Patents by Inventor Chuan-an Wei

Chuan-an Wei 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: 20130075766
    Abstract: A thin film transistor device, disposed on a substrate, includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor channel layer, a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor channel layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed at two opposite sides of the semiconductor channel layer and partially overlapping the semiconductor channel layer, respectively, a capacitor electrode at least partially overlapping the gate electrode, and a capacitor dielectric layer disposed between the capacitor electrode and the gate electrode. The capacitor electrode, the gate electrode and the capacitor dielectric layer form a capacitor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Che-Chia Chang, Sheng-Chao Liu, Wu-Liu Tsai, Chuan-Sheng Wei, Chih-Hung Lin
  • Publication number: 20130010247
    Abstract: A pixel array including a pixel electrode and an active device is provided. The active device includes a gate, a channel layer, a source, a drain, a connection electrode, a first branch portion and a second branch portion. The gate is electrically connected with a scan line. The channel layer located at a side of the gate is electrically isolated from the gate. The source, the drain and the connection electrode are disposed on a part region of the channel layer. The first branch portion disposed on a part region of the channel layer is connected with an end of the connection electrode. The first branch portion surrounds the source located on the channel layer. The second branch portion disposed on a part region of the channel layer is connected with the other end of the connection electrode. The second branch portion surrounds the drain located on the channel layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Ming-Tao Chiang, Yu-Ting Lin, Maw-Song Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8332530
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a searchable transcript of the dialog of the media program is disclosed. In one embodiment, a textural transcript of the dialog is generated, wherein the textural transcript comprising a plurality of portions wherein each portion is associated with a segment of the media program, a command is accepted to display the transcript and in response to that command, user interface data is transmitted to the client computer for presentation in a user interface, wherein the user interface comprising a concurrently presented media program player and the textural transcript.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hulu LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Varun Narang, Zhibing Wang, Yuming Liang, Xin Jin, Ting-hao Yang, Eric Feng, Andrew Cheng-min Lin
  • Publication number: 20120297408
    Abstract: To address the requirements described above, a method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user computer. The method permits the user to provide survey responses in exchange for viewing a media program with fewer advertisement, and permits the user to manage the survey responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Masao Wong, Richard Waiven Tom, Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Jason Alan Kilar
  • Patent number: 8239889
    Abstract: To address the requirements described above, a method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user computer. The method permits the user to provide survey responses in exchange for viewing a media program with fewer advertisement, and permits the user to manage the survey responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hulu, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Masao Wong, Richard Waiven Tom, Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Jason Alan Kilar
  • Patent number: 8233213
    Abstract: An electrophoresis display panel including an active device array substrate and an electrophoresis display film is provided. The active device array substrate includes a plurality of active devices and a shielding pattern. The electrophoresis display film is disposed on the active device array substrate. The electrophoresis display film includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a plurality of electrophoresis display mediums. The dielectric layer is disposed on the conductive layer and has a plurality of micro-cups arranged in area array. The dielectric layer is between the conductive layer and the active device array substrate. Light passing through the dielectric layer is prevented from irradiating onto the active devices by the shielding pattern. In addition, the electrophoresis display mediums are filled within the micro-cups, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Sheng-Wen Huang, Pei-Ming Chen, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20120096487
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product provide the ability to recommend, to a first viewer, alternative programming during playback of a first media program. The first media program is played. A second media program of potential interest to the user is identified. During an advertising break, an interface is presented to the user that identifies the second media program. An indication of interest in the second media program is received from the user. If the indication indicates that the user is interested in the second media program, a reference to the second media program is saved as a viewer recommendation for later playback. If not interested, additional input may be received from the user indicating why the user is not interested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Peter E. Sargent, Hua Zheng
  • Publication number: 20120092240
    Abstract: An active device, a pixel structure, and a display panel are provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a data line, an active device, a first insulating layer, a pixel electrode, a capacitor electrode, and a second insulating layer. The active device includes a gate, a channel, a source, and a drain. The gate is electrically connected to the scan line. The source is electrically connected to the data line. The first insulating layer is disposed between the gate and the channel. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the drain. The capacitor electrode is located on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is located between the capacitor electrode and the drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Lin, Wu-Liu Tsai, Chuan-Sheng Wei, Che-Chia Chang, Sheng-Chao Liu, Yu-Cheng Chen, Yi-Hui Li, Maw-Song Chen
  • Publication number: 20120096488
    Abstract: A processing workflow method, system, and computer program product provide the ability; to recommend alternative programming during playback of a source media program. A media program player plays the source media program to a first viewer and provides information regarding the first viewer to a recommendation engine. The recommendation engine calculates and sends the media player a list of recommended media program candidates (including identifications of the candidates) based on the information. Prior to reaching an advertising break in the source media program, the media player transmits a request (including the identifications) for an advertisement to an advertising server and in response, receives an advertisement that is played to the first viewer during the advertising break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Peter E. Sargent, Hua Zheng, Chaitanya Laxminarayan, Wing Chit Mak
  • Publication number: 20120093482
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product provide the ability to bookmark a media program for subsequent viewing. A first interface is displayed and identifies a first media program. Via the first interface, a user requests that the first media program be recorded as a bookmark in a list of maintained bookmarks. The list of bookmarks is displayed. A user selects one of the bookmarks from the list and in response, the first media program is displayed to the first viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Peter E. Sargent, Hua Zheng
  • Patent number: 8154061
    Abstract: A bottom gate thin film transistor and an active array substrate are provided. The bottom gate thin film transistor includes a gate, a gate insulation layer, a semiconductor layer, a plurality of sources and a plurality of drains. The gate insulation layer is disposed on the gate. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the gate insulation layer and located above the gate. An area ratio of the semiconductor layer and the gate is about 0.001 to 0.9. The sources are electrically connected with each other, and the drains are electrically connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Guang-Ren Shen, Chang-Yu Huang, Pei-Ming Chen, Sheng-Chao Liu, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20110320945
