Patents by Inventor Po-Yang Chen
Po-Yang Chen 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: 20110148790Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a touch panel, voltage storage elements, a voltage supply unit, and a processing unit. The touch panel has electrodes respectively coupled to the voltage storage elements. When the voltage supply unit does not provide the voltage to the voltage storage element, the voltage storage element achieves a voltage balance within an energy storage time and stores a voltage of the corresponding electrode. The energy storage times of a part of the voltage storage elements at least partially overlap. The energy storage times of two the voltage storage elements respectively coupled to two adjacent electrodes do not overlap with each other. The processing unit is coupled to the electrodes and the voltage storage elements and adopts voltages stored in the voltage storage elements when the voltage balance is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-SHENG SHIH, PO-YANG CHEN
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Publication number: 20110129437Abstract: A platelet adhesion-resistant material is provided, which includes polytriuret-urethane consisting essentially of repeating structural units of formulae (I) to (III) in a random order, in which when the total number of the three repeating structural units in the polytriuret-urethane is 100, the number of the repeating structural units (I) is about 5 to about 50: in which each R independently represents a C2-C16 alkylene group, a C6-C30 aromatic group, a C6-C30 alicyclic group; n is an integer of 2 to 16; and R1 represents —(OCmH2m)p, in which m is an integer of 2 to 5, and p is an integer of 3 to 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Ying-nan TSAI, Ken-Yuan Chang, Fa Chen Chi, Po-Yang Chen, Cheng-Tar Wu
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Publication number: 20110122079Abstract: A touchscreen includes a touch panel including a plurality of sensor electrodes, a drive circuit including a plurality of the first transistors respectively corresponding to the sensor electrodes. The drive circuit is configured for detecting voltage on the sensor electrodes. When the touchscreen is initializing, a first voltage is provided to pre-charge the sensor electrodes, and a second voltage is provided to further charge the sensor electrodes via each first transistor. In addition, the first voltage and a voltage difference formed between the first and the second voltage are both less than or about equal to the source-drain withstanding voltage of each first transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-SHENG SHIH, CHIH-HAN CHAO, PO-YANG CHEN
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Publication number: 20110102692Abstract: An exemplary display device providing touch function includes scanning lines and data lines thereby defining lots of sub-pixel units. Each sub-pixel unit includes a pixel electrode, a storage capacitor, a compensation capacitor connected between the pixel electrode and a corresponding scanning line. In each pixel unit defined by n number adjacent sub-pixel units, both of a ratio of capacitance values between the storage capacitors formed in the corresponding sub-pixel units and a ratio of capacitance values between the corresponding compensation capacitors are respectively substantially equal to a ratio of areas between the corresponding pixel electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-SHENG SHIH, PO-YANG CHEN
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Patent number: 7924378Abstract: A photo-sensitive element, a readout pixel with the photo-sensitive element, and a liquid crystal display with the readout pixels are described. The photo-sensitive element includes a switch TFT and a photo detecting device. The gate electrode of the switch TFT is electrically connected to a switch line and the source electrode of the switch TFT is electrically connected to a readout line. The photo detecting device is connected between the switch line and the drain electrode of the switch TFT for detecting the brightness of a light incident thereon. The photo detecting device is preferably a photo TFT, a photo diode, or a light sensitive resistor. The photo TFT and the switch TFT are preferably amorphous silicon transistors. The switch line is preferably a gate line disposed on the TFT array substrate of the liquid crystal display.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Hannstar Display CorporationInventors: Po-Yang Chen, Po-Sheng Shih, Tsu-Chiang Chang
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Publication number: 20110069035Abstract: A capacitive touch panel includes a first conductive film with anisotropic impedance, a second conductive film with conductive structures, and an insulating layer disposed between the first conductive film and the second conductive film. The conducting direction of the conductive structures is perpendicular to the direction of least impedance of the first conductive film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-YANG CHEN, PO-SHENG SHIH, HSUAN-LIN PAN, TAI-SHUN LIAO
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Publication number: 20110063336Abstract: A single-cell gap type transflective liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof are provided. A multiplexer is added to each pixel of a thin-film transistor substrate of the display to respectively control voltages of a transmissive region and a reflective region of each pixel in conjunction with a modulation scan signal and different voltage data signals. Thus, a VT curve of the transmissive region and a VR curve of the reflective region can be adjusted to be identical.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-SHENG SHIH, JIA-SHYONG CHENG, PO-YANG CHEN, JIUNN-SHYONG LIN
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Patent number: 7903068Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display including a plurality of pixel units defined by scanning lines and data lines. Each pixel unit includes two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a storage capacitor. The two storage capacitors in a pixel unit are connected to different voltage sources to modify the electric potential of the pixel electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: HannStar Display CorporationInventors: Po-Yang Chen, Po-Sheng Shih
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Publication number: 20110018837Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a touch panel are disclosed herein, the apparatus includes an object detection module and an adjusting device. The object detection module can detect a position of at least one object contacting the touch panel. A position analyzer recognizes position of the object and the adjusting device can set the touch panel to a predetermined position according to the result recognized by the position analyzer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-YANG CHEN, PO-SHENG SHIH, CHIEN-YUNG CHENG, HSUAN-LIN PAN
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Patent number: 7874191Abstract: A cylinder lock includes a lock housing receiving a plug assembly that has a key hole, tumbler pieces having respective toothed parts, and a re-keying unit. The re-keying unit has rotatable gear wheels engaged releasably with the respective toothed parts to reposition the respective tumbler pieces. The gear wheels disengage from the respective tooth parts by moving transversely of a longitudinal axis of the lock housing. Re-keying methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei-Liang Chiang, Ju-Lin Yang, Po-Yang Chen, Kun-Chen Lee, Rong-Faa Wu, Ching Chuan Kuo
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Publication number: 20110007027Abstract: A multi-touch detecting method is adapted for detecting touched points on a touch panel that includes first and second conductive films. The first conductive film exhibits electric anisotropy, and has a lower resistivity in a first direction. The multi-touch detecting method includes: applying a first voltage to the first conductive film; applying a second voltage greater than the first voltage to the second conductive film; measuring sequentially voltages at different measuring points of the first conductive film; obtaining a first local maximum voltage, a second local maximum voltage and a local minimum voltage from the measured voltages; determining a first location of the touched points based on a location of the measuring point corresponding to the first local maximum voltage; and determining a second location of the touched points based on a location of the measuring point corresponding to the second local maximum voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-YANG CHEN, PO-SHENG SHIH
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Publication number: 20110005844Abstract: A multi-touch detecting method is adapted for detecting locations of touched points on a touch panel including first and second conductive films, and includes following steps. First measuring points of the first conductive film distributed along X-axis of a Cartesian plane are scanned, and x-components are determined accordingly. Second measuring points of the second conductive film distributed along Y-axis of the Cartesian plane are scanned, and y-components are determined accordingly. A first voltage is applied to the first conductive film, and A second voltage is applied to at least one of the second measuring points with the location on the Y-axis adjacent to or overlapping one of the y-components. Voltages at the first measuring points with the locations on the X-axis adjacent to or overlapping the x-components are measured sequentially and one of the y-components and one of the x-components are outputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-YANG CHEN, PO-SHENG SHIH, CHIH-HAN CHAO, CHIEN-YUNG CHENG
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Publication number: 20110007026Abstract: A positioning method for a touch screen including a conductive layer having an anisotropic impedance and separated detecting electrodes disposed at a side of the conductive layer is provided. A first voltage is provided to the conductive layer. A second voltage is provided to the conductive layer when the touch screen is touched, wherein a touch point is defined as where the second voltage is applied. Voltages of the detecting electrodes are sequentially measured. The relative extreme voltage and the voltage of the detecting electrode closest to the relative extreme voltage are selected. A coordinate of the touch point in the conductive layer is determined according to the relative extreme voltage and where the detecting electrode providing the voltage closest to the relative extreme voltage is.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-YANG CHEN, PO-SHENG SHIH, HSUAN-LIN PAN
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Publication number: 20110007010Abstract: A method for detecting a touched position on a touch device including a first conductive layer and sensing electrodes disposed on one side of the first conductive layer and separated from each other is disclosed. The method includes providing a first voltage to the first conductive layer; receiving a touch signal in response to a touched position of the touch device to change the first voltage at an area of the first conductive layer; measuring the sensing electrodes detecting the variation of the first voltage to obtain voltage signals; obtaining a first sensing position according to the voltage signals and a position computing mode; obtaining a second sensing position according to the first sensing position and a correction mode. The area corresponds to the touched position, the second sensing position is equal to the touched position, and the correction mode has a first curve relation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: PO-YANG CHEN, PO-SHENG SHIH
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Patent number: 7843419Abstract: The present invention provides a transflective LCD including a plurality of pixel units defined by scan lines and data lines. Each pixel unit includes two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a storage capacitor. The two storage capacitors are connected to different voltage sources and correspond to a reflection region and a transmission region in a pixel unit respectively to modify the pixel voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Hannstar Display CorporationInventors: Po-Yang Chen, Po-Sheng Shih
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Publication number: 20100283501Abstract: A testing method for an optical tough panel includes the steps of: coupling a negative voltage to a common line to turn off an optical sensing element; coupling a positive voltage to a readout line; turning on a switching device to have the positive voltage charge the optical sensing element through the readout line and the switching element; turning off the switching element for a predetermined period of time; coupling the negative voltage to the readout line; turning on the switching element again to read a voltage variation of the optical sensing element through the readout line and the switching element; and analyzing the voltage variation. The present invention further provides an array tester.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.Inventors: Chih Hung Tsai, Po Yang Chen, Chien Chih Hsiao
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Publication number: 20100283948Abstract: A photo-sensitive element, a readout pixel with the photo-sensitive element, and a liquid crystal display with the readout pixels are described. The photo-sensitive element includes a switch TFT and a photo detecting device. The gate electrode of the switch TFT is electrically connected to a switch line and the source electrode of the switch TFT is electrically connected to a readout line. The photo detecting device is connected between the switch line and the drain electrode of the switch TFT for detecting the brightness of a light incident thereon. The photo detecting device is preferably a photo TFT, a photo diode, or a light sensitive resistor. The photo TFT and the switch TFT are preferably amorphous silicon transistors. The switch line is preferably a gate line disposed on the TFT array substrate of the liquid crystal display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATIONInventors: Po-Yang Chen, Po-Sheng Shih, Tsu-Chiang Chang
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Patent number: 7825998Abstract: Input displays are provided. A representative input display comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a photo sensor, a color filter, and a light-shielding element. The liquid crystal layer accommodated in a liquid crystal space is sandwiched between transparent first and second substrates, comprising a first substrate side and a second substrate side. The photo sensor overlies the first substrate side. The color filter disposed in the liquid crystal space, over the photo sensor. The color filter comprises a first opening exposing portions of the photo sensor. The light-shielding element is disposed alongside portions of a periphery of the photo sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.Inventors: Wei-Chou Chen, Po-Yang Chen, Kei-Hsiung Yang
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Publication number: 20100265213Abstract: A touch liquid crystal display includes a gate driver, a plurality of sensing units and a decision unit. The gate driver is configured to generate a scan signal. Each sensing unit includes a data read line, a liquid crystal capacitor, a first switching transistor, a second switching transistor and a third switching transistor. When the scan signal turns on the first switching transistor, a bias voltage charges the liquid crystal capacitor through the first switching transistor. When the scan signal turns on the third switching transistor, the bias voltage generates a dynamic current to the data read line through the third switching transistor and the second switching transistor. The decision unit determines whether the sensing unit is pressed or not according to the dynamic current; wherein a bias on the liquid crystal capacitor is zero when the first switching transistor is not turned on and the sensing unit is not pressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.Inventors: Po Yang CHEN, Po Sheng SHIH
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Patent number: 7812811Abstract: A novel driving circuit for an input display is provided. The driving circuit includes a first and a second data lines disposed in parallel with each other, a first and a second gate lines disposed in parallel with each other and intersected with the first and the second data lines, so as to form a pixel of the input display thereby, a common line disposed between the first and the second gate lines, a first switching element having a first gate electrode connected to the first gate line, a second switching element having a second gate electrode connected to the second gate line, and a third switching element connected between the common line and the second switching element and operating in a forward-bias state. The first and the second gate lines operate in sequence and the first and the second switching elements are respectively activated by the first and the second gate lines in sequence.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Hannstar Display CorporationInventors: Po-Sheng Shih, Po-Yang Chen