Patents Assigned to Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
  • Patent number: 10035307
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus of three-dimensional (3D) printing and an electronic apparatus are provided. The 3D printing method is adapted for printing a 3D object and includes the following. A plurality of layer objects of a 3D model are obtained, and a plurality of two-dimensional images, which correspond to a slice plane, of each of the layer objects are generated. The layer objects include a first layer object and a second layer object. When a comparison relationship between a two-dimensional image of the first layer object and a two-dimensional image of the second layer object matches a stack condition, the first layer object and the second layer object are stacked to generate thickness stack information of a stack object. A printing mechanism is initiated according to the thickness stack information so as to print a 3D object associated with the 3D model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Patent number: 10029423
    Abstract: A printing correction method and a 3D printing device are provided, and the printing correction method is adapted to the 3D printing device having a printing platform. The printing correction method is as follows. An electric field is provided to the printing platform. A detection probe is extended towards a position of the printing platform along a first axial direction to enter the electric field, where the position is defined as an initial position. The detection probe is moved from the initial position along a moving path on the printing platform, and when the detection probe is moved along the moving path, an electric field variation is detected to determine a tilt variation of the printing platform relative to the first axial direction. It is determined whether to correct the printing platform according to the tilt variation of the printing platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chang, Tzu-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 10016940
    Abstract: A 3-D printing apparatus of the invention includes a process unit, a 3-D display unit, a base and a printing head. The processing unit is configured to read and process a digital 3-D model information. The base has a carrying surface. The 3-D display unit is coupled to and controlled by the processing unit and configured to display a digital 3-D image related to the digital 3-D model on the carrying surface for previewing, wherein the 3-D image is corresponding to a 3-D object related to the digital 3-D model. The printing head is disposed above the base and coupled to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit controls the printing head to dispense a base material formed on the carrying surface layer by layer so as to form the 3-D object according to the digital 3-D model information and following an image contour of the 3-D image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Hua Liu, Hong-Chuan Yeh
  • Patent number: 9993926
    Abstract: A joint structure includes a joint hollow body having a first plate and a second plate arranged opposite to each other, and the second plate has a penetrating hole for defining an axial direction with respect to the penetrating hole, and an external side plate is extended in the defined axial direction from the external periphery of the first plate and connected to the external periphery of the second plate, so as to enhance the structural strength of the joint hollow body and prevent the joint hollow body from having concentrated stress or being cracked easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Te-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 9987802
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a printing head usage amount of a 3D printer and a control device are provided. The method is adapted to control the control device of the 3D printer. The method includes following steps. At least one printing head of the 3D printer is divided into a plurality of sections. An accumulated printing point number of each of the sections is obtained. At least one specific section used for printing a 3D object is selected from the sections according to the accumulated printing point number of each of the sections. The method for adjusting the printing head usage amount of the 3D printer and the control device can avoid excessively high usage amount of some nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Hsueh-Kuan Shih, I-Feng Wu
  • Patent number: 9981427
    Abstract: A sensing device of a three dimensional object being printed is provided. The sensing device includes a roller, a ring shape equipment, a sensor, and a processor. The roller is utilized to perform planarization of the 3D printing object. The ring shape equipment has the same axial as the roller and rotates with the roller. The sensor is utilized to detect rotational speed of the ring shape equipment. The processor determines whether the roller is in contact with the 3D printing object according to the rotational speed of the ring shape equipment. Thereby, contact between the roller and the 3D printing object may be determined without disposed sensor on the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventor: Yao-Te Huang
  • Patent number: 9914291
    Abstract: A forming device for a three-dimensional printing machine is connected to a height adjusting mechanism of the three-dimensional printing machine, and is driven by the height adjusting mechanism to move vertically. The forming device includes an universal joint, a forming platform, a coupling shaft interconnecting the universal joint and the forming platform, and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes a clamping arm adapted to interconnect the height adjusting mechanism and the universal joint, and having first and second arm portions movable relative to each other between a locking state to tightly clamp the universal joint, and a releasing state to release the universal joint so that the forming platform is movable relative to the clamping mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Ming-Hsiung Ding
