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: 20190346917
    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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Tzu-Lung Chuang, Yu-Chun Huang
  • Publication number: 20190325559
    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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chao-Kuang Yang, Hung-Chih Yu, Tzu-Lung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20190304048
    Abstract: A display system and a display method are provided. The display system includes an electronic device and a first display device. The electronic device has a first graphics processing unit and a second graphics processing unit. The method includes the following. A first program is executed via the first graphics processing unit of the electronic device and at least one frame corresponding to the first program is generated. The at least one frame is obtained via the second graphics processing unit of the electronic device and the at least one frame is encoded. The frame encoded by the second graphics processing unit is transmitted to the first display device via the electronic device. The encoded frame is decoded via the first display device to display the at least one frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chan-Yuan Hu, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Patent number: 10394315
    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. A representative method includes: determining a type of VR content provided to a head mounted display from among inside-out VR content and outside-in VR content; and displaying the VR content to the user with the head mounted display in accordance with the type of VR content determined such that, if the VR content is determined to be inside-out VR content, the head mounted display displays the inside-out VR content, and if the VR content is determined to be outside-in VR content, the head mounted display displays the outside-in VR content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Tzu-Lung Chuang, Yu-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 10348839
    Abstract: A device management method for use in a cloud system including a remote device, a mobile device and a cloud server is provided. The method includes the steps of: using, by the mobile device and the remote device, a same login information to log in the cloud server; sending, by the remote device, a push notification message to the mobile device through the cloud server when detecting that a first device is connected to a connection port, wherein the push notification message includes first identification information corresponding to the first device; and in response to receiving the push notification message, identifying, by the mobile device, the first device according to the first identification information to activate a respective application so as to perform data transmission with the first device through the respective application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Chen, Chao-Kuang Yang, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Shih-Hao Lin, Chia-Hsun Lee, Chi-Hung Chang, Tzu-Kang Huang, Chen-Hsiang Ko, Chi-Sheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20190205357
    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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shih-Hao LIN, Chao-Kuang YANG, Wen-Cheng HSU, Chih-Sheng CHEN, Siang-Jyun CHENG
  • Publication number: 20190158817
    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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chan-Yuan HU, Chao-Kuang YANG
  • Patent number: 10281977
    Abstract: Virtual reality (VR) systems with human interface device (HID) emulation and related methods are provided. A representative VR system includes: a VR head mounted display having a head piece and a display, the head piece being configured to be worn by a user to position the display, the display being configured to display the 3D content to the user, the head mounted display being configured to provide movement information corresponding to movement of the head mounted display; and emulation circuitry configured to: receive the movement information; convert the movement information into emulated HID movement information compatible with the 3D content; and use the emulated HID movement information to facilitate interaction of the user within a VR environment, associated with the 3D content, displayed on the display of the head mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Tzu-Lung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20190102931
    Abstract: A mixed reality (MR) system supporting virtual reality (VR) applications and a display method thereof are provided, where the mixed reality system includes a processing device and a MR headset, and the processing device provides a first application programming interface (API) that runs VR contents and a second API that runs MR contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hsi Lin, Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Publication number: 20190088177
    Abstract: An image processing system is provided in the invention. The image processing system includes a head-mounted display and an image processing device. The image processing device includes a processor. The processor transmits setting information of the head-mounted display to a picture driver. The picture driver obtains 3D data from a User Mode Driver and generates a left-eye picture and a right-eye picture that correspond to the head-mounted display according to the setting information and the 3D data. The processor transmits the left-eye picture and the right-eye picture to the head-mounted display and the head-mounted display displays a picture according to the left-eye picture and the right-eye picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Wen HUANG, Chao-Kuang YANG
  • Publication number: 20190088000
    Abstract: An image processing system is provided in the invention. The image processing system includes a head-mounted display and an image processing device. The image processing device includes a processor. The processor transmits helmet information corresponding to the head-mounted display to a User Mode Driver. According to the helmet information and a first framebuffer which is obtained from a Kernel Mode Driver, the User Mode Driver generates a second framebuffer. The processor directly generates display information according to the second framebuffer, and the head-mounted display receives the display information and displays a picture according to the display information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Wen HUANG, Chao-Kuang YANG
