Patents by Inventor Pei-Lin Tien
Pei-Lin Tien 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).
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Publication number: 20180158392Abstract: A timing controller circuit of an electronic paper display apparatus including an image processing circuit and a timing controller is provided. The image processing circuit receives an image signal and analyzes the image signal according to a signal component of the image signal, so as to determine a display mode of the electronic paper display apparatus. The image processing circuit selects a driving signal waveform according to the determined display mode. The timing controller is electrically connected to the image processing circuit. The timing controller outputs the selected driving signal waveform to drive an electronic paper display panel of the electronic paper display apparatus to display image frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Shu-Cheng Liu, Pei-Lin Tien, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 9972254Abstract: A color electrophoretic display apparatus and a display driving method thereof are provided. The color electrophoretic display apparatus includes a display panel and a display driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The display driver is electrically connected to the display panel and configured to drive the display panel to display one of a plurality of colors by using a plurality of driving signals having different waveforms. The driving signals include a first driving signal and a second driving signal. The display driver selects the first driving signal or the second driving signal according to image data, and drives at least one pixel of the display panel by using the first driving signal or the second driving signal, such that the at least one pixel displays one of black color and a plurality of gray colors with different gray values in the plurality of colors.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Shu-Cheng Liu, Pei-Lin Tien, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 9966019Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a display panel and a source driver is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. The source driver is coupled to the display panel and includes a plurality of source lines. Each of the source lines of the source driver is responsible for performing the pixel-writing to six corresponding pixel columns in the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Ken-Ming Chen, Chi-Mao Hung, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chao-Liang Lu, Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Lin Tien
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Patent number: 9792862Abstract: The present invention provides a driving apparatus, the driving apparatus is used for outputting a driving signal to drive an electro-phoretic display, and the driving apparatus includes a driving signal generator, a temperature sensor, and a selector. The driving signal generator generates a plurality of periodic alternative current signals and a plurality of direct current signals. The temperature sensor generates a temperature parameter by sensing an environment temperature. The selector is coupled to the driving signal generator and the temperature sensor. The selector selects one of the periodic alternative current signals or one of the direct current signals as the driving signal according to the temperature parameter. The driving signal is a common voltage for the electro-phoretic display, and when one of the periodic alternative current signals is selected as the driving signal, an amplitude of the driving signal is varied with the environment temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chi-Mao Hung, Pei-Lin Tien
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Publication number: 20170084217Abstract: A color electrophoretic display apparatus and a display driving method thereof are provided. The color electrophoretic display apparatus includes a display panel and a display driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The display driver is electrically connected to the display panel and configured to drive the display panel to display one of a plurality of colors by using a plurality of driving signals having different waveforms. The driving signals include a first driving signal and a second driving signal. The display driver selects the first driving signal or the second driving signal according to image data, and drives at least one pixel of the display panel by using the first driving signal or the second driving signal, such that the at least one pixel displays one of black color and a plurality of gray colors with different gray values in the plurality of colors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Shu-Cheng Liu, Pei-Lin Tien, Chi-Mao Hung
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Patent number: 9454057Abstract: An electrophoretic display (EPD) including a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of pixel units is provided. The first electrodes are arranged in parallel and configured to receive a plurality of first electrode driving signals. The second electrodes are arranged in parallel and disposed perpendicular to the first electrodes, and the second electrodes are configured to receive a plurality of second electrode scanning signals. The pixel units are respectively arranged between the first electrodes and the second electrodes as an array. Each pixel unit includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the corresponding first electrode. The first terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the second terminal of the first capacitor, and the second terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the corresponding second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu
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Publication number: 20160267858Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a display panel and a source driver is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. The source driver is coupled to the display panel and includes a plurality of source lines. Each of the source lines of the source driver is responsible for performing the pixel-writing to six corresponding pixel columns in the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Ken-Ming Chen, Chi-Mao Hung, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chao-Liang Lu, Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Lin Tien
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Patent number: 9373294Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a display panel and a source driver is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. The source driver is coupled to the display panel and includes a plurality of source lines. Each of the source lines of the source driver is responsible for performing the pixel-writing to six corresponding pixel columns in the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2009Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: AU Optronics CorporationInventors: Ken-Ming Chen, Chi-Mao Hung, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Chao-Liang Lu, Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Lin Tien
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Publication number: 20160125812Abstract: An electrophoretic display apparatus and an image processing method thereof are provided. The electrophoretic display apparatus includes a display panel and a display driver. The display driver is configured to determine whether a plurality of pixel data of an image signal needs to being recoded according to one or more judgment conditions. If so, the pixel data is recoded. The display driver drives the display panel by using a plurality of driving signals having different signal waveforms, so that the display panel displays an image frame according to pixel data without being recoded and the recoded pixel data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Shu-Cheng Liu, Pei-Lin Tien, Chi-Mao Hung
