Patents by Inventor Gin-Yen Lee

Gin-Yen Lee 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: 8860701
    Abstract: A control method for bi-stable displaying is provided, using queues for storing coordinates to achieve pipeline parallel processing on display data, thereby increasing display speed. In a preceding stage of the display process, because a plurality of queues may be used for temporarily storing part of the display data which is then reconstructed into complete display data to update a current frame buffer, comparing pixel data and generating driving data can be simultaneously preformed upon a plurality of line segments. Moreover, in a succeeding stage of the display process, a similar process may be performed to update a previous frame buffer, so access time can be reduced and errors caused by overlapping image blocks can also be avoided. Furthermore, the method may be also applied to a timing controller and a bi-stable display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Chia Shih, Gin-Yen Lee
  • Patent number: 8259056
    Abstract: A back light boost converter includes an analog circuit, an enable controller, a logic device, and a digital PWM controller. The analog circuit generates a switch signal and a feedback signal based on a first pulse signal. The enable controller generates an enable signal based on an LED on ratio signal, an LED on cycle signal, a duty cycle signal, and a frequency signal. The logic device generates a second pulse signal based on the feedback signal and the enable signal. The digital PWM controller outputs the first pulse signal with increasing duty cycles in a plurality stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Gin-Yen Lee, Bin-Jung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120206467
    Abstract: A driving method adapted to a bistable display including a display panel is provided. The driving method includes following steps. A first area data and a second area data respectively received are sequentially stored in a first queue and a second queue, respectively. A first area image corresponding to the first area data and a second area image corresponding to the second area data are sequentially calculated. The first area image is displayed on the display panel during a first frame period of a first period, and the second area image is displayed on the display panel during a second first frame period of the first period. After the first period, the first area image on the display panel is in a stable state. After a summation time of first period and the second frame period, the second area image on the display panel is in a stable state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Chia Shih, Gin-Yen Lee
  • Publication number: 20120194532
    Abstract: A control method for bi-stable displaying is provided, using queues for storing coordinates to achieve pipeline parallel processing on display data, thereby increasing display speed. In a preceding stage of the display process, because a plurality of queues may be used for temporarily storing part of the display data which is then reconstructed into complete display data to update a current frame buffer, comparing pixel data and generating driving data can be simultaneously preformed upon a plurality of line segments. Moreover, in a succeeding stage of the display process, a similar process may be performed to update a previous frame buffer, so access time can be reduced and errors caused by overlapping image blocks can also be avoided. Furthermore, the method may be also applied to a timing controller and a bi-stable display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Chia Shih, Gin-Yen Lee
  • Publication number: 20080278426
    Abstract: A method for driving an LCD panel for displaying image data includes generating a random code sequence including a plurality of random codes with values equal to a first value or a second value, generating a plurality of driving voltages corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the LCD panel according to the image data, adjusting polarities of the plurality of driving voltages according to the random code sequence, and driving the plurality of pixels with the plurality of driving voltages after polarity adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Po-Tsun Chen, Gin-Yen Lee, Bin-Jung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080252236
    Abstract: A back light boost converter includes an analog circuit, an enable controller, a logic device, and a digital PWM controller. The analog circuit generates a switch signal and a feedback signal based on a first pulse signal. The enable controller generates an enable signal based on an LED on ratio signal, an LED on cycle signal, a duty cycle signal, and a frequency signal. The logic device generates a second pulse signal based on the feedback signal and the enable signal. The digital PWM controller outputs the first pulse signal with increasing duty cycles in a plurality stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Gin-Yen Lee, Bin-Jung Tsai