Patents by Inventor Chun-Te CHUANG
Chun-Te CHUANG 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: 20240142428Abstract: A water quality detection device including a detection tank, a sensor, the cleaner and a processor is provided. The sensor is disposed on the detection tank and is configured to sense a to-be-detected liquid within the detection tank. The cleaner is configured to clean the sensor. The processor is electrically connected to the sensor and the cleaner and is configured to: execute an initialization procedure, which includes driving the sensor to sense the to-be-detected liquid to obtain a number of initial sensing values and calculating a threshold value according to the initial sensing values; drive the sensor to sense the to-be-detected liquid to obtain a sensing value of the to-be-detected liquid, and determine whether the sensing value of the to-be-detected liquid reaches the threshold value; drive the cleaner to operate when the sensing value of the to-be-detected liquid reaches the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Tsung-Yu TSAI, Hung-Sheng LIN, Cheng-Da KO, Chun-Te CHUANG
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Patent number: 11818334Abstract: A thermal image-based temperature measurement calibration method applicable to a thermal image device is provided. The method includes a capturing stage, a processing stage and a calibration stage. During the capturing stage, the thermal image device captures a monitored environment to obtain a measured thermal image. During the processing stage, a processor processes on the measured thermal image to obtain a target information, wherein the target information corresponds to a target in the monitored environment, and the target information includes a target image block and a target measured temperature corresponding to the target image block. During the calibration stage, the processor obtains a distance compensation value according to a pixel number of the target image block, and the processor performs a calibration operation to the target measured temperature at least according to the distance compensation value to obtain a calibrated temperature value corresponding to the target.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Cheng Da Ko, Hung-Sheng Lin, Chun-Te Chuang, Chih-Jen Chen
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Publication number: 20220201277Abstract: A thermal image-based temperature measurement calibration method applicable to a thermal image device is provided. The method includes a capturing stage, a processing stage and a calibration stage. During the capturing stage, the thermal image device captures a monitored environment to obtain a measured thermal image. During the processing stage, a processor processes on the measured thermal image to obtain a target information, wherein the target information corresponds to a target in the monitored environment, and the target information includes a target image block and a target measured temperature corresponding to the target image block. During the calibration stage, the processor obtains a distance compensation value according to a pixel number of the target image block, and the processor performs a calibration operation to the target measured temperature at least according to the distance compensation value to obtain a calibrated temperature value corresponding to the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Cheng Da KO, Hung-Sheng LIN, Chun-Te CHUANG, Chih-Jen CHEN
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Patent number: 11071468Abstract: A detecting apparatus and a detecting method for physiological information are provided. The detecting apparatus includes a first optical signal provider configured to provide an organism with a first optical signal, a signal receiver configured to receive the first physiological signal, and a processor. The first optical signal, after interacting with the organism, turns into a first physiological signal. The processor is configured to calculate a plurality of physiological information values of the organism according to the first physiological signal; determine whether or not any of the physiological information values is abnormal; and replace the abnormal physiological information value with a physiological information reliable value when there is the abnormal physiological information value.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chun-Te Chuang, Tai-Jie Yun
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Patent number: 10444067Abstract: An optical sensing apparatus including a light sensor, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a controller is provided. The light sensor is disposed on a substrate. The light sensor senses a light reflection signal in a sensing area of the optical sensing apparatus. The light-emitting devices are disposed on the substrate and around the light sensor. The light-emitting devices provide an optical signal to be transmitted into the human tissue. Then, the optical signal is reflected by the human tissue to generate the light reflection signal. The controller determines whether the position of the human tissue has been changed in the sensing area. The controller drives at least one light-emitting device of the light-emitting devices and adjusts the light intensity thereof to provide the appropriate optical signal. Besides, a measuring method of the optical sensing apparatus is proposed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chia-Hao Hsu, Chun-Te Chuang, Chih-Jen Chen, Yu-Tang Shen
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Patent number: 10383537Abstract: A physiological signal measuring method and a physiological signal measuring device are provided. The physiological signal measuring method includes the following steps: A first inputting signal having a first frequency, a second inputting signal having a second frequency and a third inputting signal having a third frequency are respectively inputted to at least two electrode sheets attached on a skin. A first impedance value corresponding to the first inputting signal, a second impedance value corresponding to the second inputting signal and a third impedance value corresponding to the third inputting signal are respectively measured. An interference impedance between the electrode sheets and the skin is obtained according to the first frequency, the second frequency, the third frequency, the first impedance value, the second impedance value and the third impedance value. A measured physiological signal is corrected according to the interference impedance to obtain a corrected physiological signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Szu-Ju Li, Pai-Hao Wu, I-Cherng Chen, Hsin-Hung Pan, Jung-Hao Wang, Ren-Der Jean, Meng-Song Yin, Chun-Te Chuang
