Patents by Inventor Chia-Lin Liu

Chia-Lin Liu 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: 20100264847
    Abstract: A backlight module control system includes a plurality of backlight sub-modules, a control signals output unit, a voltage converter and a plurality of current control units. The control signals output circuit is for providing a voltage control signal, a current control signal and a plurality of PWM signals; the voltage converter is coupled to the control signals output circuit and the backlight sub-modules, and is for outputting an output voltage to the backlight sub-modules according to the voltage control signal; the current control units are coupled to the backlight sub-modules, respectively, and each current control unit is for determining a current of its corresponding backlight sub-module according to the current control signal, and each current control unit is further utilized for determining whether its corresponding backlight sub-module is enabled or not according to its corresponding PWM signal. In addition, only one backlight module is enabled at a same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo, Hun-Wei Chen, Ming-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100265271
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a backlight module is provided. The driving circuit has a dimming unit used for transmitting signals, wherein the dimming unit can adjust a current flowing through a light-emitting diode (LED) according a pulse width modulation signal and an enable signal, so as to adjust a light-emitting intensity of the LED. In the present invention, fewer devices are used to implement the dimming unit, and a transmission gate is replaced by a N-type transistor and a P-type transistor, such that a chip area and a circuit cost of the driving circuit are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo, Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20100263944
    Abstract: A sensor structure of a touch panel and a method of determining a touch signal generated by the same are disclosed. The sensor structure includes a plurality of sensor lines disposed on a surface of a substrate, and a control circuit electrically connected to the sensor lines. Each of the sensor lines has a plurality of conductive pads and a conductive line electrically connected the conductive pads. The control circuit receives a touch signal from one of the sensor lines. The touch signal is resulting from a touch capacitance generated between a touch and one of the conductive pads of the sensor line. The control circuit calculates the position of the touch based on the touch capacitance. In addition, the touch capacitance generated by a conductive pad close to the control circuit is larger than the touch capacitance generated by another conductive pad further away from the control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Lin, Ming-Ta Hsieh, Chih-Chung Chen, Hsueh-Fang Yin, Chia-Lin Liu
  • Publication number: 20100260418
    Abstract: An image processing method includes the following steps. First, an image data is provided. The image data includes at least one first image section and at least one second image section. Then, an image distribution data is provided. The image distribution data records a position of the first image section and a position of the second image section. Next, an encoding step is performed to bury the image distribution data in the image data so as to form a frame data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Tsai, Wen-Chih Tai, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Patent number: 7787062
    Abstract: A circuit for adjusting image is adapted for rear projection display. The circuit for adjusting image includes a parameter input unit, a data buffer unit, and a geometry transfer unit. The parameter input unit is used to provide a vertical and a horizontal axis amendment parameters. The data buffer unit couples the parameter input unit to buffer the vertical axis amendment parameter and the horizontal axis amendment parameter. The geometry transfer unit is used to receive input frame data with a plurality of pixels, and then every pixel's vertical axis coordinates multiply the vertical axis amendment parameter to transfer every pixel to a new vertical axis coordinate, and every pixel's horizontal axis coordinates multiply the horizontal axis amendment parameter to transfer every pixel to a new horizontal axis coordinate. Finally, the transferred new vertical and horizontal axis coordinates are transmitted to a display for displaying images for users to watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Shian-Jun Chiou, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20100171725
    Abstract: A method of driving scan lines of a flat panel display uses a gate clock signal, a gate start signal, and an output enabling signal to generate gate signals turning on two scan lines at the same time. The gate clock signal has a first group of clocks and a second group of clocks. The gate start signal has two pulses. The plurality of gate signals for controlling a plurality of scan lines are generated in sequence according to the gate clock signal and the gate start signal, and each gate signal has two pulses. The pulse of each gate signal in the first group of clocks is disabled and the pulse of each gate signal in the second group of clocks is outputted according to the output enabling signal. Thus, the plurality of gate signals can turn on two scan lines at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Tsai, Wen-Chih Tai, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20100164855
