Patents by Inventor Chun-Chien Liao

Chun-Chien Liao 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: 11966107
    Abstract: An anti-peep display device includes a display module and an anti-peep module disposed on the display module. The anti-peep module includes the following features. The first light incident surface faces the display surface, the second and third light incident surfaces are located on opposite sides of the first light incident surface, the first condensing portion is disposed corresponding to the second light incident surface and the first light source, the second condensing portion is disposed corresponding to the third light incident surface and the second light source, the first and second condensing portions convert beams of the first and second light sources into anti-peep beams with a beam angle less than 10 degrees, and the optical microstructures reflect the anti-peep beams and exit the anti-peep beams from the light guide plate. The present invention also provides an anti-peep method applicable to the anti-peep display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Hao Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Chin-Ku Liu, Chun-Chien Liao, Wei-Jhe Chien
  • Publication number: 20230408854
    Abstract: An anti-peep display device includes a display module and an anti-peep module disposed on the display module. The anti-peep module includes the following features. The first light incident surface faces the display surface, the second and third light incident surfaces are located on opposite sides of the first light incident surface, the first condensing portion is disposed corresponding to the second light incident surface and the first light source, the second condensing portion is disposed corresponding to the third light incident surface and the second light source, the first and second condensing portions convert beams of the first and second light sources into anti-peep beams with a beam angle less than 10 degrees, and the optical microstructures reflect the anti-peep beams and exit the anti-peep beams from the light guide plate. The present invention also provides an anti-peep method applicable to the anti-peep display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: CHUNG-HAO WU, HSIN-HUNG LEE, CHIN-KU LIU, CHUN-CHIEN LIAO, WEI-JHE CHIEN
  • Patent number: 11650456
    Abstract: A display device, including a display module and a peep-proof light source module, is provided. The display module is used to provide a display beam. The peep-proof light source module is disposed on a transmission path of the display beam and includes at least one light emitting element, a light guide plate, and optical microstructures. The light emitting element is used to provide a privacy light. The light guide plate has at least one light incident surface. Each optical microstructure has an optical surface facing the light incident surface. At least part of the privacy light is reflected by the optical surface and then exits the light guide plate. The distribution density of the optical microstructures on the light guide plate close to the light incident surface is substantially the same as the distribution density away from the light incident surface and close to the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Ku Liu, Chung-Hao Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Chun-Chien Liao
  • Patent number: 11650684
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus including a body, a display module, a light control element, and a touch module is provided. The body has an opening. The display module is disposed in the body and is suitable for emitting a plurality of image beams toward the opening. The light control element is disposed to overlap the opening of the body and is suitable for reflecting the image beams coming from the display module to an imaging space to display an image frame of the display module. The imaging space and the display module are located on two opposite sides of the light control element. The touch module is disposed on one side of the light control element and is configured to recognize a touch operation of a user in the imaging space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Hsin-Hung Lee, Hsin-Mao Chung, Ching-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20230107706
    Abstract: A display device, including a display module and a peep-proof light source module, is provided. The display module is used to provide a display beam. The peep-proof light source module is disposed on a transmission path of the display beam and includes at least one light emitting element, a light guide plate, and optical microstructures. The light emitting element is used to provide a privacy light. The light guide plate has at least one light incident surface. Each optical microstructure has an optical surface facing the light incident surface. At least part of the privacy light is reflected by the optical surface and then exits the light guide plate. The distribution density of the optical microstructures on the light guide plate close to the light incident surface is substantially the same as the distribution density away from the light incident surface and close to the center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Ku Liu, Chung-Hao Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Chun-Chien Liao
  • Patent number: 11500246
    Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate, a reflective sheet, a plurality of light-emitting elements, an adhesive layer, and a frame. The reflective sheet is disposed on the substrate and has a side wall, a protrusion and a plurality of openings. The protrusion is protruded in a direction away from the substrate and has a mesh structure to define a plurality of dimming areas. The plurality of openings respectively correspond to the plurality of dimming areas. The plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate, and the plurality of light-emitting elements are respectively disposed to pass through the plurality of openings. The adhesive layer is disposed between the substrate and the reflective sheet. The frame surrounds the reflective sheet and the plurality of light-emitting elements. The side wall of the reflective sheet is disposed on the frame. A display device of the invention is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Han-Yuan Liu, Shih-Yen Cheng, Chun-Chien Liao, Chun-Wei Lee, Yung-Lung Liu
  • Publication number: 20220244802
