN, Chien-Chih HUANG
  • Publication number: 20060050049
    Abstract: A display method used for a display which has a backlight module suitable to provide more than M types of primary color lights, where M=3. The display panel of the display has an array of pixel regions. The display method provides these pixels regions to display multiple image data to be display in multiple frame times. Each of the image data includes (L1N, L2N, . . . , LMN) each representing the brightness of the M primary color light in each pixel region, where N is a positive integer. The backlight module sequentially provides M-1 primary color lights within any two successive frame times, so allow the image data to drive the pixel regions. The first and the Mth primary color lights provide the frame times for these two successive frame times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Chao-Lien Lin, Fu-Cheng Chen, Chung-Kuang Wei
  • Publication number: 20060007105
    Abstract: A displaying method and device. The display device includes a back light module and a display panel. The back light module emits at least M color lights. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel areas arranged in array structure, wherein each pixel area comprises N color filters, and at least one of the color filters is for passing through a plurality of primary color lights. In the displaying method, the back light module provides at least M color lights in a frame time, and a frame is displayed by arranging the M color lights and the N color filters in each pixel area, wherein M?2 and N?2. Moreover, the display panel may include an active component array substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a color filter substrate. In addition, any two adjacent pixel areas can share at least one color filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Cheng Chen, Chao-Lien Lin, Cheng-Jen Chu, Chung-Kuang Wei