  • Patent number: 9895872
    Abstract: A 3-D printing apparatus includes a base and a printing head disposed above the base. The base includes an adjustment platform having an adjustment side and a top surface, a first-adjustment mechanism, second-adjustment mechanisms and a printing bed. The first-adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment shaft, first and second gears and a linkage rod. The first gear disposed under the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft to drive it to move along a normal direction of the top surface. The second gear is engaged with the first gear to drive it to rotate. The linkage rod extended to the adjustment side connects the second gear to drive it to rotate. The second-adjustment mechanisms arranged along the adjustment side are adapted to move along the normal direction. The printing bed disposed on the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft and the second adjustment mechanisms to move therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Jui-Feng Chang, Shy-Huey Yee
  • Patent number: 9862150
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a printing method thereof are provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a tank, a movable platform, a light source module, and a controller. The bottom of the tank includes an irradiated area and a non-irradiated area. The movable platform is movably disposed above the tank. The light source module is disposed under the tank and only provides light to the irradiated area to irradiate a liquid-formation material. The controller controls the movable platform to move along a first axis direction, such that at least one layer object of a three-dimensional object is cured on the movable platform layer by layer. The layer object is composed of object sections. During a period of forming one layer object, the controller controls the movable platform to move on a horizontal plane, such that the object sections of the layer object are cured sequentially above the irradiated area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Ming-Hsiung Ding
  • Publication number: 20180005137
    Abstract: An emotion analysis method and an electronic apparatus thereof are provided. The emotion analysis method is adapted to the electronic apparatus having a database or connected to the database in order to analyze an emotion of an examinee. The emotion analysis method includes: obtaining a heart rate signal of the examinee; defining a plurality of candidate emotions from the database; analyzing the heart rate signal to obtain a plurality of target emotion parameters; and analyzing the target emotion parameters to determine one of the candidate emotions corresponding to the heart rate signal by applying an emotion analysis model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicants: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Han-Wen Guo, Jen-Chien Chien
  • Patent number: 9854829
    Abstract: A 3D printing device, which is adapted to print a second object on a first object. The 3D printing device includes a body, a 3D printing unit, a sensor unit, a storage unit, a control unit and a carrier plate. The control unit is electrically connected to the 3D printing unit, the storage unit and the sensor unit. The storage unit stores initial coordinates, and the initial coordinates correspond to an initial printing position of the 3D printing unit. The carrier plate is located at a bottom of the body and has a ocular mark. The first object is adapted to be placed on the carrier plate. The sensor unit senses a height of the first object relative to the carrier plate, and the control unit drives the 3D printing unit to print the second object on the first object according to the height and the initial coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Jui-Feng Chang, Shy-Huey Yee
  • Patent number: 9855706
    Abstract: A 3-D printing apparatus including a base and a printing head module is provided. The base includes a first supplying platform, a printing bed and a second supplying platform disposed in order along a printing path. The first supplying platform and the second supplying platform carry building powder respectively; the first supplying platform and the second supplying platform are alternately lifted to a printing-reference plane of the base for supplying the building powder to the printing bed. The printing head module is movably disposed above the base and configured to move along a forward direction of the print path to transfer the building powder of the first supplying platform onto the printing bed, and move along a backward direction of the printing path to transfer building powder of the second supplying platform onto the printing bed to form bonded powder layers stacked together to form a 3-D object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Ming-Chih Huang, Chien-Ying Tseng
  • Patent number: 9855708
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing device including a processing unit and a mixing unit is provided. The processing unit formats a sliced file into a printing head signal file, wherein the sliced file and the printing head signal file correspond to a three-dimensional structure, the sliced file includes layer data corresponding to a plurality of layers of the three-dimensional structure, and the print head signal file includes layer printing data corresponding to the layers of the three-dimensional structure. The mixing unit combines part of the layer data in the sliced file and part of the layer printing data in the printing head signal file to derive a hybrid file, and stores the hybrid file in a storing unit of the electronic device, wherein the layer data and the layer printing data in the hybrid file correspond to different layers of the three-dimensional structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Tien-I Kao, Ting-Yu Lu
  • Patent number: 9849662
    Abstract: The invention provides a lead screw guide assembly and a three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus, wherein the lead screw guide assembly includes a base, a first guiding member, a second guiding member and a lead screw guide. The first guiding member is disposed on the base and has a first channel extending along an axis. The second guiding member is movably coupled to the first guiding member along the axis. The lead screw guide is movably disposed on the base along the axis and located in the first channel. The lead screw guide is coupled to the second guiding member, so as to drive the second guiding member to move along the axis and hide in the first channel or protrude from the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Jui-Feng Chang
  • Patent number: 9852556
    Abstract: A dynamic entrance controlling system (1) includes two wireless signal receiving devices (11), an image capturing device (12) and a host (13). The two wireless signal receiving devices (11) respectively sense a target (2) entering a restrained area and obtain an ID information (ID1) of the target (2), and the host (13) determines a moving direction of the target (2) according to the order of the two wireless signal receiving devices (11) of obtaining the ID information (ID1). If the moving direction matches with a certain condition, the host (13) reads internally a pre-stored image information (I1) of the target (2) according to the ID information (ID1), and triggers the image capturing device (12) to capture a real-time image information (I2) for the target (2). Next, the host (13) compares the two image information (I1, I2) in order to recognize an identity of the target (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Pei-Jiun Hung
  • Patent number: 9840072
    Abstract: A method for arranging joints to a 3D model is present. The method first obtains a 3D file, and executes a slice process to a 3D model recorded in the 3D file for obtaining a plurality of cross sections. During the slice process, the method determines if differences between each two cross-section areas of two adjoined cross sections is larger than a threshold. If the difference between the two cross-section areas of two adjoined cross sections is larger than the threshold, the method obtains a corresponding joint data from a database, and arranges the joint data into a position between the two adjoined cross sections. The method finally outputs the arranged 3D model to a 3D printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tien-I Kao, Ting-Yu Lu
  • Patent number: 9839234
    Abstract: A 3D printing device, which is adapted to print a second object on a first object. The 3D printing device includes a body, a 3D printing unit, a sensor unit, a storage unit, a control unit and a carrier plate. The control unit is electrically connected to the 3D printing unit, the storage unit and the sensor unit. The storage unit stores initial coordinates, and the initial coordinates correspond to an initial printing position of the 3D printing unit. The carrier plate is located at a bottom of the body and has a ocular mark. The first object is adapted to be placed on the carrier plate. The sensor unit senses a height of the first object relative to the carrier plate, and the control unit drives the 3D printing unit to print the second object on the first object according to the height and the initial coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Jui-Feng Chang, Shy-Huey Yee
  • Publication number: 20170345144
    Abstract: A method for obtaining care information, a method for sharing care information, and an electronic apparatus therefor are provided. The method for obtaining care information includes following steps: obtaining face data of a current user from an image capturing equipment and obtaining initial skin information of the face data. classifying the current user into one of a plurality of groups according to the initial skin information by a cloud database; setting a predetermined time period and a skin-condition goal by the electronic apparatus; and obtaining a skin-achievement history of an another user in the group containing the current user according to the initial skin information, the predetermined time period and the skin-condition goal by the electronic apparatus. The skin-achievement history is care information regarding the skin-condition goal achieved by the another user under circumstances of the approximate initial skin information and the approximate predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Nai-Chiang Pai, Sue-Chau Chen, Shyh-Yong Shen
  • Patent number: 9817845
    Abstract: A three-dimensional image file searching method and a three-dimensional image file searching system are provided, and the three-dimensional image file searching method includes the following steps. A three-dimensional query image file is received. The three-dimensional query image file is converted to generate a first image group including a plurality of two-dimensional image files. The first image group is compared with a plurality of second image groups corresponding to a plurality of three-dimensional candidate image files respectively in a database, so as to obtain a search result conforming to the three-dimensional query image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Yi-Hsun Lee, Meng-Gung Li
  • Patent number: D810747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Chieh Kao, Yu-Hao Lin, Che-Wei Chang