Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110181531 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DEVICE - An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a touch panel, a conductive layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a common electrode layer, and a processing unit. The electrophoresis layer is electrically connected between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer respectively have a different voltage. When the user touches the electronic paper device, causes the touch panel produce a touch signal and the conductive layer contacts a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position. Then the processing unit determines the touch position according to the touch signal. The pixel electrode obtains the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is form between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181532 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DEVICE - An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a common electrode layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a conductive layer, a voltage detection unit, and a processing unit. Each pixel electrode corresponds to a coordinate of a coordinate system. The electrophoretic ink layer is electrically connected between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer respectively have a different voltage. When the user touches the electronic paper device and causes the conductive layer contacts with a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position, then the pixel electrode obtain the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is form between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. Thereby causing a color change of the position of the electronic paper device corresponding to the touch position. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181533 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DEVICE - An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a common electrode layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a conductive layer, a touch panel, and a processing unit. The electrophoretic ink layer is electrically connected between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer respectively have a different voltage. When the user touches the electronic paper device and causes the conductive layer contacts a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position, then the pixel electrode obtain the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181576 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DEVICE - An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a conductive layer, a number of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a common electrode layer, a voltage detection unit, and a processing unit. Each pixel electrode corresponds to a coordinate of a coordinate system. The electrophoretic ink layer is electrically connected between the number of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer have a different voltage when the electronic paper device is powered on. When the user touches the electronic paper device and causes the conductive layers to contact a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position, the pixel electrode obtains the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is form between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position. | 07-28-2011 |
20110254869 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic paper (E-paper) display device includes a first substrate comprising at least one side wall having a high reflectance film coated thereon, an E-paper layer, and a second substrate. A light source installed beside and facing the at least one sidewall of the first substrate, the light source being configured for illuminating the E-paper layer with some of the light from the light source directly illuminating the E-paper layer and some of the light from the light source illuminating the E-paper layer via the reflection of the high reflectance film. | 10-20-2011 |
20110269075 | METHOD OF FABRICATING COLOR FILTER WITH FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A method of fabricating a color filter includes steps of forming a transparent-matrix on a flexible and transparent substrate for dividing the substrate to a plurality of pixel regions; printing the a plurality of pixel regions with color ink; and curing the ink to form a plurality of color filters on the surface of the substrate. The light transmittance ability of the color filter can be effectively improved by forming a transparent-matrix instead of a black-matrix on the substrate. | 11-03-2011 |
20120103384 | INFORMATION INPUT MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An information input module for an electronic device includes a substrate, a first electrode made up of transparent conductive materials, a second electrode, and a solar cell layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The solar cell layer includes a plurality of solar cells electrically insulated from each other. The plurality of solar cells generates electrical signals in response to a user's operations to activate functions of the electronic device. The first electrode is disposed between the substrate and the solar cell layer. Both the first and second electrodes are electrically connected to each of the plurality of solar cells for transmitting the electrical signals to the electronic device. The electrical signals reflect changes of electrical parameters of one or more solar cells of the plurality of solar cells when light beams are blocked from reaching on, wholly or partially, the one or more solar cells. | 05-03-2012 |
20120187895 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INFORMATION INPUT MODULE USING SOLAR CELL - A solar power module includes a solar power generation layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. The solar power generation receives photons and includes a number of solar power generation units. The first electrode layer is connected with the solar power generation layer. The second electrode layer is connected with the solar power generation layer, and includes a number of conductive electrodes. Each conductive electrode is connected with one of the solar power generation unit. The conductive electrode transmits an electrical parameter variation of the corresponding solar power generation unit to a detection unit to transform the electrical parameter variation into corresponding input command. | 07-26-2012 |
20120187896 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INFORMATION INPUT MODULE USING SOLAR CELL - An electronic apparatus includes a solar power module for generating power and inputting information, a power management module for extracting and storing power from the solar power module, a detection unit for detect an electrical parameter variation of the solar power module and generating a detection signal corresponding to the electrical parameter, and an information processing unit for receiving the detection signal from the detection unit and executing a command corresponding to the detection signal. The solar power module has multiple solar power generation units for generating power and inputting information, and the solar power generation unit has multiple solar power generation subunits. The electrical parameter variation is generated from the solar power generation subunit when light absorbed by the solar power generation unit changes. | 07-26-2012 |
20120230055 | FRONT LIGHT ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A display device includes a display layer and a light guide plate (LGP) arranged on the display layer. The LGP includes a first surface facing away from the display layer, an opposite second surface, and a lateral surface between the first and second surfaces, the lateral surface having a light incident portion. A light source and a scanning mirror are arranged on the lateral surface of the LGP. The light source configured to emit a light beam toward the scanning mirror, the scanning mirror being reciprocally rotatable about a rotating axis at a given frequency, the scanning mirror configured to reflect and direct the light beam from the light source to enter into the LGP through the light incident portion. | 09-13-2012 |
