Patents by Inventor Shang-Ping Tang

Shang-Ping Tang 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).

  • Publication number: 20220093039
    Abstract: A brightness compensation method applied to an OLED display is disclosed. The brightness compensation method includes following steps of: (a) using a skip frame method or an extend porch method to reduce a display frame rate of the OLED display from a first frame rate to a second frame rate, wherein the first frame rate is higher than the second frame rate; and (b) compensating pulse widths of N light-emitting control pulses corresponding to a repeat frame or an extended porch not refreshed, wherein the N light-emitting control pulses correspond to N compensation values, N?1 and the N compensation values are positive or negative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shang-Ping Tang, Hung Li, Feng-Li Lin
  • Publication number: 20210090497
    Abstract: A display panel driving method is used to drive a display panel including a first display area having a first pixel density and a second display area having a second pixel density. The first pixel density is larger than the second pixel density. There are regular linear boundaries connected to each other between the first display area and the second display area. Each regular linear boundary includes at least one vertical segment and/or at least one horizontal segment having a length larger than or equal to that of adjacent pixels in the first display area. The display panel driving method includes steps of: (a) at the regular linear boundaries, driving pixels in alternate rows and/or alternate columns to display along vertical direction and/or horizontal direction; and (b) in the second display area, driving pixels in alternate rows and/or alternate columns to display along vertical direction and/or horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: SHANG-PING TANG, HUNG LI
  • Patent number: 10789882
    Abstract: An optical compensation apparatus applied to panels is disclosed. A panel of the panels includes sub-pixels. The optical compensation apparatus includes an optical measurement module, a data processing module and an optical compensation module. The optical measurement module measures optical measurement values corresponding to the sub-pixels. The data processing module determines first optical compensation values needed for the sub-pixels according to the optical measurement values, determines an overall compensation operation reference of the panel accordingly, determines a demura algorithm suitable for the panel according to at least one threshold compensation value and the overall compensation operation reference and obtains second optical compensation values accordingly. Then, the optical compensation module outputs the second optical compensation values to perform optical compensation on a display data provided to the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Shang-Ping Tang, Hung Li
  • Patent number: 10755634
    Abstract: A display driving circuit applied to a display includes a detection unit, a counting unit and an adjusting unit. The detection unit is configured to detect N pulses of an emission control signal of the display in a frame and define a frame porch interval increasing unit accordingly. The frame porch interval increasing unit equals to 1/N frame. N is a positive integer. The counting unit is coupled to the detection unit and configured to count frames according to a first refresh rate. The adjusting unit is coupled to the detection unit and the counting unit and configured to insert M frame porch interval increasing units every time when the counting unit counts L frames to adjust the first refresh rate to a second refresh rate, wherein the second refresh rate is lower than the first refresh rate. L and M are positive integers and L?M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Lin Hou, Shang-Ping Tang
  • Publication number: 20200202764
    Abstract: A display driving method is disclosed. The display driving method includes the following steps: (A) generating a gate driving signal having a turn-on period by a gate driver; (B) generating a source driving signal by a source driver; the source driving signal has a first waveform corresponding to a first region and has a second waveform corresponding to a second region; (C) outputting, by a controller of a display device, a first control signal to allow the second waveform to be similar to the first waveform in the turn-on period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: JUN-REN SHIH, SHANG-PING TANG, WEN-TENG FAN
  • Publication number: 20200111412
    Abstract: A display driving circuit applied to a display includes a detection unit, a counting unit and an adjusting unit. The detection unit is configured to detect N pulses of an emission control signal of the display in a frame and define a frame porch interval increasing unit accordingly. The frame porch interval increasing unit equals to 1/N frame. N is a positive integer. The counting unit is coupled to the detection unit and configured to count frames according to a first refresh rate. The adjusting unit is coupled to the detection unit and the counting unit and configured to insert M frame porch interval increasing units every time when the counting unit counts L frames to adjust the first refresh rate to a second refresh rate, wherein the second refresh rate is lower than the first refresh rate. L and M are positive integers and L?M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: CHUN-LIN HOU, SHANG-PING TANG
  • Publication number: 20190130809
    Abstract: A panel display position fine adjustment method is disclosed. The panel display position fine adjustment method includes steps of: (a) providing a fixed first synchronization timing signal; (b) generating a first control signal, a second control signal, and a third control signal according to the first synchronization timing signal, wherein the second control signal is turned on earlier than the first control signal and the third control signal is turned on later than the first control signal; (c) when the first display driver is controlled by the first control signal, the display area is not moved; (d) when the first display driver is controlled by the second control signal, the display area is moved in the first direction; and (e) when the first display driver is controlled by the third control signal, the display area is moved in the second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: JUN-REN SHIH, SHANG-PING TANG, TZONG-YAU KU
