Patents by Inventor MIN-JHIH LIN

MIN-JHIH 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).

  • Passive architecture and control method for scanning a touch panel
    Patent number: 9019212
    Abstract: A passive architecture for scanning a touch panel includes a master IC and at least one passive touch IC connected to the master IC. The master IC generates a command to configure the scan parameters of the at least one passive touch IC, and the at least one passive touch IC scans the touch panel with the scan parameters in response to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Elan Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Jhih Lin, Chia-Mu Wu
  • Ghost resolution for a capacitive touch panel
    Patent number: 8619056
    Abstract: Ghost resolution sensing methods are provided for capacitive touch panels. When ghost is detected involving two points on a capacitive touch panel, for each of the two points, the intersected traces at that one are concurrently charged to sense the capacitance value from either one of the intersected traces, and according thereto, a real point and a ghost point can be distinguished from each other. Alternatively, the intersected traces are crisscross driven by two synchronous and in phase signals or synchronous but out of phase signals, to sense the capacitance values at the two points. Preferably, intersectional calibration is performed in conjunction therewith, to recognize the real points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Elan Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsing Lin, Yi-Hsin Tao, Po-Hao Kuo, Hsin-Shieh Tsai, Min-Jhih Lin
  • PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SCANNING A TOUCH PANEL
    Publication number: 20110122088
    Abstract: A passive architecture for scanning a touch panel includes a master IC and at least one passive touch IC connected to the master IC. The master IC generates a command to configure the scan parameters of the at least one passive touch IC, and the at least one passive touch IC scans the touch panel with the scan parameters in response to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: MIN-JHIH LIN, CHIA-MU WU
  • GHOST RESOLUTION FOR A CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL
    Publication number: 20100188364
    Abstract: Ghost resolution sensing methods are provided for capacitive touch panels. When ghost is detected involving two points on a capacitive touch panel, for each of the two points, the intersected traces at that one are concurrently charged to sense the capacitance value from either one of the intersected traces, and according thereto, a real point and a ghost point can be distinguished from each other. Alternatively, the intersected traces are crisscross driven by two synchronous and in phase signals or synchronous but out of phase signals, to sense the capacitance values at the two points. Preferably, intersectional calibration is performed in conjunction therewith, to recognize the real points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIA-HSING LIN, YI-HSIN TAO, PO-HAO KUO, HSIN-SHIEH TSAI, MIN-JHIH LIN