20120242623 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A display device includes a display layer and a light guide plate (LGP) arranged on the display layer. A transparent plate is arranged between the LGP and the display layer, and the transparent plate houses a array of IR sensors. An IR source is arranged on the lateral surface of the LGP, and a scanning mirror is arranged on the lateral surface of the LGP. The IR sensors sense the IR light beams and determine whether a strength of the sensed IR light beams is decreased to below a predetermined threshold value, caused by a touch by a user, on the transparent plate at a location of said IR sensor, and send a signal associated with the touch to the control unit, the control unit is configured to receive the signal and determine the touch point according to the location of said IR sensor. | 09-27-2012 |
20120262810 | FLEXIBLE COLOR FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a color filter includes steps of applying transparent photosensitive material on a transparent flexible substrate, having a plurality of recesses on the photosensitive material to form the photosensitive material into a plurality of banks on the transparent flexible substrate, the banks cooperatively defining a plurality of pixel accommodation rooms. Curing the banks and disposing color ink into the pixel accommodation rooms, at last curing the color ink. The light transmittance ability of the color filter can be effectively improved by forming transparent banks instead of a black-matrix on the substrate. A related display is also provided. | 10-18-2012 |
20130002610 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device includes an interferometric modulator display panel and a processor. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. The pixel units each includes a fixed mirror including a reflective surface, at least one spacer, a transmovable mirror and at least one sensor. The at least one spacer is arranged between the fixed mirror and the movable mirror, the movable mirror is spaced an adjustable distance from the fixed mirror, and the movable mirror reflects a first portion of incident light and to allow a second portion of the incident light to pass therethrough. The at least one pressure sensor is fixed on the movable mirror and senses depression of the movable mirror caused by a touch thereon. The processor determines the touch position according to the generating signals from the sensors. | 01-03-2013 |
20130016079 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH AUXILIARY DISPLAYAANM WANG; CHUNG-WEIAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP WANG; CHUNG-WEI Tu-Cheng TWAANM LIN; CHIU-HSIUNGAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP LIN; CHIU-HSIUNG Tu-Cheng TWAANM HSIEH; KUAN-HONGAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP HSIEH; KUAN-HONG Tu-Cheng TW - A reflective display device includes a housing, a reflective display unit, an auxiliary display unit, a power supply, a wireless transceiver, a lighting unit, a light sensing unit, a light source control module, an identifying module, and a display control module. The power supply supplies power to the reflective display device and converts ambient light into electrical power and stores the electrical power. The wireless transceiver receives information transmitted from the electronic device. The lighting unit is fixed to the housing and illuminates the reflective display unit. The light sensing unit detects brightness of ambient light. The light source control module turns on/off the lighting unit. The identifying module identifies the type of the information. The display control module selectively controls the information to be displayed on the reflective display or the auxiliary display unit according to the type of the information. | 01-17-2013 |
20130077166 | COLOR FILTER AND REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A color filter includes a transparent substrate including a plurality of pixel areas, each of the pixel areas includes a plurality of filter areas and at least one transparent area. And a plurality of filter units are formed on the respective filter areas, the transparent area of the transparent substrate is free of filter units formed thereon. The ambient light that passes through the transparent area twice are not filtered. Finally, the light entering to user's eyes include red light filtered by the red sub-pixel unit, the green sub-pixel unit and the blue sub-pixel unit, and light doesn't be filtered. The brightness of light entering to user's eyes is enhanced. | 03-28-2013 |
20130105668 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH LIGHT COMPENSATION MODULE | 05-02-2013 |
20130141084 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INPUT PANEL - An electromagnetic input device includes a handheld magnetized stylus, an electromagnetic input panel including an induction layer, a controller, and a storage device. The induction layer includes a plurality of closed-loop inductor coils which output an induced current when experiencing the magnetic flux of the stylus. The storage device stores a pre-determined table recording mapping relationship between location coordinates of the stylus on the electromagnetic input panel in each of the inductor coils, and intensities of the corresponding induced current generated therein. The controller determines which inductor coil generates the induced current, and the intensity of the induced current, and further determines the location of the stylus on the electromagnetic input panel based upon determined inductor coil which generates the induced current and the intensity of the induced current generated therein, and the pre-determined table. | 06-06-2013 |
20130160811 | SOLAR POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND SOLAR BATTERY - A solar battery includes a substrate, a solar panel arranged on the substrate, a positive electrode with a protruding positive electrode contact and a negative electrode with a protruding negative electrode contact arranged on the substrate, and a receiving recess. The receiving recess is defined between the solar panel and at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The receiving recess fittingly receives a positive electrode contact and/or a negative electrode contact of another similar solar battery, thus enabling the positive electrode contact of the another similar solar battery to be selectively and electrically connected to one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the another similar solar battery, and enabling or disabling the negative electrode contact of the another similar solar battery to be electrically connected to the negative electrode of the another similar solar battery. | 06-27-2013 |
20130169907 | CURVED DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A curved display panel includes a top polarizer, a curved top glass plate, a color filter, a liquid-crystal layer, a thin-film transistor layer including an array of thin-film transistors, a curved bottom glass plate, and a bottom polarizer. The color filter, the liquid-crystal layer, and the thin-film transistor array are sandwiched between the curved top glass plate and the curved bottom glass plate. The top polarizer is located on an opposite surface of the curved top glass plate to the color filter, and the bottom polarizer is located at an opposite surface of the curved bottom glass plate to the thin-film transistor layer. The disclosure also discloses a method for forming a curved display panel. | 07-04-2013 |
20130271421 | RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL AND RESISTIVE TOUCH ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A resistive touch panel includes an ITO layer, a glass layer, and an insulation layer sandwiched between the ITO layer and the glass layer. The ITO layer is cut into a continuous zigzag-shaped ITO strip by a number of first and second etched lines which are equidistantly spaced and arranged in an alternate fashion. The ITO strip is connected between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The glass layer includes an ITO covering portion and a peripheral output bus surrounding the ITO covering portion. The resistance touch panel defines a Cartesian coordinate system for locating a touch point thereon, each touch point spatially corresponding to a given position on the ITO strip, the power supply generates a given voltage at given position of the ITO strip, the output bus transmits a signal associated with the voltage to an outside processor. A related electronic device is also provided. | 10-17-2013 |