Patents by Inventor Shih-An Huang

Shih-An Huang 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).

  • CHIP WITH ESD PROTECTION FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20110242712
    Abstract: An exemplary chip includes an input/output (I/O) area and a core area is provided. The input/output (I/O) area has a first I/O block operated under a first power domain and a second I/O block operated under a second power domain placed therein, wherein a voltage range of the first power domain is distinct from a voltage range of the second power domain. The core area has at least one circuit therein performing at least one function of the chip, and the core area further has at least one power cut cell placed therein wherein the power cut cell is coupled to the first I/O block and the second I/O block via a plurality of connectors for providing an electrostatic discharge (ESD) path between the first I/O block and the second I/O block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Fwu-Juh Huang, Bo-Shih Huang
  • TOUCH INPUT METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110187653
    Abstract: A touch input method and a device thereof are disclosed. The touch input device includes a display module for displaying an image, a backlight module for emitting a light source, at least one light-sensing unit for sensing a reflected light of the light source reflected by at least one object on the display module and generating a light intensity signal correspondingly, and a processing module for receiving the light intensity signal and determining based on the light intensity signal at least one touch point on the display module touched by the object. The touch input method is applicable to the touch input device and includes the steps of using the processing module to receive the image, using the processing module to analyze the image and obtain an image analysis result, and regulating a light intensity of an invisible light emitted from the backlight module based on the image analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: CHUEH-PIN KO, CHAO-SHIH HUANG
  • Loading reduction device and method
    Patent number: 7974050
    Abstract: An active loading-reduction device is provided for a circuit. The circuit has functional circuitry coupled to a terminal to receive an alternating voltage. The circuit also has an electrostatic discharge protector that is coupled to the terminal. The active loading-reduction device includes active circuitry that is adapted to be coupled to a power supply to provide a reactance to counteract a reactance provided by the electrostatic discharge protector at the terminal of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Bo-Shih Huang, Ming-Dou Ker
  • External heat dissipation device
    Patent number: 7948754
    Abstract: An external heat dissipation device includes a housing, a circuit board placed in the housing, a fan electrically connected to the circuit board, and a wire electrically connected to the circuit board to power the fan. The housing includes an installation dock defining a receiving space for receiving the fan therein, and an insertion portion extending from the installation dock. A through hole is defined in the installation dock. An air passage is defined in the insertion portion. The fan includes a casing defining a first air hole communicating with the through hole and a second air hole communicating with the air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Shih Huang
  • HYBRID IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND OPERATING METHODS THREROF
    Publication number: 20110115769
    Abstract: A hybrid image display system and an operating method thereof. The system has an electro-phoretic display (EPD) element, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a current generating circuit and a switch. The EPD element has a first and a second terminal. The OLED has an anode and a cathode. The current generating circuit has a power terminal, a control terminal and an output terminal, wherein the output terminal is coupled to the anode of the OLED. The switch is controlled by a scan signal. When the switch is turned on, a data signal is transmitted to the first terminal of the EPD element and to the control terminal of the current generating circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Hua HSIEH, Heng-Lin PAN, Chen-Wei LIN, Yen-Shih HUANG
  • DRIVING METHOD AND PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR LED DISPLAY PANEL
    Publication number: 20110096061
    Abstract: A driving method for a LED display panel time-anneals threshold voltage shifting of a driving transistor. The driving transistor has a gate terminal coupled to a data input terminal, a source terminal coupled to a cathode via a LED, and a drain terminal coupled to a system voltage. The method includes inserting a black image after an image frame is displayed. During the time period of inserting the black image, a positive voltage is applied to the cathode to turn off the LED. A negative bias from the gate terminal to the drain terminal is produced to cause voltage level of the gate terminal to be less than the source terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chen-Wei Lin, Yen-Shih Huang, Ming-Hua Hsieh, Heng-Lin Pan
  • EXTERNAL HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110096497
    Abstract: An external heat dissipation device includes a housing, a circuit board placed in the housing, a fan electrically connected to the circuit board, and a wire electrically connected to the circuit board to power the fan. The housing includes an installation dock defining a receiving space for receiving the fan therein, and an insertion portion extending from the installation dock. A through hole is defined in the installation dock. An air passage is defined in the insertion portion. The fan includes a casing defining a first air hole communicating with the through hole and a second air hole communicating with the air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHI-SHIH HUANG
  • Antenna structure with antenna radome and method for rising gain thereof
    Patent number: 7889137
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiating element and an antenna radome. The antenna radome has at least one dielectric layer, which has an upper surface having many S-shaped metal patterns and a lower surface having many inverse S-shaped metal patterns corresponding to the S-shaped metal patterns. The S-shaped metal patterns are respectively coupled to the corresponding inverse S-shaped metal patterns to converge radiating beams outputted from the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun Yih Wu, Shih Huang Yeh, Hung Hsuan Lin
  • Fixing mechanism
    Patent number: 7887013
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism includes a base, a stud and an elastic clamping member. The base is arranged at a side of an object. The base includes a through hole defined therein. The stud includes a threaded hole defined therein. The stud includes a cap portion received in the through hole and a main body passing through the through hole. An engaging groove is defined in a surface of the main body. The elastic clamping member includes an annulus end surface, and a truncated cone surface extending from an inner edge of the annulus end surface. The annulus end surface is pressed against onto with the base. A number of gaps are radially arranged in the truncated cone surface thereby defining a number of clamping portions between the gaps. The clamping portions are engaged with the engaging groove thereby cooperatively clamping the stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: TVM Corp.
