Patents by Inventor I-An Yao

I-An Yao 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: 20230168760
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a first sensing circuit, a second sensing circuit and a power line. The first sensing circuit includes a first sensing unit and a first transistor, and a first end of the first sensing unit is coupled to a control end of the first transistor. The second sensing circuit includes a second sensing unit and a second transistor, and a first end of the second sensing unit is coupled to a control end of the second transistor. A first end of the first transistor and a first end of the second transistor are coupled to the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Shu-Fen LI, Chuan-Chi CHIEN, Hsiao-Feng LIAO, Rui-An YU, Chang-Chiang CHENG, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Patent number: 11631272
    Abstract: A fingerprint identification module and a fingerprint identification device are provided. The fingerprint identification module includes a color filter substrate and a protective cover. The color filter substrate includes a first shading member. The protective cover is disposed on the color filter substrate and includes a second shading member. The second shading member faces the color filter substrate. There is a gap between the first shading member and the second shading member in a thickness direction of the fingerprint identification module, and the gap is within a range of 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao Feng Liao, Chuan-Chi Chien, I-An Yao
  • Patent number: 11604382
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device using the same are disclosed. The backlight module includes at least one first light emitting unit, at least one second light emitting unit, a first optical layer and a second optical layer. The first light emitting unit emits a first light, and the second light emitting unit emits a second light. The first optical layer is disposed on a light exiting side of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, and the first optical layer collimates the first light and the second light. The second optical layer is disposed on a light exiting side of the first optical layer, and the second optical layer scatters the first light but does not scatter the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Kuo-Jung Wu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
  • Patent number: 11589146
    Abstract: An electronic device including a display panel, a protection layer, and a sound broadcasting element is provided. The display panel is disposed on an inner surface of the protection layer. The sound broadcasting element is disposed on the inner surface of the protection layer and includes a piezoelectric component and a connection component. The connection component is located on a side of the display panel, the connection component contacts the protection layer and is connected between the piezoelectric component and the protection layer. A back surface of the display panel is located between the piezoelectric component and the protection layer, wherein the back surface of the display panel is a surface away from the protection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Pin Hsiao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Jiunn-Shyong Lin, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20230035759
    Abstract: Sensing pixels each store a sensing voltage level. A method for driving the plurality of sensing pixels includes providing a plurality of readout scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels, and providing a plurality of reset scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels. One of the plurality of readout scan signals enables one of the plurality of sensing pixels to output the sensing voltage level stored in the one of the plurality of sensing pixels. One of plurality of reset scan signals resets the sensing voltage level stored in one of the plurality of sensing pixels. An nth reset scan signal of the plurality of reset scan signals is started behind an nth readout scan signal of the plurality of readout scan signals in time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20230024828
    Abstract: An electronic device which has a narrow viewing angle state and a wide viewing angle state includes a diffuser layer, a panel and a light source. The panel is disposed on the diffuser layer. The light source provides a light passing through the panel. In the narrow viewing angle state, the light has a first relative light intensity and a second relative light intensity. The first relative light intensity is the strongest light intensity, and the second relative light intensity is 50% of the strongest light intensity. The first relative light intensity corresponds to an angle of 0°, the second relative light intensity corresponds to a half-value angle, and the half-value angle is between ?15° and 15°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Po-Yang Chen, Kuo-Jung Wu, I-An Yao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Hsien-Wen Huang
  • Publication number: 20230028671
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate including a display region, an ambient light sensing element, and an ambient light sensing signal line is provided by the present disclosure. The substrate includes a metal line, wherein at least a portion of the metal line is disposed in the display region. The ambient light sensing signal line is electrically connected to the ambient light sensing element and partially overlapped with the at least a portion of the metal line in a top view direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ya-Ling CHEN, Shu-Fen LI, Chuan-Chi CHIEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20230015777
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a panel having a working area and a peripheral area, signal lines, sub-pixels, bio-sensor units, a first switch unit and a second switch unit. The signal lines are disposed on the panel and have a first signal line and a second signal line. The sub-pixels and the bio-sensor units are disposed in the working area. The sub-pixels have a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The bio-sensor units have a first bio-sensor unit which is electrically connected to the first signal line. The first switch unit and the second switch unit are disposed in the peripheral area and respectively electrically connected to the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel through the first signal line and the second signal line. A first time period that the first switch unit is turned on is longer than a second time period that the second switch unit is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng CHANG, Kuo-Jung WU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO, Chuan-Chi CHIEN, Shu-Fen LI, Hsiao-Feng LIAO
  • Publication number: 20230017259
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display element, a piezoelectric element, and a cushioning element. The display element has a display surface and a non-display surface opposite to the display surface. The piezoelectric element is disposed on the non-display surface. The cushioning element is disposed between the display element and the piezoelectric element, and a space is surrounded by the display element, the piezoelectric element, and the cushioning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ting-Wei LIANG, Shun-Cheng CHEN, Jiunn-Shyong LIN, I-An YAO
  • Patent number: 11501558
    Abstract: Sensing pixels each store a sensing voltage level. A method for driving the plurality of sensing pixels includes providing a plurality of readout scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels, and providing a plurality of reset scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels. One of the plurality of readout scan signals enables one of the plurality of sensing pixels to output the sensing voltage level stored in the one of the plurality of sensing pixels. One of plurality of reset scan signals resets the sensing voltage level stored in one of the plurality of sensing pixels. One of the plurality of reset scan signals is generated by converting one of the plurality of readout scan signals with a level shift circuit or one of the plurality of readout scan signals is generated by converting one of the plurality of reset scan signals with a level shift circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Liao, Hsing-Yuan Hsu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
  • Patent number: 11495166
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a gate driving circuit, at least one ambient light sensing element and at least one ambient light sensing signal line is provided by the present disclosure. The substrate includes a peripheral region, and the gate driving circuit, the ambient light sensing element and the ambient light sensing signal line are disposed in the peripheral region. The ambient light sensing signal line is electrically connected to the ambient light sensing element, wherein the ambient light sensing signal line at least partially overlaps the gate driving circuit in a top view direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ya-Ling Chen, Shu-Fen Li, Chuan-Chi Chien, I-An Yao
  • Patent number: 11482182
    Abstract: An electronic device including a backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed on the substrate, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes; a protection layer disposed on the substrate and covering the plurality of light emitting diodes; and a color conversion element, disposed on the plurality of light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Cheng, Yu-Chen Huang, Shun-Cheng Chen, Jiunn-Shyong Lin, I-An Yao
  • Patent number: 11482035
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cover layer, a light control panel, an optical fingerprint sensor and a first light source disposed at the same side of the cover layer. The first light source is for fingerprint sensing and capable of providing a light of which half-value angle is between ?15° and 15°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Po-Yang Chen, Kuo-Jung Wu, I-An Yao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Hsien-Wen Huang
  • Publication number: 20220299787
    Abstract: A sensing device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a light source emitting a first light to the object, and a light collimating structure disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a plurality of light shielding layers, wherein the plurality of light shielding layers include a first light shielding layer and a second light shielding layer. The first light shielding layer includes first light transmitting region(s). The second light shielding layer includes second light transmitting region(s). The sensing device includes a sensing structure disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and receiving a second light reflected by the object via the first light transmitting region(s) and the second light transmitting region(s). A first width of the first light transmitting region (s) is different from a second width of the second light transmitting region(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Huang CHEN, Hsiao-Feng LIAO, I-An YAO, Chuan-Chi CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20220283471
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module and a display panel. The display panel is disposed on the backlight module and includes two substrates, a sensor, and a light-shielding element. The sensor is disposed between the two substrates. The light-shielding element at least partially surrounds the sensor. A height of the light-shielding element is greater than a height of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao Feng Liao, Shu-Fen Li, CHUAN-CHI CHIEN, Po-Yang Chen, I-AN YAO
  • Publication number: 20220269365
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a signal readout line and a sensor component electrically connected to the signal readout line. The sensor component includes a pixel sensor and a sensor pad. The pixel sensor includes a first transistor, a first capacitor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first control terminal, wherein the first capacitor is electrically connected to the first control terminal and the second terminal. The second transistor includes a third terminal, a fourth terminal and a second control terminal, wherein the fourth terminal is electrically connected to the signal readout line. The sensor pad is electrically connected to the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Shun-Mao LIN, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Patent number: 11422406
    Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module is used for a display panel having a camera region. The backlight module may be operated in display mode or camera mode. The backlight module includes multiple light emitting units. When the backlight module is operating in the display mode, the light emitting units are all turned on. When the backlight module is operating in the camera mode, a portion of the light emitting units corresponding to the camera region of the display panel is turned off, and another portion of the light emitting units is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Huang Chen, I-An Yao, Ya-Ling Chen, Chuan-Chi Chien
  • Patent number: 11398102
    Abstract: A method for recognizing a fingerprint of a subject includes the following steps: providing a display device, which includes: a plurality of fingerprint recognition units, a plurality of first sub-pixel regions with a first color, a plurality of second sub-pixel regions with a second color, and a plurality of third sub-pixel regions with a third color, wherein the first color, the second color, and the third color are different; defining a recognition area by disposing a finger of the subject on the display device when the display device is in a fingerprint recognition mode; and enabling at least one of the plurality of first sub-pixel regions disposed in the recognition area, and disabling at least one of the plurality of second sub-pixel regions and the plurality of third sub-pixel regions disposed in the recognition area when the display device is in the fingerprint recognition mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Chi Guo, Hsing-Yuan Hsu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20220221757
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device using the same are disclosed. The backlight module includes at least one first light emitting unit, at least one second light emitting unit, a first optical layer and a second optical layer. The first light emitting unit emits a first light, and the second light emitting unit emits a second light. The first optical layer is disposed on a light exiting side of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, and the first optical layer collimates the first light and the second light. The second optical layer is disposed on a light exiting side of the first optical layer, and the second optical layer scatters the first light but does not scatter the second light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng CHANG, Kuo-Jung WU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Patent number: 11380244
    Abstract: A display device includes a peripheral circuit, a display gate line and a fingerprint gate line. The peripheral circuit includes a demultiplexer. The display gate line is electrically connected to the demultiplexer for transmitting a display scan signal. The fingerprint gate line is electrically connected to the demultiplexer for transmitting a fingerprint scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Shun-Mao Lin, Hsing-Yuan Hsu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao