Patents by Inventor Chi-Feng Chuang
Chi-Feng Chuang 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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Patent number: 11545059Abstract: A display device includes a sensor pixel set having a maximal sensor pixel brightness value SV, a display pixel set having a display pixel brightness value DV, and a blurring pixel set disposed between the sensor pixel set and the display pixel set and having a blurring pixel brightness value BV. A minimal distance between the blurring pixel set and the sensor pixel set is Z and a minimal distance between the blurring pixel set and the display pixel set is (1?Z) to satisfy: BV=(1?Z)*SV+Z*DV.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Chi-Feng Chuang
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Publication number: 20220301472Abstract: A display device includes a sensor pixel set having a maximal sensor pixel brightness value SV, a display pixel set having a display pixel brightness value DV, and a blurring pixel set disposed between the sensor pixel set and the display pixel set and having a blurring pixel brightness value BV. A minimal distance between the blurring pixel set and the sensor pixel set is Z and a minimal distance between the blurring pixel set and the display pixel set is (1?Z) to satisfy: BV=(1?Z)*SV+Z*DV.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Chi-Feng Chuang
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Publication number: 20220246078Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a converting unit, a correcting unit, and an inverse converting unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive image data including plural grayscales respectively corresponding to subpixels of a delta RGB panel. The converting unit is configured to convert each of the grayscales into a luminance value corresponding to each of the subpixels. The correcting unit is configured to calculate a corrected luminance value of a target subpixel so as to improve slash jaggy effect and/or color shift effect of the delta RGB panel. The inverse converting unit is configured to convert the corrected luminance value into a corrected grayscale of the target subpixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventor: Chi-Feng CHUANG
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Patent number: 11222408Abstract: A method to smooth periphery pixels of an image includes operations. First, an image includes periphery pixels is provided. Each periphery pixel includes periphery sub-pixels. Each periphery sub-pixel includes a location parameter, a brightness parameter and a color parameter. Second, the image which includes the periphery pixels is displayed. Next, the periphery pixels are locked by targeting each periphery sub-pixel of each periphery pixel. The brightness parameter of each periphery sub-pixels is collected to target the periphery sub-pixels. Then, a smoothing operation is carried out to adjust the brightness parameters of the periphery sub-pixels to obtain adjusted brightness parameters. Afterwards, the periphery pixels with the adjusted brightness parameters are unlocked to obtain the image which has at least one smooth edge.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Chi-Feng Chuang
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Publication number: 20210174725Abstract: A sub-pixel rendering method includes: obtaining a digital image, in which the number of grey levels in the digital image is greater than a number of sub-pixel structures of a display panel; determining if each grey level is in a dark-on-bright texture; transforming the grey levels into sub-pixel luminances; performing a filter operation on the sub-pixel luminances according to a rendering mask to calculate rendered sub-pixel luminances, in which a weight of the rendering mask is increased if the corresponding sub-pixel luminance is in the dark-on-bright texture; transforming the rendered sub-pixel luminances into rendered grey levels, and driving the display panel according to the rendered grey levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventor: Chi-Feng CHUANG
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Patent number: 11030933Abstract: A sub-pixel rendering method includes: obtaining a digital image, in which the number of grey levels in the digital image is greater than a number of sub-pixel structures of a display panel; determining if each grey level is in a dark-on-bright texture; transforming the grey levels into sub-pixel luminances; performing a filter operation on the sub-pixel luminances according to a rendering mask to calculate rendered sub-pixel luminances, in which a weight of the rendering mask is increased if the corresponding sub-pixel luminance is in the dark-on-bright texture; transforming the rendered sub-pixel luminances into rendered grey levels, and driving the display panel according to the rendered grey levels.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Chi-Feng Chuang
