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: 20220187649
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first substrate; a second substrate, disposed opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a sensing circuit, disposed on the first substrate and having a high voltage wire; and a conductor, disposed between the high voltage wire and the liquid crystal layer; wherein the conductor is less than the high voltage wire in voltage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20220165202
    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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ya-Ling CHEN, Shu-Fen LI, Chuan-Chi CHIEN, I-An YAO
  • Patent number: 11333921
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding layer, and a plurality of optical sensors. The light-shielding layer has a plurality of first aperture regions, a plurality of second aperture regions, and a plurality of third aperture regions. The second aperture regions are located between the first aperture regions and the third aperture regions. At least a portion of at least one of the optical sensors overlaps with at least one of the first aperture regions in a normal direction of the substrate. An area of at least one of the second aperture regions is greater than an area of at least one of the first aperture regions, and the area of the at least one of the second aperture regions is smaller than an area of at least one of the third aperture regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pei-Yuan Hong, I-An Yao, Po-Yang Chen, Kuo-Jung Wu
  • Patent number: 11307459
    Abstract: A display device and a mobile device are provided. The display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and a switchable diffuser. The backlight module has a first region and a second region. The backlight module includes a reflector and optical layers. The reflector includes a non-reflecting portion in the first region and a reflecting portion in the second region. The optical layers are disposed on the reflector. The switchable diffuser is disposed between the display panel and the backlight module. At least one of the optical layers includes different structures in the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Minghuang Chen, Chuan-Chi Chien, Yun-Hsin Chang, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20220115433
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a photosensitive element formed above the substrate, a signal line formed above the substrate, and a transparent conductive member electrically connected to the signal line and the photosensitive element. In a normal direction of the substrate, the signal line does not overlap with the photosensitive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Feng LIAO, Shu-Fen LI, Chuan-Chi CHIEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20220093032
    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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Shun-Mao LIN, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20220066265
    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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: MING-HUANG CHEN, I-AN YAO, YA-LING CHEN, CHUAN-CHI CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20220058368
    Abstract: A fingerprint identification method includes partitioning a plurality of readout lines of the electronic device into at least two groups, receiving a signal, determining a finger touch region according to the signal, and simultaneously enabling a portion of readout lines of each group corresponding to the finger touch region of the at least two groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng CHANG, Kuo-Jung WU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20220019106
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding layer, and a plurality of optical sensors. The light-shielding layer has a plurality of first aperture regions, a plurality of second aperture regions, and a plurality of third aperture regions. The second aperture regions are located between the first aperture regions and the third aperture regions. At least a portion of at least one of the optical sensors overlaps with at least one of the first aperture regions in a normal direction of the substrate. An area of at least one of the second aperture regions is greater than an area of at least one of the first aperture regions, and the area of the at least one of the second aperture regions is smaller than an area of at least one of the third aperture regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Pei-Yuan HONG, I-An YAO, Po-Yang CHEN, Kuo-Jung WU
  • Patent number: 11200396
    Abstract: An electronic device has a touch sensing mode and a fingerprint sensing mode, and the electronic device includes a substrate, a driving circuit, a fingerprint sensor and a touch signal line. The driving circuit is disposed on the substrate. The fingerprint sensor is disposed on the substrate, and the fingerprint sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the driving circuit. The touch signal line is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Kuo-Jung Wu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20210366414
    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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ya-Wen CHENG, Yu-Chen HUANG, Shun-Cheng CHEN, Jiunn-Shyong LIN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20210349251
    Abstract: A display device and a mobile device are provided. The display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, and a switchable diffuser. The backlight module has a first region and a second region. The backlight module includes a reflector and optical layers. The reflector includes a non-reflecting portion in the first region and a reflecting portion in the second region. The optical layers are disposed on the reflector. The switchable diffuser is disposed between the display panel and the backlight module. At least one of the optical layers includes different structures in the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Minghuang Chen, Chuan-Chi Chien, Yun-Hsin Chang, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20210334503
    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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao Feng Liao, Chuan-Chi Chien, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20210326559
    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: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20210325735
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device including a liquid crystal panel, a light source, and an optical sensor. The light source includes two light emitting elements for emitting two lights with different wavelengths to the liquid crystal panel. The optical sensor is for sensing one of the lights, and the light source is disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20210314690
    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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Pin Hsiao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Jiunn-Shyong Lin, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20210225997
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes two panels and two cover layers respectively disposed on the two panels. The two cover layers include a contact region. A top portion and a bottom portion of the contact region have a height H. One of the two cover layers has a thickness Tn. One of the two panels has a distance Xn between an upper surface of the one of the two panels and the bottom portion of the contact region. The one of the two panels is corresponding to the one of the two cover layers. The height H, the thickness Tn and the distance Xn satisfy the equation: 0?H/(Xn+Tn) <0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ping-Hsun TSAI, Shih-Fu LIAO, I-An YAO, Yu-Chun HSU, Yung-Hsun WU, Sheng-Nan FAN
  • Patent number: 11070899
    Abstract: An electronic device including a display panel, a protection layer, and a sound broadcasting element is provided. The protection layer is disposed on the display panel. The sound broadcasting element and the display panel are both located below the protection layer, and the sound broadcasting element contacts the protection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Pin Hsiao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Jiunn-Shyong Lin, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20210200976
    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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Po-Yang Chen, Kuo-Jung Wu, I-An Yao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Hsien-Wen Huang
  • Publication number: 20210012078
    Abstract: An electronic device has a touch sensing mode and a fingerprint sensing mode, and the electronic device includes a substrate, a driving circuit, a fingerprint sensor and a touch signal line. The driving circuit is disposed on the substrate. The fingerprint sensor is disposed on the substrate, and the fingerprint sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the driving circuit. The touch signal line is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Kuo-Jung Wu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao