Patents by Inventor Mei-Sheng Ma

Mei-Sheng Ma 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: 8159468
    Abstract: An embedded touch display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate is provided. The first substrate having a displaying region and a sensing region includes a stack structure, a first conductive layer and a first alignment layer. The stack structure disposed on the first substrate within the sensing region includes a protruding structure and a first rough structure disposed on the protruding structure. The first conductive layer conformally disposed on the stack structure has a first rough surface. The first rough surface is exposed from the first alignment layer that covers the first conductive layer. The second substrate includes a second conductive layer and a second alignment layer. The second conductive layer whose position corresponds to the sensing region is disposed on the second structure. A portion of the second conductive layer corresponding to the first rough surface is exposed from the second alignment layer covering thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Zeng-De Chen, Wei-Chen Tsai, Mei-Sheng Ma, Shih-Yu Wang, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 8159466
    Abstract: A touch panel and a portable electronic device thereof are provided. The present invention can accurately determine a position touched by a user on the touch panel by judging whether or not a potential voltage value between a reference capacitor and a sensing capacitor of a pixel having a sensing area being changed, or to determine whether a switch of a pixel having the sensing area being conducted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mei-Sheng Ma, Hsin-Hung Lee, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Yung-Hsien Ho, Heng-Sheng Chou, Chun-Huai Li, Meng-Hsiang Chang
  • Patent number: 8115746
    Abstract: A display panel with multi-touch function includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area includes a data line, a gate line, a first sensing line, a second sensing line, and a sensing unit. The sensing unit electrically connects the first and second sensing lines according to a touch signal or electrically isolates the first sensing line from the second sensing line. The non-display area includes a gate driver, a first switch and a second switch. The first switch provides a path for charging the second sensing line according to a scan signal, and the second switch provides a path for discharging the second sensing line according to a reset signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Tsai, Chao-Chen Wang, Pang-Chiang Chia, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Mei-Sheng Ma
  • Patent number: 8049735
    Abstract: A touch panel has a first substrate and a second substrate. The thickness in the non-sensor regions of the first substrate is greater than the thickness in the sensor regions of the first substrate. The second substrate includes first photo spacers and second photo spacers having substantially the same heights. The first photo spacers are structurally connected to the non-sensor regions of the first region of the first substrate, and the second photo spacers are positioned corresponding to the sensor regions of the first substrate that maintain a first gap with the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Po-Yuan Liu, Ching-Huan Lin, Min-Feng Chiang, Mei-Sheng Ma
  • Patent number: 8044925
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for driving a backlight module of a liquid crystal display. The backlight module includes three light sources, a first light source, a second light source, and a third light source, that illuminate different color light respectively. The method includes sequentially turning on the three light sources, wherein the first light source and the second light source are turned on twice and the third light source is turned on once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Mei-Sheng Ma
  • Patent number: 7924350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display (LCD). The LCD includes a plurality of display units formed with a first substrate, a color matrix formed on the first substrate, and a common electrode formed on the color matrix, a second substrate spaced from the first substrate, a pixel electrode matrix formed on the second substrate, a liquid crystal material disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode matrix. The LCD includes a touch sensing member integrated onto the color matrix of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Hsin-Hung Lee, Meng-Hsiang Chang, Yuan-Chun Wu
  • Publication number: 20110080376
    Abstract: A touch display panel including a first substrate, a touch sensing device, and a display medium layer is provided. The first substrate has a display area and a non-display area located outside the display area. The touch sensing device may be directly disposed on the first substrate and located within the non-display area, wherein the touch sensing device is consisted of two or more groups of receiving elements. The display medium layer is disposed in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Tin Kuo, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsien Lee
  • Publication number: 20110057887
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a plurality of first sensing series, and a plurality of second sensing series is provided. The first sensing series and the second sensing series are disposed on the substrate. The first sensing series extend along a first direction and are electrically insulated from each other. Each of the first sensing series includes a plurality of first sensing pads and a plurality of first bridge portions connected between the first sensing pads. The second sensing series extend along a second direction and are electrically insulated from each other. Each of the second sensing series includes a plurality of second sensing pads and a plurality of second bridge portions connected between the second sensing pads. Each of the first bridge portions and one of the second bridge portions are intersected, and at least one of the second bridge portions has at least one electrostatic discharge tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Lin, Sheng-Fa Liu, Jing-Tin Kuo, Hsin-Hung Lee, Wei-Jen Chang, Pei-Yu Chen, Yu-Mei Chiu, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100134427
    Abstract: A display panel with multi-touch function includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area includes a data line, a gate line, a first sensing line, a second sensing line, and a sensing unit. The sensing unit electrically connects the first and second sensing lines according to a touch signal or electrically isolates the first sensing line from the second sensing line. The non-display area includes a gate driver, a first switch and a second switch. The first switch provides a path for charging the second sensing line according to a scan signal, and the second switch provides a path for discharging the second sensing line according to a reset signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Tsai, Chao-Chen Wang, Pang-Chiang Chia, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Mei-Sheng Ma
  • Publication number: 20100123681
    Abstract: A touch panel and a touch display panel are provided. The touch panel includes a substrate on which a touch layer and a color filter layer are disposed. The touch layer includes touch electrodes, signal lines, and a shielding layer. Each signal line is electrically connected only to one touch electrode. The touch display panel includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate having a touch area and a non-touch area, and a liquid crystal layer. The color filter substrate includes touch electrodes, signal lines, color filter patterns, and a shielding layer which has transparent areas. The touch electrodes are disposed in the touch area and above the shielding layer. The signal lines are disposed above the shielding layer. Each signal line is connected only to one touch electrode. The color filter patterns are disposed above the touch electrode and correspond to the transparent areas of the shielding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan-Chun Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100045613
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, at least one first sensing series and at least one second sensing series is provided. The first sensing series is disposed on the substrate and extends along a first direction. The first sensing series includes several first sensing pads and at least one first bridge line. The first bridge line connects two adjacent first sensing pads, and a material of the first bridge line differs from a material of the first sensing pads. The second sensing series is disposed on the substrate and extends along a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction. The second sensing series includes several second sensing pads and at least one second bridge line. The second bridge line connects two adjacent second sensing pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan-Chun Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Yu-Feng Chien
  • Publication number: 20100026658
    Abstract: An embedded touch display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate is provided. The first substrate having a displaying region and a sensing region includes a stack structure, a first conductive layer and a first alignment layer. The stack structure disposed on the first substrate within the sensing region includes a protruding structure and a first rough structure disposed on the protruding structure. The first conductive layer conformally disposed on the stack structure has a first rough surface. The first rough surface is exposed from the first alignment layer that covers the first conductive layer. The second substrate includes a second conductive layer and a second alignment layer. The second conductive layer whose position corresponds to the sensing region is disposed on the second structure. A portion of the second conductive layer corresponding to the first rough surface is exposed from the second alignment layer covering thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chien, Zeng-De Chen, Wei-Chen Tsai, Mei-Sheng Ma, Shih-Yu Wang, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee, Wei-Ming Huang
  • Publication number: 20100007615
    Abstract: A repairable touch control device includes a substrate, a sensor circuit, and at least a repairing wiring. The substrate includes a sensor region, and a peripheral region. The sensor circuit, which includes sensor wirings, is disposed in the sensor region. The repairing wiring is disposed in the peripheral region for repairing the sensor wirings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Yuan-Chun Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Yao-Jen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090278813
    Abstract: The present invention provides a touch panel used in a display device. The touch panel of the present invention is configured to display images and to receive as well as to process instructions inputted by user's touches. A display substrate partially overlaps with an image driving circuit substrate of the touch panel. A touch sensing circuit is disposed on the inner side of the display substrate. A touch sensing processor is disposed on the inner side of a touch sensing circuit and is also electrically coupled to the touch sensing circuit. Consequently, the thickness of the touch panel as well as the overall thickness of the display device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Martinus Tony Wijaya, Mei-Sheng Ma, Yuan-Chun Wu, Hsin-Hung Lee, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Han Ping Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090278810
    Abstract: A touch panel and a portable electronic device thereof are provided. The present invention can accurately determine a position touched by a user on the touch panel by judging whether or not a potential voltage value between a reference capacitor and a sensing capacitor of a pixel having a sensing area being changed, or to determine whether a switch of a pixel having the sensing area being conducted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mei-Sheng Ma, Hsin-Hung Lee, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Yung-Hsien Ho, Heng-Sheng Chou, Chun-Huai Li, Meng-Hsiang Chang
  • Publication number: 20090262093
    Abstract: A resistance type touch display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed above the first substrate. The first substrate includes many scan lines and data lines defining many pixel regions on the first substrate, many pixel units and touch units. Each pixel unit is located in one of the pixel regions and electrically connected with one of the scan lines and data lines respectively. Each touch unit is electrically connected with one of the scan lines and data lines and distributed in at least two pixel regions. The second substrate includes many spacers, many touch protrusions and a common electrode covering the spacers and the touch protrusions. Each touch protrusion is located above one of the touch units and a gap is formed between the common electrode disposed on each touch protrusion and the touch unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mei-Sheng Ma, Hsin-Hung Lee, Yuan-Chun Wu, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090244104
    Abstract: A method for driving an LCD panel and an LCD using the same are provided. The method includes following steps. Firstly, a number of scan signals are provided sequentially, and an enabling time of the scan signals excluding the last scan signal is adjusted according to a compensation time, so as to unfix the enabling time of these scan signals. Next, the scan signals having the unfixed enabling time are sequentially provided to an LCD panel, so as to turn on a number of row pixels of the LCD panel one by one. Thereby, the entire brightness of the LCD can be uniformed by applying the method disclosed in the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mei-Sheng Ma, Chien-Hung Chen, Chun-Huai Li
  • Publication number: 20090225047
    Abstract: A touch panel includes two substrates, a sealant positioned between the substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the substrates and enclosed by the sealant, and a first and a second sensing zones disposed on the substrate, wherein the first sensing zone is enclosed by the second sensing zone, and the second sensing zone is enclosed by the sealant. The first and second sensing zones have at least a first sensor and at least a second sensor respectively. The first sensor has a first sensor gap, and the second sensor has a second sensor gap smaller than the first sensor gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Mei-Sheng Ma, Yuan-Chun Wu, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Jia-Lang Hsu, Pei-Yu Chen, Yao-Jen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20090122002
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for driving a backlight module of a liquid crystal display. The backlight module includes three light sources, a first light source, a second light source, and a third light source, that illuminate different color light respectively. The method includes sequentially turning on the three light sources, wherein the first light source and the second light source are turned on twice and the third light source is turned on once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Mei-Sheng Ma
  • Publication number: 20090096760
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display (LCD). The LCD includes a plurality of display units formed with a first substrate, a color matrix formed on the first substrate, and a common electrode formed on the color matrix, a second substrate spaced from the first substrate, a pixel electrode matrix formed on the second substrate, a liquid crystal material disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode matrix. The LCD includes a touch sensing member integrated onto the color matrix of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Mei-Sheng Ma, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, Hsin-Hung Lee, Meng-Hsiang Chang, Yuan-Chun Wu