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Patent number: 10943519Abstract: An image processing method and a display device are provided. The display device includes a computation circuit and a display panel. In the image processing method, at first, an original image including a straight line pattern and upper pixels is provided. The straight line pattern includes lower pixels opposite to the upper pixels. The display panel includes first lower sub-pixel structures corresponding to the first lower pixels and first upper sub-pixel structures corresponding to the first upper pixels. Thereafter, vertical sub-pixel rendering methods are performed on pixel luminances of the first lower pixels and the upper first upper pixels to obtain rendering sub-pixel luminances of the first lower pixels and the upper first upper pixels. Then, the first lower sub-pixel structures and the first upper sub-pixel structures are driven according to the rendering sub-pixel luminances.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Chi-Feng Chuang
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Publication number: 20200273392Abstract: An image processing method and a display device are provided. The display device includes a computation circuit and a display panel. In the image processing method, at first, an original image including a straight line pattern and upper pixels is provided. The straight line pattern includes lower pixels opposite to the upper pixels. The display panel includes first lower sub-pixel structures corresponding to the first lower pixels and first upper sub-pixel structures corresponding to the first upper pixels. Thereafter, vertical sub-pixel rendering methods are performed on pixel luminances of the first lower pixels and the upper first upper pixels to obtain rendering sub-pixel luminances of the first lower pixels and the upper first upper pixels. Then, the first lower sub-pixel structures and the first upper sub-pixel structures are driven according to the rendering sub-pixel luminances.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Chi-Feng CHUANG
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Patent number: 10650718Abstract: The sub-pixel rendering method includes: obtaining a digital image, in which the digital image includes multiple pixels, each of the pixels includes multiple grey levels, and the number of the grey levels in the digital image is greater than the number of the sub-pixel structures; performing a gamma transformation on each of the grey levels to obtain multiple sub-pixel luminances; performing a sub-pixel rendering algorithm on the sub-pixel luminances to obtain multiple rendered sub-pixel luminances; and transforming the rendered sub-pixel luminances into multiple rendered grey levels, and driving the display panel according to the rendered grey levels, in which the number of the rendered grey levels is equal to the number of the sub-pixel structures.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Chi-Feng Chuang
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Publication number: 20190347973Abstract: The sub-pixel rendering method includes: obtaining a digital image, in which the digital image includes multiple pixels, each of the pixels includes multiple grey levels, and the number of the grey levels in the digital image is greater than the number of the sub-pixel structures; performing a gamma transformation on each of the grey levels to obtain multiple sub-pixel luminances; performing a sub-pixel rendering algorithm on the sub-pixel luminances to obtain multiple rendered sub-pixel luminances; and transforming the rendered sub-pixel luminances into multiple rendered grey levels, and driving the display panel according to the rendered grey levels, in which the number of the rendered grey levels is equal to the number of the sub-pixel structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventor: Chi-Feng CHUANG
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Patent number: 10210826Abstract: A sub-pixel rendering method for a Delta RGBW panel and a Delta RGBW panel with sub-pixel rendering function are provided. The sub-pixel rendering method for a Delta RGBW panel is disclosed. The method comprises: utilizing a controller to classify all sub-pixels of the Delta RGBW panel into a first type of sub-pixels, a second type of sub-pixels, and a third type of sub-pixels; rendering the first type of sub-pixels by a left pixel, a current pixel, and a right pixel; rendering the second type of sub-pixels by a current pixel and a right pixel; and rendering the third type of sub-pixels by a left pixel and a current pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Chi-Feng Chuang
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Publication number: 20180240416Abstract: A sub-pixel rendering method for a Delta RGBW panel and a Delta RGBW panel with sub-pixel rendering function are provided. The sub-pixel rendering method for a Delta RGBW panel is disclosed. The method comprises: utilizing a controller to classify all sub-pixels of the Delta RGBW panel into a first type of sub-pixels, a second type of sub-pixels, and a third type of sub-pixels; rendering the first type of sub-pixels by a left pixel, a current pixel, and a right pixel; rendering the second type of sub-pixels by a current pixel and a right pixel; and rendering the third type of sub-pixels by a left pixel and a current pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventor: Chi-Feng Chuang