    Abstract: A backlight control method for an LCD panel is disclosed, and includes steps of dividing the LCD panel into a plurality of backlight areas; configuring an expanding area and a weighted area for each backlight area of the plurality of backlight areas; and determining backlight intensity of each backlight area according to a weighted average grayscale value calculated with all pixels inside the expanding area and the weighted area, wherein the expanding area is formed by expanding outwardly from each backlight area, and the weighted area is focused on the center of each backlight area and has a range not greater than that of the expanding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Chih-Ping Su, Chi-Chung Tsai, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20100149221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive circuit of light source by color sequential method for generating a full-color image based on sequential switching between red, green and blue illuminations. The drive circuit of light source by color sequential method includes a color-sequential control circuit and a plurality of radiating areas coupled to multiple light units. The color-sequential control circuit is connected to those radiating areas to control the operation thereof by the color sequential method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Ling LI, Wen-Chih Tai, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20100148679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a current-balance circuit and a backlight module having the same. The current balance circuit includes a current balance unit, a control unit, and a detection unit. The current balance unit is connected to a plurality of light units to regulate the current of the plurality of light units, independent from the effects of input voltage. The detection unit is connected to the plurality of light units and the current balance unit to detect the minimum operating voltage for the plurality of light units. The control unit, connected to the current balance unit, controls the operation of the plurality of light units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ke-Horng CHEN, Chia-Lin CHIU, Ling LI, Chia-Lin LIU, Chi-Neng MO
  • Publication number: 20100127672
    Abstract: A power supply device is disclosed in the present invention, which includes a DC-DC boost converter and a charge recycling circuit. The DC-DC boost converter is utilized for boosting an input voltage to generate an output voltage, and adjusting a voltage level of the output voltage according to a level switching signal. The charge recycling circuit is electrically connected to the DC-DC boost converter, and is utilized for generating a current path according to the level switching signal to recycle redundant charges from the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from high to low and to return stored charges back to the DC-DC boost converter when the output voltage is switched from low to high, so as to accelerate voltage switching of the output voltage and to reduce power consumption of the DC-DC boost converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chun-Yu Hsieh, Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20100066654
    Abstract: A three-dimensional display device including a collimated backlight module, a first display panel, a second display panel, and a lens array is provided. The collimated backlight module has a light-emitting surface and provides a light with a divergent angle smaller than 10° from the light-emitting surface. The first display panel having a plurality of first pixels is disposed on the collimated backlight module. The second display panel has a plurality of second pixels corresponding to the first pixels. The first display panel is disposed between the second display panel and the collimated backlight module. A depth distance is formed between the first display panel and the second display panel. The lens array is disposed adjacent to the second display panel and has a plurality of lenses corresponding to the second pixels. Therefore, the three-dimensional display device is capable of providing a wide visual angle and desirable depth characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Ching-Yi Hsu, Yu-Chen Chang, Chih-Ping Su, Chia-Lin Liu
  • Publication number: 20100039367
    Abstract: A driving apparatus, a driving method and a liquid crystal display (LCD) using the same are provided, wherein the method includes the following steps of: setting a color display sequence, wherein the color display sequence is RGBG, RGRB or RBGB; alternately reading frame data from a first frame register and a second register according to a frame period having three field periods; and sequentially displaying four color data in a cycle period having four field periods according to the color display sequence and the read frame data. By utilizing the method in the present invention, color loss of a field sequential color display occurred in a lower temperature environment is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Kuang-Lang Chen, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20100013755
    Abstract: A color sequential liquid crystal display (color-sequential-LCD) and an LCD panel driving method thereof are disclosed. By changing the arrangement of the pixel array in the LCD panel and turning on several rows of pixels in the LCD panel at the same time, so that the color sequential LCD of the present invention not only respectively reduces the scanning time of red, green and blue video data to make the liquid crystal molecules of all the pixels on the LCD panel have enough response time but also respectively increases the lighting-up time of the red, green and blue light emitting diodes of the back light module to promote the display brightness of the entire LCD panel. Therefore, the color sequential LCD of the present invention displays a single color or a full color image without the bottom color mixing phenomenon, and furthermore, the display brightness thereof can be promoted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Shian-Jun Chiou, Kuang-Lang Chen, Wen-Chih Tai, Chi-Neng Mo, Chia-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 7456908
