Patents by Inventor Liang Shen

Liang Shen 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: 8242895
    Abstract: A method and system for forming a surrounding seamless bird-view image by processing a plurality of surrounding images associated with a carrier captured by different imaging devices is provided in the present invention. During the process, the surrounding images are converted into corresponding bird-images respectively and then an overlapping area corresponding to each two adjacent bird-view images is determined. After that, distances between the pixel in the overlapping area and the boundary of the overlapping area in each adjacent bird-view image is calculated so as to determine a weighting value for each corresponding pixel in each adjacent bird-view image thereby forming an overlapping image, wherein each pixel in the overlapping image is determined according to the weighting value and information of the corresponding pixel in each adjacent image. After determining the overlapping image for each two adjacent bird-view image, it is capable of forming the surrounding seamless bird-view image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsin-Liang Shen, Kuo-Hsiang Cheng, Tung-Chuan Wu, Din-Chang Tseng
  • Patent number: 8162525
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a display apparatus are disclosed. The light guide plate comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a light output surface. The second portion is formed on one end of the first portion to guide light into the first portion, wherein the second portion includes a light input surface adjacent to at least one light source, a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface adjacent to the first reflection surface, and the light input surface and the light output surface are substantially in the form of an L-shape. The light guide plate is applicable to the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corp, AU Optronics Corp
    Inventors: Liang Shen, Guan-chen Zhu, Dong-mei Pan
  • Publication number: 20120038283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode (LED) driving system and a circuit thereof. The LED driving circuit is configured to control a direct voltage converter configured to generate a regulated output voltage to an input terminal of an LED array. The LED array has a plurality of LED sets. The LED driving circuit includes a plurality of current sources, a comparison circuit and a current setup circuit. The plurality of current sources are connected to a plurality of output terminals of the LED array, and are configured to provide a current flowing through the plurality of LED sets. The comparison circuit is connected to a plurality of output terminals of the LED array, and is configured to generate an analog or digital feedback signal representing a status of the supply voltage for the LED array. The current setup circuit is configured to set up the initial current value of the current sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: STARCHIPS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: HSIANG LIN HSU, EN LIANG SHEN, CHIH CHE SHEN
  • Publication number: 20120017890
    Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a grill configured for quick assembly, a method of partially pre-assembling the grill for shipping from the factory in a container, and a method of assembling the grill when removed from the shipping container. The grill comprises a firebox assembly for mounting on a cart assembly, the cart assembly having first and second support assemblies and at least one linking member interconnecting them. A hinge or pivot in the mid-portion of the linking member divides it into first and second linking member portions, and the opposite ends of the linking member portions are pivotally connected by hinges or the like to the first and second support assemblies. The linking member holds the first and second support assemblies together in a partially pre-assembled state, and the pivotal connections of the linking member portions allow the two assemblies to be folded for packaging in a shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: The Brinkmann Corporation
    Inventors: RANDALL L. MAY, Zhi Bing Gu, Liang Shen, Bin Lin, Wenguan Su, Lu Liang, Guolong Chen
  • Publication number: 20120008199
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a structure of the waterproof tabletop for the touch panel, which includes: a tempered glass which is formed together containing an imaging part and a non-imaging part which are formed integrally; a film configured under the tempered glass corresponding to the imaging part and adhered to the tempered glass to form a projection screen; and a bracket configured under the tempered glass and adhered to the tempered glass to support the tempered glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: NLIGHTEN TRADING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong SHEN, Yi-Liang Shen, Ke-Qiang Feng, Xin-Min Wu, Chung-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20110279440
    Abstract: A circuit for amplifying a display signal transmitted to a repair line by using a non-inverting amplifier is disclosed, which comprises a voltage follower, a non-inverting amplifier, a repair line, a thin film transistor (TFT) and a liquid crystal (LC) capacitor. The voltage follower is electrically connected to a data driver chip to thereby provide a display signal to the non-inverting amplifier. The non-inverting amplifier amplifies the display signal to thus obtain an amplified display signal, and transmits the amplified display signal to the TFT and the LC capacitor through the repair line. The amplified display signal is kept at a desired voltage level when the LC capacitor receives the amplified display signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Feng-Shou LIN, Kuan-Yu Chen, Kuo-Liang Shen, Chien-Yu Yi
  • Patent number: 7999774
    Abstract: A circuit for amplifying a display signal transmitted to a repair line by using a non-inverting amplifier is disclosed, which comprises a voltage follower, a non-inverting amplifier, a repair line, a thin film transistor (TFT) and a liquid crystal (LC) capacitor. The voltage follower is electrically connected to a data driver chip to thereby provide a display signal to the non-inverting amplifier. The non-inverting amplifier amplifies the display signal to thus obtain an amplified display signal, and transmits the amplified display signal to the TFT and the LC capacitor through the repair line. The amplified display signal is kept at a desired voltage level when the LC capacitor receives the amplified display signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Feng-Shou Lin, Kuan-Yu Chen, Kuo-Liang Shen, Chien-Yu Yi
  • Publication number: 20110157361
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for generating a surrounding seamless bird-view image with distance assistance interface, which process a plurality of surrounding images associated with a carrier captured by different image sensing devices. After that, an assistant marking is determined according to the relationship between acquired image space and the real space and thereby is formed on the surrounding seamless bird-view image so as to assist the driver in the carrier for avoiding collision or events affecting the safety being occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tung-Chuan WU, Li-Kung Huang, Din-Chang Tseng, Hsin-Liang Shen, Kuo-Hsiang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110156887
    Abstract: A method and system for forming a surrounding seamless bird-view image by processing a plurality of surrounding images associated with a carrier captured by different imaging devices is provided in the present invention. During the process, the surrounding images are converted into corresponding bird-images respectively and then an overlapping area corresponding to each two adjacent bird-view images is determined. After that, distances between the pixel in the overlapping area and the boundary of the overlapping area in each adjacent bird-view image is calculated so as to determine a weighting value for each corresponding pixel in each adjacent bird-view image thereby forming an overlapping image, wherein each pixel in the overlapping image is determined according to the weighting value and information of the corresponding pixel in each adjacent image. After determining the overlapping image for each two adjacent bird-view image, it is capable of forming the surrounding seamless bird-view image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hsin-Liang SHEN, Kuo-Hsiang Cheng, Tung-Chuan Wu, Din-Chang Tseng
  • Publication number: 20110155215
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solar cell, which includes a substrate, a photoactive member and a two dimensional photonic crystal. The photoactive member is disposed on a surface of the substrate. The two dimensional photonic crystal is disposed on the surface of the substrate and adjacent to the photoactive member such that a light propagated from the photoactive member is reflected back to the photoactive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Du Pont Apollo Limited
    Inventors: Yen-Liang Shen, Cheng-Hsin Chen, Chih-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20110130662
    Abstract: An ultrasound 3D scanning guidance and reconstruction method includes a scanning step for performing a multi-point scanning on an organ to obtain a plurality of 3D images, each 3D image containing corresponding feature information, and a reconstructing step for reconstructing a 3D image of the whole organ from these 3D images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Liang Shen, Huiren Chen
  • Patent number: 7893933
    Abstract: A panel module and the power saving method used thereon, which use a timing controller to receive and compare a first frame image data and a second frame image data in order to obtain an image data comparison result and accordingly determine whether a plurality of source drivers, a plurality of gate drivers and a DC-DC converter have to enter a power saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Yi, Kuo-Liang Shen
  • Publication number: 20100309213
    Abstract: An adaptive stepping-control system and method for dynamic backlight control (DBLC) is disclosed. A stepping-control unit adjusts output of a dynamic backlight control (DBLC) device, such that the backlight luminance generated from a backlight unit may change smoothly. The amount of change of the backlight luminance per unit time (or stepping rate) varies according to the content of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicants: HIMAX MEDIA SOLUTIONS, INC., HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: SHING-CHIA CHEN, KUO-LIANG SHEN
  • Publication number: 20100218779
    Abstract: An oral tobacco pouch product providing controlled flavor release and methods of making are provided. The oral tobacco product includes a web containing a filling material. The filling material includes tobacco material and at least one hydrocolloid in an amount sufficient to retard the release of at least one tobacco flavor component from the tobacco material during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Shuzhong Zhuang, Warren Winterson, Chun-Liang Shen