    Abstract: A jog control for navigating a media program having a plurality of frames and a method for using the navigation control is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the control comprises a radial control at one of a plurality of user-selectable radial distances from a center of the jog control, the radial distance indicative of a jog control scale factor, wherein selection of the radial control selects and fixes the jog control scale factor until the control area is unselected, and wherein rotation of the selected radial control about a center of the jog control commands navigation through the plurality of media program frames at a rate determined by the selected jog control scale factor and an angular rate of the selected radial control about the center of the jog control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: Robert Masao Wong, Charles Barclay Reeves, Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei
  • Publication number: 20110216394
    Abstract: An electrophoresis display panel including an active device array substrate and an electrophoresis display film is provided. The active device array substrate includes a plurality of active devices and a shielding pattern. The electrophoresis display film is disposed on the active device array substrate. The electrophoresis display film includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a plurality of electrophoresis display mediums. The dielectric layer is disposed on the conductive layer and has a plurality of micro-cups arranged in area array. The dielectric layer is between the conductive layer and the active device array substrate. Light passing through the dielectric layer is prevented from irradiating onto the active devices by the shielding pattern. In addition, the electrophoresis display mediums are filled within the micro-cups, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Sheng-Wen Huang, Pei-Ming Chen, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 7969642
    Abstract: An electrophoresis display panel including an active device array substrate and an electrophoresis display film is provided. The active device array substrate includes a plurality of active devices and a shielding pattern. The electrophoresis display film is disposed on the active device array substrate. The electrophoresis display film includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a plurality of electrophoresis display mediums. The dielectric layer is disposed on the conductive layer and has a plurality of micro-cups arranged in area array. The dielectric layer is between the conductive layer and the active device array substrate. Light passing through the dielectric layer is prevented from irradiating onto the active devices by the shielding pattern. In addition, the electrophoresis display mediums are filled within the micro-cups, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Sheng-Wen Huang, Pei-Ming Chen, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20110145428
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating a media program via a searchable transcript of the dialog of the media program is disclosed. In one embodiment, a textural transcript of the dialog is generated, wherein the textural transcript comprising a plurality of portions wherein each portion is associated with a segment of the media program, a command is accepted to display the transcript and in response to that command, user interface data is transmitted to the client computer for presentation in a user interface, wherein the user interface comprising a concurrently presented media program player and the textural transcript.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: HULU LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Varun Narang, Zhibing Wang
  • Publication number: 20110141086
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display with threshold voltage drift compensation functionality includes a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, a controller and a pixel array. The gate driving circuit provides plural gate signals according to a scan control signal. The data driving circuit provides plural data signals according to a data control signal. The controller is employed to provide the scan control signal and the data control signal. The pixel array is utilized for displaying images according to the gate signals and the data signals. Each of the gate signals includes a writing enable pulse for enabling write operations of the data signals during a writing period. And during a compensation period, each of the gate signals includes a compensation pulse for performing threshold voltage drift compensation operations on the data switches of the pixel array, and the data signals are set to hold a common voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Chang-Yu Huang, Chuan-Sheng Wei, Pei-Ming Chen, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20110145726
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating a media program is disclosed. Viewing data for segments of the media program are monitored and used to compile statistics that are presented to the user in a histogram, so that popular portions of the media program can be identified and navigated to. One embodiment includes a searchable transcript of the media program that is synchronized with the histogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Hulu LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Varun Narang, Zhibing Wang, Yuming Liang, Xin Jin, Ting-hao Yang, Eric Feng, Andrew Cheng-min Lin
  • Publication number: 20110116157
    Abstract: An electrophoresis display panel including an active device array substrate and an electrophoresis display film is provided. The active device array substrate includes a plurality of active devices and a shielding pattern. The electrophoresis display film is disposed on the active device array substrate. The electrophoresis display film includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a plurality of electrophoresis display mediums. The dielectric layer is disposed on the conductive layer and has a plurality of micro-cups arranged in area array. The dielectric layer is between the conductive layer and the active device array substrate. Light passing through the dielectric layer is prevented from irradiating onto the active devices by the shielding pattern. In addition, the electrophoresis display mediums are filled within the micro-cups, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Sheng-Wen Huang, Pei-Ming Chen, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 7916262
    Abstract: A signal transmission assembly includes first and second substrates respectively having first and second electrodes, and a conductive layer disposed between the electrodes. The second electrode has a trench. The conductive layer includes an adhesive and conductive particles distributed therein. The second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode through the conductive layer, and a portion of the adhesive is filled into the trench. When the assembly is applied to a display device, the first electrode electrically connects a non-display area to a display area of a display panel. When the second electrode and a third electrode at two ends of the second substrate are electrically connected to the first electrode and a third substrate (e.g., a PCB), respectively, a signal may be transmitted from the third substrate to the display area through the second substrate, the second electrode and the first electrode to control the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Po-Yuan Liu, Chuan-Mau Wei, Kuo-Chih Lee
  • Publication number: 20100270551
    Abstract: A bottom gate thin film transistor and an active array substrate are provided. The bottom gate thin film transistor includes a gate, a gate insulation layer, a semiconductor layer, a plurality of sources and a plurality of drains. The gate insulation layer is disposed on the gate. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the gate insulation layer and located above the gate. An area ratio of the semiconductor layer and the gate is about 0.001 to 0.9. The sources are electrically connected with each other, and the drains are electrically connected with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Guang-Ren Shen, Chang-Yu Huang, Pei-Ming Chen, Sheng-Chao Liu, Chun-Hsiun Chen, Wei-Ming Huang