Patents by Inventor Shih-Chuan Liao

Shih-Chuan Liao 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: 8305357
    Abstract: A method for detecting multiple touch positions on a touch panel includes the steps of: periodically scanning the touch panel; when detecting a first touch position at a first time during scanning the touch panel, recording coordinates on a first dimensional direction and a second dimensional direction of the first touch position; continuingly scanning the touch panel after the first time; and when detecting a plurality of new possible touch positions at a second time, determining a second touch position from the new possible touch positions according to the recorded coordinates on the first and second dimensional directions of the first touch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Chuan Liao, Yu-Min Hsu
  • Patent number: 8264474
    Abstract: A multi-touch positioning method for a capacitive touch panel includes following steps. A candidate touching position array including a first and a second candidate position groups is generated when the capacitive touch panel is touched by three objects. The first, the second and the third candidate position groups include three candidate positions, respectively. The signal magnitude sensed by a sensing element and respectively corresponding to the first, the second and the third candidate position groups are compared. One of the three first, the three second and the three third candidate positions are respectively determined as a first, a second and a third actual touching positions according to the compared result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Chuan Liao, Yu-Min Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120194475
    Abstract: A multi-touch positioning method for a capacitive touch panel includes following steps. A candidate touching position array including a first and a second candidate position groups is generated when the capacitive touch panel is touched by three objects. The first, the second and the third candidate position groups include three candidate positions, respectively. The signal magnitude sensed by a sensing element and respectively corresponding to the first, the second and the third candidate position groups are compared. One of the three first, the three second and the three third candidate positions are respectively determined as a first, a second and a third actual touching positions according to the compared result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Chuan LIAO, Yu-Min Hsu
  • Patent number: 8174509
    Abstract: A multi-touch positioning method for a capacitive touch panel includes following steps. A candidate touching position array including a first and a second candidate position groups is generated when the capacitive touch panel is touched by two objects. The first and the second candidate position groups include two first and second candidate positions, respectively. Next, the signal magnitude sensed by a sensing element and respectively corresponding to the first and the second candidate position groups are compared. Then, when the signal magnitude corresponding to the first candidate position group is greater than that corresponding to the second candidate position group, one of the two first candidate positions closer to the sensing element along a first direction is determined as a first actual touching position, and one of the two second candidate positions farther from the sensing element along the first direction is determined as a second actual touching position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Chuan Liao, Yu-Min Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100090976
    Abstract: A method for detecting multiple touch positions on a touch panel includes the steps of: periodically scanning the touch panel; when detecting a first touch position at a first time during scanning the touch panel, recording coordinates on a first dimensional direction and a second dimensional direction of the first touch position; continuingly scanning the touch panel after the first time; and when detecting a plurality of new possible touch positions at a second time, determining a second touch position from the new possible touch positions according to the recorded coordinates on the first and second dimensional directions of the first touch position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Shih-Chuan LIAO, Yu-Min HSU
  • Publication number: 20100073320
    Abstract: A multi-touch positioning method for a capacitive touch panel includes following steps. A candidate touching position array including a first and a second candidate position groups is generated when the capacitive touch panel is touched by two objects. The first and the second candidate position groups include two first and second candidate positions, respectively. Next, the signal magnitude sensed by a sensing element and respectively corresponding to the first and the second candidate position groups are compared. Then, when the signal magnitude corresponding to the first candidate position group is greater than that corresponding to the second candidate position group, one of the two first candidate positions closer to the sensing element along a first direction is determined as a first actual touching position, and one of the two second candidate positions farther from the sensing element along the first direction is determined as a second actual touching position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Chuan Liao, Yu-Min Hsu