Patents by Inventor Kuan Yi Lin

Kuan Yi Lin 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: 11985763
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible substrate, an anisotropic conductive film, and an electronic element. The flexible substrate includes an active area, a bonding pad, and a plurality of protrusions located on the bonding pad. The anisotropic conductive film includes a plurality of conductive particles. The conductive particles are in contact with the protrusions. The anisotropic conductive film is located between the bonding pad of the flexible substrate and the electronic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chun-Yu Lu
  • Publication number: 20230334897
    Abstract: A biometrics sensor includes: a digital light-emitting module including a first region and a second region, wherein the first region outputs incident light; and a sensing module disposed below the digital light-emitting module, wherein in a first mode, the second region does not output light having a wavelength the same as a wavelength of the incident light, so that the digital light-emitting module provides a defective optical field to irradiate an object disposed above the digital light-emitting module, and light generated by the object responsive to the defective optical field is received by the sensing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: BRUCE C. S. CHOU, KUAN-YI LIN, TONG-LONG FU
  • Patent number: 11698569
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible display panel, a sealant, and a first reinforcing structure. The flexible display panel includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate, and a display medium layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. Each of the lower substrate and the upper substrate has an edge region. A centerline of the flexible display panel is parallel to a short side of the flexible display panel. The sealant is disposed between the edge region of the lower substrate and the edge region of the upper substrate. The first reinforcing structure is disposed among the sealant, the edge region of the lower substrate, and the edge region of the upper substrate. The centerline of the flexible display panel passes through the first reinforcing structure, and the elastic modulus of the first reinforcing structure is greater than that of the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Sheng Lin, Chia-Chun Yeh, Kuan-Yi Lin, Po-Yu Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11636706
    Abstract: An under-screen fingerprint sensing device and a fingerprint sensing method are provided. The under-screen fingerprint sensing device includes a fingerprint sensor and a processor. When the fingerprint sensor senses a target object, a first color pixel, a second color pixel, and a third color pixel of the fingerprint sensor respectively output a first color original value, a second color original value, and a third color original value. The processor performs FFC on the first color original value, the second color original value, and the third color original value respectively to generate a first color correction value, a second color correction value, and a third color correction value. The processor determines whether the target object is a real finger according to the first color correction value, the second color correction value, and the third color correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chen Yang, Po-Chiang Hsieh, Pei-Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11600117
    Abstract: A gesture recognition system and a gesture recognition method are provided. The gesture recognition system includes a fingerprint sensor and a processing circuit. The processing circuit obtains a first fingerprint image and a second fingerprint image through the fingerprint sensor. The processing circuit obtains a plurality of first coordinate parameters of a plurality of first coordinate points in the first fingerprint image, and obtains a plurality of second coordinate parameters of a plurality of second coordinate points in the second fingerprint image. The first coordinate points of the first fingerprint image and the second coordinate points of the second fingerprint image respectively have a plurality of grayscale values corresponding to each other. The processing circuit determines a gesture operation according to the first coordinate parameters and the second coordinate parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yi Yeh, Kuan-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11580776
    Abstract: An under-screen fingerprint sensing device and fingerprint sensing method are provided. The under-screen fingerprint sensing device includes a fingerprint sensor and a processor. The processor performs a first FFC on a first color original value, a second color original value, and a third color original value provided by the fingerprint sensor to determine whether a target object is a real finger. When the processor determines that the target object is an unreal finger, the processor performs a second FFC on the first color original value, the second color original value, and the third color original value to determine again whether the target object is the real finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chen Yang, Po-Chiang Hsieh, Pei-Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20230043020
    Abstract: The invention provides an image scanning device and an image scanning method. The image scanning device includes: a display that emits red light, green light, and blue light to expose an object when the object contacts the display; the sensor is arranged below the display, and the sensor obtains a first image corresponding to the red light, a second image corresponding to the green light and a third image corresponding to the blue light; and the processing module is coupled to the sensor and the display, and the processing module generates an object image corresponding to the object according to the first image, the second image and the third image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Yang, Kuan-Yi Lin, Chia-Wei Lin, Yu-Hua Lin, Chun-Ching Tseng