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Publication number: 20180192899Abstract: A detecting apparatus and a detecting method for physiological information are provided. The detecting apparatus includes a first optical signal provider configured to provide an organism with a first optical signal, a signal receiver configured to receive the first physiological signal, and a processor. The first optical signal, after interacting with the organism, turns into a first physiological signal. The processor is configured to calculate a plurality of physiological information values of the organism according to the first physiological signal; determine whether or not any of the physiological information values is abnormal; and replace the abnormal physiological information value with a physiological information reliable value when there is the abnormal physiological information value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Chun-Te Chuang, Tai-Jie Yun
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Publication number: 20180168474Abstract: A physiological signal measuring method and a physiological signal measuring device are provided. The physiological signal measuring method includes the following steps: A first inputting signal having a first frequency, a second inputting signal having a second frequency and a third inputting signal having a third frequency are respectively inputted to at least two electrode sheets attached on a skin. A first impedance value corresponding to the first inputting signal, a second impedance value corresponding to the second inputting signal and a third impedance value corresponding to the third inputting signal are respectively measured. An interference impedance between the electrode sheets and the skin is obtained according to the first frequency, the second frequency, the third frequency, the first impedance value, the second impedance value and the third impedance value. A measured physiological signal is corrected according to the interference impedance to obtain a corrected physiological signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Szu-Ju LI, Pai-Hao WU, I-Cherng CHEN, Hsin-Hung PAN, Jung-Hao WANG, Ren-Der JEAN, Meng-Song YIN, Chun-Te CHUANG
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Publication number: 20160120444Abstract: An optical sensing apparatus including a light sensor, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a controller is provided. The light sensor is disposed on a substrate. The light sensor senses a light reflection signal in a sensing area of the optical sensing apparatus. The light-emitting devices are disposed on the substrate and around the light sensor. The light-emitting devices provide an optical signal to be transmitted into the human tissue. Then, the optical signal is reflected by the human tissue to generate the light reflection signal. The controller determines whether the position of the human tissue has been changed in the sensing area. The controller drives at least one light-emitting device of the light-emitting devices and adjusts the light intensity thereof to provide the appropriate optical signal. Besides, a measuring method of the optical sensing apparatus is proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Chia-Hao Hsu, Chun-Te Chuang, Chih-Jen Chen, Yu-Tang Shen
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Patent number: 9201035Abstract: A gas detecting system, device and method use a variable pulse voltage waveform to increase the temperature of a detecting unit of the gas detecting system so it reacts with gas molecules from a particular space, and outputs a sensing signal. A processing unit of the gas detecting system then performs calculations on the sensing signal, such that an analysis unit may determine the presence of a target gas in the particular space, and further the composition and concentration of the target gas within the particular space, thus providing a detection that is accurate, rapid and convenient.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chun-Te Chuang, Chun-Hsun Chu, I-Cherng Chen, Nai-Hao Kuo
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Publication number: 20130211732Abstract: A gas detecting system, device and method use a variable pulse voltage waveform to increase the temperature of a detecting unit of the gas detecting system so it reacts with gas molecules from a particular space, and outputs a sensing signal. A processing unit of the gas detecting system then performs calculations on the sensing signal, such that an analysis unit may determine the presence of a target gas in the particular space, and further the composition and concentration of the target gas within the particular space, thus providing a detection that is accurate, rapid and convenient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Chun-Te CHUANG, Chun-Hsun Chu, I-Cherng Chen, Nai-Hao Kuo
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Patent number: 8447391Abstract: A detection method for detecting a QRS wave is disclosed. An electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is provided. The ECG signal is enhanced to generate a processed signal. A first crest of the processed signal is determined. Each crest following the first crest is defined as a second crest. The level of each second crest is higher than a first threshold value. The result of defining the second crest is utilized to determine whether the QRS wave has occurred and approached a first crest.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventor: Chun-Te Chuang
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Publication number: 20100168594Abstract: A detection method for detecting a QRS wave is disclosed. An electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is provided. The ECG signal is enhanced to generate a processed signal. A first crest of the processed signal is determined. Each crest following the first crest is defined as a second crest. The level of each second crest is higher than a first threshold value. The result of defining the second crest is utilized to determine whether the QRS wave has occurred and approached a first crest.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventor: Chun-Te CHUANG