  • Patent number: 7782289
    Abstract: A timing controller including a memory and a memory controller is provided. The memory includes an odd-field block and an even-field block. The memory controller is coupled to the memory and controls the memory. When two of a first, a second and a third gate output enable signals output by the timing controller are active, the memory is controlled to output the data of the (I?1)th scan line stored in the odd-field block. When one of the first, the second and the third gate output enable signals output by the timing controller is active, and the other two signals are inactive, the memory is controlled to output the data of Jth scan line stored in the even-field block and write an odd-field field data of the (J+1)th scan line to the odd-field block and write an even-field field data of the (J+1)th scan line to the even-field block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Liang Shen, Chien-Yu Yi
  • Publication number: 20100157547
    Abstract: An electronic device module comprises a carrier and first and second device regions. The first device region comprises a plurality of serially-connected devices deposited on the carrier, and the second device region is adjacent to the first device region and comprises a plurality of serially-connected devices. The voltage potential of the plurality of the serially-connected devices in the first device region is substantially the same as that of the plurality of the serially-connected devices in the second device region whereby damage due to short circuit of the adjacent plurality of serially-connected devices is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: STARCHIPS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: EN LIANG SHEN, MENG HSIA HU
  • Publication number: 20100118563
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a display apparatus are disclosed. The light guide plate comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a light output surface. The second portion is formed on one end of the first portion to guide light into the first portion, wherein the second portion includes a light input surface adjacent to at least one light source, a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface adjacent to the first reflection surface, and the light input surface and the light output surface are substantially in the form of an L-shape. The light guide plate is applicable to the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicants: AU Optronics (SUZHOU) Corp, AU Optronics Corp
    Inventors: Liang Shen, Guan-chen Zhu, Dong-mei Pan
  • Publication number: 20100109562
    Abstract: A light emitting device of the backlight module comprises a carrier, an electrical contact, a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit, and a plurality of LEDs. The carrier comprises a surface, and the electrical contact is electrically connected to a voltage source for providing a voltage potential substantially equal to that of the voltage source. The LED driving circuit comprises at least one driving component electrically connected to the electrical contact, and the plurality of LEDs electrically connected between the electrical contact and the LED driving circuit. The electrical contact, the LED driving circuit, and the plurality of LEDs are all positioned on the surface of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: STARCHIPS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: EN LIANG SHEN, MENG HSIA HU
  • Publication number: 20100045572
    Abstract: A system for displaying images is provided and includes a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a display area, and a first dummy line. The second signal lines are interlaced with the first signal lines. The display area comprises a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels corresponds to the interlaced first signal line and second signal line. The first dummy line is disposed on a first side of the display area and interlaced with the second signal lines. A section of the first dummy line between every two adjacent second signal lines among the second signal lines has an opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Pao-Ju LIN, Hung-Yi LUO, Hsin-Hsu SHEN, Chien-Feng LEE, Yen-Liang SHEN
  • Publication number: 20100013871
    Abstract: A backlight controller, a display device using the same and a method for controlling a backlight module are provided. The backlight controller includes a temporal weighting module and a dimming controlling module. The temporal weighting module calculates a weight sum of a first backlight luminance provided in a current frame and a target backlight luminance to serve as an adjusted backlight luminance. The target backlight luminance is obtained according to an image content of the current frame. The dimming controlling module increases or decreases the adjusted backlight luminance by a step value according to the target backlight luminance and generates a second backlight luminance provided in a next frame. Therefore, a backlight luminance of the backlight module not only can be smoothly adjusted to the target backlight luminance at high speed for avoiding backlight flicker, but also can be adaptive to image content for saving electric power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, HIMAX MEDIA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Liang Shen, Chien-Chung Chen, Shing-Chia Chen