Patents by Inventor Chia-Wei Kuo

Chia-Wei Kuo 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: 20170352319
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a display unit, a driving unit, a reset unit, a data unit, and a storage unit. The display unit is electrically coupled to a first supply voltage source. The driving unit has one end electrically coupled to the display unit and has another end electrically coupled to a second supply voltage source. The driving unit charges the display unit. The reset unit is electrically coupled to the driving unit and the display unit, and provides a reset voltage to an operating node between the driving unit and the display unit. The data unit is electrically coupled to the driving unit and provides a data voltage to the driving unit. The storage unit stores a voltage difference between the operating node and a data node between the data unit and the driving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tokuro OZAWA, Koji AOKI, Chia-Che HUNG, Chia-Wei KUO, Chia-Ting HSIEH, Bo-Shiang TZENG
  • Patent number: 9799291
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a first capacitor, a data input unit, a liquid crystal capacitor, a control unit and a driving unit. The first capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is configured for receiving a first reference voltage. The data input unit is configured for inputting a data signal to the second terminal of the first capacitor according to a first scanning signal. The liquid crystal capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal receives a first operating signal. The control unit is configured to control a voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor according to a second scanning signal. The driving unit is configured to control the voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor in response to the data input unit is disabled by the first scanning signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Che Hung, Tokuro Ozawa, Chia-Ting Hsieh, Bo-Shiang Tzeng, Chia-Wei Kuo, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20170154591
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a first capacitor, a data input unit, a liquid crystal capacitor, a control unit and a driving unit. The first capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is configured for receiving a first reference voltage. The data input unit is configured for inputting a data signal to the second terminal of the first capacitor according to a first scanning signal. The liquid crystal capacitor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal receives a first operating signal. The control unit is configured to control a voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor according to a second scanning signal. The driving unit is configured to control the voltage of the second terminal of the liquid crystal capacitor in response to the data input unit is disabled by the first scanning signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Che HUNG, Tokuro Ozawa, Chia-Ting Hsieh, Bo-Shiang Tzeng, Chia-Wei Kuo, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20160187743
    Abstract: A pixel structure of a transparent LCD panel includes a pixel and liquid crystal molecules. The pixel includes a white sub-pixel and a color sub-pixel. In a transparent display mode, a first alignment region and a second alignment region of the white sub-pixel and a first alignment region and a second alignment region of the color sub-pixel have a transparent display grayscale, and a third alignment region and a fourth alignment region of the color sub-pixel have a non-transparent display grayscale. In an image display mode, the first alignment region and the second alignment region of the white sub-pixel have the non-transparent display grayscale, and the first alignment region, the second alignment region, the third alignment region and the fourth alignment region of the color sub-pixel have an image display grayscale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Kuo, Yi-Yang Liao, Ching-Huan Lin, Ting-Wei Guo, Kun-Ying Hsin, Bo-Shiang Tzeng, Kang-Hung Liu, Jen-Kuei Lu, Norio Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20160187728
    Abstract: A pixel structure of a transparent LCD panel includes an array substrate, a pixel and a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The pixel comprises a first alignment region and a second alignment region. The liquid crystal molecules are disposed in the pixel. In a transparent display mode, the liquid crystal molecules disposed in the first alignment region and the second alignment region have substantially the same aligning direction. In an image display mode, the liquid crystal molecules disposed in the first alignment region and the second alignment region have different aligning directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Kuo, Yi-Yang Liao, Ching-Huan Lin, Ting-Wei Guo, Kun-Ying Hsin, Bo-Shiang Tzeng, Kang-Hung Liu, Jen-Kuei Lu, Norio Sugiura
  • Patent number: 9322977
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate, at least one light source and at least one reflective body. The light guide plate is disposed below the display panel. The light guide plate has a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface, a rear surface, a plurality of concave microstructures and a plurality of reflective bodies. The rear surface is located farther away from the display panel than the light-emitting surface is. The light-incident surface is connected to the light-emitting surface and the rear surface. The concave microstructures are located on the rear surface. The reflective bodies are respectively located in the concave microstructures. The light source is disposed opposite to the light-incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Kuo, Bo-Shiang Tzeng, Yi-Yang Liao, Kun-Ying Hsin, Ching-Huan Lin, Chin-Tang Chuang, Yi-Hsiang Lai, Norio Sugiura
  • Patent number: 9202405
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of unit regions is provided. The unit regions are arranged along a first direction and a second direction to form a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. Each of the unit regions of the display panel includes a plurality of first color sub-pixels, a plurality of second color sub-pixels, and a plurality of third color sub-pixels. In any of the rows, a first pitch between any one of the first color sub-pixels and a next of the first color sub-pixels has at least four kinds of distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Yang Liao, Chia-Wei Kuo, Kun-Ying Shin, Ching-Huan Lin
  • Publication number: 20150228214
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of unit regions is provided. The unit regions are arranged along a first direction and a second direction to form a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. Each of the unit regions of the display panel includes a plurality of first color sub-pixels, a plurality of second color sub-pixels, and a plurality of third color sub-pixels. In any of the rows, a first pitch between any one of the first color sub-pixels and a next of the first color sub-pixels has at least four kinds of distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Yang Liao, Chia-Wei Kuo, Kun-Ying Shin, Ching-Huan Lin
  • Publication number: 20150192727
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate, at least one light source and at least one reflective body. The light guide plate is disposed below the display panel. The light guide plate has a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface, a rear surface, a plurality of concave microstructures and a plurality of reflective bodies. The rear surface is located farther away from the display panel than the light-emitting surface is. The light-incident surface is connected to the light-emitting surface and the rear surface. The concave microstructures are located on the rear surface. The reflective bodies are respectively located in the concave microstructures. The light source is disposed opposite to the light-incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Wei KUO, Bo-Shiang TZENG, Yi-Yang LIAO, Kun-Ying HSIN, Ching-Huan LIN, Chin-Tang CHUANG, Yi-Hsiang LAI, Norio SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20140369072
    Abstract: A transparent display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of white sub-pixels and a plurality of color sub-pixels that are mixedly arranged. The display apparatus also includes a control module for controlling the white sub-pixels and the color sub-pixels. When the display apparatus is in a transparent mode, the control module reduces or stops light emitting from the color sub-pixels and allows at least a part of ambient light behind the white sub-pixels to emit from the white sub-pixels to achieve the see-through effect. When the display apparatus is in a display mode, the control module adjusts at least one of the white or color sub-pixels to ensure that light from the white sub-pixels is far less than light from the color sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Yang Liao, Chia-Wei Kuo, Bo-Shiang Tseng, Ching-Huan Lin
  • Publication number: 20140104547
    Abstract: A pixel structure of transparent LCD panel includes a pixel, a pixel electrode and liquid crystal molecules. The pixel consists of a first alignment region and a second alignment region having different aligning directions. The pixel electrode includes a main electrode disposed between the first alignment region and the second alignment region, and branch electrodes. The main electrode is a bar-shaped electrode. A portion of the branch electrodes are connected to one side of the main electrode and extending along a first direction to the first alignment region, another portion of the branch electrodes are connected to the other side of the main electrode and extending along a second direction to the second alignment region. The first direction and the second direction are opposite and parallel, the an included angle between the first direction and the gate line is between 45±10 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Kuo, Yi-Yang Liao, Ching-Huan Lin, Ting-Wei Guo, Kun-Ying Shin, Bo-Shiang Tseng, Kang-Hung Liu, Jen-Kuei Lu, Norio Sugiura
  • Patent number: 7885357
    Abstract: An apparatus for signal detection to enhance performance of a receiver and method therefor. The signal detection unit provides at least three filtered output signals with different bandwidths, wherein at least one of output signals is generated by phase derotation and filtering. The three filtered digital signals are provided for a subsequent stage, such as a digital signal processor, to perform further operations of a receiver in different modes, such as a synchronization mode where the receiver synchronizes with a base station or a normal mode where transmitted data contained in the received signal is extracted. The signal detection unit includes a memory buffer with a reduced memory size for preparation of the three filtered digital signals efficiently. The circuit complexity and size can be dramatically improved and the performance of the receiver can be enhanced by the signal detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Kuo, Cheng-Ting Wu
  • Publication number: 20100187054
    Abstract: A damping assembly includes a guide unit, a damper unit, and a pair of operating members. The guide unit includes a guide bar and a slide sleeve slidably sleeved onto the guide bar. The damper unit is parallel to the guide unit and includes a cylinder and a piston rod, the cylinder being connected with the slide sleeve, the piston rod passing through the cylinder. The cylinder can be driven by the slide sleeve to move straight relative to the piston rod to prevent wear and tear therebetween and to provide equable damping force for the operating members symmetrically mounted to the damper unit to further enable simultaneous actions of the operating members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: JOONG CHENN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090258610
    Abstract: An apparatus for multiple modulations with a transition mode in a baseband transmitter and method therefor. An apparatus includes a first modulator, a second modulator, and a modulation output device. The first modulator performs a first modulation to produce a first modulated signal. The second modulator performs a second modulation to produce a second modulated signal. In response to a mode selection signal indicating switching the desired modulation output signal from a current one of the first and the second modulated signals to another one thereof, the modulation output device operates in a transition mode for a transition period to generate the desired modulation output signal according to a weighted sum of the first modulated signal and the second modulated signal. After the transition period, the modulation output device outputs the another one as the desired modulation output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Kuo, Shih-Chun Peng, Chun-Hung Liu