    Inventors: Fu-Shen Chen, Shih-Huang Ou
  • Antenna structure with antenna radome and method for rising gain thereof
    Patent number: 7884778
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiating element and an antenna radome. The antenna radome has at least one dielectric layer, which has an upper surface having many S-shaped metal patterns and a lower surface having many inverse S-shaped metal patterns corresponding to the S-shaped metal patterns. The S-shaped metal patterns are respectively coupled to the corresponding inverse S-shaped metal patterns to converge radiating beams outputted from the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Shih-Huang Yeh, Chia-Lun Tang, Ken-Huang Lin, Hsin-Lung Su, Hsing-Nuan Liu
  • Multi-phase power converter and control circuit and method thereof
    Publication number: 20100225288
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-phase power converter, and a control circuit and a control method of the multi-phase power converter. The multi-phase power converter comprises multiple power conversion phases. The method comprises: determining whether to enter a phase-shedding mode; at a first time when entering the phase-shedding mode, disabling at least one of the power conversion phases; and at another time when entering the phase-shedding mode, disabling at least another one of the power conversion phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Ching-Jan Chen, Chun-Shih Huang, Kuo-Lung Tseng, Dan Chen
  • Optical device with movable optical module
    Patent number: 7751101
    Abstract: An optical module with movable reflective mirrors is provided in the invention. The optical module, which is set in a scanner for the scanning of documents, comprises the following elements: a first carriage comprising a first reflective mirror, a lens and a photoelectric sensing device, wherein the first carriage moves along the scanning direction to scan the document to be scanned; a second carriage comprising a second reflective mirror, a lens and a photoelectric sensing device, wherein the second carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction; and a third carriage comprising a third reflective mirror, a lens and an photoelectric sensing device, wherein the third carriage can make relative movement corresponding to the first carriage along the scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Inventor: Shih-Huang Chen
  • PIXEL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A PIXEL
    Publication number: 20100164931
    Abstract: A pixel circuit adaptable for a pixel array including a first scan line and a second scan line is provided. An illumination unit is coupled to a first node, including a light emitting diode that illuminates based on a voltage level of the first node. A first circuit is coupled to the first node, the first scan line and a data signal. A second circuit including one or more transistors, is coupled to the first node, the second scan line and a reference voltage. The second scan line has a scan order before that of the first scan line by one or more lines. When the first scan line is activated, the first circuit passes the data signal to the first node. When the second scan line is activated, the second circuit passes the reference voltage to the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chen Wei Lin, Yen-Shih Huang
  • PIXEL ARRAY LAYOUT
    Publication number: 20100164844
    Abstract: A pixel array layout includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines disposed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines disposed on the substrate, a plurality of pixel units disposed on the substrate, and a pre-discharge conductive layer. Each of the pixel units is electrically connected to at least one of the scan lines and one of the data lines correspondingly, and each of the pixel units has a driving circuit and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the driving circuit. The pre-discharge conductive layer is electrically connected to the driving circuit and extends to an area between two adjacent pixel electrodes from an edge of the substrate, and the pre-discharge conductive layer and the pixel electrodes do not overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Wei Lin, Yen-Shih Huang
  • Method for Reactivating Operation of a Cruise Control System That Had Been Interrupted
    Publication number: 20100114450
    Abstract: A method for reactivating an interrupted cruise control function of a cruise control system of a vehicle is provided. When the vehicle is not in the stationary state, in order to allow the driver to reactivate intuitively the interrupted cruise control function, the driver may reactivate the interrupted cruise control function by actuating a gas pedal of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Pei-Shih HUANG
  • Cruise Controller for Motor Vehicles and Method of Operating Same
    Publication number: 20100100281
    Abstract: A cruise controller and method are provided for motor vehicles for the purpose of adjusting the vehicle speed on the basis of a predefined setpoint speed. The cruise controller includes a monitoring device, which is designed to evaluate the vehicle state variables steering wheel angle, lateral acceleration, and/or yaw rate. If one of the evaluated vehicle state variables exceeds a predefined first vehicle state variable limit value, the cruise control function is switched into a standby mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Pei-Shih HUANG
  • ANTENNA STRUCTURE WITH ANTENNA RADOME AND METHOD FOR RISING GAIN THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100097281
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiating element and an antenna radome. The antenna radome has at least one dielectric layer, which has an upper surface having many S-shaped metal patterns and a lower surface having many inverse S-shaped metal patterns corresponding to the S-shaped metal patterns. The S-shaped metal patterns are respectively coupled to the corresponding inverse S-shaped metal patterns to converge radiating beams outputted from the radiating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun Yih Wu, Shih Huang Yeh, Hung Hsuan Lin
  • ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20100085268
    Abstract: An antenna having a number of operating frequencies includes a feed element, a ground element, and a number of conductive antenna tracks. The conductive antenna tracks extend outward from the feed element and return back to the ground element. When the conductive antenna tracks are located in a same plane, areas defined by the conductive antenna tracks are not overlapped with one another. When parts of the conductive antenna tracks are located in different planes, multiple frequency bands are formed respectively by multiple resonant frequencies corresponding to the conductive antenna tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Sunplus mMobile Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Huang Yeh, Tzh-Hao Lu
  • Circuit scanner to perform color space conversion on RGB signal
    Patent number: 7688487
    Abstract: A circuit of a scanner to perform a color space conversion on an RGB signal. The circuit has several sampling-amplified-offset devices to sample, amplify and compensate potential of an R charge signal, a G charge signal and a B charge signal to obtain an R analog signal, a G analog signal and a B analog signal. The circuit further has a gain adder to multiply the corresponding weighted gain with the R analog signal, the G analog signal and the B analog signal. The multiplication results are then summed up to obtain an addition analog signal. A multiplexer is also included to select between the R analog signal, the G analog signal, the B analog signal and the addition analog signal for output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventors: Chun-Jen Chen, Shih-Huang Chen
  • Protective casing of a portable storage device
    Patent number: D626130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: A-Data Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Huang Tsai