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus including a body, a display module, a light control element, and a touch module is provided. The body has an opening. The display module is disposed in the body and is suitable for emitting a plurality of image beams toward the opening. The light control element is disposed to overlap the opening of the body and is suitable for reflecting the image beams coming from the display module to an imaging space to display an image frame of the display module. The imaging space and the display module are located on two opposite sides of the light control element. The touch module is disposed on one side of the light control element and is configured to recognize a touch operation of a user in the imaging space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Hsin-Hung Lee, Hsin-Mao Chung, Ching-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20220137458
    Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate, a reflective sheet, a plurality of light-emitting elements, an adhesive layer, and a frame. The reflective sheet is disposed on the substrate and has a side wall, a protrusion and a plurality of openings. The protrusion is protruded in a direction away from the substrate and has a mesh structure to define a plurality of dimming areas. The plurality of openings respectively correspond to the plurality of dimming areas. The plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate, and the plurality of light-emitting elements are respectively disposed to pass through the plurality of openings. The adhesive layer is disposed between the substrate and the reflective sheet. The frame surrounds the reflective sheet and the plurality of light-emitting elements. The side wall of the reflective sheet is disposed on the frame. A display device of the invention is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: HAN-YUAN LIU, SHIH-YEN CHENG, CHUN-CHIEN LIAO, CHUN-WEI LEE, YUNG-LUNG LIU
  • Patent number: 11187841
    Abstract: A light guide plate (LGP) and a light source module are provided. The LGP includes a plate body, first microstructures and second microstructures. The plate body has a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface adjacent to the first light incident surface and a first surface connected thereto. The first microstructures are located on the first surface, and each has a first optical surface facing the first light incident surface. Two sides of each first microstructure respectively have a first edge portion. One of the first edge portions faces and is inclined relative to the second light incident surface, and there is a first included angle between the first edge portion facing the second light incident surface and the first surface. The second microstructures are located on the first surface, and each second microstructure has a second optical surface facing the second light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Hsin-Hung Lee, Chin-Ku Liu
  • Patent number: 11150399
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide member, a first light source, a second light source, a plurality of first optical microstructures, and a plurality of second optical microstructures. The light guide member has a first light incident surface and an adjacent second light incident surface. The first light source is disposed at one side of the first light incident surface and is configured to generate a first light beam. The second light source is disposed at one side of the second light incident surface and is configured to generate a second light beam. The first and the second optical microstructures are disposed at the light guide member and are configured to reflect the first and the second light beams. The reflected first light beam has a first light emitting angle range without a normal viewing angle range. A display apparatus using the backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Ping-Yen Chen, Yung-Lung Liu, Chun-Wei Lee
  • Publication number: 20210191027
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide member, a first light source, a second light source, a plurality of first optical microstructures, and a plurality of second optical microstructures. The light guide member has a first light incident surface and an adjacent second light incident surface. The first light source is disposed at one side of the first light incident surface and is configured to generate a first light beam. The second light source is disposed at one side of the second light incident surface and is configured to generate a second light beam. The first and the second optical microstructures are disposed at the light guide member and are configured to reflect the first and the second light beams. The reflected first light beam has a first light emitting angle range without a normal viewing angle range. A display apparatus using the backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Ping-Yen Chen, Yung-Lung Liu, Chun-Wei Lee
  • Publication number: 20200233142
    Abstract: A light guide plate (LGP) and a light source module are provided. The LGP includes a plate body, first microstructures and second microstructures. The plate body has a first light incident surface, a second light incident surface adjacent to the first light incident surface and a first surface connected thereto. The first microstructures are located on the first surface, and each has a first optical surface facing the first light incident surface. Two sides of each first microstructure respectively have a first edge portion. One of the first edge portions faces and is inclined relative to the second light incident surface, and there is a first included angle between the first edge portion facing the second light incident surface and the first surface. The second microstructures are located on the first surface, and each second microstructure has a second optical surface facing the second light incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Hsin-Hung Lee, Chin-Ku Liu
  • Patent number: 8884923
    Abstract: An optical touch apparatus includes a light source, light guide unit, and optical detector. The light source next to the display area emits a beam. The light guide unit next to the display area and in the transmission path of the beam includes a light guide body and a Lambertian scattering structure. The light guide body has first, second, third, fourth, and light incident surfaces. The beam enters the light guide body through the light incident surface and is transmitted from the first surface to a sensing space in front of the display area. The Lambertian scattering structure is disposed on at least one of the second, third, and fourth surfaces for scattering the beam to the first surface. The optical detector next to the display area senses a change in light intensity of the beam in the sensing space. An optical touch display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Jen Tsang, Chun-Chien Liao, Yu-Lun Jhu, Cheng-Yi Lien
