Patents by Inventor Hsieh-Yi Wu

Hsieh-Yi Wu 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: 8514193
    Abstract: A touch sensing system including a touch interface and a processing unit is provided. The touch interface has multiple independent touch blocks. The processing unit is coupled to the touch interface. The processing unit includes an interpolating unit. The interpolating unit interpolates multiple spacing points between two adjacent touch blocks along a first direction to generate multiple first coordinate values. The processing unit determines a central block according to a threshold value and sensing values corresponding to the touch blocks, selects at least one touch block adjacent to the central block as a peripheral block, and determines a touch position on the touch interface according to the number of the spacing points, the sensing value corresponding to the peripheral block, a position of the peripheral block, the sensing value corresponding to the central block, and a position of the central block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hui-Hung Chang, Hsieh-Yi Wu, Meng-Hsiu Wu
  • Patent number: 8321609
    Abstract: A power-saving control circuit and method suitable for circuits including a first-in-first-out (FIFO) register is provided. In the present invention, a logic circuit is disposed between two circuit modules with data transmitted in between. When there is data input into the FIFO register, the logic circuit activates a clock signal of the circuit module in the receiving end for reading the data. When all the data stored in the FIFO register is read, the clock signal is turned off so that the power consumed by the clock signal is reduced without affecting the data transmitting efficiency and the purpose of power-saving is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Lin, Hsieh-Yi Wu
  • Publication number: 20120105366
    Abstract: A positioning algorithm for edge portion of touch panel is provided. Dummy sensing lines surrounding a touch panel are provided. The x-axis and y-axis coordinate ranges of x-axis and y-axis sensing lines of the touch panel are determined. When the touch panel is touched, an x-axis sensing line, a y-axis sensing line, and a dummy sensing capacitance generated by the dummy sensing lines are located. Whether the corresponding x-axis sensing capacitance of the x-axis sensing line is smaller than or equal to the x-axis dummy sensing capacitance is determined. If so, an x-axis coordinate value is obtained according to the x-axis sensing capacitance and the dummy sensing capacitance. Whether the corresponding y-axis sensing capacitance of the y-axis sensing line is smaller than or equal to y-axis dummy sensing capacitance is determined. If so, a y-axis coordinate value is obtained according to the y-axis sensing capacitance and the dummy sensing capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Chang LAI, Hsieh-Yi Wu
  • Publication number: 20110316794
    Abstract: A touch sensing system including a touch interface and a processing unit is provided. The touch interface has multiple independent touch blocks. The processing unit is coupled to the touch interface. The processing unit includes an interpolating unit. The interpolating unit interpolates multiple spacing points between two adjacent touch blocks along a first direction to generate multiple first coordinate values. The processing unit determines a central block according to a threshold value and sensing values corresponding to the touch blocks, selects at least one touch block adjacent to the central block as a peripheral block, and determines a touch position on the touch interface according to the number of the spacing points, the sensing value corresponding to the peripheral block, a position of the peripheral block, the sensing value corresponding to the central block, and a position of the central block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Hung Chang, Hsieh-Yi Wu, Meng-Hsiu Wu
  • Publication number: 20110083042
    Abstract: A testing method for testing a touch control device is disclosed. In a controller of the touch control device, a processor executes an operating firmware to realize a touch control function. The testing method includes a host testing device outputting a test requirement command to the controller, the controller outputting data corresponding to an operating stage selected from a plurality of operating stages of executing the operating firmware to the host testing device according to the test requirement command, and the host testing device determining an operating status of the touch device according to data provided by the touch control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Hui-Hung Chang, Meng-Hsiu Wu, Hsieh-Yi Wu
  • Publication number: 20080126713
    Abstract: A power-saving control circuit and method suitable for circuits including a first-in-first-out (FIFO) register is provided. In the present invention, a logic circuit is disposed between two circuit modules with data transmitted in between. When there is data input into the FIFO register, the logic circuit activates a pulse signal of the circuit module in the receiving end for reading the data. When all the data stored in the FIFO register is read, the pulse signal is turned off so that the power consumed by the pulse signal is reduced without affecting the data transmitting efficiency and the purpose of power-saving is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Lin, Hsieh-Yi Wu