Patents Assigned to Acer Incorporated
  • Patent number: 11930157
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an eye tracking method and an eye tracking device. The method includes obtaining a reference interpupillary distance value; taking images of a user of a 3D display, and finding a first eye pixel coordinate corresponding to a first eye of the user and a second eye pixel coordinate corresponding to a second eye of the user in each image; detecting a first and a second eye spatial coordinates of the first and the second eyes, and determining projection coordinates based on the first eye spatial coordinate, the second eye spatial coordinate, and optical parameters of image capturing elements; determining an optimization condition related to the first and second eye spatial coordinates based on the first and second eye pixel coordinates, the projection coordinates, and the reference interpupillary distance value of each image; and optimizing the first and second eye spatial coordinates based on the optimization condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yen-Hsien Li, Shih-Ting Huang, Chao-Shih Huang
  • Publication number: 20240079961
    Abstract: A power supply includes a transformer, a power switch, a resonant circuit, a voltage stabilization and feedback compensation circuit, and two control circuits. The power switch operates according to a first control signal so that the transformer can convert an input voltage into an output voltage. The voltage stabilization and feedback compensation circuit provides a feedback voltage associated with the input voltage and lower the feedback voltage when receiving a fourth signal having an enable level. The first control circuit adjusts the duty cycle of the first control signal and provides the fourth signal having the enable level when receiving a detecting voltage having a specific level. The second control circuit provides second and third signals for driving the resonant circuit, detects the resonant voltages of the resonant circuit, and provides the detecting voltage having the specific level when determining that the resonant circuit fails to provide zero-voltage switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Tzu-Tseng Chan
  • Publication number: 20240077922
    Abstract: An electronic system using a USB type-C port and an abnormal elimination method thereof are provided. After sending a hard reset request to a power adapter, a host device determines whether to enter an error recovery state according to whether an initialization signal is at a first preset level for a first preset time, so that the initialization signal is changed to a second preset level, or whether to force the initialization signal to change to the second preset level according to whether the initialization signal is at the first preset level for a second preset time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuan-Yi Li, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Chun-Chih Kuo
  • Patent number: 11918892
    Abstract: A gaming system and an operation method of a gaming server thereof are provided. The gaming system includes multiple player devices and the gaming server. The gaming server establishes a network connection with the player devices. In response to one of the player devices initiating a game, the gaming server sends a game notification to the player devices according to a player list. The gaming server determines a common throughput between the player devices based on a response of each of the player devices to the game notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuan-Ju Chen, Hung-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 11924392
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for mitigating 3D crosstalk and a 3D display. The method includes: detecting first and second eye positions of a user, and determining a viewing angle of the user and a rotation angle of a head of the user accordingly; estimating a first reference position and a first midpoint position between first and second eyes of the user based on the first and second eye positions of the user; obtaining a second reference position, and estimating a difference between the first and second reference positions; correcting the first midpoint position to a second midpoint position based on the rotation angle of the user and the difference; and determining a first pixel for projecting to the first eye and a second pixel for projecting to the second eye among the pixels of the 3D display based on the second midpoint position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chao-Shih Huang
  • Publication number: 20240069606
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, and a hinge mechanism is provided. The second body is connected to the first body through the hinge mechanism, and the hinge mechanism has a basis axis located at the first body and a rotation axis located at a lower end of the second body. When the second body rotates with respect to the first body, the rotation axis slides along an arc shaped path with respect to the basis axis to increase or decrease a distance between the rotation axis and the basis axis and increase or decrease a distance between the lower end of the second body and a back end of the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: Acer Incorporated, Sinher Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Ta Huang, Cheng-Nan Ling, Chih-Chun Liu, Yung-Chang Chiang
  • Publication number: 20240068119
    Abstract: A casing structure of electronic device including a metal base plate, a transparent cathodic electrodeposition paints layer, and a transparent paints coating layer is provided. The metal base plate has brushed texture and high gloss surface. The transparent cathodic electrodeposition paints layer is disposed on the base metal base plate. The transparent paints coating layer is disposed on the transparent cathodic electrodeposition paints layer. A manufacturing method of casing structure of electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tzu-Wei Lin, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
  • Publication number: 20240068754
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module used for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a heat source. The heat dissipation module includes an evaporator, a plurality of heat conducting components, a pipe connected to the evaporator to form a loop, and a working fluid filled in the loop. An exterior of the evaporator has a heat conducting zone thermally contacted with the heat source to absorb heat generated from the heat source. The heat conducting components are disposed in the evaporator, located at an interior of the evaporator corresponding to the heat conducting zone. The heat conducting components are in pillar shape or rib shape respectively. The working fluid in liquid passes through the evaporator, absorbs heat, and is transformed into vapor to flow out of the evaporator. Each of the heat conducting components in rib shape is oriented in a flow direction of the working fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Wang, Jau-Han Ke, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240071361
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, a stereo speaker module, a beam-forming control module and an ANC controller. The beam-forming control module controls the orientation of the stereo speaker module, which provides a noise cancellation signal according to a speaker control signal. The reference microphone outputs a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. A virtual microphone module in the active noise cancellation controller outputs a virtual error signal according to a first transfer function between the reference microphone and a physical error microphone at a predetermined fan speed, a second transfer function between the stereo speaker module and the physical error microphone when the fan module is not in operation and the wide-band noise signal. The ANC controller provides the speaker control signal according to a synchronization signal, the wide-band noise signal and the virtual error signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20240069594
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a stand, and a hinge structure is provided. The stand has a first pivot part and a second pivot part opposite to the first pivot part, wherein the first pivot part is pivotally connected to the first body, and the second body is pivotally connected to the second pivot part. The hinge structure includes a first bracket secured to the second body, a second bracket secured to the second pivot part of the stand, a first movable base, a first shaft secured to the first bracket and pivoted to the first movable base, a second movable base, a second shaft secured to the first movable base and pivoted to the second movable base, and a sliding shaft fixed to the second movable base and slidably connected to the second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chia-Bo Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Hung-Chi Chen, Wu-Chen Lee
  • Publication number: 20240070010
    Abstract: A device for processing an abnormal sleep state of an operating system is provided. The processing device includes a detection unit, an abnormal event determination unit, an event information verification unit and an abnormality notification unit. The detection unit detects whether a screen lid closing event occurs, wherein the operating system is preset to enter a sleep mode when a screen lid is closed, and the operating system is preset to enter a wake-up mode when the screen lid is opened. The abnormal event determination unit determines whether the screen lid is closed and whether an event that the operating system is not entering the sleep mode occurs. The event information verification unit verifies an event information and determines whether the event is classified as an abnormal event. The abnormality notification unit sends an abnormality notification to a system administrator unit, which performs a processing according to power status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Li-Ju LUO, Ling-Fan TSAO
  • Publication number: 20240072736
    Abstract: An amplifier DC bias protection circuit includes an amplifier module, a filter module and a comparator module. The amplifier module converts an input signal into a non-inverting signal and an inverting signal. The filter module blocks AC signals in the non-inverting signal and the inverting signal, thereby providing a first DC bias signal and a second DC bias signal accordingly. The comparator module is configured to determine whether the absolute value of a DC bias difference signal is greater than a predetermined value, and output a determination signal for deactivating the amplifier module when the absolute value of the DC bias difference signal is greater than the predetermined value. The DC bias difference signal is associated with the voltage difference between the first DC bias signal and the second DC bias signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Ming-Chun Yu
  • Patent number: 11914432
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a pivot element, a heat source, a first flexible heat conductive element, and a flip cover is provided. The pivot element is connected to the second body, and the second body is pivotally connected to the first body through the pivot element. The heat source is disposed in the first body. The first flexible heat conductive element is thermally coupled to the heat source and extends toward the pivot element from the heat source. The first flexible heat conductive element passes through the pivot element and extends into the inside of the second body and is thus thermally coupled to the second body. The flip cover is pivotally connected to the first body and located on a moving path of the pivot element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Wang, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh, Chuan-Hua Wang, Yi-Ta Huang
  • Patent number: 11913472
    Abstract: A centrifugal heat dissipation fan including a housing and an impeller disposed in the housing on an axis is provided. The housing has at least one inlet on the axis and has a plurality of outlets in different radial directions. A heat dissipation system of an electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsung-Ting Chen, Wen-Neng Liao, Cheng-Wen Hsieh, Yu-Ming Lin, Wei-Chin Chen, Chun-Chieh Wang, Shu-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 11913084
    Abstract: A quenching fixture adapted to clamp at least one workpiece is provided. The quenching fixture includes a first positioning component and a second positioning component. Both of the first positioning component and the second positioning component have a positioning surface, multiple protrusions protruding from the positioning surface and a heat dissipation channel disposed between the protrusions in a staggered manner. The positioning surface of the first positioning component faces the positioning surface of the second positioning component, and the protrusions of the first positioning component overlap the protrusions of the second positioning component. The workpiece is clamped between the protrusions of the first positioning component and the protrusions of the second positioning component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yi-Ta Huang, Cheng-Nan Ling, Chih-Chun Liu
  • Patent number: 11915710
    Abstract: A conference terminal and an embedding method of audio watermarks are provided. In the method, a first speech signal and a first audio watermark signal are received respectively. The first speech signal relates to a speaker corresponding to another conference terminal, and the first audio watermark signal corresponds to the another conference terminal. The first speech signal is assigned to a host path to output a second speech signal. The first audio watermark signal is assigned to an offload path to output a second audio watermark signal. The host path provides more digital signal processing (DSP) effects than the offload path. The second speech signal and the second audio watermark signal are synthesized to output a synthesized audio signal. The synthesized audio signal is adapted for audio playback. A completed audio watermark signal is outputted accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: D1016313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chang Chen, Jung-Wei Tsao
  • Patent number: D1016792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wei Chung, Pao-Ching Huang, Kai-Teng Cheng, Hung-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: D1016804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yun-Ju Chou, Pao-Ching Huang
  • Patent number: D1016822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chang Chen, Jung-Wei Tsao