Patents by Inventor Yi-Long Yang

Yi-Long Yang 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: 10775920
    Abstract: A driving method of a touch display panel includes: selectively operating in a display mode and a touch detecting mode; when operating in the display mode during a first frame period, processing a first frame to generate an image processing indicator of a second frame for indicating an image processing level of the second frame; when operating in the touch detecting mode during the first frame period, generating a control signal when a touch is detected; wherein when the control signal is generated, processing the second frame according to an image processing indicator of the first frame for indicating an image processing level of the first frame when operating in the display mode during a second frame period, instead of using the image processing indicator of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shing-Chia Chen, Yi-Long Yang
  • Patent number: 10459869
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a first integrated circuit (IC) and a second IC. The direction pin of the first IC outputs a direction control signal to the direction pin of the second IC. The first IC takes a control right when the direction control signal is in a first logic state. The clock pin of the first IC outputs a first clock signal to the clock pin of the second IC when the first IC takes the control right. The second IC takes the control right when the direction control signal is in a second logic state. The clock pin of the second IC outputs a second clock signal to the clock pin of the first IC when the second IC takes the control right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Lin, Yi-Long Yang, Yaw-Guang Chang
  • Publication number: 20190188177
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a first integrated circuit (IC) and a second IC. The direction pin of the first IC outputs a direction control signal to the direction pin of the second IC. The first IC takes a control right when the direction control signal is in a first logic state. The clock pin of the first IC outputs a first clock signal to the clock pin of the second IC when the first IC takes the control right. The second IC takes the control right when the direction control signal is in a second logic state. The clock pin of the second IC outputs a second clock signal to the clock pin of the first IC when the second IC takes the control right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Lin, Yi-Long Yang, Yaw-Guang Chang
  • Publication number: 20170277331
    Abstract: A driving method of a touch display panel includes: selectively operating in a display mode and a touch detecting mode; when operating in the display mode during a first frame period, processing a first frame to generate an image processing indicator of a second frame for indicating an image processing level of the second frame; when operating in the touch detecting mode during the first frame period, generating a control signal when a touch is detected; wherein when the control signal is generated, processing the second frame according to an image processing indicator of the first frame for indicating an image processing level of the first frame when operating in the display mode during a second frame period, instead of using the image processing indicator of the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Shing-Chia Chen, Yi-Long Yang
  • Patent number: 9723563
    Abstract: A method of waking up a device includes capturing an image by scanning a fingerprint pattern in a sleep mode; analyzing the captured image representing the scanned fingerprint pattern to obtain an amount of pixels in the captured image with respect to each brightness value; transforming the analyzed captured image into brightness distribution; operating the brightness distribution to obtain a feature value; and comparing the feature value with a pre-stored value, the device being woken up when the feature value is matched with the pre-stored value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Shing-Chia Chen, Yi-Long Yang, Yaw-Guang Chang
  • Patent number: 8890834
    Abstract: A scanning method of a touch panel is provided. The touch panel has a horizontal channel group including a plurality of horizontal channels and a vertical channel group including a plurality of vertical channels. According to the scanning method, N channels may be scanned simultaneously, wherein the N channels are selected from the horizontal channel group or the vertical channel group, the N channels are not adjacent to each other, N is a positive integer, and N is less than a channel amount of the selected channel group. Thereby, the scanning speed and the sensing accuracy of the touch panel using the scanning method are enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Yi-Long Yang, Yaw-Guang Chang
  • Patent number: 8786558
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a panel module including a touch panel and a display panel is provided. The control apparatus includes: a display driver, coupled to the display panel, for controlling display operations of the display panel according to a plurality of driving signals; and a touch controller, coupled to the touch panel and the display driver, for referring to a level transition of at least one driving signal of the driving signals to generate a touch control signal corresponding to a touch sensing output generated by the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chiu, Yi-Long Yang
  • Publication number: 20110302338
    Abstract: A microcontroller is disclosed, which includes a memory, a first storage unit, a plurality of second storage units, a multiplexer and a micro-controller unit (MCU). The first storage unit is for being written into with a first code. The second storage units are for being written into with a plurality of second codes. The multiplexer writes the first code and one of the said second codes into the memory according to a control signal so that the memory generates a system code. The MCU reads out the system code come from the memory to perform operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi-Long Yang, Yaw-Guang Chang
  • Publication number: 20110248950
    Abstract: A scanning method of a touch panel is provided. The touch panel has a horizontal channel group including a plurality of horizontal channels and a vertical channel group including a plurality of vertical channels. According to the scanning method, N channels may be scanned simultaneously, wherein the N channels are selected from the horizontal channel group or the vertical channel group, the N channels are not adjacent to each other, N is a positive integer, and N is less than a channel amount of the selected channel group. Thereby, the scanning speed and the sensing accuracy of the touch panel using the scanning method are enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi-Long Yang, Yaw-Guang Chang
  • Publication number: 20110175824
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a panel module including a touch panel and a display panel is provided. The control apparatus includes: a display driver, coupled to the display panel, for controlling display operations of the display panel according to a plurality of driving signals; and a touch controller, coupled to the touch panel and the display driver, for referring to a level transition of at least one driving signal of the driving signals to generate a touch control signal corresponding to a touch sensing output generated by the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chiu, Yi-Long Yang
  • Publication number: 20100328237
    Abstract: A touch control system for controlling a touch panel includes a controller and a first sensing circuit. The controller generates and outputs a control signal. The first sensing circuit is coupled to the control device and to sensing lines of the touch panel, and the first sensing circuit receives the control signal from the controller, and generates at least one scan control signal according to the received control signal to determine a scan timing setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Yaw-Guang Chang, Yi-Long Yang