Patents by Inventor Cheng-Chiu Pai
Cheng-Chiu Pai 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).
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Publication number: 20140252964Abstract: A voltage generator includes a latch and a first voltage adjustment circuit. The latch includes a latch input terminal, a trigger terminal, a positive latch output terminal and a negative latch output terminal. The latch is configured to have the latch input terminal thereof for receiving an input signal, the trigger terminal thereof for receiving a trigger signal, the positive latch output terminal thereof for outputting a first latch output signal having a phase same as that of the input signal, and the negative latch output terminal thereof for outputting a second latch output signal having a phase opposite to that of the input signal. The first voltage adjustment circuit is electrically coupled to the latch and configured to output a first common voltage signal. A display device using the aforementioned voltage generator is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Ming-Hung WU, Cheng-Chiu PAI
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Patent number: 8754847Abstract: An interactive three-dimensional display system includes a three-dimensional display panel which has an optical sensor array, an interactive device which includes a projection light source and a shadow mask, and an image recognizing unit. The shadow mask has a pattern to define an image projected by the interactive device. The image is captured by the optical sensor array. The pattern includes two strip patterns which cross each other. The image includes two strip images which cross each other. The image recognizing unit is electrically connected with the optical sensor array and calculates relative positions of the interactive device and the three-dimensional display panel according to the image. A method of calculating the relative positions includes calculating according to the lengths of one of the strip patterns and one of the strip images, and a divergent angle and tilt angle of the projection light source.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Pi-Cheng Wu, Guo-Zhen Wang, Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20140160096Abstract: A display includes a source driver, a demultiplexer, a first data line, a second data line, a first pixel and a second pixel. The demultiplexer includes a first pixel signal transmission unit and a second pixel signal transmission unit. The first pixel signal transmission unit includes a first sub-pixel signal transmission unit, a second sub-pixel signal transmission unit and a third sub-pixel signal transmission unit. The first sub-pixel signal transmission unit and the second sub-pixel signal transmission unit share a drain. A second pixel signal transmission unit next to the first pixel signal transmission unit includes a fourth sub-pixel signal transmission unit, a fifth sub-pixel signal transmission unit and a sixth sub-pixel signal transmission unit. The fourth sub-pixel signal transmission unit and the fifth sub-pixel signal transmission unit share another drain.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Kuo-Ming Li, Cheng-Chiu Pai, Chun-Hung Kuo, Yu-Hsuan Li
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Patent number: 8692142Abstract: The invention provides a circuit for determining positions of contacts on a capacitive position detecting panel. The capacitive position detecting panel includes a plurality of sensing lines and driving lines. The circuit includes a plurality of first amplifiers and second amplifiers. The first amplifiers respectively connect to the sensing lines, and the second amplifiers respectively connect to the driving lines. Input nodes of the first amplifiers are connected to a first input signal source, and input nodes of the second amplifiers are selectively connected to the first input signal source or a second input signal source. When the circuit is operated under a first operation mode, the input nodes of the second amplifiers are connected to the first input signal source; and when the circuit is operated under a second operating mode, the input modes of a plurality of specific second amplifiers are connected to the second input signal source.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chung-Chun Chen, Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20140009457Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a display driving method are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel includes several pixel units, several scan lines, several common electrode lines coupled with the pixel units and several common electrode control units. The common electrode control units are configured for controlling the voltage levels of the common electrode lines. Each one of the common electrode control units generates a first output signal and a second output signal opposite to the first output signal according to the former common electrode controlling unit and two adjacent scan lines. The to common electrode controlling unit controls a voltage level on one of the common electrode lines according to the first output signal, and outputs the first output signal and the opposite second output signal to the next common electrode control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ming-Hung WU, Cheng-Chiu PAI
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Patent number: 8446552Abstract: A pixel array of a fringe field switching (FFS) liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data line, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of common lines. The gate lines are disposed parallel to each other along a first direction. The data lines are disposed parallel to each other along a second direction. A plurality of sub-pixel regions is defined by the gate lines and the data lines. The common lines are disposed along the first direction and electrically isolated from each other. Each of the common lines includes a plurality of common electrodes extending along the second direction. The two adjacent common electrodes of each common line are respectively disposed in the two adjacent sub-pixel regions which are located in different rows.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventor: Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20120249943Abstract: A pixel array of a fringe field switching (FFS) liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data line, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of common lines. The gate lines are disposed parallel to each other along a first direction. The data lines are disposed parallel to each other along a second direction. A plurality of sub-pixel regions is defined by the gate lines and the data lines. The common lines are disposed along the first direction and electrically isolated from each other. Each of the common lines includes a plurality of common electrodes extending along the second direction. The two adjacent common electrodes of each common line are respectively disposed in the two adjacent sub-pixel regions which are located in different rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventor: Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20120249496Abstract: A pixel array of a fringe field switching (FFS) liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data line, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of common lines, and a plurality of pixel units aligned in an array configuration. The gate lines are disposed parallel to each other along a first direction. The data lines are disposed parallel to each other along a second direction. Each of the pixel units includes at least one sub-pixel region. The common lines are disposed along the first direction and electrically isolated from each other. Each of the common lines includes a plurality of common electrodes extending along the second direction. The two adjacent common electrodes of each common line are respectively disposed in the two adjacent pixel units which are located in different rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventor: Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20120235965Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device free of upper substrate, a plurality of independent common lines are provided, and a specified one of the plurality of common lines is electrically coupled to a specified group of pixels. A voltage level of the specified common line is changed from a first level to a second level before data are written into the specified group of pixels; and the voltage level of the specified common line is kept at the second level after the data are written into the specified group of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventor: Cheng-Chiu PAI
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Publication number: 20120235950Abstract: The invention provides a circuit for determining positions of contacts on a capacitive position detecting panel. The capacitive position detecting panel includes a plurality of sensing lines and driving lines. The circuit includes a plurality of first amplifiers and second amplifiers. The first amplifiers respectively connect to the sensing lines, and the second amplifiers respectively connect to the driving lines. Input nodes of the first amplifiers are connected to a first input signal source, and input nodes of the second amplifiers are selectively connected to the first input signal source or a second input signal source. When the circuit is operated under a first operation mode, the input nodes of the second amplifiers are connected to the first input signal source; and when the circuit is operated under a second operating mode, the input modes of a plurality of specific second amplifiers are connected to the second input signal source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Chung-Chun Chen, Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Patent number: 8228302Abstract: A display apparatus and a data read-out controller thereof are provided. The display apparatus comprises a touch display module, a first data read-out controller, and a second data read-out controller. Each of the first and the second data read-out controllers comprises a first read-out switch, a second read-out switch, a first sampling unit, and a second sampling unit. According to the time division multiple output operated by the first sampling units, the first read-out switches, the second sampling units, and the second read-out switches of the first and the second data read-out controllers, the number of the output points and power loss can be reduced effectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chung-Chun Chen, Cheng-Chiu Pai, Yu-Hsuan Li
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Patent number: 8179359Abstract: A buffer circuit includes a driving circuit, a biasing circuit, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, a sixth switch, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. Both the first and second switches are turned on in response to a high voltage level of a first switching signal. Both the third and fourth switches are turned on in response to a high voltage level of a second switching signal. Both the fifth and sixth switches are turned on in response to a high voltage level of a third switching signal. The first capacitor stores a voltage drop of the driving circuit when the first switching signal is at high voltage level, and the second capacitor stores the voltage drop of the driving circuit when the second switching signal is at high voltage level. Output of the buffer circuit is almost identical to input due to an offset of the voltage stored in the second capacitor when the third switching signal is at high voltage level.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventor: Cheng-chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20120086672Abstract: A method for locating a touch position is provided. The method is adaptable to an optical touch panel, wherein the optical touch panel has a plurality of visible light sensors and a plurality of corresponding invisible light sensors that are arranged as an array. In the present method, sensing signals of the visible light sensors and the invisible light sensors are read. The sensing signal of each visible light sensor is converted into a first binary code according to a first setting parameter, and the sensing signal of each invisible light sensor is converted into a second binary code according to a second setting parameter and a third setting parameter. An AND operation is performed on all the first binary codes and all the second binary codes to obtain a plurality of logic operation values, so as to locate a position touched by a user on the optical touch panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hung-Wei Tseng, Cheng-Chiu Pai, Shu-Wen Tzeng, An-Thung Cho
