Patents by Inventor Wei-Ying Tu

Wei-Ying Tu 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: 10600389
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus including a receiver circuit, a detection circuit and a driving circuit is provided. The receiver circuit receives the video image data at a first rate. The detection circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit. The detection circuit detects whether the video image data is a static image, and determines whether the display driving apparatus enters a power saving mode based on a detecting result. The driving circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit. The driving circuit drives the display panel. In the power saving mode, the receiver circuit continuously receives the video image data at the first rate, and periodically masks a part of the video image data according to the detecting result and outputs an unmasked part of the video image data to the driving circuit. Furthermore, a display driving method adapted for the foregoing display driving apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Chen, Chien-Chou Hung, Wei-Ying Tu, Jiun-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20180075819
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus including a receiver circuit, a detection circuit and a driving circuit is provided. The receiver circuit receives the video image data at a first rate. The detection circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit. The detection circuit detects whether the video image data is a static image, and determines whether the display driving apparatus enters a power saving mode based on a detecting result. The driving circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit. The driving circuit drives the display panel. In the power saving mode, the receiver circuit continuously receives the video image data at the first rate, and periodically masks a part of the video image data according to the detecting result and outputs an unmasked part of the video image data to the driving circuit. Furthermore, a display driving method adapted for the foregoing display driving apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Chen, Chien-Chou Hung, Wei-Ying Tu, Jiun-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 9858898
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus including a signal transmission interface, a timing control circuit and an image detection circuit is provided. The signal transmission interface is configured to receive video image data and output the video image data. The timing control circuit is configured to receive the video image data and drive a display panel based on the video image data. The image detection circuit determines whether the video image data is a static image and determines whether the display driving apparatus operates in a power-saving mode based on the determination result. Under the power-saving mode, the signal transmission interface masks a part of the video image data, so as not to output the masked video image data to the timing control circuit. Furthermore, a display driving method adapted for the foregoing display driving apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Chen, Chien-Chou Hung, Wei-Ying Tu, Jiun-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20160293141
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus including a signal transmission interface, a timing control circuit and an image detection circuit is provided. The signal transmission interface is configured to receive video image data and output the video image data. The timing control circuit is configured to receive the video image data and drive a display panel based on the video image data. The image detection circuit determines whether the video image data is a static image and determines whether the display driving apparatus operates in a power-saving mode based on the determination result. Under the power-saving mode, the signal transmission interface masks a part of the video image data, so as not to output the masked video image data to the timing control circuit. Furthermore, a display driving method adapted for the foregoing display driving apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Chen, Chien-Chou Hung, Wei-Ying Tu, Jiun-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 9298655
    Abstract: A bus detection and control method for a mobile industry processor interface system is disclosed, wherein a host is coupled to a slave with a mobile industry processor interface bus. The bus detection and control method includes steps of detecting statuses of the mobile industry processor interface bus and the host, to output a control signal; and outputting one of a predefined signal corresponding to an initial state and a transmission signal outputted to the mobile industry processor interface bus by the host as a reception signal of the slave according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Ying Tu, Ching-Tsung Tung
  • Patent number: 9143272
    Abstract: A serial interface packet information detection and control method for a Mobile Industry Processor Interface is disclosed. The serial interface packet information detection and control method includes receiving and decoding a packet; generating a control signal according to packet information of a header of the packet; and disabling a function register according to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: I-Min Chen, Wei-Ying Tu
  • Patent number: 9077505
    Abstract: A signal receiving apparatus and method adapted for receiving a MIPI signal are disclosed. The signal receiving apparatus includes a signal receiver, a selector, a decoding apparatus and a byte boundary searcher. The signal receiver receives a clock signal, and obtains an input data stream according to the clock signal. The selector outputs the input data stream to a first or second output terminal according to a decoding error signal. The byte boundary searcher operates a boundary searching operation on the input data stream for generating a byte tuning information, wherein, the signal receiver adjusts the clock according to the byte tuning information for adjusting the input data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Wei-Ying Tu, Yu-Hsun Peng, Feng-Jung Kuo, Chien-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8972838
