Patents by Inventor Kai-Min Yang

Kai-Min Yang 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: 9812049
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the plurality sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel, locating at a first column, a first row and a second row adjacent to the first row; a second sub-pixel, locating at a second column adjacent to the first column, the first row and the second row; a third sub-pixel locating at a third column adjacent to the second column and a first row; and a fourth sub-pixel locating at the third column and the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Kai-Min Yang
  • Publication number: 20170243384
    Abstract: An image data processing system and associated methods for processing images and methods for image blending are provided. The method for processing panorama images in an image data processing system includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of source images from at least one image input interface, wherein the source images at least include overlapping portions; receiving browsing viewpoint and viewing angle information; determining cropped images of the source images based on the browsing viewpoint and viewing angle information; and generating a panorama image corresponding to the browsing viewpoint and viewing angle information for viewing or previewing based on the cropped images of the source images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Yu-Hao HUANG, Tsui-Shan CHANG, Yi-Ting LIN, Tsu-Ming LIU, Kai-Min YANG
  • Publication number: 20170118475
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of compression for non-stitched pictures captured by multiple cameras of a panoramic video capture device are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system uses a RIBC (Remapped Intra Block Copy) mode, where the block vector (BV) or BV predictor is remapped using calibration data to reduce the search range. The mapped BV or BVP is also more efficient for coding. A color scaling process can be used with the RIBC mode to compensate the color/brightness discrepancy between images from different cameras. A projection-based Inter prediction method is also disclosed. The projection-based Inter prediction method takes into account different perspectives between two images captured from different cameras. Transform matrix is applied to a block candidate to project the block candidate to a position of a target block. The projected block candidate is used as a predictor for the target block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Tsui-Shan CHANG, Yu-Hao HUANG, Chih-Kai CHANG, Tsu-Ming LIU, Chi-Cheng JU, Kai-Min YANG
  • Patent number: 9543285
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel groups arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array. Each of the sub-pixel groups includes a plurality of first pixel units, a plurality of second pixel units and a plurality of third pixel units. Each of the first pixel units includes a first color sub-pixel and a second color sub-pixel, each of the second pixel units includes the second color sub-pixel and a third color sub-pixel, and each of the third pixel units includes the first color sub-pixel and the third color sub-pixel. The first color sub-pixel, the second color sub-pixel and the third color sub-pixel are sub-pixels having three different colors. At least a part of the first pixel units and at least a part of the second pixel units are arranged along a first direction, and the first direction is tilted relative to a column direction of the pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Hsueh-Yen Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 9536482
    Abstract: A display device with a plurality of sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the sub-pixel groups comprises a first sub-pixel, located at a first column; a second sub-pixel, located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel, located at a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel, located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a fifth sub-pixel, located at the fourth column; wherein the row of the second sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein the row of the third sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein the row of at least one of the fourth sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein a sum of the heights of the fourth sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel is smaller than or equal to the height of the first sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Patent number: 9472146
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups. Each of sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel located at a first column; a second sub-pixel located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel located at a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a fifth sub-pixel located at the third column and the fourth column; wherein height of first sub-pixel equals height of second sub-pixel, height of first sub-pixel is greater than heights of third sub-pixel, fourth sub-pixel and fifth sub-pixel, and height of the first sub-pixel is different from or equal to sum of heights of fifth sub-pixel and third sub-pixel or sum of heights of fifth sub-pixel and fourth sub-pixel; wherein height of fifth sub-pixel is different from or equal to heights of third sub-pixel and fourth sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160260369
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel and a display driver is provided. The display panel includes a sub-pixel repeat array. The sub-pixel repeat array is repeatedly arranged to form a pixel array on the display panel. The pixel array includes at least one map display unit. The display driver is coupled to the display panel. The display driver drives the display panel to display an image by using a sub-pixel rendering method. The image includes at least one specified intensity map. The map display unit includes a center sub-pixel unit and a plurality of neighboring sub-pixel units. The specified intensity map includes one or more white pixel points. In the map display unit, luminance summations of sub-pixels of different colors are equal. Furthermore, a display driving method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160217764
    Abstract: A display panel and a display driver are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units, which are arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array. Each row of the sub-pixel repeating unit includes an odd number of sub-pixels, where every two sub-pixels are regarded as one pixel unit, and another sub-pixel is added at the last column of the sub-pixel repeating unit. The odd-numbered sub-pixels are respectively written by N groups of pixel data. The amount of these sub-pixels is 2N+1, which is between two to two and a half times of the amount of the pixel data. Each odd-numbered column of the sub-pixel repeating unit includes the sub-pixels of two different colors, which are alternately arranged in each odd-numbered column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160204094
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel groups arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array. Each of the sub-pixel groups includes a plurality of first pixel units, a plurality of second pixel units and a plurality of third pixel units. Each of the first pixel units includes a first color sub-pixel and a second color sub-pixel, each of the second pixel units includes the second color sub-pixel and a third color sub-pixel, and each of the third pixel units includes the first color sub-pixel and the third color sub-pixel. The first color sub-pixel, the second color sub-pixel and the third color sub-pixel are sub-pixels having three different colors. At least a part of the first pixel units and at least a part of the second pixel units are arranged along a first direction, and the first direction is tilted relative to a column direction of the pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Hsueh-Yen Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160189669
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel repeating units is provided. The sub-pixel repeating units are repeatedly arranged on the display panel. Each of the sub-pixel repeating units includes at least one first color sub-pixel and at least one second color sub-pixel. On the display panel, the adjacent first color sub-pixels form a first polygon, and the adjacent second color sub-pixels form a second polygon. The area of the first polygon is at least twice the area of the second polygon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160171917
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel groups is provided. The sub-pixel groups are arranged repeatedly to form a pixel array, and each of the sub-pixel groups is written by a plurality of pixel data. The sub-pixel group includes a plurality of main type pixel units and a plurality of sub type pixel units. Each of the main type pixel units is written by one pixel data among the plurality of pixel data, and each of the sub type pixel units is written by at least one pixel data among the plurality of pixel data. The main type pixel units are arranged to form a geometry form and the main type pixel units surround a single sub type pixel unit among the sub type pixel units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Hsueh-Yen Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160163286
    Abstract: A display driver configured to drive a display panel is provided. The display panel displays an image frame in a first display mode or a second display mode. The display driver includes a first display driving channel and a second display driving channel. The first and the second display driving channels are configured to drive the display panel to display the image frame by using a sub-pixel rendering method. In the second display mode, the second display driving channel drives sub-pixels on the display panel to display corresponding grayscales by using a plurality of gamma voltages. A voltage value of at least one gamma voltage among the gamma voltages is determined according to an arrangement of the sub-pixels on the display panel. Furthermore, a display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yen Yang, Kai-Min Yang, Chin-Yuan Tu, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160155396
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups. Each of sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel located at a first column; a second sub-pixel located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel located at a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a fifth sub-pixel located at the third column and the fourth column; wherein height of first sub-pixel equals height of second sub-pixel, height of first sub-pixel is greater than heights of third sub-pixel, fourth sub-pixel and fifth sub-pixel, and height of the first sub-pixel is different from or equal to sum of heights of fifth sub-pixel and third sub-pixel or sum of heights of fifth sub-pixel and fourth sub-pixel; wherein height of fifth sub-pixel is different from or equal to heights of third sub-pixel and fourth sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160155398
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups. Each sub-pixel group includes a first sub-pixel located at a first column; a second sub-pixel located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel located a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel located at the third column; a fifth sub-pixel located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a six sub-pixel located at the fourth column; wherein height of the first sub-pixel is different from or/equal to height of the second sub-pixel, a sum of heights of the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, and a sum of heights of the fifth sub-pixel and the sixth sub-pixel; wherein height of the third sub-pixel is different from or equal to height of the fourth sub-pixel; wherein height of the fifth sub-pixel is different from or equal to height of sixth sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160155397
    Abstract: A display device with a plurality of sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the sub-pixel groups comprises a first sub-pixel, located at a first column; a second sub-pixel, located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel, located at a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel, located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a fifth sub-pixel, located at the fourth column; wherein the row of the second sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein the row of the third sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein the row of at least one of the fourth sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein a sum of the heights of the fourth sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel is smaller than or equal to the height of the first sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Kai-Min Yang, Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20160092056
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of switching video images and a surveillance system. The method includes the following steps. A first video image is displayed under a first display mode in a monitoring interface. Whether a target object in the first video image enters into a designated region in the first video image is determined. Whether a ratio of the targeted object to the first video image is smaller than or equal to a first threshold is determined when the target object enters into the designated region. When the ratio is smaller than or equal to the first threshold, a second video image is displayed under the first display mode in the monitoring interface. The designated region in the first video image is related to a geographic position, and the second video image is a video image related to the geographic position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kai-Min YANG, Shu-Che WENG
  • Publication number: 20150356900
    Abstract: A display device including a plurality sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the plurality sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel, locating at a first column, a first row and a second row adjacent to the first row; a second sub-pixel, locating at a second column adjacent to the first column, the first row and the second row; a third sub-pixel locating at a third column adjacent to the second column and a first row; and a fourth sub-pixel locating at the third column and the second row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Kai-Min Yang