  • Publication number: 20230039314
    Abstract: The invention provides a fingerprint identification device and a fingerprint identification method. The fingerprint identification device includes: a display; a light source disposed below the display; a sensor disposed below the display; and a processing module coupled to the sensor. When an object contacts the display, the light source emits structured light to scan the object. The sensor obtains one or more images of the object, and the one or more images include information of different phase displacements. The processing module is used for calculating three-dimensional information of the object according to the one or more images and judging whether the object is a real finger or not according to the three-dimensional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Yang, Kuan-Yi Lin, Chia-Wei Lin, Yu-Hua Lin
  • Publication number: 20220343688
    Abstract: A gesture recognition system and a gesture recognition method are provided. The gesture recognition system includes a fingerprint sensor and a processing circuit. The processing circuit obtains a first fingerprint image and a second fingerprint image through the fingerprint sensor. The processing circuit obtains a plurality of first coordinate parameters of a plurality of first coordinate points in the first fingerprint image, and obtains a plurality of second coordinate parameters of a plurality of second coordinate points in the second fingerprint image. The first coordinate points of the first fingerprint image and the second coordinate points of the second fingerprint image respectively have a plurality of grayscale values corresponding to each other. The processing circuit determines a gesture operation according to the first coordinate parameters and the second coordinate parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yi Yeh, Kuan-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20220327668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fingerprint sensing module suitable for being configured below a display module, and comprising a plurality of sensing elements and a signal processor. The display module projects a background beam and a marking beam to a finger pressed onto the display module. The plurality of sensing elements sense a fingerprint image generated after the background beam and the marking beam are reflected by the finger and pass through the display module. The signal processor is electrically connected to the plurality of sensing elements, and converts the fingerprint image into a corrected fingerprint image by using a corrected image. The present invention also relates to a fingerprint sensing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Tong-Long Fu
  • Publication number: 20220292873
    Abstract: An under-screen fingerprint sensing device and fingerprint sensing method are provided. The under-screen fingerprint sensing device includes a fingerprint sensor and a processor. The processor performs a first FFC on a first color original value, a second color original value, and a third color original value provided by the fingerprint sensor to determine whether a target object is a real finger. When the processor determines that the target object is an unreal finger, the processor performs a second FFC on the first color original value, the second color original value, and the third color original value to determine again whether the target object is the real finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chen Yang, Po-Chiang Hsieh, Pei-Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220292869
    Abstract: An under-screen fingerprint sensing device and a fingerprint sensing method are provided. The under-screen fingerprint sensing device includes a fingerprint sensor and a processor. The processor performs FFC on the multiple first color original values, multiple second color original values, and multiple third color original values provided by the fingerprint sensor, respectively, to generate multiple first color correction values, multiple second color correction values and multiple third color correction values. The processor inputs the first color correction values, the second color correction values, and the third color correction values to a determining module to determine whether the target object is a real finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chen Yang, Po-Chiang Hsieh, Pei-Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220284727
    Abstract: An under-screen fingerprint sensing device and a fingerprint sensing method are provided. The under-screen fingerprint sensing device includes a fingerprint sensor and a processor. The processor performs a first FFC on the first color original value, the second color original value, and the third color original value to determine whether the current sensing environment is a strong light environment. When the processor determines that the current sensing environment is a strong light environment, the processor performs a second FFC on the first color original value, the second color original value, and the third color original value to determine whether the target object is a real finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chen Yang, Po-Chiang Hsieh, Pei-Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220284730