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Publication number: 20160071465Abstract: The present invention provides a driving apparatus, the driving apparatus is used for outputting a driving signal to drive an electro-phoretic display, and the driving apparatus includes a driving signal generator, a temperature sensor, and a selector. The driving signal generator generates a plurality of periodic alternative current signals and a plurality of direct current signals. The temperature sensor generates a temperature parameter by sensing an environment temperature. The selector is coupled to the driving signal generator and the temperature sensor. The selector selects one of the periodic alternative current signals or one of the direct current signals as the driving signal according to the temperature parameter. The driving signal is a common voltage for the electro-phoretic display, and when one of the periodic alternative current signals is selected as the driving signal, an amplitude of the driving signal is varied with the environment temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Chi-Mao Hung, Pei-Lin Tien
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Patent number: 9262973Abstract: An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponds to a storage capacitor, and the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line. When the pixel is used for displaying a first color, the first scan line receives a first driving voltage, the second scan line is coupled to ground, and other first scan lines and other second scan lines receive a first voltage. A voltage difference between the first driving voltage and the first voltage and a voltage difference between the ground and the first voltage are smaller than a first threshold value corresponding to the first color.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Patent number: 9224344Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes an electrophoretic panel and a compensation circuit. The electrophoretic panel includes a common electrode, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first switches, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is coupled to the common electrode and coupled to a corresponding scan line and a corresponding data line through a corresponding first switch of the plurality of first switches. The compensation circuit reduces a voltage drop between a pixel voltage of the pixel and a common voltage of the common electrode when the plurality of first switches are turned off. A capacitor of the compensation circuit is coupled between each scan line and the common electrode. A second switch of the compensation circuit is turned off to float the common electrode before the plurality of first switches are turned off.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ju-Lin Chung, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien
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Patent number: 9218773Abstract: The present invention provides a driving apparatus, the driving apparatus is used for outputting a driving signal to drive an electro-phoretic display, and the driving apparatus includes a driving signal generator, a temperature sensor, and a selector. The driving signal generator generates a plurality of periodic alternative current signals and a plurality of direct current signals. The temperature sensor generates a temperature parameter by sensing an environment temperature. The selector is coupled to the driving signal generator and the temperature sensor. The selector selects one of the periodic alternative current signals or one of the direct current signals as the driving signal according to the temperature parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Min Sun, Chi-Mao Hung, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Yan-Liang Wu, Pei-Lin Tien
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Patent number: 9201279Abstract: A display device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a display medium layer. A displaying region, a first bonding region, and a second bonding region are defined in the upper substrate. The first and second boding regions are positioned at two sides of the displaying region. First upper bonding pads and second upper bonding pads are disposed in the first boding region and the second boding region respectively on the bottom surface of the upper substrate. Each first upper boding pad and each second upper boding pad connect with a corresponding odd strip-shaped electrode and a corresponding even strip-shaped electrode in the displaying region respectively. First and second lower bonding pads are disposed on the top surface of the lower substrate, each of which is electrically connected to one corresponding first upper bonding pads or one corresponding second upper bonding pads.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Patent number: 9147364Abstract: An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a coupling capacitor group, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. The coupling capacitor group includes a plurality of coupling capacitors. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is coupled to a storage capacitor and corresponds to a coupling capacitor, the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line, the coupling capacitor is coupled to another first scan line and the second scan line, and the coupling capacitor is not coupled to any pixel.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Publication number: 20140375537Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes an electrophoretic panel and a compensation circuit. The electrophoretic panel includes a common electrode, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first switches, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is coupled to the common electrode and coupled to a corresponding scan line and a corresponding data line through a corresponding first switch of the plurality of first switches. The compensation circuit reduces a voltage drop between a pixel voltage of the pixel and a common voltage of the common electrode when the plurality of first switches are turned off. A capacitor of the compensation circuit is coupled between each scan line and the common electrode. A second switch of the compensation circuit is turned off to float the common electrode before the plurality of first switches are turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ju-Lin Chung, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien
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Publication number: 20140267450Abstract: An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponds to a storage capacitor, and the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line. When the pixel is used for displaying a first color, the first scan line receives a first driving voltage, the second scan line is coupled to ground, and other first scan lines and other second scan lines receive a first voltage. A voltage difference between the first driving voltage and the first voltage and a voltage difference between the ground and the first voltage are smaller than a first threshold value corresponding to the first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Publication number: 20140240210Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes a data driving circuit, a plurality of first electrodes, a gate driving circuit, a plurality of second electrodes and an electrophoretic layer. The data driving circuit is used for generating data signals. The first electrodes are used for receiving the data signals transmitted from the data driving circuit. The gate driving circuit is used for generating gate signals. The second electrodes are used for receiving the gate signals transmitted from the gate driving circuit. The electrophoretic layer is disposed between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. The gate driving circuit drives the second electrodes with a non-adjacent sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Publication number: 20140232628Abstract: An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a coupling capacitor group, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. The coupling capacitor group includes a plurality of coupling capacitors. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is coupled to a storage capacitor and corresponds to a coupling capacitor, the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line, the coupling capacitor is coupled to another first scan line and the second scan line, and the coupling capacitor is not coupled to any pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
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Publication number: 20140210701Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes an electrophoretic panel and a plurality of first scan lines. The electrophoretic panel has a first axis direction. The plurality of first scan lines are installed on the first axis direction. A coupled line parallel to the first axis direction is installed between each two adjacent first scan lines, and the coupled line is coupled to ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng