Patents by Inventor Chi-Mao Hung
Chi-Mao Hung 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: 20140210701Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes an electrophoretic panel and a plurality of first scan lines. The electrophoretic panel has a first axis direction. The plurality of first scan lines are installed on the first axis direction. A coupled line parallel to the first axis direction is installed between each two adjacent first scan lines, and the coupled line is coupled to ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Publication number: 20140204012Abstract: An electrophoretic display and method for driving panel using the same are provided. The electrophoretic display includes a display panel and a driving circuit. The display panel includes a plurality of column data lines and a plurality of row scan lines. The driving circuit provides a plurality of data driving signals to the column data lines, and provides a plurality of scan signals to row scan lines. Each of the scan signals has a plurality of scan enable periods, and each of the scan enable periods includes a plurality of scan interval periods. Each of the scan signals is floating or grounding during the scan interval periods. Each of the data driving signals includes a plurality of data driving periods, and each of the data driving periods includes a plurality of driving interval period. Each of the data driving signals is floating or grounding during the driving interval period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Publication number: 20140206292Abstract: An electronic shelf label (ESL) system is disclosed. The ESL system includes a shelf, at least an ESL, and a radio-frequency (RF) signal transceiver. The ESL is disposed on the shelf. The ESL includes a RF antenna, and the RF antenna defines a signal transmitting H-plane. The RF signal transceiver transceives data with the ESL through the RF antenna, wherein, a connection line between the RF signal transceiver and the RF antenna has an included angle smaller than a pre-determined angle with the signal transmitting H-plane of the RF antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology IncInventors: Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Chih-Yuan Hsu
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Publication number: 20140198088Abstract: The present invention provides a driving apparatus, the driving apparatus is used for outputting a driving signal to drive an electro-phoretic display, and the driving apparatus includes a driving signal generator, a temperature sensor, and a selector. The driving signal generator generates a plurality of periodic alternative current signals and a plurality of direct current signals. The temperature sensor generates a temperature parameter by sensing an environment temperature. The selector is coupled to the driving signal generator and the temperature sensor. The selector selects one of the periodic alternative current signals or one of the direct current signals as the driving signal according to the temperature parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Wei-Min Sun, Chi-Mao Hung, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Yan-Liang Wu, Pei-Lin Tien
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Publication number: 20140192000Abstract: A display system includes a display panel and an electrophoretic touch panel. The electrophoretic touch panel is optionally coupled to or separated from the display panel. When the electrophoretic touch panel is coupled to the display panel, the electrophoretic touch panel displays an input interface for inputting a signal to the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Chi-Mao Hung, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Kuan-Chang Ho, Yee-Hua Tsai
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Publication number: 20140118912Abstract: A display device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a display medium layer. A displaying region, a first bonding region, and a second bonding region are defined in the upper substrate. The first and second boding regions are positioned at two sides of the displaying region. First upper bonding pads and second upper bonding pads are disposed in the first boding region and the second boding region respectively on the bottom surface of the upper substrate. Each first upper boding pad and each second upper boding pad connect with a corresponding odd strip-shaped electrode and a corresponding even strip-shaped electrode in the displaying region respectively. First and second lower bonding pads are disposed on the top surface of the lower substrate, each of which is electrically connected to one corresponding first upper bonding pads or one corresponding second upper bonding pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Patent number: 8674931Abstract: A method for updating display image of an electrophoretic display panel and an electrophoretic display apparatus using the same are provided. In the aforementioned method, the gate lines of the electrophoretic display panel are divided into a first group and a second group. The display data related to pixels coupled to the gate lines of the first group need not to be updated. Furthermore, the display data related to at least one of the pixels coupled to the gate lines of the second group need to be updated. The first type gate pulses are provided to the gate lines of the first group respectively, and second type gate pulses are provided to the gate lines of the second group respectively. The second type gate pulse has a predetermined pulse width. The pulse width of the first type gate pulse is shorter than the predetermined pulse width.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Min Sun, Chi-Mao Hung, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Kai-Hong Wang, Hong-Zhang Lin
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Publication number: 20140062391Abstract: An electronic card including an antenna, a chip, a charging circuit and a battery is provided. The antenna receives an external electric signal, and the chip is coupled to the antenna, so as to receive the external electric signal and provide a demodulated electric signal. The charging circuit is coupled to the chip, receives the demodulated electric signal and converts the demodulated electric signal to generate a charging power. The battery is coupled to the charging circuit, wherein, the charging circuit provides the charging power to the battery according to a residual electricity of the battery, so as to charge the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Yao-Jen Hsieh, Ming-Jong Jou, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun
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Patent number: 8605032Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Chun-Ting Liu, Hsu-Ping Tseng, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 8570480Abstract: A display device having slim border-area architecture is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of auxiliary gate lines and a driving module. The substrate includes a display area and a border area. The data lines, the gate lines and the auxiliary gate lines are disposed in the display area. The driving module is disposed in the border area. The gate lines are crossed with the data lines perpendicularly. The auxiliary gate lines are parallel with the data lines. Each auxiliary gate line is electrically connected to one corresponding gate line. The data and auxiliary gate lines are electrically connected to the driving module based on an interlace arrangement. Further disclosed is a driving method for delivering gate signals provided by the driving module to the gate lines via the auxiliary gate lines.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Chen Chiang, Chih-Hung Shih, Maw-Song Chen, Tzu-Wei Ho, Ching-Huan Lin, Yu-Hsuan Li, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Ya-Ting Hsu, Chi-Mao Hung, Ken-Ming Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen
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Publication number: 20130249782Abstract: An electrophoretic display module and an operating method thereof and an electrophoretic display system using the same are provided. The electrophoretic display system includes an electronic device and the electrophoretic display module. The electronic device is configured to transmit a data wireless signal and a power wireless signal, wherein a frequency of the power wireless signal is smaller than a frequency of the data wireless signal. The electrophoretic display module is configured to receive the data wireless signal and the power wireless signal, transform the power wireless signal into an operating power, and perform a predetermined operation according to the data wireless signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Chain-Tin Wu, Ming-Jong Jou, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun
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Publication number: 20130250397Abstract: An electrophoretic display (EPD) including a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of pixel units is provided. The first electrodes are arranged in parallel and configured to receive a plurality of first electrode driving signals. The second electrodes are arranged in parallel and disposed perpendicular to the first electrodes, and the second electrodes are configured to receive a plurality of second electrode scanning signals. The pixel units are respectively arranged between the first electrodes and the second electrodes as an array. Each pixel unit includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the corresponding first electrode. The first terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor, and the second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the corresponding second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu
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Patent number: 8542174Abstract: Display panels buffering display data from a data driver. The display panel comprises a first signal line, a first data line, a first scan line interlaced with the first data line, a first pixel coupled to the first data line and the first scan line, a first switching element comprising a first terminal coupled to the first data line, a first storage capacitor coupled between a second terminal of the first switching element and a ground, and a second switching element coupled to the first storage capacitor and the first signal line.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Chih Chang, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 8542173Abstract: Display panels buffering display data from a data driver. The display panel comprises a first signal line, a first data line, a first scan line interlaced with the first data line, a first pixel coupled to the first data line and the first scan line, a first switching element comprising a first terminal coupled to the first data line, a first storage capacitor coupled between a second terminal of the first switching element and a ground, and a second switching element coupled to the first storage capacitor and the first signal line.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Chih Chang, Chi-Mao Hung
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Publication number: 20130235536Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Hsiao-Lung Cheng, Wei-Chieh Liao, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei
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Patent number: 8531458Abstract: An exemplary method of determining a pointing object position for three-dimensional interactive system, adapted for an interaction between a pointing object and a three-dimensional interaction display with embedded optical sensors. The method includes the steps of: acquiring a two-dimensional detected light intensity distribution caused by the pointing object acting on the three-dimensional interaction display; obtaining two light-shading intensity maximum values according to the two-dimensional detected light intensity distribution; and determining a one-dimensional positional information of the pointing object on a distance direction of the pointing object relative to the three-dimensional interaction display by use of the positional distance between the two light-shading intensity maximum values.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Guo-Zhen Wang, Tsung-Wei Pai, Pi-Cheng Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Yi-Chien Wen, Tsung-Hsien Hsieh
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Patent number: 8471792Abstract: A display device includes a data line, a first and second pixel rows and a first and second gate control lines all formed on a substrate. The first pixel row includes a plurality of pixels each containing two neighboring first sub-pixel and second sub-pixel, the first sub-pixel is coupled to the data line, the second sub-pixel is coupled to the data line through the first sub-pixel. The second pixel row is neighboring with the first pixel row and includes a plurality of pixels each containing two neighboring third sub-pixel and fourth sub-pixel, the third sub-pixel is coupled to the data line, the fourth sub-pixel is coupled to the data line through the third sub-pixel. The first and second gate control lines respectively are for enabling the first and second sub-pixels and both are not used to enable the third and fourth sub-pixels. A driving method of gate control lines also is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ken-Ming Chen, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 8405593Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality gate lines, a pixel matrix, and a source driver. The pixel matrix includes an mth pixel column and an (m+1)th pixel column. The odd-numbered pixels of the mth pixel column are coupled to an mth data line and corresponding odd-numbered gate lines. The even-numbered pixels of the mth pixel column is coupled to an (m+1)th data line and corresponding even-numbered gate lines. The odd-numbered pixels of the (m+1)th pixel column is coupled to the (m+1)th data line and corresponding odd-numbered gate lines. The even-numbered pixels of the (m+1)th pixel column is coupled to an (m+2)th data line and corresponding even-numbered gate lines. The gate driver outputs the data driving signals having a first polarity to the odd-numbered data lines, and outputs the data driving signals having a second polarity to the even-numbered data lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Sheng-Chao Liu, Tsang-Hong Wang, Chi-Mao Hung, Chung-Lung Li, Shih-Hsiang Chou
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Publication number: 20130002406Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Wei-Min Sun, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Ming-Jong Jou, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 8344990Abstract: A display panel with half source driver structure and a display data supplying method thereof are disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of gate driving circuits, a data line, a plurality of first gate lines and second gate lines, a plurality of first pixels and second pixels. The first pixels are arranged along the data line and form two columns. The first pixels are disposed at one side of the data line and electrically coupled to the respective first gate lines. The second pixels are arranged along the data line and form two columns. The second pixels are disposed at an opposite side of the data lines and electrically coupled to the respective second gate lines. The data line has a bending portion between each two sequentially connected first pixels. The gate driving circuits are electrically coupled to the first gate lines and the second gate lines.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ken-Ming Chen, Chi-Mao Hung, Chao-Liang Lu