Patents by Inventor Chun-An Wei
Chun-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).
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Publication number: 20240361681Abstract: A projection device including an imaging module, a freeform-surface reflective mirror, and a projection lens assembly is provided. The imaging module is configured to provide imaging beams and includes a display panel and a light-source module. The imaging beams are transmitted toward the projection lens assembly by the freeform-surface reflective mirror. The projection lens assembly includes a first optical axis and a second optical axis. The first optical axis passes through the projection lens assembly. The imaging beams emitted by the projection device form an imaging-beam region, in which the first optical axis does not pass through a geometric center of the imaging-beam region, and the second optical axis passes through a geometric center region of the display panel. The geometric center region is a region having a distance less than or equal to 40% of a minimum width of the display panel from a geometric center of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wei-Ting Wu, Wen-Chun Wang, Ching-Chuan Wei, You-Da Chen, Chun-An Wei, Yi-En Hsu
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Patent number: 11567620Abstract: A touch module includes a substrate, a first horizontal touch electrode, a second horizontal touch electrode, a first jumper, and a first vertical touch electrode. The first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode are disposed on the substrate at intervals along a first direction. The first jumper is connected to the first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode, and has a first main portion and at least two first extending portions, in which the first main portion is between the two first extending portions in the first direction. The two first extending portions are respectively disposed corresponding to the first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode. The first vertical touch electrode is disposed on the substrate, located between the first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode in the first direction, and is electrically insulated from the first jumper.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: TPK Advanced Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kuo Lung Fang, Yamei Chen, Qibin Liu, Chiajui Lin, Deng Wu, Ruibin Yang, Peiqin Xu, Chun-An Wei, Jun-Rong Chen, You-Zhi She, Yating Hsu, Baolin Liu, Yongjin Wu
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Publication number: 20230017251Abstract: A touch module includes a substrate, a first horizontal touch electrode, a second horizontal touch electrode, a first jumper, and a first vertical touch electrode. The first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode are disposed on the substrate at intervals along a first direction. The first jumper is connected to the first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode, and has a first main portion and at least two first extending portions, in which the first main portion is between the two first extending portions in the first direction. The two first extending portions are respectively disposed corresponding to the first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode. The first vertical touch electrode is disposed on the substrate, located between the first horizontal touch electrode and the second horizontal touch electrode in the first direction, and is electrically insulated from the first jumper.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Kuo Lung Fang, Yamei Chen, Qibin Liu, Chiajui Lin, Deng Wu, Ruibin Yang, Peiqin Xu, Chun-An Wei, Jun-Rong Chen, You-Zhi She, Yating Hsu, Baolin Liu, Yongjin Wu
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Patent number: 10229641Abstract: A driving method of an electrophoretic display having at least one display particle is provided. The driving method includes the following steps. A first voltage difference is applied to a data line in a first period, in which the data line corresponds to one of the display particles. At least one particle restore period is inserted in the first period, and a second voltage difference is applied to the data line in the particle restore periods, in which the second voltage difference is different from the first voltage difference. With this method disclosed here, the maxima brightness, maxima darkness, contrast ratio, color saturation, bistability, and image updating time can be largely improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Bo-Ru Yang, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei, Yao-Jen Hsieh
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Patent number: 9792861Abstract: An electro-phoretic display and a method for driving the same are provided, where the electro-phoretic display has a plurality of pixel units. The method includes: setting a plurality of particle tightening time periods and a plurality of gray level displaying time periods for the pixel units respectively, where each of the gray level displaying time periods is arranged after each corresponding particle tightening time period; providing a plurality of particle tightening voltages to the pixel units for tightening the particles of the pixel units respectively during the particle tightening time periods, and providing a plurality of display driving voltages to the pixel units during the gray level displaying time periods. The particle tightening time periods and/or the gray level displaying time periods are determined by a plurality of display gray level data corresponding to the pixel units.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ming-Jen Chang, Jo-Cheng Huang, Shao-Wei Su, Chun-An Wei, Yao-Jen Hsieh
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Patent number: 9491879Abstract: An electronic card including a substrate and a display panel is provided. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a third side and a fourth side opposite to the third side, wherein the first surface and the second surface are surrounded by the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side. The display panel is disposed on the first surface and is roughly near the first side, the third side and the fourth side. Therefore, a disposition area of the display panel is wider.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Hsiao-Lung Cheng, Wei-Chieh Liao, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei
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Publication number: 20160093253Abstract: A driving method of an electrophoretic display having at least one display particle is provided. The driving method includes the following steps. A first voltage difference is applied to a data line in a first period, in which the data line corresponds to one of the display particles. At least one particle restore period is inserted in the first period, and a second voltage difference is applied to the data line in the particle restore periods, in which the second voltage difference is different from the first voltage difference. With this method disclosed here, the maxima brightness, maxima darkness, contrast ratio, color saturation, bistability, and image updating time can be largely improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Bo-Ru Yang, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei, Yao-Jen Hsieh
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Patent number: 9082352Abstract: A driving method for an electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The method includes generating a common voltage by a common voltage generator held at a first voltage level before a polarity transfer, generating the common voltage held at a second voltage level when the polarity transfer starts during a first timing period, and generating the common voltage transfers held at a third voltage level during a second timing period after the first timing period, in which the second voltage level is between the first and the third voltageE levels.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Ping-Yueh Cheng, Chun-An Wei, Wen-Pin Chiu, Feng-Shou Lin
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Patent number: 9019198Abstract: A driving method of a passive displayed panel and a display apparatus are provided. The passive display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged into an array. The driving method includes following steps. Whether to display a first color frame or a second color frame on the passive display panel is determined according to a display frame. Whether to display a first color at each row or each column of the pixels of the passive display panel is determined according to the display frame. Whether to display a second color at each row or each column of the pixels of the passive display panel is determined according to the display frame. The first color or the second color is displayed column by column or row by row on the passive display panel at those portions of the display frame that do not display the first color or the second color.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Feng-Shou Lin, Wen-Pin Chiu, Chen-Hai Tsai, Chun-An Wei
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Patent number: 8973837Abstract: An electronic card including a first substrate, a control unit, a display unit and a driving circuit is provided. The control unit is disposed on the first substrate, receives an external voltage so as to convert the external voltage into an operation voltage, and selectively receives or provides display data. The driving circuit is disposed on the first substrate, coupled to the control unit and the display unit, and outputs a driving signal to the display unit to drive the display unit according the operation voltage and the display data.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Yu-Chun Tsai, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Shao-Wei Su, Chun-An Wei
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Publication number: 20140085355Abstract: An electro-phoretic display and a method for driving the same are provided, where the electro-phoretic display has a plurality of pixel units. The method includes: setting a plurality of particle tightening time periods and a plurality of gray level displaying time periods for the pixel units respectively, where each of the gray level displaying time periods is arranged after each corresponding particle tightening time period; providing a plurality of particle tightening voltages to the pixel units for tightening the particles of the pixel units respectively during the particle tightening time periods, and providing a plurality of display driving voltages to the pixel units during the gray level displaying time periods. The particle tightening time periods and/or the gray level displaying time periods are determined by a plurality of display gray level data corresponding to the pixel units.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Ming-Jen Chang, Jo-Cheng Huang, Shao-Wei Su, Chun-An Wei, Yao-Jen Hsieh
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Patent number: 8681191Abstract: The present invention is directed to a driving method, in particular a three dimensional driving scheme for electrophoretic display devices. The method comprises applying a driving step in each of at least two electric fields to drive two types of pigment particles of different colors laterally and/or vertically for separately adjusting the grayscale and/or colors of the display. The present driving method has the advantage that the brightness and color intensity of the images may be separately tuned.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: SiPix Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Bo-Ru Yang, Ying-Tsang Liu, Chun-An Wei, Craig Lin
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Publication number: 20140009516Abstract: A driving method of a passive displayed panel and a display apparatus are provided. The passive display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged into an array. The driving method includes following steps. Whether to display a first color frame or a second color frame on the passive display panel is determined according to a display frame. Whether to display a first color at each row or each column of the pixels of the passive display panel is determined according to the display frame. Whether to display a second color at each row or each column of the pixels of the passive display panel is determined according to the display frame. The first color or the second color is displayed column by column or row by row on the passive display panel at those portions of the display frame that do not display the first color or the second color.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Feng-Shou Lin, Wen-Pin Chiu, Chen-Hai Tsai, Chun-An Wei
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Patent number: 8537105Abstract: An electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The electro-phoretic display apparatus mentioned above includes a plurality of pixel unit lines, a plurality of common voltage transferring lines, and a common voltage generator. The common voltage transferring lines extend and connect to a common line segment directly along a layout direction. The common voltage generator generates a common voltage and provides the common voltage for directly electrically connecting to a connection point on the common line segment. Moreover, the transfer timing delays of transferring the common voltage from the connection point to the first common voltage transferring line and the last common voltage transferring line are the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Wen-Pin Chiu, Chun-An Wei, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Feng-Shou Lin
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Publication number: 20130233930Abstract: An electronic card including a first substrate, a control unit, a display unit and a driving circuit is provided. The control unit is disposed on the first substrate, receives an external voltage so as to convert the external voltage into an operation voltage, and selectively receives or provides display data. The driving circuit is disposed on the first substrate, coupled to the control unit and the display unit, and outputs a driving signal to the display unit to drive the display unit according the operation voltage and the display data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Yu-Chun Tsai, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Shao-Wei Su, Chun-An Wei
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Publication number: 20130235536Abstract: An electronic card including a substrate and a display panel is provided. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a third side and a fourth side opposite to the third side, wherein the first surface and the second surface are surrounded by the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side. The display panel is disposed on the first surface and is roughly near the first side, the third side and the fourth side. Therefore, a disposition area of the display panel is wider.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Hsiao-Lung Cheng, Wei-Chieh Liao, Chi-Mao Hung, Chun-An Wei
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Publication number: 20120098817Abstract: A driving method for an electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The method includes generating a common voltage by a common voltage generator held at a first voltage level before a polarity transfer, generating the common voltage held at a second voltage level when the polarity transfer starts during a first timing period, and generating the common voltage transfers held at a third voltage level during a second timing period after the first timing period, in which the second voltage level is between the first and the third voltage levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Ping-Yueh Cheng, Chun-An Wei, Wen-Pin Chiu, Feng-Shou Lin
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Publication number: 20120099180Abstract: An electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The electro-phoretic display apparatus mentioned above includes a plurality of pixel unit lines, a plurality of common voltage transferring lines, and a common voltage generator. The common voltage transferring lines extend and connect to a common line segment directly along a layout direction. The common voltage generator generates a common voltage and provides the common voltage for directly electrically connecting to a connection point on the common line segment. Moreover, the transfer timing delays of transferring the common voltage from the connection point to the first common voltage transferring line and the last common voltage transferring line are the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Wen-Pin Chiu, Chun-An Wei, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Feng-Shou Lin
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Publication number: 20120098740Abstract: An electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The electro-phoretic display apparatus has a plurality of pixel units and is coupled to an alternating current (AC) common voltage. The electro-phoretic display apparatus includes a switching unit coupled between a path of a plurality of storage capacitors in the pixel units and the common voltage. The switching unit is turned off according to a control signal before the common voltage carries out a transition action. The switching unit is turned on according to the control signal after the common voltage carries out the transition action.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: SIPIX TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Wen-Pin Chiu, Chun-An Wei, Ping-Yueh Cheng, Feng-Shou Lin
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Publication number: 20120007897Abstract: The present invention is directed to a driving method, in particular a three dimensional driving scheme for electrophoretic display devices. The method comprises applying a driving step in each of at least two electric fields to drive two types of pigment particles of different colors laterally and/or vertically for separately adjusting the grayscale and/or colors of the display. The present driving method has the advantage that the brightness and color intensity of the images may be separately tuned.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Bo-Ru Yang, Ying-Tsang Liu, Chun-An Wei, Craig Lin