Patents by Inventor Chien-Chun Peng
Chien-Chun Peng 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).
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Publication number: 20240146883Abstract: A method for adjusting a projection parameter and a projection system are disclosed. In the projection system, a processor is configured to drive multiple projectors to project multiple projection images respectively and obtain a full projection range through calculation, select a target area from at least one overlapping area included in the full projection range and obtain a target projection parameter value of the target area, obtain multiple intersection points of the overlapping area on a boundary of the full projection range, define connecting lines between a center point of the target area and the intersection points as dividing lines to divide the full projection range into multiple sub-areas, respectively adjust a projection parameter value of each of the sub-areas according to the target projection parameter value of the target area, and perform projection through the corresponding projector based on the adjusted projection parameter value of each of the sub-areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Chia-Yen Ou, Kang-Shun Hsu, Hsun-Cheng Tu
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Patent number: 11967652Abstract: A sensor package structure includes a substrate, a sensor chip and a ring-shaped solder mask frame those are disposed on the substrate, a ring-shaped support disposed on a top side of the annular solder mask frame, and a light permeable member that is disposed on the ring-shaped support. The sensor chip is electrically coupled to the substrate. A top surface of the sensor chip has a sensing region, and the sensing region is spaced apart from an outer lateral side of the sensor chip by a distance less than 300 ?m. The ring-shaped solder mask frame surrounds and contacts the outer lateral side of the sensor chip. The light permeable member, the ring-shaped support, and the sensor chip jointly define an enclosed space.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TONG HSING ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Fu-Chou Liu, Jui-Hung Hsu, Yu-Chiang Peng, Chien-Chen Lee, Ya-Han Chang, Li-Chun Hung
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Publication number: 20240106996Abstract: A method for adjusting a projection boundary and a projection system are provided. Multiple imaging apparatuses corresponding to multiple projection apparatuses are driven, and each imaging apparatus obtains a corresponding captured image by capturing projected image projected by corresponding one projection apparatus and surrounding area of the projected image. All captured images are displayed on a display, and a main bounding box corresponding to each projected image and a reference bounding box corresponding to the surrounding area are displayed on each captured image. The main bounding box of each captured image is independently adjusted relative to the reference bounding box to obtain an adjusted main bounding box. A full image boundary is calculated based on the respective adjusted main bounding boxes. The projection apparatuses are driven to project an adjusted full image based on the full image boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chia-Yen Ou, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Kang-Shun Hsu
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Patent number: 11792335Abstract: A projection system, including a projection target, a projection device, an image capturing device, and a processor circuit, is provided. The projection target includes a reflective surface and an anti-reflective film disposed on the reflective surface. The anti-reflective film defines a projection range. The image capturing device captures a first captured image containing the projection target. The first captured image includes an image of the anti-reflective film. The processor circuit determines a position and a shape of the anti-reflective film in the first captured image according to the first captured image. The projection device projects a projection image on the projection target. The projection device adjusts the projection image according to the position and the shape of the anti-reflective film, and correspondingly adjusts the projection image to the projection range. In addition, an image projection method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chi-Wei Lin, Chun-Lin Chien
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Patent number: 11758099Abstract: The disclosure provides an image blending method. The method includes projecting a plurality of images onto a projection surface, respectively, wherein an image of the first portion of the first image and an image of the first portion of the second image projected onto the projection surface overlap each other in the first overlapping area on the projection surface; the image parameters of all pixels of the first non-overlapping area and the second non-overlapping area are adjusted according to the position of the first non-overlapping area and the position of the second non-overlapping area, such that the black-level brightness of the first non-overlapping image in the first non-overlapping area of the first image and the black-level brightness of the second non-overlapping image in the second non-overlapping area of the second image are close to the black-level brightness of the first overlapping image in the first overlapping area.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jyun-Lin Cian, Chi-Wei Lin, Yung-Chiao Liu, Chien-Chun Peng
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Patent number: 11750778Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for adjusting pixel values of blending image. The method includes projecting, on a projection surface, a first projection image onto a first projection range and a second projection image onto a second projection range by a first projector and a second projector, and blending the first projection image and the second projection image to generate a blending image; calculating positions of a plurality of boundaries of the first projection range and the second projection range; adjusting a range of an overlapping area between the first projection range and the second projection range; and adjusting image parameters of a non-overlapping area outside the overlapping area, to enable pixel values of the non-overlapping area to be close to pixel values of the overlapping area.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chen-Ming Li, Chien-Chun Peng, Yung-Ling Tseng, Chia-Yen Ou
