Patents by Inventor Hong Zhu

Hong Zhu 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: 20180299707
    Abstract: A liquid crystal adjustment device, a liquid crystal display panel and a method for adjusting an amount of liquid crystals in the liquid crystal display panel are provided. The liquid crystal adjustment device includes a liquid crystal accommodation space in communication with a liquid crystal cell in a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal adjustment device injects liquid crystals into the liquid crystal cell when the liquid crystals in the liquid crystal cell are too many, or expels liquid crystals from the liquid crystal cell when the liquid crystals in the liquid crystal cell are too few, to implement the adjustment of the amount of the liquid crystals in the liquid crystal cell, thereby keeping a stable amount of liquid crystals in the liquid crystal cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengju ZHANG, Detao ZHAO, Hanqing LIU, Xin LI, Hong ZHU
  • Publication number: 20180293422
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint module, including: an optical fingerprint sensor; a point backlight source; the optical fingerprint sensor includes and only includes a non-opaque substrate; the first surface of the non-opaque substrate being directly used for fingerprinting contact; the second surface of the non-opaque substrate includes a device layer; the device layer includes a pixel area; the pixel area includes a plurality of pixels; each of the pixels includes a non-opaque area and a light-blocking area; and the light-blocking area includes a photosensitive device formed therein; the non-opaque area allows light to pass through the pixel area of the device layer; the point backlight source is disposed below the pixel area, and an angle between the light emitted from the point backlight source and the first surface of the non-opaque substrate is acute. The structure of the optical fingerprint module is simplified and the performance is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: SHANGHAI OXI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yan Ling, Hong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20180254288
    Abstract: Self-luminous display array substrate and using method are provided. The substrate includes: first data lines; first scanning lines; pixel areas having pixels, each pixel includes a self-luminous circuit including a first TFT device and a self-luminous device, the first data lines are connected with source or drain of the first TFT device, the first scanning lines are connected with gate of the first TFT device, the substrate further includes second data lines and second scanning lines, the pixels have an optical fingerprint sensing circuit including a photosensitive device and a second TFT device, the photosensitive device includes first and second electrodes, the first electrode is connected with source or drain of the second TFT device, the second data lines are connected with drain or source of the second TFT device, the second scanning lines are connected with gate of the second TFT devices. Structures and functions of substrate are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Yan Ling, Hong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20180247100
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint imaging system and an array sensor are provided. The optical fingerprint imaging system includes: a cover plate, a backlight source, an array sensor disposed between the cover plate and the backlight source, and an optical assembly; the array sensor includes an array of pixels each of which has an opaque region and a nonopaque region, the opaque region includes an photosensitive device for converting an input light into electronic signals, and the nonopaque region is adapted for allowing light from the backlight source passing through, and the optical assembly is adapted for partially blocking the light from the cover plate to the photosensitive device, and is configured with at least one light tunnel between the cover plate and each of the photosensitive devices, wherein the light tunnel allows light passing through in a preset range of direction. Accordingly, the contrast of a fingerprint image obtained is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong ZHU, Yan LING
  • Publication number: 20180225499
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint imaging system (200) and an optical assembly (300, 400, 500, 600, 700) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Han, Hong Zhu, Wei Fang, Yan Ling
  • Patent number: 10044965
    Abstract: A method for image capture of a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) flat-panel image sensor is provided. The method for image capture includes: driving one of the plurality of scanning lines within a driving time; and collecting signals from the plurality of data lines by the signal readout chip periodically with a first period as a signal capture period; where the first period have a same time duration with the driving time, an end time point of an m-th first period coincides with a start time point of an (m+1)-th first period, where m is a positive integer, and an end time point of an n-th driving time coincides with a start time point of an (n+1)-th driving time, where n is a positive integer. The method for image capture can improve stability of the signal readout chip and reduce design difficulty of the entire circuit system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yan Ling, Hong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20180196985
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint module includes: an optical fingerprint sensor having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of photosensitive pixels; and an OLED display panel having a third surface and a fourth surface. An OLED device layer is formed between the third surface and the fourth surface; the OLED device layer includes a plurality of display pixels each of which consists of at least one non-opaque region and at least one light blocking region; a light emitting device is provided in the at least one light blocking region; light emitted by the light emitting device at least partially reaches the fourth surface; the light reaching the fourth surface is at least partially used for acquiring a fingerprint image, thereby generating reflective light; the reflective light passes through the non-opaque region, the third surface, the second surface, and enters the plurality of photosensitive pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Yan Ling, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 10019955
    Abstract: The invention discloses an array substrate, a display panel and a display device, and belongs to the field of array substrate test technology, which can solve the problem that the performance of the thin film transistor at the display region of the array substrate in an ADS mode cannot be accurately tested. The array substrate in the invention comprises a plurality of pixel units, each of which comprises a pixel electrode, an insulating layer above the pixel electrode, and a common electrode above the insulating layer, wherein at least one of the pixel units is a test pixel unit, wherein an opening is provided in the insulating layer of the test pixel unit to be above the pixel electrode and separated from the common electrode. The display panel and the display device in the invention comprise the above array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ziwei Cui, Hongjun Yu, Hong Zhu, Hao Wu
  • Publication number: 20180152510
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, operable on a device in a content delivery network (CDN), wherein the CDN delivers content on behalf of at least one content provider, the device implementing a content delivery (CD) service, the method includes receiving a request from a client for particular content; determining a second device in said CDN, said first device being in a first cluster and said second device being in a second cluster distinct from said first cluster; migrating said request to said second device; and then providing said second device with network traffic from said client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Newton, Laurence R. Lipstone, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 9971921
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint image sensor and a method for optical wireless communications using the same. The fingerprint image sensor includes: a backlight plate; an image sensor unit, disposed above the backlight plate; and a protection layer, disposed above the image sensor substrate; wherein the fingerprint image sensor is configured to operate at least in a transmitting mode and a receiving mode, where in the transmitting mode, the backlight plate is turned on and configured to emit lights with different optical characteristics representing coded information, and in the receiving mode, the backlight plate is turned off and the image sensor unit senses external lights and convert the external lights to electric signals. The present disclosure further provides methods for transmitting and receiving information using the fingerprint image sensor. Accordingly, the fingerprint image sensor can work as a transceiver to realize optical wireless communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hong Zhu, Weiping Lin
  • Patent number: 9964791
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, its driving method, and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other to form a cell, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a pixel electrode arranged on the second substrate. A sensing electrode to which an external voltage is to be applied is arranged at a region of the first substrate corresponding to the liquid crystal layer. At a display stage, an electric field is generated between the sensing electrode to which the external voltage is applied and the pixel electrode to which a data voltage is applied, so as to drive liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to deflect. The sensing electrode is a black matrix and/or color filter made of a conductive material and arranged on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengju Zhang, Xin Li, Hong Zhu, Gang Yu
  • Publication number: 20180121701
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint module comprises: an optical fingerprint sensor, the optical fingerprint sensor having a non-opaque substrate and a device layer located on a surface of the non-opaque substrate, the device layer having a pixel area, the pixel area having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a non-opaque area and a light blocking area, the light blocking area having a photosensitive element, the non-opaque area enabling lights to transmit through the pixel area of the device layer; a protection layer located above the entire optical fingerprint sensor; and a backlight source located right under the pixel area, the backlight source and the optical fingerprint sensor being disposed with an interval, an included angle formed between light emitted from the backlight source and an upper surface of the protection layer being mainly a right angle or a near-right angle. The optical fingerprint module has an improved structure and enhanced performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Yan Ling, Hong Zhu, Zhicheng Na
  • Publication number: 20180121707
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor module comprises: an optical fingerprint sensor, the optical fingerprint sensor having a non-opaque substrate and a device layer located on a surface of the non-opaque substrate, the device layer having a pixel area, the pixel area having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a non-opaque area and a light blocking area, the light blocking area having a photosensitive element, the non-opaque area enabling lights to transmit through the pixel area of the device layer; a protection layer located above the optical fingerprint sensor; and a backlight source located under the pixel area, an included angle formed between a light emitted from the backlight source and an upper surface of the protection layer being an acute angle. The optical fingerprint module has an improved structure and enhanced performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Yan Ling, Hong Zhu, Zhicheng Na