    Abstract: A data transmission detecting device including a detecting module and a detection value calculating module is provided. The detecting module has a plurality of receiving terminals and receives a first data and a second data during a first period. The detecting module calculates a total detection value according to the first data and the second data, and performs an error check comparison by comparing the total detection value with an error check code. When the detecting module again receives the first data during a second period, the detection value calculating module transmits an auxiliary detection value to the detecting module, so that the detecting module calculates a corresponding total detection value according to the auxiliary detection value, and performs the error check comparison by comparing the total detection value with the error check code. The first period and the second period are two successive periods adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Ying Tu, Hsi-Chi Ho
  • Publication number: 20140372834
    Abstract: A serial interface packet information detection and control method for a Mobile Industry Processor Interface is disclosed. The serial interface packet information detection and control method includes receiving and decoding a packet; generating a control signal according to packet information of a header of the packet; and disabling a function register according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: I-Min Chen, Wei-Ying Tu
  • Publication number: 20140225876
    Abstract: A display apparatus, a driving chip, and an error message transmission method are provided. The driving chip is coupled to a system end to drive a display panel. The driving chip includes a display data receiving interface and an error detector. The display data receiving interface receives a display data stream from the system end. The error detector is coupled to the display data receiving interface and detects at least one error message generated when the display data receiving interface receives the display data stream. The driving chip has a plurality of output pins, and the driving chip transmits the error message to the system end through at least one idle pin among the output pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Wei-Ying Tu, Feng-Jung Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140211888
    Abstract: A signal receiving apparatus and method adapted for receiving a MIPI signal are disclosed. The signal receiving apparatus includes a signal receiver, a selector, a decoding apparatus and a byte boundary searcher. The signal receiver receives a clock signal, and obtains an input data stream according to the clock signal. The selector outputs the input data stream to a first or second output terminal according to a decoding error signal. The byte boundary searcher operates a boundary searching operation on the input data stream for generating a byte tuning information, wherein, the signal receiver adjusts the clock according to the byte tuning information for adjusting the input data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Wei-Ying Tu, Yu-Hsun Peng, Feng-Jung Kuo, Chien-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140204068
    Abstract: A display driving apparatus including a signal transmission interface, a timing control circuit and an image detection circuit is provided. The signal transmission interface is configured to receive video image data and output the video image data. The timing control circuit is configured to receive the video image data and drive a display panel based on the video image data. The image detection circuit determines whether the video image data is a static image and determines whether the display driving apparatus operates in a power-saving mode based on the determination result. Under the power-saving mode, the signal transmission interface masks a part of the video image data, so as not: to output the masked video image data to the timing control circuit. Furthermore, a display driving method adapted for the foregoing display driving apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Chen, Chien-Chou Hung, Wei-Ying Tu, Jiun-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20140136741
    Abstract: A bus detection and control method for a mobile industry processor interface system is disclosed, wherein a host is coupled to a slave with a mobile industry processor interface bus. The bus detection and control method includes steps of detecting statuses of the mobile industry processor interface bus and the host, to output a control signal; and outputting one of a predefined signal corresponding to an initial state and a transmission signal outputted to the mobile industry processor interface bus by the host as a reception signal of the slave according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Wei-Ying Tu, Ching-Tsung Tung
  • Publication number: 20120287140
    Abstract: A display interface circuit includes a physical layer circuit for receiving and modulating an original data signal and an original clock signal, a frame buffer for storing and outputting the data signal according to the clock signal and a command signal, a display serial interface for transmitting the data signal and the clock signal through packetization, a configuration register for generating the command signal according to an asynchronous clock signal and the data signal, and an asynchronous delay circuit for adjusting a clock latency that the clock signal takes to be sent to the configuration register to generate the asynchronous clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ming-Chieh Lin, Ying-Yu Kuo, Wei-Ying Tu
  • Publication number: 20120030549
    Abstract: A data transmission detecting device including a detecting module and a detection value calculating module is provided. The detecting module has a plurality of receiving terminals and receives a first data and a second data during a first period. The detecting module calculates a total detection value according to the first data and the second data, and performs an error check comparison by comparing the total detection value with an error check code. When the detecting module again receives the first data during a second period, the detection value calculating module transmits an auxiliary detection value to the detecting module, so that the detecting module calculates a corresponding total detection value according to the auxiliary detection value, and performs the error check comparison by comparing the total detection value with the error check code. The first period and the second period are two successive periods adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Ying Tu, Hsi-Chi Ho