Patents by Inventor Ching-Chou Yu

Ching-Chou Yu 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: 9123924
    Abstract: A battery core and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. The battery core includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a substrate and a first active material. A first portion of the first active material is formed on a first area of the substrate, and a second portion of the first active material is formed on a second area of the substrate. The second electrode plate includes first and second substrates disconnected from each other, and a second active material. The first and second substrates are positioned corresponding to the first and second first areas respectively. A first portion of the second active material is formed on the first substrate, and a second portion of the second active material is formed on the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Lung Chen, Chien-Ming Chen, Ching-Chou Yu, Sheng-Fu Wen
  • Patent number: 8604720
    Abstract: An exemplary LED driving method is adapted for driving multiple LED strings. Each of the LED strings includes single one LED or multiple LEDs connected in series. In particular, the LED driving method includes steps of: obtaining an initial value of a duty-on period of a driving current in a frequency period to thereby acquire a target accumulative luminosity in the initial value of the duty-on period for each of the LED strings; and prolonging the duty-on period of the driving current in the frequency period and assuring an accumulative luminosity in the prolonged duty-on period to be substantially equal to the target accumulative luminosity for each of the LED strings, when the maximum one of the initial values of the duty-on periods of the driving currents in the frequency period for the LED strings is shorter than the frequency period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Dang-Ko Wang, Hung-Ching Lee, Ching-Chou Yu
  • Patent number: 8541956
    Abstract: A LED driving method includes steps of: providing a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal for determining a brightness of a LED; obtaining a duty cycle of the first PWM signal; and selectively enabling the LED to work with a PWM dimming mode or a direct current (DC) dimming mode according to a relative relationship between a magnitude of the obtained duty cycle and a preset threshold value. Since the LED is performed with a two stage brightness control by use of mixed dimming mode, the driving efficiency of the LED can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hung-Ching Lee, Ching-Chou Yu, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Dang-Ko Wang
  • Patent number: 8519939
    Abstract: An LCD and a backlight module driving device and a method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to drive at least one backlight unit in a backlight module. The backlight unit is used for supplying a surface light source to an Nth area pixel of the LCD panel, where N is a positive integer. The method includes the following steps of first calculating a time of the Nth area pixel under a stable state in a frame period and then providing a control signal to drive the backlight unit when the Nth area pixel is under the stable state in the frame period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yueh-Han Li, Po-Tang Hsu, Chien-Ming Ko, Ching-Chou Yu
  • Publication number: 20130157142
    Abstract: A battery core and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. The battery core includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a substrate and a first active material. A first portion of the first active material is formed on a first area of the substrate, and a second portion of the first active material is formed on a second area of the substrate. The second electrode plate includes first and second substrates disconnected from each other, and a second active material. The first and second substrates are positioned corresponding to the first and second first areas respectively. A first portion of the second active material is formed on the first substrate, and a second portion of the second active material is formed on the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Lung CHEN, Chien-Ming CHEN, Ching-Chou YU, Sheng-Fu WEN
  • Patent number: 8217592
    Abstract: A light emitting diode driving device and driving method thereof are provided. The light emitting diode driving device includes a duty cycle setup unit, a current setup unit, a control unit, and a light emitting diode driving circuit. The duty cycle setup unit is used for outputting duty cycle setup signal. The current set up unit is used for outputting a current setup signal. The control unit is used for receiving the duty cycle setup signal and the current setup signal, and outputting a current control signal and a duty cycle control signal in response to the duty cycle setup signal and the current setup signal. The light emitting diode driving circuit is used for driving at least one light emitting diode in response to the current control signal and the duty cycle control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Chou Yu, Hung-Ching Lee, Po-Tang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120049750
    Abstract: An exemplary LED driving method is adapted for driving multiple LED strings. Each of the LED strings includes single one LED or multiple LEDs connected in series. In particular, the LED driving method includes steps of: obtaining an initial value of a duty-on period of a driving current in a frequency period to thereby acquire a target accumulative luminosity in the initial value of the duty-on period for each of the LED strings; and prolonging the duty-on period of the driving current in the frequency period and assuring an accumulative luminosity in the prolonged duty-on period to be substantially equal to the target accumulative luminosity for each of the LED strings, when the maximum one of the initial values of the duty-on periods of the driving currents in the frequency period for the LED strings is shorter than the frequency period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Dang-Ko Wang, Hung-Ching Lee, Ching-Chou Yu
  • Publication number: 20120019160
    Abstract: A LED driving method includes steps of: providing a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal for determining a brightness of a LED; obtaining a duty cycle of the first PWM signal; and selectively enabling the LED to work with a PWM dimming mode or a direct current (DC) dimming mode according to a relative relationship between a magnitude of the obtained duty cycle and a preset threshold value. Since the LED is performed with a two stage brightness control by use of mixed dimming mode, the driving efficiency of the LED can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hung-Ching LEE, Ching-Chou Yu, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Dang-Ko Wang
  • Patent number: 8084959
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) backlight module, a driving apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The driving apparatus is adapted to drive at least one LED of at least one lighting unit within the LED backlight module. The driving apparatus includes a latch unit and a switch unit. The latch unit is used for receiving a control backlight data and latching the control backlight data during a frame period according to a trigger signal, so as to output a control signal. The switch unit is coupled to the latch unit and the LED for receiving the control signal to determine whether the LED emits or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Chou Yu, Chien-Ming Ko, Yueh-Han Li, Hung-Ching Lee
  • Publication number: 20100201282
    Abstract: A light emitting diode driving device and driving method thereof are provided. The light emitting diode driving device includes a duty cycle setup unit, a current setup unit, a control unit, and a light emitting diode driving circuit. The duty cycle setup unit is used for outputting duty cycle setup signal. The current set up unit is used for outputting a current setup signal. The control unit is used for receiving the duty cycle setup signal and the current setup signal, and outputting a current control signal and a duty cycle control signal in response to the duty cycle setup signal and the current setup signal. The light emitting diode driving circuit is used for driving at least one light emitting diode in response to the current control signal and the duty cycle control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Chou Yu, Hung-Ching Lee, Po-Tang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100134039
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) backlight module, a driving apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The driving apparatus is adapted to drive at least one LED of at least one lighting unit within the LED backlight module. The driving apparatus includes a latch unit and a switch unit. The latch unit is used for receiving a control backlight data and latching the control backlight data during a frame period according to a trigger signal, so as to output a control signal. The switch unit is coupled to the latch unit and the LED for receiving the control signal to determine whether the LED emits or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Chou Yu, Chien-Ming Ko, Yueh-Han Li, Hung-Ching Lee
  • Publication number: 20090262064
    Abstract: An LCD and a backlight module driving device and a method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to drive at least one backlight unit in a backlight module. The backlight unit is used for supplying a surface light source to an Nth area pixel of the LCD panel, where N is a positive integer. The method includes the following steps of first calculating a time of the Nth area pixel under a stable state in a frame period and then providing a control signal to drive the backlight unit when the Nth area pixel is under the stable state in the frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yueh-Han Li, Po-Tang Hsu, Chien-Ming Ko, Ching-Chou Yu