Patents by Inventor Yi-Fan Hsueh

Yi-Fan Hsueh 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: 9569015
    Abstract: An electronic system, a touch stylus and a data transmission method between an electronic apparatus and a touch stylus are disclosed herein. The data transmission method, utilized between a first electronic device and a touch stylus, includes steps of: generating movement data according to displacement of the touch stylus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yi-Cheng Li, Jui-Liang Chen, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Yen-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 9323092
    Abstract: A touch panel including a first substrate, plural first electrode lines and plural second electrode lines is provided. The first electrode lines and the second electrode lines are respectively arranged on the first substrate and extended along two different directions respectively. Each of the first electrode lines includes plural electrode pads and plural first connecting parts connected therebetween, wherein each of the first connecting parts has two end portions and a center portion, a width of each of the first connecting parts is decreased from the two end portions to the center portion, and corners of connections between the end portions and the corresponding electrode pads are smooth curved surfaces. The second electrode lines are electrically insulated with the first electrode lines, and perpendicular projections of each of the second electrode lines and the corresponding first connecting part on the first substrate are intersected to form an overlap region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Jui-Liang Chen, Yi-Cheng Li
  • Patent number: 9298304
    Abstract: An electronic device and a corresponding touch-sensing method are provided. The electronic device includes a display module integrated with a first touch sensor, a second touch sensor, and a sense circuitry. The first touch sensor generates a first sensing signal in response to a first driving signal. The second touch sensor generates a second sensing signal in response to a second driving signal. The sense circuitry is coupled to the first and the second touch sensors. The sense circuitry receives and analyzes the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Te-Mu Chen, Cheng-Hsi Liu, Yi-Fan Hsueh
  • Patent number: 9229564
    Abstract: An electronic device and a touch display panel of the electronic device are provided. The touch display panel receives a touch driving signal and generates a sense signal in response to the touch driving signal, wherein the sense signal is analyzed to calculate a touch position on the touch display. The touch display panel includes a transmitting circuit and a grounding electrode. The transmitting circuit distributes the touch driving signal in the touch display panel. The grounding electrode is disposed over the transmitting circuit and at least partially covers the transmitting circuit, wherein the grounding electrode is a grounded conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Te-Mu Chen, Pi-Lin Lo, Cheng-Hsi Liu, Yi-Fan Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20150355734
    Abstract: An electronic system, a touch stylus and a data transmission method between an electronic apparatus and a touch stylus are disclosed herein. The data transmission method, utilized between a first electronic device and a touch stylus, includes steps of: generating movement data according to displacement of the touch stylus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin LO, Yi-Cheng LI, Jui-Liang CHEN, Yi-Fan HSUEH, Yen-Cheng LIN
  • Patent number: 9164632
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, first connecting pads, circuit units, and ground lines is provided. Each circuit unit includes a signal line, first electrodes, second electrodes, first connecting lines, and second connecting lines. The signal line extends along a first direction and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is located between a first side of the substrate and the second portion. The first electrodes are disposed beside the first portion, and the second electrodes are disposed beside the second portion. The first connecting lines respectively connect the first electrodes to the corresponding first connecting pads. The second connecting lines respectively connect the second electrodes to the corresponding first connecting pads through a trace region located beside the first portion, wherein the trace region and the first electrodes are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yen-Cheng Lin, Te-Mu Chen, Yi-Fan Hsueh
  • Patent number: 8988388
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for scanning a touch panel of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a touch panel and a control circuitry. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensors. The control circuitry is coupled to the touch panel. The control circuitry charges each of the touch sensors according to a preset charge period of the touch sensor and detects the maximum difference in charge characteristics of the touch sensors. The control circuitry adjusts the preset charge periods of the touch sensors according to the charge characteristics of the touch sensors and a preset limit of the preset charge periods of the touch sensors when the maximum difference is higher than a preset threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Fan Hsueh, Te-Mu Chen, Pi-Lin Lo, Kuang-Hua Lee, Cheng-Hsi Liu
  • Patent number: 8895882
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate and sensing units. Each sensing unit includes an electrode line, first electrode patterns, second electrode patterns and connecting lines. The electrode line extends along a second direction and has first openings arranged along the second direction and first breaches corresponding to the first openings. Each first breach connects the corresponding first opening and the exterior of the electrode line. The first electrode patterns are respectively disposed in the first openings. Each first electrode pattern has a second opening and a second breach connecting the second opening and the exterior of first electrode pattern. The second electrode patterns are respectively disposed in the second openings and respectively connected with the electrode line through the second breaches. The connecting lines are disposed on at least one side of the electrode line and connected with the corresponding first electrode pattern through the first breach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Te-Mu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140232665
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a cover glass, a display module and a mask layer. The display module is integrated with a touch sensor and is disposed under the cover glass. The display module has a display area for displaying image. The touch sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes forming a first sensing area overlapped with the display area, a plurality of second electrodes forming a second sensing area not overlapped with the display area and a plurality of third electrodes disposed under the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. The mask layer is disposed between the cover glass and the second sensing area. The mask layer includes at least one non-transparent part and at least one transparent part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuang-Hua Lee, Te-Mu Chen, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Cheng-Hsi Liu, Pi-Lin Lo
  • Publication number: 20140092023