    Abstract: An under-screen fingerprint sensing device and a fingerprint sensing method are provided. The under-screen fingerprint sensing device includes a fingerprint sensor and a processor. When the fingerprint sensor senses a target object, a first color pixel, a second color pixel, and a third color pixel of the fingerprint sensor respectively output a first color original value, a second color original value, and a third color original value. The processor performs FFC on the first color original value, the second color original value, and the third color original value respectively to generate a first color correction value, a second color correction value, and a third color correction value. The processor determines whether the target object is a real finger according to the first color correction value, the second color correction value, and the third color correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chen Yang, Po-Chiang Hsieh, Pei-Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11435597
    Abstract: A displaying device adapted to a screen is provided. The displaying device includes a transparent pyramid, a movable support, and an image conversion unit. The movable support is connected to the transparent pyramid to move the transparent pyramid between a first location and a second location which is different from the first location. The first location is the position on the screen. The image conversion unit is configured to receive image data. When the transparent pyramid moves to the first location, the image conversion unit converts the image data to a holographic image displayed on the screen, and the transparent pyramid generates a 3D hologram based on the holographic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Hao Hsieh, Kai-Ze Luo, Ming-Lung Lin, Yu-Chen Lee, Sheng-Yen Tseng, Yen-Hui Zheng, Kuan-Yi Lin, Chih-Shien Lin
  • Patent number: 11410412
    Abstract: An anti-counterfeiting method and a system for under-screen fingerprint identification are provided. A fingerprint sensing apparatus includes a display device and a fingerprint sensor, and the method includes the following steps. A fingerprint sensing image is captured for an object on the display device through the fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensing image is calibrated by using a color calibration parameter to generate a calibrated image. Whether the object is a real finger is determined by using an anti-counterfeiting algorithm and the calibrated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Yang, Kuan-Yi Lin, Chia-Wei Lin, Yu-Hua Lin
  • Publication number: 20220245960
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device, used for sensing a fingerprint image of a finger and comprising a display module, a sensing module, and a controller. The display module comprises a plurality of light emitting pixels arranged in an array, has a fingerprint sensing region, and is configured to provide an irradiation beam to the finger. The sensing module is disposed below the fingerprint sensing region and is configured to receive the irradiation beam reaching the sensing module after being reflected by the finger, so as to generate the fingerprint image. The controller is electrically connected to the display module to control light emission of the display module, wherein the controller calculates a distribution curve of light intensity with respect to position of a plurality of different colored lights at a specific time to control light emission of each light emitting pixel of the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Tong-Long Fu, Chun-Ching Tseng
  • Publication number: 20220198819
    Abstract: An electronic device for sensing a fingerprint image of a finger, and including a light-emitting element, a sensing module, and a controller, is provided. The light-emitting element includes multiple light-emitting pixels arranged in an array, and has a fingerprint sensing region. The sensing module is disposed underneath the fingerprint sensing region to receive an irradiation beam that reaches the sensing module after being reflected by the finger, so as to generate the fingerprint image. The controller is electrically connected to the light-emitting element. The fingerprint sensing region is divided into at least a first region and a second region from its center to its periphery. When the light-emitting element provides the irradiation beam to irradiate the finger, the controller controls a light emission time of the light-emitting pixels in the first region to be shorter than a light emission time of the light-emitting pixels in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Ching Tseng, Kuan-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11354530
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes an optical fingerprint sensor and a processor. The optical fingerprint sensor is configured to obtain a fingerprint image. The processor is coupled to the optical fingerprint sensor and analyzes the fingerprint image to calculate at least one of a color pixel ratio and a light reflectance corresponding to the fingerprint image. The processor searches a background database according to at least one of the color pixel ratio and the light reflectance to obtain a background image. The processor corrects the fingerprint image according to the background image to obtain a corrected fingerprint image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Yang, Kuan-Yi Lin, Chia-Wei Lin, Yu-Hua Lin
  • Publication number: 20220137779
    Abstract: An electronic device and a fingerprint image correction method are provided. The electronic device includes an optical fingerprint sensor and a processor. The optical fingerprint sensor is used to obtain a fingerprint image. The processor is coupled to the optical fingerprint sensor. The processor judges multiple analog-to-digital converter values of multiple pixels of the fingerprint image according to a numerical mask to generate a comparison image. The processor compares the comparison image with a sample image to obtain a pressure level classification corresponding to the fingerprint image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Chen Yang, Kuan-Yuan Wang