Patents by Inventor Chao-Kuang Yang

Chao-Kuang 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).

  • Publication number: 20210250682
    Abstract: A method for regulating a sound source of a designated object and an audio processing device using same are provided. The method includes the following steps. An original two-channel signal is obtained. An included angle of the designated object with respect to an ear of a user is detected. A first beam and a second beam are respectively formed in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction according to the included angle to obtain a bidirectional sound signal. A sound rotation process is performed, so that the ear is directed toward sound source of the designated object, and a rotated two-channel sound signal is obtained. A unidirectional sound signal towards the sound source is obtained. A sound signal characteristic of the designated object is obtained according to the bidirectional sound signal and the unidirectional sound signal and then is regulated to synthesize a regulated two-channel signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen TU, Jia-Ren CHANG, Kai-Meng TZENG, Chao-Kuang YANG
  • Patent number: 11086451
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an object information recognition method by using touch data thereof are provided. A current touch sensing frame is obtained through a touch panel. The current touch sensing frame includes a plurality of frame cells respectively corresponding to a plurality of touch sensing units, and each of the frame cells has touch raw data. The frame cells include a target frame cell. A new cell value corresponding to the target frame cell is generated according to touch raw data of a plurality of adjacent frame cells adjacent to the target frame cell in the current touch sensing frame, so as to generate a transformation frame according to the new cell value. The transformation frame is transformed into a touch sensing image, and the touch sensing image is analyzed to recognize object information of a touch object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Eric Choi, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chao-Kuang Yang, Yen-Shuo Huang, Ling-Fan Tsao
  • Publication number: 20210184766
    Abstract: A data transmission system is provided in the invention. The data transmission system includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device encodes data into a color pattern, and displays the color pattern. The receiving device extracts the color pattern and decodes the color pattern to obtain the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Yen-Shuo HUANG, Chih-Wen HUANG, Wen-Cheng HSU, Chao-Kuang YANG, Ling-Fan TSAO, Chueh-Pin KO, Chih-Chiang CHEN, Tai JU, Yu-Shan RUAN
  • Publication number: 20210185110
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a data transmission method thereof are provided. The data transmission method is adapted to the electronic apparatus including a touch screen, and the data transmission method includes the following steps. An image frame is displayed through the touch screen. A connection with another electronic apparatus placed on the touch screen is established. Position information of said another electronic apparatus on the touch screen is detected through the touch screen, to capture a partial frame from the image frame according to the position information of said another electronic apparatus. Feature information of data to be transmitted is obtained from the partial frame. The data to be transmitted is sent to said another electronic apparatus via the connection according to the feature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yen-Shuo Huang, Chih-Wen Huang, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chao-Kuang Yang, Ling-Fan Tsao, Chueh-Pin Ko, Chih-Chiang Chen, Tai Ju, Yu-Shan Ruan, Yu-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20210117025
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an object information recognition method by using touch data thereof are provided. Touch sensing is performed in the case where no object touches a touch panel to obtain a specific background frame through the touch panel. A current touch sensing frame is obtained through the touch panel. Touch background data of a plurality of first frame cells in the specific background frame is respectively subtracted from touch raw data of a plurality of second frame cells in the current touch sensing frame to obtain a background removal frame including a plurality of cell values. The background removal frame is transformed into a touch sensing image. The touch sensing image is inputted to a trained neural network model to recognize object information of a touch object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Eric Choi, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chao-Kuang Yang, Yen-Shuo Huang, Ling-Fan Tsao, Chueh-Pin Ko, Chih-Chiang Chen, Tai Ju
  • Publication number: 20210117041
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an object information recognition method by using touch data thereof are provided. A current touch sensing frame is obtained through a touch panel. The current touch sensing frame includes a plurality of frame cells respectively corresponding to a plurality of touch sensing units, and each of the frame cells has touch raw data. The frame cells include a target frame cell. A new cell value corresponding to the target frame cell is generated according to touch raw data of a plurality of adjacent frame cells adjacent to the target frame cell in the current touch sensing frame, so as to generate a transformation frame according to the new cell value. The transformation frame is transformed into a touch sensing image, and the touch sensing image is analyzed to recognize object information of a touch object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Eric Choi, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chao-Kuang Yang, Yen-Shuo Huang, Ling-Fan Tsao
  • Publication number: 20210048881
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for recognizing view angle of displayed screen thereof. The method is adapted to the electronic apparatus and includes the following steps. A first person view screen displayed by a display is captured. A specific object in the first person view screen is removed to generate a preprocessed image. The preprocessed image is inputted into a neural network model to recognize a view angle of the first person view screen. A function is performed according to the view angle of the first person view screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Chao-Kuang Yang, Wen-Cheng Hsu
  • Publication number: 20210019913
    Abstract: An angle of view calibration method, a virtual reality display system and a computing apparatus are provided. Whether a Head-Mounted-Display (HMD) is worn on the head of a user is detected by a wearing sensor. A current video frame displayed by the HMD is captured in response to the HMD being worn on the head of the user, wherein the current video frame is generated based on an orientation position parameter of the HMD. A frame elevation angle of the current video frame is determined. The orientation position parameter of the HMD is calibrated according to the frame elevation angle, such that the HMD displays a next video frame generated based on the calibrated orientation position parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Chao-Kuang Yang, Wen-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 10805599
    Abstract: A display system includes a content generator, an HMD (Head Mounted Display), and a computing device. The content generator generates image/video information. The HMD obtains a viewing-angle range relative to a user. The computing device is coupled to the HMD. The computing device receives the image/video information and the viewing-angle range. The computing device controls the HMD to display a main screen and a sub-screen according to the image/video information. The computing device adjusts the transparency of the sub-screen by comparing the viewing-angle range with an important-angle range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chan-Yuan Hu, Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Patent number: 10803905
