Patents by Inventor Chih-Lung Lin

Chih-Lung Lin 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: 20210125547
    Abstract: A pixel circuit including a compensation circuit, a writing circuit, a light emitting element, and a power supplying circuit is provided. The compensation circuit comprises a first node, and provides a driving current to the light emitting element according to a voltage of the first node and a system high voltage. The writing circuit provides a data voltage to the compensation circuit according to a first control signal so that the compensation circuit sets the voltage of the first node. The power supplying circuit selectively couples the compensation circuit to the light emitting element, and provides the system high voltage and a system low voltage to the compensation circuit, in which the system low voltage is configured to reset the voltage of the first node. The first control signal and the second control signal are opposite to the first emission signal and the second emission signal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Chih-Lung LIN, Po-Cheng LAI, Ting-Ching CHU, Po-Chun LAI, Mao-Hsun CHENG
  • Patent number: 10986349
    Abstract: When encoding/decoding a current block of a current picture using intra block copy (“BC”) prediction, the location of a reference block is constrained so that it can be entirely within an inner search area of the current picture or entirely within an outer search area of the current picture, but cannot overlap both the inner search area and the outer search area. In some hardware-based implementations, on-chip memory buffers sample values of the inner search area, and off-chip memory buffers sample values of the outer search area. By enforcing this constraint on the location of the reference block, an encoder/decoder can avoid memory access operations that are split between on-chip memory and off-chip memory when retrieving the sample values of the reference block. At the same time, a reference block close to the current block may be used for intra BC prediction, helping compression efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: You Zhou, Chih-Lung Lin, Ming-Chieh Lee
  • Patent number: 10964245
    Abstract: A shift register circuit and a gate driver including the shift register circuit. The shift register circuit includes an input circuit, a drive circuit, a pull-down circuit, a regulator circuit and a pull-up circuit. The input circuit is configured to receive a first clock signal and is coupled to the first node. The driving circuit is configured to receive the first clock signal and a second clock signal. The input circuit is coupled to the first node. The pull-down circuit is configured to receive the voltage of the first node. The pull-down circuit is coupled to the first node and an output terminal. The pull-down circuit outputs the first voltage to the output terminal in response to the voltage of the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Po-Cheng Lai, Mao-Hsun Cheng, Cheng-Han Huang, Yung-Chih Chen, Ching-Sheng Cheng, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20210092411
    Abstract: With adaptive multiple quantization, a video or other digital media codec can adaptively select among multiple quantizers to apply to transform coefficients. The switch in quantizers can be signaled at the sequence level or frame level of the bitstream syntax, or can be implicitly specified in the syntax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Holcomb, Chih-Lung Lin, Pohsiang Hsu, Sridhar Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10958916
    Abstract: A video codec uses fractional increments of quantization step size at high bit rates to permit a more continuous variation of quality and/or bit rate as the quantization scale changes. For high bit rate scenarios, the bit stream syntax includes an additional syntax element to specify fractional step increments (e.g., half step) of the normal quantizer scale step sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Holcomb, Sridhar Srinivasan, Pohsiang Hsu, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Patent number: 10958917
    Abstract: Techniques and tools are described for decoding jointly coded information. For example, a decoder decodes a variable length code [“VLC”] signaled at macroblock level that jointly represents a transform type signal level, transform type, and subblock pattern. The decoder decodes one or more VLCs signaled at block level, each jointly representing a transform type and subblock pattern. The decoder may select between multiple VLC tables for the VLCs signaled macroblock level and/or block level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Holcomb, Chih-Lung Lin, Shankar Regunathan, Sridhar Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20210074195
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, a first driver transistor, a second driver transistor, and a first compensation capacitor. A first terminal of the first driving transistor is configured to receive a power signal, and a second terminal of the first driving transistor is electrically coupled to the light emitting element. A first terminal of the second driving transistor receives the power signal, and a control terminal of the second driving transistor is electrically coupled to the light emitting element. The first compensation capacitance is electrically coupled to a control terminal of the first driving transistor and the second terminal of the second driving transistor, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Chin-Hsien Tseng, Po-Cheng Lai, Yu-Sheng Lin, Mao-Hsun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10939945
    Abstract: A minimally invasive bone fracture positioning device includes a sleeve, a movable unit, and a support. The sleeve includes an alignment portion located on a longitudinal axis of the sleeve. The movable unit includes a positioning portion. The positioning portion is located on the longitudinal axis and is spaced from the alignment portion. The movable unit is mounted in a radial direction of the sleeve. The movable unit is slideable relative to the sleeve along the longitudinal axis. A support is coupled to the sleeve and the movable unit. The movable unit is spaced from the sleeve by the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Yue-Jun Wang, Chih-Hao Chang, Shih-Hua Huang, Chih-Lung Lin, Tung-Lin Tsai, Chun-Chieh Tseng, Li-Wen Weng
  • Patent number: 10931967
    Abstract: Techniques and tools for video coding/decoding with motion resolution switching and sub-block transform coding/decoding are described. For example, a video encoder adaptively switches the resolution of motion estimation and compensation between quarter-pixel and half-pixel resolutions; a corresponding video decoder adaptively switches the resolution of motion compensation between quarter-pixel and half-pixel resolutions. For sub-block transform sizes, for example, a video encoder adaptively switches between 8×8, 8×4, and 4×8 DCTs when encoding 8×8 prediction residual blocks; a corresponding video decoder switches between 8×8, 8×4, and 4×8 inverse DCTs during decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Pohsiang Hsu, Chih-Lung Lin, Ming-Chieh Lee, Thomas W. Holcomb, Sridhar Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20210048718
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device, and the electronic device includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of ultrasonic fingerprint sensing electrodes. The plurality of ultrasonic fingerprint sensing electrodes are disposed on the plurality of touch sensing electrodes, and a portion of the plurality of touch sensing electrodes are not overlapped with the plurality of ultrasonic fingerprint sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Huai-Ping Huang, Chih-Lung Lin, Chang-Chiang Cheng
  • Patent number: 10924749
    Abstract: With adaptive multiple quantization, a video or other digital media codec can adaptively select among multiple quantizers to apply to transform coefficients. The switch in quantizers can be signaled at the sequence level or frame level of the bitstream syntax, or can be implicitly specified in the syntax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Holcomb, Chih-Lung Lin, Pohsiang Hsu, Sridhar Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10916169
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, a first driver transistor, a second driver transistor, and a first compensation capacitor. A first terminal of the first driving transistor is configured to receive a power signal, and a second terminal of the first driving transistor is electrically coupled to the light emitting element. A first terminal of the second driving transistor receives the power signal, and a control terminal of the second driving transistor is electrically coupled to the light emitting element. The first compensation capacitance is electrically coupled to a control terminal of the first driving transistor and the second terminal of the second driving transistor, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Chin-Hsien Tseng, Po-Cheng Lai, Yu-Sheng Lin, Mao-Hsun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10915718
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) positioning system comprises transceivers, positioning tags, processing units and a computing host. One or multiple positioning tags are attached to a target object being located. When the transceivers first generate and transmit transmission signals, one or multiple tag antennas in the positioning tag receive the transmission signals and transmit back modulated signals. The transceivers then receive and transmit the modulated signals to the processing units. The processing units are configured to obtain received signals, and calculate frequency differences based on the received signals and the transmission signals. The computing host calculates position coordinates of tag antennas based on the frequency differences, and then calculates the orientation of the target object being located according to the position coordinates of the tag antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Nai-Chun An, Yuan-Chih Lin, Hsiu-An Tsai, Shuo-Ching Chen, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Patent number: 10819951
    Abstract: Techniques for recording video from a bitstream are described. In at least some implementations, video data generated as part of a communication session is recorded. According to various implementations, techniques described herein enable portions of an encoded bitstream of video data to be directly recorded as encoded frames and without requiring re-encoding of decoded frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: You Zhou, Chih-lung Lin, Mei-Hsuan Lu, Binlong Li, Ming-Chieh Lee
  • Publication number: 20200329247