    Abstract: A convergence calibration method for a display includes generating a test pattern of similar width with respect to a sensor and expanding the area of the test pattern from one side of the sensor until the whole sensor is illuminated. During the process of expanding the test pattern, the sensor continues to measure signals from the test patterns. Based on the maximum energy measured by the sensor, a digital judgment is performed for calculating convergence parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Ming-Tsung Ho, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20080165118
    Abstract: A back light module and a method for driving the back light module are disclosed. The back light module includes a plurality of light emitting units and a driving unit. The driving unit is electrically connected to the light emitting units and utilized for driving the light emitting units according to a switched-on number of the light emitting units and a dithering scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Patent number: 7396134
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for driving the light source of a projector are provided. The apparatus includes an adjustment unit, a lamp driver, a phase lock loop (PLL) and a mercury lamp. The adjustment unit provides an enabling signal and regulates the frequency of the enabling signal according to an indication signal. The lamp driver provides a driving signal according to the enabling signal and an input voltage, wherein the frequency of the driving signal is varied with the frequency of the enabling signal. The PLL provides a synchronized driving signal according to the driving signal and a vertical synchronization signal, wherein the synchronized driving signal is phase-synchronous with the frame field of the projector. The mercury lamp serves as the light source of the projector according to the synchronized driving signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Jin Lin, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20080079677
    Abstract: A method for driving a display device includes the following steps: providing a first displaying data to a first region of a display panel, wherein the first displaying data is a first color displaying data; providing a backlight source of the first color at the first region; and displaying a black color at a specific region neighboring to the first region. Accordingly two different colors will not neighbor with each other based on the above-mentioned method and thus the color deviation problem caused by different color backlight sources is solved by this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Kuang-Lang Chen, Chi-Neng Mo, Chia-Lin Liu
  • Publication number: 20070296592
    Abstract: A display panel module with a transparent radio frequency identification module is provided. The radio frequency identification module comprises a radio frequency identification chip and a transparent antenna electrically connected thereto. Since the antenna of the radio frequency identification module comprises transparent material, the antenna can be disposed on the surface of the display panel without views of the display panel being covered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Chi-Fang Huang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20070268279
    Abstract: A circuit for adjusting image is adapted for rear projection display. The circuit for adjusting image includes a parameter input unit, a data buffer unit, and a geometry transfer unit. The parameter input unit is used to provide a vertical and a horizontal axis amendment parameters. The data buffer unit couples the parameter input unit to buffer the vertical axis amendment parameter and the horizontal axis amendment parameter. The geometry transfer unit is used to receive input frame data with a plurality of pixels, and then every pixel's vertical axis coordinates multiply the vertical axis amendment parameter to transfer every pixel to a new vertical axis coordinate, and every pixel's horizontal axis coordinates multiply the horizontal axis amendment parameter to transfer every pixel to a new horizontal axis coordinate. Finally, the transferred new vertical and horizontal axis coordinates are transmitted to a display for displaying images for users to watch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Shian-Jun Chiou, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Patent number: 7290903
    Abstract: A projection display includes a housing, a display panel, a power plug for electrically connecting to an external power source and receiving power provided by the external power source, a light source electrically connected to the power plug for emitting light onto the display panel when receiving power from the power plug, a heat-ventilating device for ventilating heat generated by the light source to a region outside of the housing, a power storage device for storing power, and a power detector electrically connected to the heat-ventilating device, the power storage device, and the power plug for selectively electrically connecting the heat-ventilating device either to the power plug or to the power storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Shih-Tsung Yang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo