Patents by Inventor Chih-Jen Cheng

Chih-Jen Cheng 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).

  • Patent number: 10643340
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for acquiring depth information, as well as a gesture recognition apparatus. The method includes: projecting an infrared spectrum to a target object; collecting the infrared spectrum reflected by the target object at different positions and generating a first infrared image and a second infrared image respectively; and processing the first infrared image and the second infrared image on a basis of infrared spectrum response characteristics to acquire the depth information of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengpeng Wang, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Chih-Jen Cheng, Yanling Han, Wei Liu, Xueyou Cao, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 10636820
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a light sensor, including: a first thin film transistor, having a first terminal connected to a first node, a second terminal receiving a first level signal, and a control terminal receiving a first control signal; a second thin film transistor, having a first terminal connected to the first node, a second terminal receiving a second level signal, and a control terminal receiving a second control signal; a voltage follower, having an input terminal connected to the first node, and an output terminal; the third thin film transistor, having a first terminal connected to the output terminal of the voltage follower, a second terminal connected to an input terminal of an output unit, and a control terminal receiving a third control signal; and the output unit, having an input terminal connected to the second terminal of the third thin film transistor, and an output terminal connected to an output terminal of the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xueyou Cao, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Chih-Jen Cheng, Yanling Han, Wei Liu, Pengpeng Wang, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 10635216
    Abstract: A signal extraction circuit includes: a first storage sub-circuit configured to receive a first signal including superimposed first touch signal and piezoelectric signal; a second storage sub-circuit configured to receive a second signal including superimposed second touch signal and piezoelectric signal, a phase of the second touch signal being opposite to a phase of the first touch signal; and an output sub-circuit configured to output the piezoelectric signals according to the first signal and the second signal during a third time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih Jen Cheng, Yuzhen Guo, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Pengpeng Wang, Yingming Liu, Yanling Han, Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 10622415
    Abstract: A fingerprint recognition device and an OLED display device, which relate to the technical field of display and can solve the problems of a low recognition accuracy due to a large distance from a finger to a fingerprint recognition device. The fingerprint recognition device comprises recognition units alternately defined by a plurality of scanning lines and signal reading lines which are crisscrossed with each other. Each recognition unit is provided with a switching transistor and a photosensitive element. The photosensitive element comprises a photoelectric conversion layer and a collimator filter layer which are stacked successively. The collimator filter layer is used for irradiating incident light onto the photoelectric conversion layer in parallel, and the photoelectric conversion layer is used for performing photoelectric conversion on the incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Xu, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Pengpeng Wang, Chih-Jen Cheng, Yunke Qin, Yuzhen Guo, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 10623697
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device and an image pickup method therefor are provided. The display panel includes a display region and an image pickup apparatus, wherein in a plan view of the display panel, at least a portion of the image pickup apparatus is located in the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuzhen Guo, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Xiaoliang Ding, Chun Wei Wu, Chih-Jen Cheng, Yanling Han, Rui Xu, Changfeng Li, Yunke Qin, Pinchao Gu
  • Patent number: 10613365
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided in embodiments of the disclosure, the display panel having a display region and a non-display region surrounding the periphery of the display region, and comprising: a first display substrate; a second display substrate, which is arranged opposite to, aligned with and assembled together with the first display substrate; a signal shielding frame, in the non-display region and between the first display substrate and the second display substrate; and signal antennas within the signal shielding frame, the signal shielding frame being configured to shield at least an inward transmission of the signal from the signal antennas towards the display region, so as to enable merely an outward transmission of the signal from the signal antennas towards an outer side of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Zhang, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Chun-Wei Wu, Xiaoliang Ding, Yanling Han, Xueyou Cao, Wei Liu, Yingming Liu, Yuzhen Guo, Pengpeng Wang, Chih-Jen Cheng, Rui Xu, Lijun Zhao, Yanan Jia, Changfeng Li, Yunke Qin, Pinchao Gu
  • Patent number: 10606393
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate, at least one micro light-emitting diode (LED) chip, and at least one reflective layer. The display substrate includes at least one sub-pixel circuit. The micro LED chip is electrically connected to the sub-pixel circuit. The micro LED chip is at least partially disposed between the reflective layer and the sub-pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HANNSTOUCH SOLUTION INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chih-Jen Cheng, Ching-Feng Tsai
  • Patent number: 10585516
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch driving circuit. The touch driving circuit may include a driving transistor. A control terminal of the driving transistor is configured to receive a data signal. A first terminal of the driving transistor is configured to receive a power signal. A second terminal of the driving transistor is connected to a first electrode of a light emitting element in the touch panel. The touch driving circuit may include a touch electrode configured to transmit a touch signal. The touch electrode forms parasitic capacitance with a second electrode of the light emitting element. The touch driving circuit may include a control unit configured to transmit a compensation signal to the second terminal of the driving transistor in response to a control signal. The power signal, the data signal, the touch signal, and the compensation signal are synchronously modulated signals during a touch stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih Jen Cheng, Xiaoliang Ding, Changfeng Li, Pengpeng Wang, Wei Liu, Yanling Han, Xueyou Cao, Ping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200012369
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses an array substrate, a method for fabricating the same, a display panel, and a display device, and the array substrate includes: a base substrate, a pressure-sensitive component, a plurality of dual-gate transistors, and a plurality of pixel transistors, where the pressure-sensitive component includes a first electrode layer, a pressure-sensitive layer, and a second electrode layer which are arranged on the base substrate in that order, and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrodes arranged corresponding to the respective dual-gate transistors in a one-to-one manner; and the dual-gate transistors and the pixel transistors are arranged above the second electrode layer, and each of the plurality of second electrodes is electrically connected with a bottom-gate electrode in a corresponding dual-gate transistor, so that a pressure can be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yuzhen Guo, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Chun-wei Wu, Xueyou Cao, Yingming Liu, Xiaoliang Ding, Chih-Jen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20190376849
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device for temperature detection, including a delay unit including an odd number of inverters coupled end to end, a switching transistor having a control electrode coupled to an output end of the delay unit, a first electrode coupled to an operating voltage node of the device, and a second electrode coupled to an input end of the delay unit, a first capacitor having a first end coupled to the input end of the delay unit, and a second end coupled to the first electrode of the switching transistor or a ground node of the device, and a temperature sensitive transistor having a control electrode coupled to a bias voltage end of the device, a first electrode coupled to the input end of the delay unit, and a second electrode coupled to the ground node of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Lijun ZHAO, Haisheng WANG, Yingming LIU, Rui XU, Changfeng LI, Yanan JIA, Pengpeng WANG, Chih Jen CHENG
  • Publication number: 20190346924
    Abstract: A touch panel, an electronic device, and a driving method thereof are provided. The touch panel includes: a substrate and a tactile feedback layer, a touch detection circuit and a plurality of driving electrodes located on the substrate. The tactile feedback layer is configured to adjust hardness thereof under control of the driving electrode, the touch detection circuit is configured to provide a plurality of touch detection points, each of the touch detection points corresponding to at least one of the driving electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanling HAN, Haisheng WANG, Xiaoliang DING, Xue DONG, Jing LV, Chih-Jen CHENG, Wei LIU, Pengpeng WANG, Xueyou CAO, Ping ZHANG, Yanan JIA, Chun Wei WU
  • Publication number: 20190324581
    Abstract: A signal extraction circuit includes: a first storage sub-circuit configured to receive a first signal including superimposed first touch signal and piezoelectric signal; a second storage sub-circuit configured to receive a second signal including superimposed second touch signal and piezoelectric signal, a phase of the second touch signal being opposite to a phase of the first touch signal; and an output sub-circuit configured to output the piezoelectric signals according to the first signal and the second signal during a third time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Chih Jen CHENG, Yuzhen GUO, Haisheng WANG, Xiaoliang DING, Pengpeng WANG, Yingming LIU, Yanling HAN, Bo CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190313048
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a CMOS image sensor, and a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof. The pixel circuit includes: a collection circuit configure to collect an incident light and convert a collected optical signal into an electric signal; a source follower circuit configured to output the received electric signal to a collection signal output terminal under the control of scan lines; and a voltage conversion circuit, configured to be connected to the collection signal output terminal through a read signal line, convert a voltage at the collection signal output terminal to an output voltage, and output the output voltage at a voltage output terminal, wherein the output voltage is within an operating voltage range of an image processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih Jen CHENG, Xiaoliang DING