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Patent number: 8077130Abstract: A method for driving an LCD device having a plurality of sets of gate lines is disclosed. The method includes sequentially enabling odd gate lines of a first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a first common voltage during a first interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of the first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a second common voltage during a second interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of a second set of gate lines in descending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the second common voltage during a third interval, and sequentially enabling odd gate lines of the second set of gate lines in descending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the first common voltage during a fourth interval.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Cheng-Chiu Pai, Tsang-Hong Wang, Chung-Chun Chen, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li, Chung-Lung Li
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Publication number: 20110227819Abstract: An interactive three-dimensional display system includes a three-dimensional display panel which has an optical sensor array, an interactive device which includes a projection light source and a shadow mask, and an image recognizing unit. The shadow mask has a pattern to define an image projected by the interactive device. The image is captured by the optical sensor array. The pattern includes two strip patterns which cross each other. The image includes two strip images which cross each other. The image recognizing unit is electrically connected with the optical sensor array and calculates relative positions of the interactive device and the three-dimensional display panel according to the image. A method of calculating the relative positions includes calculating according to the lengths of one of the strip patterns and one of the strip images, and a divergent angle and tilt angle of the projection light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Pi-Cheng Wu, Guo-Zhen Wang, Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20100321341Abstract: The present invention provides a photo sensor, a method of forming the photo sensor, and a related optical touch device. The photo sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first silicon-rich dielectric layer and a second silicon-rich dielectric layer. The first silicon-rich dielectric layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode for sensing infrared rays, and the second silicon-rich dielectric layer is disposed between the first silicon-rich dielectric layer and the second electrode for sensing visible light beams. The multi-layer structure including the first silicon-rich dielectric layer and the second silicon-rich dielectric layer enables the single photo sensor to effectively detect both infrared rays and visible light beams. Moreover, the single photo sensor is easily integrated into an optical touch device to form optical touch panel integrated on glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: An-Thung Cho, Chia-Tien Peng, Hung-Wei Tseng, Cheng-Chiu Pai, Yu-Hsuan Li, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
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Patent number: 7834671Abstract: An analog buffer having voltage compensation mechanism is disclosed for use in a source driving circuit of a liquid crystal display. The analog buffer includes a reference voltage generator, a plurality of capacitors, a plurality of switches, and a plurality of transistors. Each of the capacitors is utilized to store the gate-source voltage of the corresponding turn-on transistor for performing gate-source voltage compensation operation based on the reference voltages provided by the reference voltage generator. Each of the switches functions to control gate-source voltage compensation operation and is turned on/off in response to a corresponding control signal. The analog buffer is capable of compensating the gate-source voltages of turn-on transistors for generating an output voltage having an acceptable tiny offset with respect to an input voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chung-Chun Chen, Cheng-Chiu Pai
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Patent number: 7792237Abstract: A shift register is used for outputting an output pulse at output end in response to a delay of an input pulse received at an input end. The shift register includes a controller, a pre-charging switch, a level shifting switch, and an output generator. The controller is used for generating a level switching signal. The pre-charging switch is used for conducting a first supply voltage to a level shifting node in response to the input pulse. The level shifting switch turns on in response to the level switching signal. The output generator is used for generating the output pulse at the output end, when the level shifting switch turns on.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chung-chun Chen, Hung-yu Chiou, Cheng-chiu Pai
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Publication number: 20100164850Abstract: A liquid display panel driving method to drive a plurality of pixels of a liquid display panel in a frame period comprising a plurality of data input intervals is provided. Each pixel comprises first and second capacitors coupled to a first and second common electrode respectively. The liquid display panel driving method comprises the steps of: keeping the second common electrode at the same voltage level; modifying the voltage of the first common electrode of each pixel along a row of scan line to perform a first pre-charge before the data input interval; turning on the pixels to make each pixel receive the data voltage from the data lines during the data input interval; and turning off the pixels and modifying the voltage of the first common electrode to further set the voltage of each of the pixels to a target level after the data input interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng-Chiu Pai, Deniz Yurdasen, Chun-Huai Li, Kung-Yi Chan, Chun-Hung Kuo, Huan-Hsin Li
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Patent number: 7746331Abstract: A source-follower-type analogue buffer with an active load, a new compensating operation and a display with the source-follower-type analogue buffers are developed to minimize the variation from both the charging time and the device characteristics and maximize the range of the input voltage. In the source-follower-type analogue buffer, during a compensation period, a voltage drop is stored in a proposed storage capacitor, and during a data-input period, the output voltage is compensated by the voltage stored in the storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.Inventors: Ya-Hsiang Tai, Cheng-Chiu Pai