Patents by Inventor Sheng-Wen Lai

Sheng-Wen Lai 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: 10872579
    Abstract: A method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit and a display system are provided. The method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit includes enabling an over-temperature protection operation by the source driving circuit; and transmitting, by the source driving circuit, a first signal to a timing controller in response to detecting a temperature increasing to be higher than the first threshold temperature, wherein the timing controller is configured to operate a temperature reducing operation in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Lai, Te-Hsien Kuo, Han-Kun Wu, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20190340993
    Abstract: A method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit and a display system are provided. The method for reducing operating temperature of a source driving circuit includes enabling an over-temperature protection operation by the source driving circuit; and transmitting, by the source driving circuit, a first signal to a timing controller in response to detecting a temperature increasing to be higher than the first threshold temperature, wherein the timing controller is configured to operate a temperature reducing operation in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Lai, Te-Hsien Kuo, Han-Kun Wu, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10438553
    Abstract: A method of handling operation of a source driver of a display system used in a timing controller of a display system, which is coupled to the source driver via a data bus for delivering a plurality of line data, includes determining whether a first line data among the plurality of line data is identical to a second line data among the plurality of line data previous to the first line data; and transmitting a sleep command to the source driver when the first line data is determined to be identical to the second line data, wherein the sleep command instructs the source driver to enter a sleep mode; wherein the source driver stops receiving the plurality of line data from the timing controller when the source driver is in the sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Kai Kuei, Sheng-Wen Lai, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20180374443
    Abstract: A method of handling operation of a source driver of a display system used in a timing controller of a display system, which is coupled to the source driver via a data bus for delivering a plurality of line data, includes determining whether a first line data among the plurality of line data is identical to a second line data among the plurality of line data previous to the first line data; and transmitting a sleep command to the source driver when the first line data is determined to be identical to the second line data, wherein the sleep command instructs the source driver to enter a sleep mode; wherein the source driver stops receiving the plurality of line data from the timing controller when the source driver is in the sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Cheng-Kai Kuei, Sheng-Wen Lai, Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20170192245
    Abstract: A panel assembly with a three-dimensional visual effect includes a panel unit, an image layer unit, and a frame surrounding the panel unit. The panel unit includes a substrate and at least one transparent acrylic panel. The substrate has a top surface that includes an upper region and at least one lower region. The transparent acrylic panel is disposed on the lower region, and includes a transparent top surface. The image layer unit includes a primary image layer which is interposed between the lower region and the transparent acrylic panel, and a secondary image layer which is superimposed on the upper region, treated with a crystallization process, and flush with the transparent top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Lai