  • Publication number: 20190281242
    Abstract: An active pixel sensor, a driving method thereof, an imager and an electronic device are disclosed. The active pixel sensor includes: a photosensitive element, configured to convert a received light signal into an electrical signal; a follower circuit, connected with the photosensitive element and configured to convert the electrical signal into an output voltage, the follower circuit including a source follower transistor; and an adjustment circuit, connected with the follower circuit and configured to collect the output voltage of the follower circuit and to adjust a bias current of the source follower transistor according to the output voltage, so as to adjust the output voltage to a preset range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih Jen CHENG, Pengpeng WANG, Wei LIU, Xiaoliang DING, Rui XU, Changfeng LI
  • Publication number: 20190265841
    Abstract: Disclosed are a 3D (three-dimensional) touch interaction device, a touch interaction method thereof, and a display device. The 3D touch interaction device includes at least one display panel, at least one image acquiring device, at least one distance detector, and a controller. A position of the human hand in a 3D space is acquired through the image acquiring device and the distance detector, and is output to the controller, so as to improve the space positioning precision of the 3D touch interaction device; in this way, the controller can accomplish a touch operation according to the gesture recognized by the image acquiring device upon determining that the 3D coordinate range of the human hand and the 3D coordinate range of the 3D image have an intersection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Jen CHENG, Haisheng WANG, Chun Wei WU, Xiaoliang DING, Yanling HAN, Yuzhen GUO, Yingming LIU
  • Publication number: 20190258346
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate, at least one micro light-emitting diode (LED) chip, and at least one reflective layer. The display substrate includes at least one sub-pixel circuit. The micro LED chip is electrically connected to the sub-pixel circuit. The micro LED chip is at least partially disposed between the reflective layer and the sub-pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Jen CHENG, Ching-Feng TSAI
  • Publication number: 20190260963
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device and an image pickup method therefor are provided. The display panel includes a display region and an image pickup apparatus, wherein in a plan view of the display panel, at least a portion of the image pickup apparatus is located in the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuzhen GUO, Xue DONG, Haisheng WANG, Yingming LIU, Xiaoliang DING, Chun Wei WU, Chih-Jen CHENG, Yanling HAN, Rui XU, Changfeng LI, Yunke QIN, Pinchao GU
  • Publication number: 20190243456
    Abstract: There are disclosed a device and method for recognizing a gesture, and a display device, so as to recognize a gesture on a 3D display. A device for recognizing a gesture according to the present disclosure includes: a depth-of-focus position recognizer configured to recognize a depth-of-focus position of a gesture of a user; and a gesture recognizer configured to recognize the gesture according to the depth-of-focus position of the gesture of the user and a 3D display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Yanling HAN, Xue DONG, Haisheng WANG, CHUN-WEI WU, Xiaoliang DING, Yingming LIU, Chih-Jen CHENG, Yuzhen GUO
  • Publication number: 20190237480
    Abstract: An array substrate includes: a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, selection lines, a reset circuit and readout circuits. Second terminals of transistors in pixel units belonging to a same column are connected to at least two of the read lines, so that a part of the pixel units are connected to a same read line, and another part of the pixel units are connected to the other one of the at least two of the read lines. For each column of the pixel units, each of the read lines is connected to one of the readout circuits corresponding to the column of the pixel units through a switching element; and for each column of the pixel units, each of the read lines is connected to the reset circuit through a switching element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Chih Jen CHENG, Pengpeng WANG, Wei LIU, Xueyou CAO, Yanling HAN, Ping ZHANG, Xiaoliang DING
  • Publication number: 20190213432
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a noise detection circuit, a noise detection method, and a print recognition apparatus, where the noise detection circuit includes a differential amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter, a control circuit, and a first switch circuit; the control circuit is configured to control the first switch circuit to make the first input signal terminal connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, and to make the second input signal terminal connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, and when the first input signal terminal is connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, and the second input signal terminal is connected with the reference signal terminal or grounded, to analyze the digital signal output by the analog-to-digital converter to determine a source of noise of the print recognition apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Pengpeng WANG, Haisheng WANG, Xiaoliang DING, Chih-Jen CHENG, Yanling HAN, Wei LIU, Xueyou CAO, Ping ZHANG