Patents by Inventor Chueh-Pin Ko

Chueh-Pin Ko 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: 20190102890
    Abstract: An object-tracking method and system are provided. A light beam is emitted by a light emitter of each of a plurality of assembly pads. A plurality of images toward the assembly pads are continuously captured by an image pickup apparatus, wherein each image includes a plurality of light regions formed by the light beams. A first image and a second image are analyzed to calculate a change of movement of the light regions, wherein the first image and the second image are two adjacent images. Thereafter, a motion state of the image pickup apparatus is determined based on the change of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20190064942
    Abstract: An active stylus and a detection method thereof are provided. The active stylus includes a first optical distance measurement circuit, a second optical distance measurement circuit and a signal processing circuit. The first optical distance measurement circuit is arranged at/on the side of the active stylus to measure a first distance between the active stylus and a target surface. The second optical distance measurement circuit is arranged at/on the other side of the active stylus to measure a second distance between the active stylus and the target surface. By using the first distance and the second distance, the signal processing circuit calculates an inclination angle of the active stylus relative to the target surface, and/or detects the rotation direction of the active stylus with the long axis direction as the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tai Ju, Chih-Chiang Chen, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20190012057
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensing module, an image-display control module, and a display. The touch-sensing module senses a touch event corresponding to at least one touch object, and outputs a position signal based on the touch event. The image-display control module connects to the touch-sensing module through a channel, receives the position signal via the channel from the touch-sensing module, and refreshes at least a portion of a current displayed image according to the position signal. The display displays a refreshed displayed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin KO
  • Publication number: 20180329515
    Abstract: An electronic system is provided, which includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a light source unit, a light detection unit and a control unit. The light source unit is utilized for emitting light along a light path. The light detection unit is utilized for detecting reflected light and measuring intensity of the reflected light. The control unit is utilized for generating a control signal according to the intensity of the reflected light. The second device includes a switch body and a reflection portion. The reflection portion is disposed on the switch body. When the reflection portion is located on the light path, the reflection portion reflects at least a portion of the light to form at least a portion of the reflected light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tai Ju, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Chih-Chiang Chen, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Patent number: 10108295
    Abstract: An input device including a housing, a plurality of sensing electrodes, a conductive element, a sensing circuit, a control circuit, and a transmitting circuit is provided. The sensing electrodes are disposed on an inner edge of the housing. The conductive element is used for placing into the housing and is surrounded by the sensing electrodes to couple with the sensing electrodes. The sensing circuit is coupled to the sensing electrodes to scan capacitance values of the sensing electrodes and correspondingly provide raw sensing data. The control circuit is coupled to the sensing circuit to receive the raw sensing data and provide a touch operation signal according to the raw sensing data. The transmitting circuit is coupled to the control circuit and a host for transmitting the touch operation signal to the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chia-Lun Chang, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20180284977
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage device, a touch sensing unit, and a processor. The storage device stores predetermined contact point information corresponding to a control object. The touch sensing unit detects a touch event corresponding to at least one touch object and outputs a touch signal. The processor receives the touch signal and determines whether the contact point information of the touch signal conforms to the predetermined contact point information corresponding to the control object. When the processor determines that the contact point information of the touch signal conforms to the predetermined contact point information, the processor enables a function corresponding to the control object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin KO, Chih-Chiang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180259803
    Abstract: An electronic device with touch function including a cover plate and a plurality of first sensing elements is provided. The first sensing elements are arranged in an array on an inner surface of the cover plate. Under a hovering touch mode, the first sensing elements are divided into a plurality of groups, wherein the first sensing elements in the same group are electrically connected to each other, and different groups receive a driving signal sequentially. Under a touch sensing mode, the first sensing elements receive the driving signal sequentially. Two operation methods of the electronic device with touch function are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chia-Lun Chang, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20180232102
    Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, and a plurality of third sensing electrodes. The first sensing electrodes extend along a first direction. The second sensing electrodes are electrically isolated from the first sensing electrodes, and extend along a second direction. The plurality of third sensing electrodes are electrically isolated from the second sensing electrodes, and extend along the first direction. At least some of the first sensing electrodes, at least some of the second sensing electrodes, and at least some of the third sensing electrodes are formed at different film layers respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chueh-Pin Ko, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20180203561
    Abstract: An input device including a housing, a plurality of sensing electrodes, a conductive element, a sensing circuit, a control circuit, and a transmitting circuit is provided. The sensing electrodes are disposed on an inner edge of the housing. The conductive element is used for placing into the housing and is surrounded by the sensing electrodes to couple with the sensing electrodes. The sensing circuit is coupled to the sensing electrodes to scan capacitance values of the sensing electrodes and correspondingly provide raw sensing data. The control circuit is coupled to the sensing circuit to receive the raw sensing data and provide a touch operation signal according to the raw sensing data. The transmitting circuit is coupled to the control circuit and a host for transmitting the touch operation signal to the host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chia-Lun Chang, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20180129307
    Abstract: A touch control system and a method for determining a tilt state of a stylus device are provided. The touch control system includes a stylus device and a touch panel. In one embodiment, the stylus device is configured to transmit a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal. The touch panel is configured to receive the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal and determine a tilt state of the stylus device relative to the touch panel according to a signal feature of the second wireless signal. Therefore, the determination of the tilt state of the stylus device can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tai Ju, Chueh-Pin Ko, Chih-Chiang Chen, Ching-Piao Kuan
  • Patent number: 9904348
    Abstract: An electronic device and a control method thereof are described. The control method is adopted by an electronic device which includes a touch panel, a processing unit and an IO port. The control method includes: executing an application, and outputting an output signal from the IO port to an external device according to the application; receiving sense energies, by a plurality of sense units of the touch panel; setting the sense unit with the sense energy exceeding a predetermined energy as a touched sense unit; and when a first condition is met, stopping or suspending, by the processing unit, the application; wherein the first condition includes a touch trail formed by the touched sense units stretching from the first side to the second side and lasting for a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hsing-Lung Chung, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Patent number: 9886147
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage unit, a touch-sensing unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of combinations of at least two shapes. The touch-sensing unit detects the touch of a first touching object and a second touching object while the electronic device is in an idle mode. The touch-sensing unit further generates a sensing signal when the capacitance values corresponding to the first touching object and the second touching object are within a predetermined range over a predetermined time, and the combination of the shapes of the first touching object and the second touching object conforms to one of the combinations stored in the storage unit. The processing unit enables an application program according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Hung Chou, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Patent number: 9495938
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display module and a solar cell module is provided. The display module displays image content and provides a charging light, wherein the energy of the charging light is related to the image content. The solar cell module is disposed at one side of the display module to receive the charging light and proceed to charge, wherein the efficiency of charging for the solar cell module is related to the image content displayed by the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20160154498
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage unit, a touch-sensing unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of combinations of at least two shapes. The touch-sensing unit detects the touch of a first touching object and a second touching object while the electronic device is in an idle mode. The touch-sensing unit further generates a sensing signal when the capacitance values corresponding to the first touching object and the second touching object are within a predetermined range over a predetermined time, and the combination of the shapes of the first touching object and the second touching object conforms to one of the combinations stored in the storage unit. The processing unit enables an application program according to the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Po-Hung CHOU, Chueh-Pin KO
  • Publication number: 20160109978
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided with a touch panel and a processing unit. The touch panel includes one or more signal transmitting units and signal receiving units for sensing the nearness or contact of an electronic device having capacitive touch sensing functionality. The processing unit obtains a predetermined pattern signal according to a currently executed application, generates a transmitting signal with a signal energy matched with a predetermined energy requirement based on the predetermined pattern signal, and transmits the transmitting signal containing the predetermined pattern signal to the electronic device via the signal transmitting unit, so as to activate the respective application on the electronic device using the predetermined pattern signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Hsing-Lung CHUNG, Chueh-Pin KO
  • Publication number: 20160091930
    Abstract: A touch display device including a touch panel, a display device, a plurality of first connecting terminals, and a plurality of second connecting terminals is provided. The display device is opposite to the touch panel. The first connecting terminals are disposed on the touch panel. The second connecting terminals are disposed on the display device, wherein the second connecting terminals are physically connected to the first connecting terminals such that the display device and the touch panel are electrically connected. A method for launching the touch panel of the touch display device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Chang-Hsu Chen, Chih-Chiang Chen, Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Patent number: 9257070
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes: a white-light organic light-emitting diode (WOLED) array, having a plurality of pixels, wherein the pixels are divided into multiple light groups and the light groups emit light according to a driving signal; a lens layer, configured to receive light from the WOLED array; a color filter layer, having color filters in different colors to filter the light from the lens layer; and a driving circuit, configured to receive a light group control signal and generate a driving signal to control the emission of the light groups, wherein the lens layer is placed between the color filter layer and the WOLED array, and is configured to refract the light emitted from each light group of the WOLED array, so that the light passes through the color filter layer to form images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20150293581
    Abstract: An electronic device and a control method thereof are described. The control method is adopted by an electronic device which includes a touch panel, a processing unit and an IO port. The control method includes: executing an application, and outputting an output signal from the IO port to an external device according to the application; receiving sense energies, by a plurality of sense units of the touch panel; setting the sense unit with the sense energy exceeding a predetermined energy as a touched sense unit; and when a first condition is met, stopping or suspending, by the processing unit, the application; wherein the first condition includes a touch trail formed by the touched sense units stretching from the first side to the second side and lasting for a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Hsing-Lung CHUNG, Chueh-Pin KO
  • Patent number: 9123285
    Abstract: A transparent display device and a transparency adjustment method thereof are provided. The transparent display device includes a transparent display unit, a sensing module and a processing unit. The sensing module detects at least one of conditions of the environmental background of the transparent display device and a user's input. The processing unit determines if it is necessary to adjust the transparent degree of a transparent image displayed by the transparent display unit or not according to a sensing result detected by the sensing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko
  • Publication number: 20150145904
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes: a white-light organic light-emitting diode (WOLED) array, having a plurality of pixels, wherein the pixels are divided into multiple light groups and the light groups emit light according to a driving signal; a lens layer, configured to receive light from the WOLED array; a color filter layer, having color filters in different colors to filter the light from the lens layer; and a driving circuit, configured to receive a light group control signal and generate a driving signal to control the emission of the light groups, wherein the lens layer is placed between the color filter layer and the WOLED array, and is configured to refract the light emitted from each light group of the WOLED array, so that the light passes through the color filter layer to form images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Chueh-Pin Ko