  • Publication number: 20180341326
    Abstract: Virtual reality (VR) systems with human interface device (HID) emulation and related methods are provided. A representative VR system includes: a VR head mounted display having a head piece and a display, the head piece being configured to be worn by a user to position the display, the display being configured to display the 3D content to the user, the head mounted display being configured to provide movement information corresponding to movement of the head mounted display; and emulation circuitry configured to: receive the movement information; convert the movement information into emulated HID movement information compatible with the 3D content; and use the emulated HID movement information to facilitate interaction of the user within a VR environment, associated with the 3D content, displayed on the display of the head mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Tzu-Lung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20180341325
    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. A representative method includes: determining a type of VR content provided to a head mounted display from among inside-out VR content and outside-in VR content; and displaying the VR content to the user with the head mounted display in accordance with the type of VR content determined such that, if the VR content is determined to be inside-out VR content, the head mounted display displays the inside-out VR content, and if the VR content is determined to be outside-in VR content, the head mounted display displays the outside-in VR content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Tzu-Lung Chuang, Yu-Chun Huang
  • Publication number: 20180336731
    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: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang YANG, Hung-Chih YU
  • Publication number: 20180329490
    Abstract: A virtual reality system having automatic discovering and connecting function and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method of the virtual reality system includes the following steps: An identification signal is broadcasted by a head-mounted display device. The identification signal is received by a portable device. A communication path between the portable device and the head-mounted display device is built according to the identification signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Publication number: 20180329211
    Abstract: A virtual reality system simulating a sensing signal of a portable device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method of virtual reality system includes the following steps: A first sensing signal is obtained by a head-mounted display. The first sensing signal is translated to be a second sensing signal. An original display content is adjusted to be an adjusted display content by a portable device according to the second sensing signal. The adjusted display content is transmitted to the head-mounted display, and is displayed by the head-mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Chao-Kuang Yang, Hung-Chih Yu
  • Publication number: 20180310149
    Abstract: A device configuration method for use in a cloud system including a gateway device, a mobile device and a cloud server is provided. The method includes the steps of: establishing a connection between the mobile device and the gateway device through the cloud server; sending, by the gateway device, a notification message to the mobile device through the established connection when detecting that a first device is connected to a connection port; and in response to receiving the notification message, identifying, by the mobile device, the first device according to a first identification information within the notification message and displaying a user interface displaying at least one application corresponding to the first device, obtaining one or more servers corresponding to the at least one application via the user interface and transmitting the obtained services to the gateway device to be configured and performed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Chia-Hsun LEE, Chao-Kuang YANG, Cheng-Kang CHAO, Cheng-Hung CHEN, Chi-Hung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20180309652
    Abstract: A method and mobile device determine a data transmission rate of a network applied to the mobile device. The mobile device comprises a first network element and a second network element for connecting to a first network and a second network, respectively. The method includes detecting a plurality of broadcast signals from a plurality of target devices of the first network via the first network element, determining the number of the target devices based on the detected broadcast signals, and determining whether a data transmission rate corresponding to the second network is set to a first data transmission rate or a second data transmission rate adjusted from the first data transmission rate according to a determination of whether the number of the target devices meets a predetermined condition and performing data transmission in the second network with the determined data transmission rate via the second network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Chia-Hsun LEE, Chao-Kuang YANG, Cheng-Kang CHAO, Cheng-Hung CHEN, Chi-Hung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20180220259
    Abstract: A location identification device, adopted in an audio output device outputting an audio signal, includes a first audio receiving device, a second audio receiving device, and a processor. The first audio receiving device samples the audio signal by a sampling frequency to generate first sample points. A waveform of the audio signal is a superposition result of a high frequency signal and an envelope. The second audio receiving device, which is away from the first audio receiving device at a predetermined distance, samples the audio signal by the sampling frequency to generate second sample points. The processor obtains the first envelope of a first characteristic value and the second envelope of a second characteristic value for identifying a location of the audio output device according to a time difference and an amplitude difference between the first characteristic value and the second characteristic value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Ming-Chun Fang, Chun-Chi Ho, Chia-Hsun Lee, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Chao-Kuang Yang
  • Publication number: 20180074810
    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: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Shih-Hao LIN, Chao-Kuang YANG, Wen-Cheng HSU, Wen-Ping CHANG, Chih-Hsueh HUANG