  • Publication number: 20180374416
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus applied to a panel. The panel displays a first image with a first refresh rate. A first refresh cycle corresponding to the first refresh rate includes a refresh period and at least one non-refresh period. The display driving apparatus includes a real-time determination module and a data processing module. The real-time determination module is coupled to the panel and used to immediately determine whether the panel wants to replace the originally displayed first image with a second image during the first refresh cycle. The data processing module is coupled to the real-time determination module and the panel. If a determination result of the real-time determination module is yes, the data processing module immediately controls the panel to start to display the second image at a first time during the first refresh cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Chun-Lin HOU, Shao-Ping HUNG, Shang-Ping TANG
  • Publication number: 20180366056
    Abstract: An optical compensation apparatus applied to panels is disclosed. A panel of the panels includes sub-pixels. The optical compensation apparatus includes an optical measurement module, a data processing module and an optical compensation module. The optical measurement module measures optical measurement values corresponding to the sub-pixels. The data processing module determines first optical compensation values needed for the sub-pixels according to the optical measurement values, determines an overall compensation operation reference of the panel accordingly, determines a demura algorithm suitable for the panel according to at least one threshold compensation value and the overall compensation operation reference and obtains second optical compensation values accordingly. Then, the optical compensation module outputs the second optical compensation values to perform optical compensation on a display data provided to the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Shang-Ping TANG, Hung LI
  • Publication number: 20180357945
    Abstract: An optical compensation apparatus applied to a panel is disclosed. The panel includes sub-pixels for displaying a display data. The optical compensation apparatus includes an optical measurement module, a data processing module and an optical compensation module. The optical measurement module measures optical measurement values corresponding to the sub-pixels. The data processing module determines first optical compensation values needed for the sub-pixels according to the optical measurement values respectively, divides the sub-pixels into optical compensation regions according to at least one threshold compensation value and the first optical compensation values, and then generates second optical compensation values corresponding to the optical compensation regions respectively. The optical compensation module outputs the second optical compensation values to perform optical compensation on the display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Shang-Ping TANG, Hung LI
  • Publication number: 20180357944
    Abstract: An optical compensation apparatus applied to a panel is disclosed. The panel includes sub-pixels for displaying a display data. The optical compensation apparatus includes an optical measurement module, a data processing module and an optical compensation module. The optical measurement module is used to measure optical measurement values corresponding to the sub-pixels of the panel. The data processing module is coupled to the optical measurement module and used for determining whether the sub-pixels are abnormal according to the optical measurement values. If the above determining result is yes, the data processing module generates at least one optical compensation value corresponding to at least one abnormal sub-pixel according to a specific processing rule. The optical compensation module is coupled to the data processing module and used for outputting the optical compensation value to perform optical compensation on the display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Shang-Ping TANG, Hung LI
  • Publication number: 20180151128
    Abstract: A driving circuit and operating method thereof are disclosed. The driving circuit is coupled to a display panel. The driving circuit includes a memory. The method includes: (a) the driving circuit receives an image data including N frames, N is a positive integer; (b) during a first period, writing a first frame of image data into the memory along a first direction; and (c) during a second period, reading the first frame from the memory along a second direction and outputting it to the display panel and then writing a second frame of image data into the memory along the second direction. Wherein, since the second period is later then the first period and the second direction is opposite to the first direction, the first frame read from the memory in step (c) and the first frame written into the memory in step (b) are upside down each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Yu-Chao CHANG, Tsung-Yao PAI, Jun-Ren SHIH, Shang-Ping TANG
  • Publication number: 20180137810
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a buffer module, a regenerating module, a data processing module and a driving module. The buffer module receives and temporarily stores a first image data which is a small image or color block. The regenerating module coupled to the buffer module uses the first image data to perform dynamic displaying process on an original image data according to a control signal to generate a second image data. The data processing module coupled to the regenerating module performs data processing process on the second image data to generate an output image data. The driving module coupled to the data processing module and a panel outputs the output image data to the panel. The dynamic displaying process is to dynamically superimpose the first image data on the original image data. When the panel displays the output image data, dynamic changes have continuously occurred in different small regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Shang-Ping TANG, Hung LI
  • Publication number: 20180137809
    Abstract: A driving circuit, disposed in a display and coupled to a display panel, includes a buffer module, a regenerating module, a data processing module and a driving module. The buffer module is used to receive and temporarily store a first image data. The regenerating module coupled to the buffer module is used to use the first image data to perform dynamic displaying process on an original image data according to a control signal to generate a second image data. The data processing module coupled to the regenerating module is used to perform data processing process on the second image data to generate an output image data. The driving module coupled to the data processing module and the display panel is used to output the output image data to the display panel. The dynamic displaying process is to dynamically superimpose the first image data on the original image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Hung LI, Shang-Ping TANG
  • Publication number: 20180137811
    Abstract: A driving circuit, disposed in a display and coupled to a display panel, includes a buffer module, a regenerating module, a data processing module and a driving module. The buffer module is used to receive and temporarily store a first image data. The regenerating module coupled to the buffer module is used to use the first image data to perform dynamic displaying process on an original image data according to a control signal to generate a second image data. The data processing module coupled to the regenerating module is used to perform data processing process on the second image data to generate an output image data. The driving module coupled to the data processing module and the display panel is used to output the output image data to the display panel. The dynamic displaying process is to dynamically superimpose the first image data on the original image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Hung LI, Shang-Ping TANG
  • Publication number: 20180047323
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a data comparator, a data processor and a driver. The data comparator determines whether a second row of image data is the same with a previous first row of image data. If YES, the data comparator outputs a disable signal, then the data processor stops operating according to the disable signal and outputs an indicating signal, and the driver outputs a previous first row of output image data to a panel according to the indicating signal; if NO, the data comparator outputs the second row of image data to replace the previous first row of image data, then the data processor processes the second row of image data to generate a second row of output image data, and the driver outputs the second row of output image data to the panel to replace the previous first row of output image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: SHANG-PING TANG, HUNG LI
  • Publication number: 20170345355
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus is disclosed. The display driving apparatus includes a data processing unit, a first setting unit, a second setting unit, a mapping unit and a source driving unit. The data processing unit receives and processes an image data including data lines. The first setting unit generates a first setting signal corresponding to a first gamma value. The second setting unit generates a second setting signal corresponding to a second gamma value. The mapping unit maps the first gamma value and second gamma value to odd-numbered data lines and even-numbered data lines of the data lines respectively according to the first setting signal and second setting signal. The source driving unit outputs the first gamma value and second gamma value to odd-numbered display lines and even-numbered display lines of display lines of a display panel respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: SHANG-PING TANG, HUNG LI, JUN-REN SHIH
  • Publication number: 20170345356
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus includes a compression module, a storing module, a reading control module and a decompression module. The compression module performs 1-bit compression on an input data signal to generate a 1-bit compressed data and non-black data and store them in the storing module. The non-black data includes color information of each non-black bit in the input data signal. The reading control module reads the 1-bit compressed data from the storing module and the decompression module performs 1-bit decompression on the 1-bit compressed data to generate an output data signal. When the decompression module performs 1-bit decompression, the decompression module determines whether each bit of the 1-bit compressed data corresponds to black. If yes, the bit is displayed in black; if no, the reading control module reads a color corresponding to the bit from the non-black data stored in the storing module and the bit is displayed in the color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: SHANG-PING TANG, CHIEN-LIN HUANG, SHAO-PING HUNG
  • Publication number: 20160335964
    Abstract: A gamma curve correction circuit including a mapping module and a correction module. The mapping module maps data to be outputted into original mapped data via original bonding points on a gamma curve. The original bonding points at least include a first original bonding point, a second original bonding point, and a third original bonding point. The second original bonding point is located between the first original bonding point and third original bonding point. A first line between the first original bonding point and second original bonding point has a first slope; a second line between the second original bonding point and third original bonding point has a second slope. The correction module obtains a third line according to a first interpolating point on first line and a second interpolating point on second line. The third line has a third slope between the first slope and second slope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Shang-Ping TANG, Hung LI
  • Patent number: 8816988
    Abstract: The present invention provides a touch sensing apparatus including a plurality of pins, a logic control module, and at least one driving/sensing control module. The logic control module generates a plurality of control signals having different control timings. Each driving/sensing control module is coupled with the logic control module and the pins, wherein the driving/sensing control module receives a first control signal of the control signals from the logic control module and controls the pins to execute a plurality of pin functions according to a first control timing of the first control signal, so that the pins simultaneously sense a plurality of analog data from a conductive thin film sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Chan, Chien-Kuo Wang, Shang-Ping Tang, Ko-Yang Tso