Patents by Inventor Sheng-Kai Hsu

Sheng-Kai Hsu 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: 11929000
    Abstract: The display system comprising a main control module and a display module is provided. The main control module comprises a display driving circuit and a timing control circuit. The display driving circuit is used to output a display driving signal. The timing control circuit is coupled to the display driving circuit to receive the display driving signal, and convert the display driving signal into a digital signal. The display module comprises a first display panel to an N-th display panel, coupled to the timing control circuit and receiving the digital signal, so as to display corresponding multimedia content according to the digital signal, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1, and the main control module is independently coupled to the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: AUO Display Plus Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Kai Hsu, Hung-Min Shih, Yung-Jen Chen
  • Publication number: 20240056620
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal including one or more processors and memory storing one or more computer programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more computer programs including instructions for: displaying an edit screen on a display, the edit screen including a first area that displays a video obtained by playing back an archive of a live-stream associated with a plurality of selling items, an object that indicates a current playback position of the video, and a second area that selectably displays the plurality of selling items associated with the live-stream; and communicating with a server over a network so that a result of edits made through the edit screen is associated with a selling item selected in the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Hao-Jung LO, Sheng-Kai HSU, Chia-Yi YANG
  • Publication number: 20230388604
    Abstract: Interaction is created between users and streamers even when the users give gifts to the streamers outside live-streams. Provided is a terminal of a user, which includes: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more computer programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more computer programs include instructions for: receiving, from the user, an instruction to use a gift for a streamer while the user is not participating in a live-stream of the streamer; and causing an output unit to output an effect corresponding to the use of the gift by the user while the streamer is live-streaming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yu-Shan YANG, Yung-Chi HSU, Sheng-Kai HSU, Ching-Jan WANG, Yun-An LIN
  • Publication number: 20230329045
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a metal layer disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the metal layer; and a first light emitting diode including a first electrode disposed on the metal layer, wherein a via hole passes through the insulating layer, the first electrode electrically connects to the metal layer through the via hole, and an outline of the via hole includes an arc edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang CHEN, Kung-Chen KUO, Sheng-Kai HSU, Hsia-Ching CHU, Mei-Chun SHIH
  • Patent number: 11723239
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a data line disposed on the substrate; an another data line disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the data line; a first light emitting diode including a first electrode; and a second light emitting diode including an another first electrode, wherein the first electrode partially overlaps the data line, the another first electrode partially overlaps the another data line, and an area of the first electrode and an area of the another first electrode are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang Chen, Kung-Chen Kuo, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Hsia-Ching Chu, Mei-Chun Shih
  • Publication number: 20230154370
    Abstract: The display system comprising a main control module and a display module is provided. The main control module comprises a display driving circuit and a timing control circuit. The display driving circuit is used to output a display driving signal. The timing control circuit is coupled to the display driving circuit to receive the display driving signal, and convert the display driving signal into a digital signal. The display module comprises a first display panel to an N-th display panel, coupled to the timing control circuit and receiving the digital signal, so as to display corresponding multimedia content according to the digital signal, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1, and the main control module is independently coupled to the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: SHENG-KAI HSU, HUNG-MIN SHIH, YUNG-JEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220238617
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a data line disposed on the substrate; an another data line disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the data line; a first light emitting diode including a first electrode; and a second light emitting diode including an another first electrode, wherein the first electrode partially overlaps the data line, the another first electrode partially overlaps the another data line, and an area of the first electrode and an area of the another first electrode are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang CHEN, Kung-Chen KUO, Sheng-Kai HSU, Hsia-Ching CHU, Mei-Chun SHIH
  • Patent number: 11335751
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a data line disposed on the substrate; an another data line disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the data line; a first light emitting diode including a first electrode; and a second light emitting diode including an another first electrode, wherein the first electrode partially overlaps the data line and the another first electrode partially overlaps the another data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang Chen, Kung-Chen Kuo, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Hsia-Ching Chu, Mei-Chun Shih
  • Publication number: 20200381500
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a data line disposed on the substrate; an another data line disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the data line; a first light emitting diode including a first electrode; and a second light emitting diode including an another first electrode, wherein the first electrode partially overlaps the data line and the another first electrode partially overlaps the another data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang CHEN, Kung-Chen KUO, Sheng-Kai HSU, Hsia-Ching CHU, Mei-Chun SHIH
  • Patent number: 10790343
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes: a first substrate; a first data line disposed on the first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; and a first pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode, wherein the first pixel defining layer exposes a part of the first electrode to define a first light emitting region, wherein, in a normal direction view of the first substrate, the first light emitting region partially overlaps the first data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang Chen, Kung-Chen Kuo, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Hsia-Ching Chu, Mei-Chun Shih
  • Publication number: 20190165070
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes: a first substrate; a first data line disposed on the first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; and a first pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode, wherein the first pixel defining layer exposes a part of the first electrode to define a first light emitting region, wherein, in a normal direction view of the first substrate, the first light emitting region partially overlaps the first data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang CHEN, Kung-Chen KUO, Sheng-Kai HSU, Hsia-Ching CHU, Mei-Chun SHIH
  • Patent number: 10236329
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes: a first substrate with a data line disposed thereon, wherein the data line extends along a data line-extension-direction; and plural pixel units disposed on the first substrate and each of the plural pixel units comprising: a transistor disposed on the first substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the transistor and including a via hole; a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connecting to the transistor; and a pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode and exposing partial first electrode to form a light emitting region. Herein, in a first pixel unit of the pixel units, an extension direction of a connecting line defined by a minimum distance between a first outline of the via hole and a second outline of the light emitting region is not perpendicular and not parallel to the data-line-extension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang Chen, Kung-Chen Kuo, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Hsia-Ching Chu, Mei-Chun Shih
  • Publication number: 20180069065
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes: a first substrate with a data line disposed thereon, wherein the data line extends along a data line-extension-direction; and plural pixel units disposed on the first substrate and each of the plural pixel units comprising: a transistor disposed on the first substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the transistor and including a via hole; a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connecting to the transistor; and a pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode and exposing partial first electrode to form a light emitting region. Herein, in a first pixel unit of the pixel units, an extension direction of a connecting line defined by a minimum distance between a first outline of the via hole and a second outline of the light emitting region is not perpendicular and not parallel to the data-line-extension direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Lien-Hsiang CHEN, Kung-Chen KUO, Sheng-Kai HSU, Hsia-Ching CHU, Mei-Chun SHIH
  • Publication number: 20160192601
    Abstract: A plant cultivation device includes a case (100), a temperature control module (200), and a circulation fan (310). A cultivation room (110) is formed in the case (100). The temperature control module (200) includes a piezoelectric chip (210) and a heat exchange assembly (230). The piezoelectric chip (210) includes a first surface (211) outside the cultivation room (110) and a second surface (212) inside the cultivation room (110). The second surface (212) is opposite to the first surface (211). The heat exchange assembly (230) is attached to the second surface (212). The circulation fan (310) is attached to the heat exchange assembly (230) and includes an inlet side (311) for drawing in air and an outlet side (312) for blowing out air, and the inlet side (311) and the outlet side (312) are arranged in the cultivation room (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: PO-CHOU KAO, SHENG-KAI HSU
  • Publication number: 20150250035
    Abstract: An exemplary light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit includes a LED driving IC, at least a LED string and at least a resistor. The LED string each is electrically coupled between a power source voltage and a control terminal of the LED driving IC and whereby a driving current of the LED string is subjected to the control of the LED driving IC. The resistor each is electrically coupled to between the control terminal and a predetermined potential. Moreover, a LED driving method also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: CHIEN-MING KO, YUEH-HAN LI, SHENG-KAI HSU, HUNG-CHING LEE
  • Patent number: 9107266
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus having high operation reliability includes a first lighting unit with a first turn-on voltage and a second lighting unit with a second turn-on voltage greater than the first turn-on voltage. The lighting apparatus is put in use for generating output light according to a driving current flowing through the first lighting unit or the second lighting unit. The first lighting unit is capable of generating output light having a first brightness according to the driving current. The second lighting unit, electrically connected in parallel with the first lighting unit, is capable of generating output light having a second brightness according to the driving current. The second brightness is preferably identical to the first brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Hung Wang, Sheng-Kai Hsu
  • Patent number: 8976167
    Abstract: A driving circuit includes a power supply, a plurality of conductive paths and a plurality of driving controller. The power supply is configured for providing a predetermined voltage. The conductive paths are connected to the power supply to receive the predetermined voltage. The driving controllers are connected to the conductive paths correspondingly. A first driving controller of the driving controllers has a first internal circuit configured for employing an internal voltage to perform functions provided by the first driving controller, and a resistance adjustment unit. The resistance adjustment unit is connected between a special conductive path and the first internal circuit. The second driving controller has a second internal circuit configured for employing a second internal voltage to perform functions provided by the second driving controller. A resistance value of the resistance adjustment unit is adjustable to make the first internal voltage same to the second internal voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Tu, Sheng-Kai Hsu
  • Patent number: 8665406
    Abstract: A display IC chip includes a plurality of sides, a plurality of output terminals, two first color short-circuit lines, one second color short-circuit line, one third color short-circuit line, and conductive wires. The two first color short-circuit lines are parallel disposed in the IC chip and coupled to a first output terminal group of the output terminals. The second color short-circuit line is disposed between and parallel with the first color short-circuit lines. The second color short-circuit line is coupled to a second output terminal group of the output terminals. The third color short-circuit line is disposed between and parallel with the first color short-circuit lines. The third color short-circuit line is coupled to a third output terminal group of the output terminals. The conductive wires are coupled the first color short-circuit lines with the first output terminal group do not cross the second and third color short-circuit lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Kai Hsu, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Meng-Ying Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8653747
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting modules and a plurality of voltage controlling circuits capable of being independently controlled. Each voltage controlling circuit includes a dynamic voltage controlling module, a current controlling module, and a luminance controlling module. The dynamic voltage controlling module is used for comparing a voltage level at a second terminal of the light emitting module and a voltage level of a reference voltage source, so as to output a first voltage. The current controlling module is used for adjusting a bias current flowing through the light emitting module, according to the first voltage. The luminance controlling module is used for comparing the first voltage with a clock signal, and for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to a result of the comparison, so as to dynamically control a duty cycle of the light emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Hung Wang, Ching-Yi Chen, Sheng-Kai Hsu
  • Patent number: 8643582
    Abstract: A driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The driving apparatus includes a plurality of data driving ICs and a control board. The data driving ICs are used for receiving and transmitting a clock signal, a plurality of data signals and a first reference voltage from the 1st data driving IC to the last data driving IC in series. The control board is used for providing the clock signal, the data signals and the first reference voltage, and changing the first reference voltage received by each data driving IC according to a variation of the clock signal and the data signals transmitted between the data driving ICs, so that the operation frequency of the data driving ICs is unrestricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Tu, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Yung-Tse Cheng, Chih-Sung Wang