  • Patent number: 9953610
    Abstract: A method for regulating a common voltage, a regulating device and a display device. It relates to the display field, which ensures the flicker in the center region of the display panel being relative small meanwhile improving the flicker situation of the edge region of the display panel, thereby improve the flicker uniformity of the display panel. The present disclosure provides a method for regulating a common voltage including: arranging sampling points which at least include: sampling points arranged in the center region of the display panel and sampling points arranged in the edge region of the display panel; optimizing the common voltage value written into the driving chip, such that the flicker values of the sampling points located in the display panel are less than or equal to a first threshold when the common voltage value is applied to the display panel for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinbo Ding, Jing Wang, Xin Li, Ying Zhang, Hong Zhu, Hongjun Yu
  • Patent number: 9947693
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device relating to the technical field of the array substrate. The array substrate includes a base, a plurality of leads and a plurality of inclined supporting surfaces, wherein the inclined supporting surfaces are strip-like and are inclined relative to the base, and a length direction of each of the inclined supporting surfaces is parallel to the base; and at least a part of the leads are inclined leads, and at least a part of each of the inclined leads is arranged on the corresponding inclined supporting surface and extends in the length direction of the inclined supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengju Zhang, Xin Li, Hong Zhu, Detao Zhao, Xuchen Yuan
  • Patent number: 9922232
    Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system and a method for forming the same. The system includes: a backlight system; a sensor array on the backlight system, wherein the sensor array comprises a plurality of photodiodes and a plurality of light transmission regions between adjacent photodiodes; and an anti-light-scattering layer formed on the sensor array, wherein the anti-light-scattering layer comprises a plurality of first portions and a plurality of second portions disposed between adjacent first portions, wherein the plurality of first portions cover at least the plurality of photodiodes respectively, and refractivity of the plurality of first portions is greater than refractivity of the plurality of second portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Zhu, Yan Ling, Yajie Zheng
  • Publication number: 20180070039
    Abstract: A method for image capture of a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) flat-panel image sensor is provided. The method for image capture includes: driving one of the plurality of scanning lines within a driving time; and collecting signals from the plurality of data lines by the signal readout chip periodically with a first period as a signal capture period; where the first period have a same time duration with the driving time, an end time point of an m-th first period coincides with a start time point of an (m+1)-th first period, where m is a positive integer, and an end time point of an n-th driving time coincides with a start time point of an (n+1)-th driving time, where n is a positive integer. The method for image capture can improve stability of the signal readout chip and reduce design difficulty of the entire circuit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yan Ling, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 9891645
    Abstract: smart power distribution system and a method to progressively dispatch the power is described. The method steps are all automatic and self-adaptive. The method can be executed in an unattended manner to automatically correlate real time data vs. historical data, planning data vs. operation data. Based on a long cycle periodical variation and short-term random variations in load, and taking into account the temporary load power supply and maintenance needs, a multi-stage progressive multiple time scales optimal dispatching method is developed, including the distributed power, micro-grids, energy storage devices, electric vehicles charge-discharge facility and other elements of the Intelligent power distribution systems, to achieve coordinated operation of the network, power, load resources to ensure a continuous safe and reliable smart power distribution system operated at high quality and efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY NANJING POWER SUPPLY COMPANY, STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, HOHAI UNIVERSITY, JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, NANJINGHEHAI TECHNOLOGY LIMITED COMPANY, CHINA ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kun Yu, Peifeng Shen, Xingying Chen, Tingji Chen, Kai Chen, Hong Zhu, Lei Wei, Jing Xiao, Chunning Wang, Jianguo Yao, Yingchen Liao, Min Cai
  • Patent number: 9892307
    Abstract: An optical fingerprint imaging system and an optical assembly are provided. The optical fingerprint imaging system includes: a sensor including a substrate and a photosensitive layer, wherein the substrate has a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to and lower than the first surface, and the photosensitive layer is in contact with the first surface of the substrate; a light source disposed at a position lower than the first surface and higher than the second surface, and light emitted from the light source is adapted to be guided by the substrate of the sensor to the first surface of the substrate; and a mounting element adapted to mount the light source at a fixed position. Accordingly, the optical fingerprint imaging system has high light use efficiency and stable light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Shanghai Oxi Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yong Han, Hong Zhu, Wei Fang, Yan Ling
  • Patent number: D818432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Yong Hong Zhu