  • Patent number: 8830210
    Abstract: An optical touch apparatus including a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, a third light emitting device, a fourth light emitting device, a first image detector, a second image detector, and a control unit is provided. The control unit controls the average brightness of the third light emitting device less than each of the average brightness of the second light emitting device and the fourth light emitting device when the control unit controls the first image detector to detect an image. The control unit controls the average brightness of the second light emitting device less than each of the average brightness of the first light emitting device and the third light emitting device when the control unit controls the second image detector to detect an image. A driving method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Chih-Jen Tsang, Yu-Lun Jhu, Chwen-Tay Hwang, Hai-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 8702295
    Abstract: A flat light source module including a light guide plate, a flexible circuit board and a light emitting device is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a light exit surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light exit surface, wherein the light incident surface further includes a light incident curved surface, and the light incident curved surface is connected with the light exit surface and the bottom surface. The flexible circuit board is disposed beside the light incident curved surface along the light incident curved surface of the light guide plate. The light emitting device is disposed on the flexible circuit board, and the light emitting device has a light emitting surface facing the light incident curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Huei-Tzu Lin, Chun-Chien Liao, Tung-Min Su
  • Publication number: 20120106198
    Abstract: A flat light source module including a light guide plate, a flexible circuit board and a light emitting device is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a light exit surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light exit surface, wherein the light incident surface further includes a light incident curved surface, and the light incident curved surface is connected with the light exit surface and the bottom surface. The flexible circuit board is disposed beside the light incident curved surface along the light incident curved surface of the light guide plate. The light emitting device is disposed on the flexible circuit board, and the light emitting device has a light emitting surface facing the light incident curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huei-Tzu Lin, Chun-Chien Liao, Tung-Min Su
  • Patent number: 7978406
    Abstract: A projection screen includes a reflection layer, a light absorbing structure, a plurality of light diffusion layers, and a lens structure. The light absorbing structure is disposed on the reflection layer and has a plurality of apertures. A part of the reflection layer is exposed via the apertures. The light diffusion layers have a first index of refraction. Each of the light diffusion layer is disposed in the corresponding aperture and contacts the corresponding reflection layer exposed via the corresponding aperture. The lens structure is disposed on the light diffusion layers and the light absorbing structure. A light incidence side of the lens structure includes a plurality of convex lenses. The convex lenses are respectively corresponding with the light diffusion layers. The lens structure has a second index of refraction, and the second index of refraction is smaller than the first index of refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Ming Chuang, Ching-Shiang Li, Chun-Chien Liao
  • Patent number: 7961390
    Abstract: A screen of a projector having a substrate and a plurality of asymmetric optical structures is provided. There is a plurality of light absorbing zones and a plurality of reflective zones alternatively disposed on a surface of the substrate facing the projector. The asymmetric optical structures are disposed on the surface of the substrate and correspond to the reflective zones, respectively. The asymmetric optical structure has a first curved surface and a second curved surface, and the first curved surface protrudes toward the projector for converging an incident light from the projector on the reflective zone, and the second curved surface is disposed at a side of the first curved surface away from the projector for refracting a reflective light from the reflective zones toward the normal direction of the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Chun-Chien Liao
  • Publication number: 20110122094
    Abstract: An optical touch apparatus includes a light source, light guide unit, and optical detector. The light source next to the display area emits a beam. The light guide unit next to the display area and in the transmission path of the beam includes a light guide body and a Lambertian scattering structure. The light guide body has first, second, third, fourth, and light incident surfaces. The beam enters the light guide body through the light incident surface and is transmitted from the first surface to a sensing space in front of the display area. The Lambertian scattering structure is disposed on at least one of the second, third, and fourth surfaces for scattering the beam to the first surface. The optical detector next to the display area senses a change in light intensity of the beam in the sensing space. An optical touch display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Jen Tsang, Chun-Chien Liao, Yu-Lun Jhu, Cheng-Yi Lien
  • Publication number: 20110102377
    Abstract: An optical touch apparatus including a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, a third light emitting device, a fourth light emitting device, a first image detector, a second image detector, and a control unit is provided. The control unit controls the average brightness of the third light emitting device less than each of the average brightness of the second light emitting device and the fourth light emitting device when the control unit controls the first image detector to detect an image. The control unit controls the average brightness of the second light emitting device less than each of the average brightness of the first light emitting device and the third light emitting device when the control unit controls the second image detector to detect an image. A driving method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Liao, Chih-Jen Tsang, Yu-Lun Jhu, Chwen-Tay Hwang, Hai-Yuan Wu