    Abstract: A touch display module includes a display panel and a touch panel. The touch panel has a sensing section and a bonding section. The touch panel includes a first substrate, driving lines, sensing lines, routing traces, and a shielding pattern. The driving lines are arranged in parallel on a first surface of the first substrate. The sensing lines are arranged in parallel on a second surface of the first substrate and form a sensing array with the driving lines. The routing traces are disposed on the second surface outside the sensing section. The routing traces are electrically connected with the sensing lines and extend to the bonding section. The shielding pattern is disposed on the first surface, and a vertical projection of the shielding pattern on the second surface covers the routing traces. A handheld electronic apparatus with the touch display module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Yen-Cheng Lin, Te-Mu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140022466
    Abstract: A touch panel including a first substrate, plural first electrode lines and plural second electrode lines is provided. The first electrode lines and the second electrode lines are respectively arranged on the first substrate and extended along two different directions respectively. Each of the first electrode lines includes plural electrode pads and plural first connecting parts connected therebetween, wherein each of the first connecting parts has two end portions and a center portion, a width of each of the first connecting parts is decreased from the two end portions to the center portion, and corners of connections between the end portions and the corresponding electrode pads are smooth curved surfaces. The second electrode lines are electrically insulated with the first electrode lines, and perpendicular projections of each of the second electrode lines and the corresponding first connecting part on the first substrate are intersected to form an overlap region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Jui-Liang Chen, Yi-Cheng Li
  • Publication number: 20130240341
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate and sensing units. Each sensing unit includes an electrode line, first electrode patterns, second electrode patterns and connecting lines. The electrode line extends along a second direction and has first openings arranged along the second direction and first breaches corresponding to the first openings. Each first breach connects the corresponding first opening and the exterior of the electrode line. The first electrode patterns are respectively disposed in the first openings. Each first electrode pattern has a second opening and a second breach connecting the second opening and the exterior of first electrode pattern. The second electrode patterns are respectively disposed in the second openings and respectively connected with the electrode line through the second breaches. The connecting lines are disposed on at least one side of the electrode line and connected with the corresponding first electrode pattern through the first breach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Te-Mu Chen
  • Publication number: 20130141357
    Abstract: A touch panel including a first substrate, a plurality of driving lines, and a plurality of sensing lines is provided. The driving lines are respectively extended along a first direction. Each driving line includes a plurality of first pads and a plurality of first interconnecting portions. Any adjacent two first pads are connected through a first interconnecting portion, and the width of each first interconnecting portion is smaller than the width of each first pad. The sensing lines are respectively extended along a second direction. The second direction intersects the first direction. The vertical projection of any one of the sensing lines on the first substrate intersects a first interconnecting portion of each driving line to form an overlapped area, and the length of the overlapped area in the second direction is smaller than or equal to the length of the overlapped area in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Te-Mu Chen, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Yen-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20130093701
    Abstract: An electronic device and a corresponding touch-sensing method are provided. The electronic device includes a display module integrated with a first touch sensor, a second touch sensor, and a sense circuitry. The first touch sensor generates a first sensing signal in response to a first driving signal. The second touch sensor generates a second sensing signal in response to a second driving signal. The sense circuitry is coupled to the first and the second touch sensors. The sense circuitry receives and analyzes the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Te-Mu Chen, Cheng-Hsi Liu, Yi-Fan Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20130069909
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for scanning a touch panel of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a touch panel and a control circuitry. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensors. The control circuitry is coupled to the touch panel. The control circuitry charges each of the touch sensors according to a preset charge period of the touch sensor and detects the maximum difference in charge characteristics of the touch sensors. The control circuitry adjusts the preset charge periods of the touch sensors according to the charge characteristics of the touch sensors and a preset limit of the preset charge periods of the touch sensors when the maximum difference is higher than a preset threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Fan Hsueh, Te-Mu Chen, Pi-Lin Lo, Kuang-Hua Lee, Cheng-Hsi Liu
  • Publication number: 20130069895
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus having a panel is disclosed. The electrical apparatus includes a processor, a touch controller and a display driver. The processor unitsets one of a scan frequency and a display frequency to be a setting frequency, and generates the other of the scan frequency and the display frequency based on the setting frequency. The touch controller makes the panel detects a touch based on the scan frequency, and the display driver makes the panel display images based on the display frequency. The touch controller detects a noise detected value from the electrical apparatus. The touch controller or the processor unitadjusts the setting frequency based on the noise detected value, and adjusts the touch scan frequency or the display frequency which is not the setting frequency based on the setting frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Cheng-Yang Liao, Cheng-Hsi Liu, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Te-Mu Chen
  • Publication number: 20130069894
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for driving a touch sensor integrated in a display module of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display module with a touch sensor integrated in the display module, a drive circuitry, and a sense circuitry. The drive circuitry is configured to apply drive signals to the display module and the touch sensor. The sense circuitry is configured to determine a mode for the drive circuitry to apply the drive signals, detect one or more sense signal from the touch sensor, analyze the sense signals, and change the mode of the drive signals for the touch sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Te-Mu Chen, Pi-Lin Lo, Cheng-Hsi Liu, Yi-Fan Hsueh