Patents by Inventor Kai-Yuan Siao
Kai-Yuan Siao 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).
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Publication number: 20220351692Abstract: A method for dimming is adapted for a display device. The method for dimming includes the steps of: obtaining a plurality of first area peak luminance of a plurality of areas of a panel and a backlight plate of the display device; averaging the plurality of first area peak luminance to obtain an overall peak luminance value; looking the overall peak luminance value up in a lookup table to obtain a luminance adjustment value; and adjusting the plurality of first area peak luminance of the plurality of areas into a plurality of second area peak luminance. The plurality of first area peak luminance are a same with or are different from the plurality of second area peak luminance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Shao-Ting CHEN, Yi-Fan LIN, Chi-Lung YEH, Kai-Yuan SIAO
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Patent number: 11003034Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device comprising: a display panel having a plurality of pixels and a plurality of source lines, wherein each of the pixels is electrically connected to a respective source line; and an SD IC for providing pixel voltages and receiving a noise storage control signal and a noise output control signal; characterized in that the SD IC further comprises a noise reduce module to store voltage levels of the pixel voltages as compensating voltages based on the noise storage control signal and to output the compensating voltages based on the noise output control signal, wherein during a normal period, the SD IC outputs the pixel voltages to the pixels; during a compensation period, the SD IC outputs the compensating voltages to the pixels; wherein the noise output control signal is phased-delayed with respect to the noise storage control signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: AU OPTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Chung-Yu Huang, Jian-Feng Li, Kai-Yuan Siao
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Publication number: 20200166815Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device comprising: a display panel having a plurality of pixels and a plurality of source lines, wherein each of the pixels is electrically connected to a respective source line; and an SD IC for providing pixel voltages and receiving a noise storage control signal and a noise output control signal; characterized in that the SD IC further comprises a noise reduce module to store voltage levels of the pixel voltages as compensating voltages based on the noise storage control signal and to output the compensating voltages based on the noise output control signal, wherein during a normal period, the SD IC outputs the pixel voltages to the pixels; during a compensation period, the SD IC outputs the compensating voltages to the pixels; wherein the noise output control signal is phased-delayed with respect to the noise storage control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Chung-Yu HUANG, Jian-Feng LI, Kai-Yuan SIAO
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Patent number: 10192515Abstract: A data driver for a display device comprises a first boost circuit, a first gate clock generation circuit, a first level shift circuit, and a data drive circuit. The first boost circuit is used to receive a supply voltage value and generate at least one preset voltage value. The first gate clock generation circuit is electrically coupled to the first boost circuit, and is used to receive a plurality of timing signals and at least one preset voltage value, and generate at least one first timing signal. The first level shift circuit is used to receive the at least one first timing signal and generate at least one gate timing signal. The data drive circuit is used to receive the timing signals, and generate a plurality of display data signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Shih-Yuan Su, Kai-Yuan Siao, Jian-Feng Li, Chun-Kuei Wen
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Publication number: 20180025696Abstract: A data driver for a display device comprises a first boost circuit, a first gate clock generation circuit, a first level shift circuit, and a data drive circuit. The first boost circuit is used to receive a supply voltage value and generate at least one preset voltage value. The first gate clock generation circuit is electrically coupled to the first boost circuit, and is used to receive a plurality of timing signals and at least one preset voltage value, and generate at least one first timing signal. The first level shift circuit is used to receive the at least one first timing signal and generate at least one gate timing signal. The data drive circuit is used to receive the timing signals, and generate a plurality of display data signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Shih-Yuan SU, Kai-Yuan Siao, Jian-Feng Li, Chun-Kuei Wen
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Patent number: 9129571Abstract: A display apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of pixels. The pixels are arranged in a matrix manner, and each pixel is electrically connected to one of the data lines and one of the scan lines. The operation method includes steps of: dividing the scan lines into N scan line groups, wherein N is an integer from 2 to the number of the scan lines; and in N frame periods sequentially driving the N scan line groups of scan line respectively and thereby sequentially updating display data of the pixels electrically connected to the N scan line groups of the scan line respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuo-Hsiang Chien, Kai-Yuan Siao, Chun-Hsien Lin, Tien-Chin Huang
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Publication number: 20150213772Abstract: A display panel and a driving method thereof are provided. The display panel includes scan lines, data lines, and a pixel array. The scan lines are configured to sequentially transmit scan signals. The data lines are configured to transmit data signals. The pixel array includes a first column pixel unit and a second column pixel unit each of which includes pixel units. Each pixel unit in the first column pixel unit and the second column pixel unit includes sub-pixels with different colors. When the scan signals are sequentially transmitted to the pixel units, the data lines transmit the corresponding data signals to the sub-pixels with the same color in odd-numbered rows of the first column pixel unit and the sub-pixels with the same color in even-numbered rows of the second column pixel unit, such that the sub-pixels have the same polarity based on the corresponding data signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Yu-Hung TUNG, Kai-Yuan SIAO
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Patent number: 8982030Abstract: A gate output control method is adapted into a flat display having a plurality of gate drive integrated circuits. The method comprises: providing a gate control signal; providing a oblique control signal to oblique modulate the gate control signal for generating a gate control signal with oblique; modulating the gate control signal with oblique to obtain a modulated gate control signal; and outputting the modulated gate control signal to the gate drive integrated circuits. A falling edge of the modulated gate control signal comprises a oblique-varying period and a vertical-varying period. In the oblique-varying period, the modulated gate control signal firstly changes to a predetermined voltage in a first slope, and then changes in a second slope until the vertical-varying period. In the vertical-varying period, the modulated gate control signal changes vertically or nearly vertically.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Kai-Yuan Siao, Jian-Feng Li, Hsiao-Chung Cheng, Tsung-Hung Lee, Chao-Ching Hsu
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Patent number: 8916782Abstract: An electro-static discharge (ESD) protection structure includes a first insulation layer (having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a through hole), a patterned conductive layer (located on the first surface), an electro-static releasing layer (located on the second surface), and a solder mask layer. At least one portion of the patterned conductive layer surrounds the through hole. The electro-static releasing layer is electrically insulated from the patterned conductive layer. At least one portion of the electro-static releasing layer is around the through hole. The solder mask layer covers the first insulation layer and a portion of the patterned conductive layer and exposes a portion of the patterned conductive layer surrounding the through hole. A multi-layered circuit board including a second insulation layer, a power supply layer, a third insulation layer and the ESD protection structure is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Hsin-Ting Wu, Kai-Yuan Siao
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Publication number: 20140267212Abstract: A plurality of pixels of a display panel are driven with a first polarity inversion to display a first image, driven with the first polarity inversion to display a second image after the first image is displayed, driven with a second polarity inversion to display a third image, and driven with the second polarity inversion to display a fourth image after the third image is displayed. The polarity of a first pixel of the first image is opposite to the polarity of a first pixel of the second image. The polarity of a first pixel of the third image is opposite to the polarity of a first pixel of the fourth image. The first polarity inversion is different from the second polarity inversion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: AU Optronics CorpInventors: Jian-Feng Li, Jen-Chieh Chen, Kai-Yuan Siao, Yi-Fan Lin
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Patent number: 8767024Abstract: A display apparatus with a display panel is provided. The display panel is initially driven to have the data voltages on any two consecutive data lines thereon with different polarities. If a to-be-displayed image contains a predetermined pattern constituted by pixels in row and two adjacent pixels therein have a gray-level difference therebetween greater than a predetermined value, a timing control circuit of the display apparatus divides the associated data lines into a plurality of data line groups each constituted by four consecutive data lines and configure the data voltages on the two middle data lines in one data line group to have a first polarity and the data voltages on the rest two data lines in the same data line group to have a second polarity. An operation method of the display apparatus is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Hao Wang, Kai-Yuan Siao
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Publication number: 20130314389Abstract: A display apparatus with a display panel is provided. The display panel is initially driven to have the data voltages on any two consecutive data lines thereon with different polarities. If a to-be-displayed image contains a predetermined pattern constituted by pixels in row and two adjacent pixels therein have a gray-level difference therebetween greater than a predetermined value, a timing control circuit of the display apparatus divides the associated data lines into a plurality of data line groups each constituted by four consecutive data lines and configure the data voltages on the two middle data lines in one data line group to have a first polarity and the data voltages on the rest two data lines in the same data line group to have a second polarity. An operation method of the display apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yi-Hao WANG, Kai-Yuan SIAO
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Publication number: 20130314310Abstract: A display apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of pixels. The pixels are arranged in a matrix manner, and each pixel is electrically connected to one of the data lines and one of the scan lines. The operation method includes steps of: dividing the scan lines into N scan line groups, wherein N is an integer from 2 to the number of the scan lines; and in N frame periods sequentially driving the N scan line groups of scan line respectively and thereby sequentially updating display data of the pixels electrically connected to the N scan line groups of the scan line respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kuo-Hsiang CHIEN, Kai-Yuan SIAO, Chun-Hsien LIN, Tien-Chin HUANG
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Publication number: 20130140072Abstract: An electro-static discharge (ESD) protection structure includes a first insulation layer (having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a through hole), a patterned conductive layer (located on the first surface), an electro-static releasing layer (located on the second surface), and a solder mask layer. At least one portion of the patterned conductive layer surrounds the through hole. The electro-static releasing layer is electrically insulated from the patterned conductive layer. At least one portion of the electro-static releasing layer is around the through hole. The solder mask layer covers the first insulation layer and a portion of the patterned conductive layer and exposes a portion of the patterned conductive layer surrounding the through hole. A multi-layered circuit board including a second insulation layer, a power supply layer, a third insulation layer and the ESD protection structure is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hsin-Ting Wu, Kai-Yuan Siao
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Patent number: 8284368Abstract: A flat display device includes an array substrate. The array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines and pixels. The pixels include a plurality of first pixel units and second pixel units, and each of the first pixel units and each of the second pixel units include more than three pixels. The first pixel units and the second pixel units disposed in between two adjacent data lines are arranged alternately, wherein the first pixel units are electrically connected with one of the two adjacent data lines, and the second pixel units are electrically connected with the other data line.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Yi-Suei Liao, Chien-Liang Chen, Kai-Yuan Siao
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Publication number: 20110085098Abstract: A flat display device includes an array substrate. The array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines and pixels. The pixels include a plurality of first pixel units and second pixel units, and each of the first pixel units and each of the second pixel units include more than three pixels. The first pixel units and the second pixel units disposed in between two adjacent data lines are arranged alternately, wherein the first pixel units are electrically connected with one of the two adjacent data lines, and the second pixel units are electrically connected with the other data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Yi-Suei Liao, Chien-Liang Chen, Kai-Yuan Siao
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Publication number: 20110084894Abstract: A gate output control method is adapted into a flat display having a plurality of gate drive integrated circuits. The method comprises: providing a gate control signal; providing a oblique control signal to oblique modulate the gate control signal for generating a gate control signal with oblique; modulating the gate control signal with oblique to obtain a modulated gate control signal; and outputting the modulated gate control signal to the gate drive integrated circuits. A falling edge of the modulated gate control signal comprises a oblique-varying period and a vertical-varying period. In the oblique-varying period, the modulated gate control signal firstly changes to a predetermined voltage in a first slope, and then changes in a second slope until the vertical-varying period. In the vertical-varying period, the modulated gate control signal changes vertically or nearly vertically.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Kai-Yuan SIAO, Jian-Feng Li, Hsiao-Chung Cheng, Tsung-Hung Lee, Chao-Ching Hsu