Patents by Inventor Hou-Ching Chin

Hou-Ching Chin 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).

  • Patent number: 7634183
    Abstract: A focus adjustable method of an optical image is implemented by a numerical analysis. An external light beam is allowed to pass through a lens module, thereby generating an optical image. The focus values of the optical image at four corners thereof are computed according to specified formulas to obtain a two-dimensional geometric tilt vector T(X,Y), an image diagonal spinor D and an image tetragonal average value M. According to the values T(X,Y), D and M, the tilt amount and the tilt direction of the lens module are adjusted, the optical quality of the lens module is discriminated and the focus value distribution of the lens module is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Hou-Ching Chin, Chih-Chien Chang
  • Patent number: 7492352
    Abstract: An optical pointer includes a housing, a movable plate, a manipulable member and a displacement detecting unit. The movable plate is disposed in the housing and has a recognizable pattern. The manipulable member is manipulated by a user to transmit the movable plate to effect two-dimensional movement inside the housing. The displacement detecting unit is disposed in the housing for optically detecting the recognizable pattern of the moveable plate, and generating a control signal indicative of a displacement of the movable plate according to detected image change of the recognizable pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Transpacific Plasma, LLC
    Inventors: Wen-Hao Hsu, Hsaing-Nan Chen, Hou-Ching Chin
  • Patent number: 7248348
    Abstract: A detection method for detecting quality of an optical element includes the following steps. Firstly, a point light source is provided. Then, the point light source is allowed to penetrate through the optical element, thereby forming a first optical image on an optical image processing device. Then, the position of the optical element is adjusted when there is a shade block included in the first optical image, and the point light source is allowed to penetrate through the optical element after the adjusting step, thereby forming a second optical image on the optical image processing device. Afterward, the first optical image is compared with the second optical image to discriminate whether the shade block is synchronously moved with position adjustment of the optical element so as to realize the quality of the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Hou-Ching Chin, Hsaing-Nan Chen
  • Publication number: 20070071349
    Abstract: A focus adjustable method of an optical image is implemented by a numerical analysis. An external light beam is allowed to pass through a lens module, thereby generating an optical image. The focus values of the optical image at four corners thereof are computed according to specified formulas to obtain a two-dimensional geometric tilt vector T(X,Y), an image diagonal spinor D and an image tetragonal average value M. According to the values T(X,Y), D and M, the tilt amount and the tilt direction of the lens module are adjusted, the optical quality of the lens module is discriminated and the focus value distribution of the lens module is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Hou-Ching Chin, Chih-Chien Chang
  • Publication number: 20060262298
    Abstract: A detection method for detecting quality of an optical element includes the following steps. Firstly, a point light source is provided. Then, the point light source is allowed to penetrate through the optical element, thereby forming a first optical image on an optical image processing device. Then, the position of the optical element is adjusted when there is a shade block included in the first optical image, and the point light source is allowed to penetrate through the optical element after the adjusting step, thereby forming a second optical image on the optical image processing device. Afterward, the first optical image is compared with the second optical image to discriminate whether the shade block is synchronously moved with position adjustment of the optical element so as to realize the quality of the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Hou-Ching Chin, Hsaing-Nan Chen
  • Publication number: 20060044266
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a motion testing method and system for testing optical sensing modules. A movable light source emitting a light beam projected onto photodetector arrays of the optical sensing modules. When the movable light source is moved under the control of a control signal, speckles formed in the light beam and detected by the photodetdectors will change accordingly. According to the changes of the speckles, moving signals are generated by control circuits of the optical sensing modules. A host computer thus compares each moving signal with the control signal, and determines a normal state when the movement pattern indicated by the moving signal is consistent with the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hou-Ching Chin, Chih-Chien Chang
  • Publication number: 20050062721
    Abstract: An optical pointer includes a housing, a movable plate, a manipulable member and a displacement detecting unit. The movable plate is disposed in the housing and has a recognizable pattern. The manipulable member is manipulated by a user to transmit the movable plate to effect two-dimensional movement inside the housing. The displacement detecting unit is disposed in the housing for optically detecting the recognizable pattern of the moveable plate, and generating a control signal indicative of a displacement of the movable plate according to detected image change of the recognizable pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Hao Hsu, Hsaing-Nan Chen, Hou-Ching Chin