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus, a video processing method thereof and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. In the method, at least two original video files are obtained, where each original video file is recorded in different shoot direction. Each video frame of the original video file is stitched, to generate multiple stitched video frame. In response to generating each stitched video frame, each stitched video frame is provided for use of playback directly without encoding those stitched video frame into a video file. Accordingly, a real-time and smooth playback effect is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Publication number: 20200320157
    Abstract: A Chromebook computer and a web virtual reality (WebVR) execution method thereof are provided. The WebVR execution method of Chromebook computer includes the following steps. A Chrome Extension informs a WebVR website that the Chromebook computer has a WebVR execution capability. A Chrome APP obtains an inertial measurement unit (IMU) data of a head-mounted display (HMD). The Chrome APP transmits the IMU data to the Chrome Extension. The Chrome Extension transmits the IMU data to the WebVR website through a WebVR application programming interface (API). The Chrome Extension captures a left eye frame and a right eye frame from the WebVR website through the WebVR API. The Chrome Extension projects the left eye frame and the right eye frame to the HMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shih-Hao LIN, Chao-Kuang YANG, Wen-Cheng HSU
  • Patent number: 10795433
    Abstract: Virtual reality (VR) systems and related methods are provided. A representative VR system includes: content detection circuitry configured to determine a type of VR content from among inside-out VR content and outside-in VR content; and processor circuitry configured to execute instructions to display the VR content in accordance with the type of VR content determined, wherein responsive to the content detection circuitry determining that the type of VR content is inside-out VR content, the processor circuitry executes instructions to display the inside-out VR content and, responsive to the content detection circuitry determining that the type of VR content is outside-in VR content, the processor circuitry executes instructions to display the outside-in VR content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Tzu-Lung Chuang, Yu-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 10747840
    Abstract: A method for browsing virtual reality (VR) webpage content is provided. The browsing method includes: identifying a device information of a VR helmet by a native application; sending out a notification message by a first browser when it is detected that a VR webpage is browsed; retrieving a webpage information corresponding to the VR webpage and providing the webpage information to the native application by an extension component of the first browser in response to the notification message; determining, by the native application, whether the first browser supports the VR helmet to display a VR content of the VR webpage according to the device information; opening the VR webpage through a second browser, which supports the VR helmet to display the VR content, by the native application according to the webpage information when it is determined that the first browser does not support the VR helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shih-Hao Lin, Chao-Kuang Yang, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Sheng Chen, Siang-Jyun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200234506
    Abstract: A virtual reality system having adaptive controlling function and a controlling method thereof. The controlling method of a virtual reality system includes the following steps: A sensing signal is obtained by a head-mounted display device. A procedure of transmitting a virtual reality content to the head-mounted display device is adaptively controlled by a host according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang YANG, Hung-Chih YU
  • Patent number: 10684842
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a transmission interface, a wireless communication circuit and microprocessor. The wireless communication circuit connects to a cloud server through the Internet. The microprocessor obtains firmware-version information and device-setting information of an electronic device through the transmission interface, and controls the wireless communication circuit to send the firmware-version information and the device-setting information to the cloud server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shih-Hao Lin, Chao-Kuang Yang, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Wen-Ping Chang, Chih-Hsueh Huang
  • Patent number: 10657720
    Abstract: A virtual reality system having adaptive controlling function and a controlling method thereof. The controlling method of a virtual reality system includes the following steps: A sensing signal is obtained by a head-mounted display device. A procedure of transmitting a virtual reality content to the head-mounted display device is adaptively controlled by a host according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Hung-Chih Yu
  • Patent number: 10657624
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an image synthesis method and a smart device using the same method. The method includes: respectively capturing a first image and a second image by using a first camera and a second camera, wherein the first camera and the second camera are disposed on opposite sides of the smart device; recognizing a first object in the first image; finding a specific area in the first image, wherein the specific area is not overlapped with the first object; embedding the second image into the specific area of the first image to generate a third image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chao-Kuang Yang, Hung-Chih Yu, Tzu-Lung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20200133389
    Abstract: The invention provides an operation method for multi-monitor applicable to an electronic system including a plurality of monitors. The operation method for multi-monitor includes capturing a current image including a user by using a camera, calculating a current gaze direction of the user according to the current image, and determining a target monitor according to the current gaze direction of the user. After the target monitor is determined, the operation method for multi-monitor further includes moving an object to a display area of the target monitor. In addition to the operation method for multi-monitor, an electronic system using the operation method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Sheng-Lin Chiu, Chao-Kuang Yang, An-Cheng Lee, Ying-Shih Hung, Cheng-Tse Wu
  • Publication number: 20190384698
    Abstract: A test system including an image capturing apparatus, a server apparatus, and a behavior actuation apparatus is provided. The server apparatus is coupled to the image capturing apparatus, drives the image capturing apparatus to take an image of an application of a device under test, analyzes the image to obtain object information in the image, and obtains a corresponding test procedure based on the object information. The behavior actuation apparatus is coupled to the server apparatus, receives the test procedure from the server apparatus, generates a control signal based on the test procedure, and transmits the control signal to the device under test as an inputting signal of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Ying-Shih Hung, Cheng-Tse Wu, An-Cheng Lee, Yun-Hao Chou, Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Publication number: 20190362756
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus, a video processing method thereof and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. In the method, at least two original video files are obtained, where each original video file is recorded in different shoot direction. Each video frame of the original video file is stitched, to generate multiple stitched video frame. In response to generating each stitched video frame, each stitched video frame is provided for use of playback directly without encoding those stitched video frame into a video file. Accordingly, a real-time and smooth playback effect is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Huang, Chao-Kuang Yang