    Abstract: Approaches to selection of motion vector (“MV”) precision during video encoding are presented. These approaches can facilitate compression that is effective in terms of rate-distortion performance and/or computational efficiency. For example, a video encoder determines an MV precision for a unit of video from among multiple MV precisions, which include one or more fractional-sample MV precisions and integer-sample MV precision. The video encoder can identify a set of MV values having a fractional-sample MV precision, then select the MV precision for the unit based at least in part on prevalence of MV values (within the set) having a fractional part of zero. Or, the video encoder can perform rate-distortion analysis, where the rate-distortion analysis is biased towards the integer-sample MV precision. Or, the video encoder can collect information about the video and select the MV precision for the unit based at least in part on the collected information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary J. Sullivan, You Zhou, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20200294436
    Abstract: A shift register circuit and a gate driver including the shift register circuit. The shift register circuit includes an input circuit, a drive circuit, a pull-down circuit, a regulator circuit and a pull-up circuit. The input circuit is configured to receive a first clock signal and is coupled to the first node. The driving circuit is configured to receive the first clock signal and a second clock signal. The input circuit is coupled to the first node. The pull-down circuit is configured to receive the voltage of the first node. The pull-down circuit is coupled to the first node and an output terminal. The pull-down circuit outputs the first voltage to the output terminal in response to the voltage of the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Po-Cheng LAI, Mao-Hsun CHENG, Cheng-Han HUANG, Yung-Chih CHEN, Ching-Sheng CHENG, Chih-Lung LIN
  • Publication number: 20200252627
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to encoding techniques. More specifically, some embodiments relate to encoding techniques for screen data. Intra block copy (IntraBC) using motion compensation within a frame (not between frames) is very useful for encoding data captured from screen. Unfortunately, this tool is not included in most of video coding standards, including the base version of HEVC (i.e., H.265). Various embodiments of the present technology utilize encoding techniques to simulate IntraBC with compliant syntax. For example, embodiments divide a high-resolution frame into smaller areas and then encode these areas independently as if these smaller areas were independent frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: You Zhou, Chih-Lung Lin, Ming Chieh Lee
  • Patent number: 10735747
    Abstract: Approaches to selection of motion vector (“MV”) precision during video encoding are presented. These approaches can facilitate compression that is effective in terms of rate-distortion performance and/or computational efficiency. For example, a video encoder determines an MV precision for a unit of video from among multiple MV precisions, which include one or more fractional-sample MV precisions and integer-sample MV precision. The video encoder can identify a set of MV values having a fractional-sample MV precision, then select the MV precision for the unit based at least in part on prevalence of MV values (within the set) having a fractional part of zero. Or, the video encoder can perform rate-distortion analysis, where the rate-distortion analysis is biased towards the integer-sample MV precision. Or, the video encoder can collect information about the video and select the MV precision for the unit based at least in part on the collected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary J. Sullivan, You Zhou, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Patent number: 10708594
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of innovations in the area of encoding pictures or portions of pictures and determining whether and how certain encoding operations should be performed and flagged for performance by the decoder in the bitstream. In particular examples, various implementations for selectively encoding picture portions (e.g., blocks) in a skip mode (e.g., as in the skip mode of the H.265/HEVC standard) are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed techniques can be used to improve encoder efficiency, decrease overall encoder resource usage, and/or improve encoder speed. Such embodiments can be used in encoder modes in which efficient, fast encoder performance is desired (e.g., during encoding of live events, such as video conferencing).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: You Zhou, Sergey Sablin, Chih-Lung Lin, Ming-Chieh Lee
  • Publication number: 20200202087
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) positioning system comprises transceivers, positioning tags, processing units and a computing host. One or multiple positioning tags are attached to a target object being located. When the transceivers first generate and transmit transmission signals, one or multiple tag antennas in the positioning tag receive the transmission signals and transmit back modulated signals. The transceivers then receive and transmit the modulated signals to the processing units. The processing units are configured to obtain received signals, and calculate frequency differences based on the received signals and the transmission signals. The computing host calculates position coordinates of tag antennas based on the frequency differences, and then calculates the orientation of the target object being located according to the position coordinates of the tag antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: NAI-CHUN AN, YUAN-CHIH LIN, HSIU-AN TSAI, SHUO-CHING CHEN, CHIH-LUNG LIN