Patents by Inventor Hsueh-Ying Huang

Hsueh-Ying Huang 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: 20100315377
    Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel includes M*N sub-pixels, at least m sub-pixels each include at least one photo sensitive area and at least one effective display area, the other n sub-pixels each include only at least one effective display area, and M?2, N?1, m?M, m+n=M and m?0. A first color filter film is disposed over a photo sensor of the photo sensitive area and a second color filter film is disposed over the effective display area, wherein the color of the first and the second color filter films are different at the at least m sub-pixels. The photo sensors at the same column are electrically connected by a signal readout line, wherein only one signal readout line is disposed at every M column of the sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Shuan Chang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Min-Feng Chiang
  • Patent number: 7852302
    Abstract: A pixel unit in the present invention is divided into two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The two transistors respectively located in different sub-pixels are connected to different scan lines. One of the two transistors is connected to the data line through another transistor. Therefore, two different pixel voltages are formed in a pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Feng Chiang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Patent number: 7847773
    Abstract: A pixel unit in the present invention is divided into two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The two thin film transistors respectively located in different sub-pixels are connected to different scan lines. One of the two thin film transistors is connected to a data line through another transistor. Therefore, two different pixel voltages are formed in a pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Feng Chiang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Patent number: 7830346
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel with color washout improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Sheng Lai, Chih-Wei Wang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Chen-Kuo Yang
  • Publication number: 20100277445
    Abstract: A display device includes a rescue circuit line structure having a first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern and a dielectric layer. The first conductive pattern is adapted to electrically interconnect a first circuit element and a second circuit element, wherein the first conductive pattern has an open. Neither of the first and second conductive patterns is used as a data line or a scan line. The dielectric layer is located on the open and disposed between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Hsueh-Ying HUANG
  • Publication number: 20100214256
    Abstract: An exemplary display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of gate lines, a readout line and a plurality of touch control units. The gate lines are for deciding whether to enable the pixel units. Each of the touch control units is electrically coupled to the readout line and a corresponding one of the gate lines and includes a switching element. When one of the touch control units is touched, the switching element of the touched touch control unit is turn on, and thereby a waveform on the gate line corresponding to the touched touch control unit is coupled to the readout line and a position of the touched touch control unit is determined according to a timing sequence of a waveform on the readout line. The present invention also provides a touch detection method adapted to be implemented on the above-mentioned display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Wen-Hao WU, Hsueh-Ying HUANG
  • Patent number: 7782286
    Abstract: A display device includes a rescue circuit line structure having a first conductive pattern for interconnecting electrically two circuit elements. The first conductive pattern is formed with an open for electrically disconnecting the circuit elements. A dielectric layer is disposed above the first conductive pattern in such a manner to cover the open. A second conductive pattern is disposed on the dielectric layer. A melting process is conducted onto the dielectric layer to interconnect electrically the second conductive pattern and the first conductive pattern so that signals can be passed between the circuit elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 7755716
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a backlight module and a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The backlight module has at least one white light source. BL1 and BL2 respectively represent relative maximum brightness peaks of an emission spectrum of the backlight module at a wavelength between 500 nm and 525 nm and between 530 nm and 560 nm, in which BL1/BL2?0.32. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed above the backlight module, and has two substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. One of the two substrates has a red filter layer, a green filter layer, and a blue filter layer, in which transmittances of the red filter layer and the green filter layer at wavelength of approximately 590 nm are both smaller than about 45%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hui Chou, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Chen-Hsien Liao
  • Patent number: 7719504
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof. A gate driver drives a first pixel of the display via a first scanning line within a frame period including first and second data writing intervals. A first data voltage and a second data voltage are transmitted to the first pixel in the first and second data writing intervals, respectively. After the first data writing interval, a first color light source illuminates the first pixel. After the second data writing interval, a second color light source illuminates the first pixel. In a reset interval between the first and second data writing intervals, a voltage of a common line coupled to a storage capacitor of the first pixel is changed from a first common voltage to a second common voltage so that a voltage of a first liquid crystal capacitor of the first pixel is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wang, Ming-Sheng Lai, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Yu-Hui Chou
  • Publication number: 20100110319
    Abstract: Pixel circuit includes first and second scan lines, data line, three switches, and pixel. Three switches all include first end, second end, and control end. Pixel includes first and second sub-pixels. First end of first switch is coupled to data line. Control end of first switch is coupled to first scan line. First end of second switch is coupled to second end of first switch. Control end of second switch is coupled to second scan line. First end of third switch is coupled to data line. Control end of third switch is coupled to first scan line. First sub-pixel is coupled to second end of second switch for coupling to second end of third switch through second and first switches. Second sub-pixel is coupled to second end of third switch for coupling to data line through third switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Pei-Yi Chen, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Chih-Yuan Chien
  • Publication number: 20100090996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for driving a display device having a panel having a display region and a peripheral region, a first photosensor member formed in the display region, and a second photosensor member formed in the peripheral region. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of measuring an intensity of ambient light by the second photosensor member, and driving the first photosensor member according to the measured intensity of the ambient light, so as to sense a change of incident light caused by a touch on the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hui CHOU, Hsueh-Ying HUANG, Chung-Hung YANG
  • Patent number: 7696968
    Abstract: A method of gamma correction for a liquid crystal display (LCD) having an LCD panel. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of dividing the LCD panel into N areas along a gate scanning direction, each area having a corresponding gamma and being characterized with a corresponding voltage-transmittance function, and determining grey level voltages of each area for each of a set of grey levels from the corresponding voltage-transmittance function of the area and a desired gamma curve of the LCD panel such that when the grey level voltages are respectively applied to the N areas for a grey level, a light transmittance through each area is substantially uniform and equals to a corresponding brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsueh Ying Huang, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Patent number: 7652649
    Abstract: In an LCD pixel, the pixel voltage is usually reduced after a gate line signal has passed. To compensate for this voltage reduction, the voltage applied to the charge storage capacitor in the pixel is increased from Vcom to Vcom1 after the gate line signal has passed. Voltage adjustment can be achieved by using two switching elements connected to the second end of the charge storage capacitor. One is activated by the gate line signal so that the applied voltage is equal to Vcom, and the other is activated by the next gate line signal so that the applied is increased to Vcom1. In a transflective LCD panel or a color LCD panel, each pixel is divided into two or three sub-pixels, each sub-pixel having a separate charge storage capacitor, a similar Vcom change is applied to each of the charge storage capacitors in the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20100007594
    Abstract: In a multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display wherein a pixel that has two sub-pixels, an additional switching element is used to achieve a voltage differential between the electrode voltage potential in one sub-pixel and the other during and after the charge-sharing period. The electrodes in the sub-pixels are connected to each other through a charge-sharing capacitor and a controlling switching element, such as another transistor. Before the charge-sharing period, the controlling switching element is operated in a non-conducting state and the voltage potentials of the sub-pixel electrodes are substantially equal. During the charge-sharing period, the controlling switching element is operated in a conducting state to facilitate charge-sharing. The additional switching element is used to achieve the voltage differential more effectively and without additional capacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Ming-Sheng Lai, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Chen-Kuo Yang, Min-Feng Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090273592
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel is coupled to a scan line and a data line, so as to determine whether to be enabled according to a first scan signal transmitted on the scan line, and whether to be driven according to a data signal transmitted on the data line. The second sub-pixel is coupled to the scan line, so as to determine whether to be enabled according to the first scan signal. The data signal is in a first state when the first scan signal is in a pre-charged period. The data signal is in a second state during a time interval after the pre-charged period is over and before the first scan signal enters a turn-on period. Voltage polarities of the first state and the second state are opposite. The pixel design can improve color shift and frame flicker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Chien, Chien-Hua Chen, Chen-Kuo Yang, Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20090262056
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel with color washout improvement. In one embodiment, the LCD panel a plurality of pixels, {Pn,m}, spatially arranged in the form of a matrix, n=1, 2, . . . , N, and m=1, 2, . . . , M, and N, M being an integer greater than zero, each pixel Pn,m comprising at least a first sub-pixel, Pn,m(1), having a sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel, Pn,m(2), having a sub-pixel electrode. The plurality of pixels, {Pn,m}, is configured such that when a gray level voltage associated with a gray level, g, of an image to be displayed on a pixel is applied to the pixel Pn,m, a potential difference, ?V12(g), is generated in the sub-pixel electrodes of the first and second sub-pixels of the pixel Pn,m. The potential difference, ?V12(g) varies with the gray level g of the image to be displayed on the pixel, where g=0, 1, 2, . . . , R corresponding to one of the shades of grey of the image expressed in h bits, h being an integer greater than zero and R=(2h?1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Kuo YANG, Chien-Hua CHEN, Chih-Yuan CHIEN, Hsueh-Ying HUANG
  • Publication number: 20090213043
    Abstract: A method for driving a display panel includes generating data signals to drive pixels in the display panel. The pixels in the display panel are arranged in a matrix. In addition, the voltage values of the data signals are adjusted to render a sum of voltage values of the data signals in a unit area as zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Hui-Lung Yu, Yu-Hui Chou, Chang-Hung Yang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Min-Feng Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090195720
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of scan lines disposed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of pixels arranged in array on the substrate is provided. Each scan line is connected to a row of pixels. Each pixel includes a TFT and a pixel electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is connected to one of the scan lines and one of the data lines through the TFT. In the same column of pixels, the TFTs are connected to two adjacent data lines alternatively and aligned in the column direction. At least one of the pixels further includes a capacitance compensating line. In the pixel having the capacitance compensating line, the TFT is connected to one of the adjacent two data lines, and the capacitance compensating line is connected to the other one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hui Chou, Pei-Chun Liao, Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20090189925
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a driving method thereof are provided. The driving method includes the steps of: transmitting video data to the LCD according to a first frequency, and processing the video data according to a first gamma look-up table to obtain a bright region image; transmitting the video data to the LCD according to the first frequency, and processing the video data according to a second gamma look-up table to obtain a dark region image; and stacking the bright region image and the dark region image in sequence so as to display an image displayed on an LCD panel of the LCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Huang, Chien-Hua Chen, Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20090147184
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a backlight module and a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The backlight module has at least one white light source. BL1 and BL2 respectively represent relative maximum brightness peaks of an emission spectrum of the backlight module at a wavelength between 500 nm and 525 nm and between 530 nm and 560 nm, in which BL1/BL2?0.32. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed above the backlight module, and has two substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. One of the two substrates has a red filter layer, a green filter layer, and a blue filter layer, in which transmittances of the red filter layer and the green filter layer at wavelength of approximately 590 nm are both smaller than about 45%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Wang, Yu-Hui Chou, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Chen-Hsien Liao