Patents by Inventor Kung-Yi Chan

Kung-Yi Chan 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: 9030396
    Abstract: A liquid display panel driving method to drive a plurality of pixels of a liquid display panel in a frame period comprising a plurality of data input intervals is provided. Each pixel comprises first and second capacitors coupled to a first and second common electrode respectively. The liquid display panel driving method comprises the steps of: keeping the second common electrode at the same voltage level; modifying the voltage of the first common electrode of each pixel along a row of scan line to perform a first pre-charge before the data input interval; turning on the pixels to make each pixel receive the data voltage from the data lines during the data input interval; and turning off the pixels and modifying the voltage of the first common electrode to further set the voltage of each of the pixels to a target level after the data input interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Chiu Pai, Deniz Yurdasen, Chun-Huai Li, Kung-Yi Chan, Chun-Hung Kuo, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 8743043
    Abstract: A method for driving a display device is provided herein. The display device includes a plurality of scan lines. The method comprises following steps: dividing the scan lines into a plurality of groups, each of which comprises at least two scan lines, i.e. a first and a second scan line; during a first frame period, sequentially enabling the first and second scan line of each group in accordance with a first driving sequence; and during a second frame period, sequentially enabling the first and second scan line of each group in accordance with a second driving sequence, wherein the first driving sequence is different from the second driving sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Kai Huang, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 8339348
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a driving control circuit thereof are provided. The driving control circuit includes a voltage switch unit and a selection unit. The selection unit selects the voltages in accordance with the control signal, while the voltage switch unit outputs the selected voltage to the common terminal of pixels according to the corresponding scan signal. The driving control circuit, controlled by the control signal and the scan signal, can reduce the modulation frequency and the voltage amplitude, so the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li, Kuo-Hao Fanchiang, Chun-Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 8325124
    Abstract: A display panel is provided and includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is coupled to a data line and a first scan line. In the display unit, a liquid crystal capacitor is coupled between a pixel electrode and a first common line, and a storage capacitor is coupled between the pixel electrode and a second common line. The control unit receives first and second common voltages and is controlled by first and second control voltage signals and first and second scan signals which are respectively on the first scan line and a second scan line and driven sequentially. The control unit changes the voltage level of the second common line by a two-step manner according to the first and second common voltages. Through feed-through effect of the storage capacitor, the voltage level of the pixel electrode is changed to a desired level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hao Fanchiang, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 8077130
    Abstract: A method for driving an LCD device having a plurality of sets of gate lines is disclosed. The method includes sequentially enabling odd gate lines of a first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a first common voltage during a first interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of the first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a second common voltage during a second interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of a second set of gate lines in descending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the second common voltage during a third interval, and sequentially enabling odd gate lines of the second set of gate lines in descending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the first common voltage during a fourth interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chiu Pai, Tsang-Hong Wang, Chung-Chun Chen, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li, Chung-Lung Li
  • Patent number: 8072409
    Abstract: An LCD with power consumption reduction and a method of driving the same. In one embodiment, the LCD has a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in the form of a matrix having N pixel rows, each pixel row defined between two neighboring scanning lines Gn and Gn+1, and having an auxiliary common electrode, and a plurality of common voltage driving circuits, each common voltage driving circuit electrically coupled between the scanning line Gn and the corresponding auxiliary common electrode for providing a two-level lift-up coupling voltage to the auxiliary common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kuohao Fanchiang, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20100321365
    Abstract: A display panel is provided and includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is coupled to a data line and a first scan line. In the display unit, a liquid crystal capacitor is coupled between a pixel electrode and a first common line, and a storage capacitor is coupled between the pixel electrode and a second common line. The control unit receives first and second common voltages and is controlled by first and second control voltage signals and first and second scan signals which are respectively on the first scan line and a second scan line and driven sequentially. The control unit changes the voltage level of the second common line by a two-step manner according to the first and second common voltages. Through feed-through effect of the storage capacitor, the voltage level of the pixel electrode is changed to a desired level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hao Fanchiang, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20100214204
    Abstract: An LCD with power consumption reduction and a method of driving the same. In one embodiment, the LCD has a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in the form of a matrix having N pixel rows, each pixel row defined between two neighboring scanning lines Gn and Gn+1, and having an auxiliary common electrode, and a plurality of common voltage driving circuits, each common voltage driving circuit electrically coupled between the scanning line Gn and the corresponding auxiliary common electrode for providing a two-level lift-up coupling voltage to the auxiliary common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kuohao Fanchiang, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20100164850
    Abstract: A liquid display panel driving method to drive a plurality of pixels of a liquid display panel in a frame period comprising a plurality of data input intervals is provided. Each pixel comprises first and second capacitors coupled to a first and second common electrode respectively. The liquid display panel driving method comprises the steps of: keeping the second common electrode at the same voltage level; modifying the voltage of the first common electrode of each pixel along a row of scan line to perform a first pre-charge before the data input interval; turning on the pixels to make each pixel receive the data voltage from the data lines during the data input interval; and turning off the pixels and modifying the voltage of the first common electrode to further set the voltage of each of the pixels to a target level after the data input interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chiu Pai, Deniz Yurdasen, Chun-Huai Li, Kung-Yi Chan, Chun-Hung Kuo, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20090278776
    Abstract: A method for driving an LCD device having a plurality of sets of gate lines is disclosed. The method includes sequentially enabling odd gate lines of a first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a first common voltage during a first interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of the first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a second common voltage during a second interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of a second set of gate lines in descending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the second common voltage during a third interval, and sequentially enabling odd gate lines of the second set of gate lines in descending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the first common voltage during a fourth interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Cheng-Chiu Pai, Tsang-Hong Wang, Chung-Chun Chen, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li, Chung-Lung Li
  • Publication number: 20090267932
    Abstract: A driving unit comprises a first multiplexer, a second multiplexer, and a plurality of control terminals. The first multiplexer and the second multiplexer individually include an input and a plurality of outputs. Each of the inputs is configured to receive a first polar signal and a second polar signal. Each of the outputs individually couples to one of a plurality odd sub-pixel regions and one of a plurality of even sub-pixel regions. Each of the control terminals receives a control signal so that the first multiplexer and the second multiplexer individually outputs the first polar signal and the second polar signal to one odd sub-pixel region and one even sub-pixel region according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Lin, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20090256833
    Abstract: A method for driving a display device is provided herein. The display device includes a plurality of scan lines. The method comprises following steps: dividing the scan lines into a plurality of groups, each of which comprises at least two scan lines, i.e. a first and a second scan line; during a first frame period, sequentially enabling the first and second scan line of each group in accordance with a first driving sequence; and during a second frame period, sequentially enabling the first and second scan line of each group in accordance with a second driving sequence, wherein the first driving sequence is different with the second driving sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Kai Huang, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20090244469
    Abstract: A display device includes a driver chip, a display panel, a first group of pads and a second group of pads is provided. The display panel has a glass substrate having a display region and a non-display region where the driver chip is disposed on. The display region is for displaying images under the control of the driver chip. The non-display region includes a first region and a second region that are overlapped by each other. The first group of pads is disposed on the first region and includes several first pads. The second group of pads is disposed on the second region and includes several second pads. At least a portion of the second pads are electrically connected to the according first pads. The driver chip is electrically connected to the glass substrate via one of the first group of pads and the second group of pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Lin, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20090195562
    Abstract: A driving method for driving a display device is provided. The driving device includes at least a pixel. The pixel has a first, a second, and a third sub-pixels respectively associated with three primary colors. The driving method includes the steps of driving the first, second and third sub-pixels respectively in accordance with a first, a second and a third driving sequences during a first, a second and a third frame periods. Moreover, the first, the second and the third driving sequences are different from each other. A display device applying said driving method is also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Kai Huang, Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li
  • Publication number: 20090146977
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a driving control circuit thereof are provided. The driving control circuit includes a voltage switch unit and a selection unit. The selection unit selects the voltages in accordance with the control signal, while the voltage switch unit outputs the selected voltage to the common terminal of pixels according to the corresponding scan signal. The driving control circuit, controlled by the control signal and the scan signal, can reduce the modulation frequency and the voltage amplitude, so the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kung-Yi Chan, Huan-Hsin Li, Kuo-Hao Fanchiang, Chun-Kai Huang