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Publication number: 20230224443Abstract: A projection position guiding method adapted to a projection system is provided. The projection system includes a projection target, an image capturing device and a projector. The projection position guiding method includes: projecting a projection content onto the projection target by the projector to generate a projection image, the projection content includes multiple positioning grid points arranged at intervals; capturing the projection target by the image capturing device to generate a captured image, and the captured image includes at least part of the projection image; and determining whether the positioning grid points satisfy multiple recognizable conditions according to the projection image in the captured image, when it is determined that the positioning grid points include at least one unrecognizable grid point that does not satisfy at least one of the recognizable conditions, adjusting a color of the at least one unrecognizable grid point in the projection content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Lung Yang, Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Kang-Shun Hsu
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Publication number: 20230224444Abstract: A focus identification method adaptable for a focus identification system is provided. The focus identification method includes: capturing a projection picture to generate a captured picture; dividing the captured picture into a plurality of image regions; calculating a plurality of sharpness values corresponding to the plurality of image regions respectively according to image data of the plurality of image regions; and displaying the plurality of sharpness values on the plurality of corresponding image regions respectively to generate a first focus identification picture. Moreover, the disclosure further discloses a focus identification system applying the focus identification method. The focus identification method and the focus identification system using the same in the disclosure may improve the remote maintenance efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yu-Wen Lo, Chien-Chun Peng
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Publication number: 20230096353Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for adjusting pixel values of blending image. The method includes projecting, on a projection surface, a first projection image onto a first projection range and a second projection image onto a second projection range by a first projector and a second projector, and blending the first projection image and the second projection image to generate a blending image; calculating positions of a plurality of boundaries of the first projection range and the second projection range; adjusting a range of an overlapping area between the first projection range and the second projection range; and adjusting image parameters of a non-overlapping area outside the overlapping area, to enable pixel values of the non-overlapping area to be close to pixel values of the overlapping area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chen-Ming Li, Chien-Chun Peng, Yung-Ling Tseng, Chia-Yen Ou
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Patent number: 11546564Abstract: A projection system and a self-adaptive adjustment method are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, an image capturing device, and a processing device. The projection device sequentially projects sub-pattern arrays of a pattern array to a projection region of a projection surface. The image capturing device sequentially captures the sub-pattern arrays projected on the projection surface to output pattern images. The processing device analyzes the pattern images to obtain pattern coordinates and a pattern order of projected patterns in each pattern image. The processing device determines at least a part of the projected patterns to be effective patterns according to the pattern coordinates and the pattern order, and adjusts the projection device according to the effective patterns. The projection system and the self-adaptive adjustment method provide good projection quality.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11523094Abstract: A display system for displaying a panoramic image and an operation method thereof are provided. The display system for displaying a panoramic image includes N projectors and a controller. The N projectors project N sub-images according to N image data and form a panoramic image. Each sub-image has a sub-image overlapping area, so that two adjacent sub-images of the N sub-images partially overlap, and that a first sub-image and an Nth sub-image of the N sub-images partially overlap. The controller copies a first edge image corresponding to a first edge of an original image and connects the first edge image to a second edge of the original image that is opposite to the first edge, so as to generate an extended image corresponding to the sub-image overlapping area. The controller slices an adjusted image containing the original image and the extended image to generate the N image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin, Chung-Cheng Hsu
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Patent number: 11496717Abstract: A projection system and a projection method are provided. The projection system includes a processing module, a projection module and a photographing module. The projection module projects a first projection image based on a projection scope. The photographing module captures a part of the first projection image based on a photographing scope, so as to obtain a first photographic image. The part of the first projection image includes a plurality of first positioning grid points. The processing module analyzes the first photographic image, so as to obtain a plurality of first grid point coordinates. The processing module calculates a plurality of preset grid point coordinates corresponding to a plurality of preset positioning grid points in the whole projection scope one by one according to the first grid point coordinates. The processing module determines a projection result in the projection scope according to the preset grid point coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu
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Publication number: 20220303407Abstract: A projection system, including a projection target, a projection device, an image capturing device, and a processor circuit, is provided. The projection target includes a reflective surface and an anti-reflective film disposed on the reflective surface. The anti-reflective film defines a projection range. The image capturing device captures a first captured image containing the projection target. The first captured image includes an image of the anti-reflective film. The processor circuit determines a position and a shape of the anti-reflective film in the first captured image according to the first captured image. The projection device projects a projection image on the projection target. The projection device adjusts the projection image according to the position and the shape of the anti-reflective film, and correspondingly adjusts the projection image to the projection range. In addition, an image projection method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chi-Wei Lin, Chun-Lin Chien
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Publication number: 20220301466Abstract: A projection system is provided, which includes multiple projection devices. The projection devices are configured to generate multiple projection images. Each of the projection images partially overlaps with at least one of the adjacent projection images. In a viewing direction, aspect ratios of the projection images are all greater than 1 or less than 1. A projection direction of one of the projection devices is not parallel to a projection direction of another one of the projection devices. A stitching method of the projection images is further provided. The projection system and the stitching method of the projection images provided by the disclosure have a better effect of the projection images.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chun-Lin Chien, Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng
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Publication number: 20220239875Abstract: A display system for displaying a panoramic image and an operation method thereof are provided. The display system for displaying a panoramic image includes N projectors and a controller. The N projectors project N sub-images according to N image data and form a panoramic image. Each sub-image has a sub-image overlapping area, so that two adjacent sub-images of the N sub-images partially overlap, and that a first sub-image and an Nth sub-image of the N sub-images partially overlap. The controller copies a first edge image corresponding to a first edge of an original image and connects the first edge image to a second edge of the original image that is opposite to the first edge, so as to generate an extended image corresponding to the sub-image overlapping area. The controller slices an adjusted image containing the original image and the extended image to generate the N image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin, Chung-Cheng Hsu
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Patent number: 11386535Abstract: The disclosure provides an image blending method. The method includes projecting a first image and a second image onto a projection surface by a first projector and a second projector, respectively, and the first image and the second image overlap each other; and projecting the first control pattern onto the first image, adjusting the first control pattern such that a first control pattern frame matches a boundary of an overlapping area, and thereby identifying a position of a first non-overlapping area in the first image. Additionally, a similar operation is performed by the second projector to identify a second non-overlapping area in the second image. All pixels in the first non-overlapping area and the second non-overlapping area are adjusted such that the black-level brightness of the first non-overlapping area and the second non-overlapping area correspond to the black-level brightness of the overlapping area to obtain better brightness uniformity.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jyun-Lin Cian, Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng, Yung-Chiao Liu
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Patent number: 11381794Abstract: A method for triggering projection fusion calibration and a projection system is provided, including the following. First and second display contents are projected respectively onto a projection surface by a first projection device and a second projection device and fused into a complete display content including an overlapping area and a first non-overlapping area corresponding to a part of the first display content. A first image on the projection surface is captured, a first sharpness value corresponding to the first non-overlapping area and a specific sharpness value corresponding to the overlapping area based on the first image are obtained, and a first sharpness value difference between the first sharpness value and the specific sharpness value is obtained. In response to determining the first sharpness value difference being greater than a first threshold a fusion calibration operation is triggered, or a fusion calibration prompt is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chien-Chun Peng, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11381792Abstract: A projection system and a positioning method capable of positioning a projected image are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, an image capturing device, and a determination module. The projection device projects a plurality of display grid points. The image capturing device captures images of the plurality of display grid points to obtain a plurality of display results corresponding to the plurality of display grid points. The determination module receives the plurality of display results. The determination module controls the projection device not to project at least one unrecognizable display grid point corresponding to the at least one unrecognizable display result when determining that the plurality of display results include the at least one unrecognizable display result. The invention is provided to improve the accuracy of matching or stitching of a projected image.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chi-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20220191391Abstract: A projection system and a method for selecting an image capturing number for image blending are provided. Multiple projection devices are driven one-by-one to project a pattern; multiple image capturing devices are driven to capture the pattern projected by each projection device, so as to obtain multiple image capturing results corresponding to the image capturing devices. Finally, at least one of the image capturing devices is selected to serve as an image capturing source for image blending based on the image capturing results. An image capturing range is identified through projected patterns, and an effective range is calculated and then selected for use, which is used for calculations required for automatic blending, so as to avoid a problem of being unable to maintain blending and merging due to environmental influences or failure of the image capturing device when performing image recognition and calculation required for automatic blending and merging.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11323675Abstract: A method for generating a mask and a projection apparatus for performing the method are provided. The method includes: projecting a first pattern onto a projection surface, wherein the projection surface includes a non-planar region, and the first pattern includes multiple first straight lines; shooting a first image of the projection surface on which the first pattern is rendered; finding at least one first specific line segment in the first image, wherein each first specific line segment includes at least one first inflection point; delineating a first contour based on the at least one first inflection point in a case of determining that the at least one first inflection point in the first image is suitable for delineating the first contour; and generating a first mask pattern based on the first contour in a case of determining that the first contour matches a region contour of the non-planar region.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Wei Lin, Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu