Patents by Inventor Hsiao-Chuan Huang

Hsiao-Chuan Huang 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: 9413865
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided, which includes a body and a key layout. The body has a base surface. The key layout is disposed on the base surface of the body and includes a plurality of keys. The key layout is a QWERTY key layout and the keys are adapted for users to press with their left or right thumb while holding the body in single hand or both hands. Each key has a curved surface protruded from the base surface and each curved surface has an inflection point. A distance between two inflection points of the curved surfaces of any two adjacent keys is greater than a distance between two figure centers of the orthogonal projections on the base surface of the curved surfaces of the two adjacent keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Shen Wang, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 9229269
    Abstract: A display apparatus switchable between a first mode and a second mode is provided. The display apparatus includes a transparent light emitting layer, a light modification layer and a first polarization layer. The transparent light emitting layer is configured to display image in the first mode and be disabled in the second mode. The light modification layer is disposed under the transparent light emitting layer. The first polarization layer between the transparent light emitting layer and the light modification layer is configured to polarize an incident light which transmits through the transparent light emitting layer. When the display apparatus is operated in the first mode, the light modification layer is configured to absorb the incident light, and when the display apparatus is operated in the second mode, the light modification layer is configured to reflect the incident light. Another display apparatus and a display method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Tsung-Hwa Yang, Chih-Jen Hu
  • Patent number: 9115843
    Abstract: A holder including a fixed base, a rotational base, a first arm and a second arm is provided. The rotational base is rotatably disposed on the fixed base and has a supporting plane and two openings. The first arm and the second arm are disposed in the rotational base, and pass through the two openings, respectively, wherein the first arm is coupled with the fixed base. When a hand-held electronic device is located between the first arm and the second arm and is rotated along with the rotational base relative to the fixed base, the fixed base drives the first arm to move relative to the rotational base so as to hold the hand-held electronic device by the first arm and the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Patent number: 8797175
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a sensory warning generating method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a cradle and a handheld electronic device. The cradle has a motion sensor, and the handheld electronic is installed on the cradle and has a microprocessor, wherein the cradle or the handheld electronic device may has a warning indicator. The motion sensor is capable of detecting a motion of a object to produce a detection result, and the microprocessor drives the warning indicator in accordance with the detection result, such that the warning indicator produces a sensory warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Publication number: 20140085217
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a case, a touch sensor, a strength sensor and a controller. The touch sensor is disposed at the case and capable of sensing whether the case is touched. The strength sensor is disposed at the case and capable of sensing whether the case is pressed. The controller is disposed in the case and electrically couple to the touch sensor and the strength sensor. According to the touch sensor for sensing whether the case is touched and according to the strength sensor for sensing whether the case is pressed, the controller produces a control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Tsung-Hwa Yang, Yuan-Hung Chang, Chih-Shan Yeh
  • Patent number: 8489156
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a display body, an input body and at least a track. The input body and the display body are overlapped with each other. The track is disposed between the display body and the input body, wherein the extending direction of the track is substantially neither perpendicular to nor parallel to the longitudinal direction or the traverse direction of the display body or the input body, and the track enables the display body to switch between at a first position and at a second position relative to the input body. The traverse direction of the display body is substantially parallel to the traverse direction of the input body when the input body is at the first position, and the longitudinal direction of the display body is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the input body when the input body is at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20130141844
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a body and a QWERTY key layout is provided. The body has a case. The QWERTY key layout has a plurality of keys disposed on the case, wherein a fillet is disposed on a corner of each key, and there is a distance of the case between any two adjacent the keys. All the keys are adapted to users to press with their left or right thumb in single hand or both hands while using the handheld electronic device, and a heat conductivity of one of the keys is different from a heat conductivity of another one of the keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chiang, Yi-Shen Wang, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho
  • Publication number: 20130088357
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a sensory warning generating method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a cradle and a handheld electronic device. The cradle has a motion sensor, and the handheld electronic is installed on the cradle and has a microprocessor, wherein the cradle or the handheld electronic device may has a warning indicator. The motion sensor is capable of detecting a motion of a object to produce a detection result, and the microprocessor drives the warning indicator in accordance with the detection result, such that the warning indicator produces a sensory warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 8374595
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device and an operating method thereof are provided, in which at least two sets of sound outputting modules and sound receiving modules are disposed in the handheld electronic device. The operating method detects an orientation of the handheld electronic device by a motion detecting module and enables different sets of the sound outputting modules and the sound receiving modules according to a variation of the orientation of the handheld electronic device, so as to change a direction of a call operation, and thus a user can successfully make a phone call, even if the handheld electronic device is held upside down. Furthermore, the operating method can control the sound outputting modules and the sound receiving modules individually or collectively according to actual demands to achieve a multifunctional product design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ling Chien, Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20120280913
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided, which includes a body and a key layout. The body has a base surface. The key layout is disposed on the base surface of the body and includes a plurality of keys. The key layout is a QWERTY key layout and the keys are adapted for users to press with their left or right thumb while holding the body in single hand or both hands. Each key has a curved surface protruded from the base surface and each curved surface has an inflection point. A distance between two inflection points of the curved surfaces of any two adjacent keys is greater than a distance between two figure centres of the orthogonal projections on the base surface of the curved surfaces of the two adjacent keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Shen Wang, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 8289705
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module, a control module, and a torsion hinge. The second module is rotatably disposed on the first module between a first position and a second position. The control module is slidably disposed on the first module between a third position and a fourth position. When the control module is in the third position, the second module is restricted to rotate with respect to the first module. When the control module is in the fourth position, the second module is released by the control module and rotatable with respect to the first module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho
  • Publication number: 20110195755
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a display body, an input body and at least a track. The input body and the display body are overlapped with each other. The track is disposed between the display body and the input body, wherein the extending direction of the track is substantially neither perpendicular to nor parallel to the longitudinal direction or the traverse direction of the display body or the input body, and the track enables the display body to switch between at a first position and at a second position relative to the input body. The traverse direction of the display body is substantially parallel to the traverse direction of the input body when the input body is at the first position, and the longitudinal direction of the display body is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the input body when the input body is at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Patent number: 7973763
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a faceplate having a faceplate surface and a display at or near the faceplate surface for providing content to a user. The electronic devices can also include an input device proximate to the display for accepting input from the user. The electronic devices can further include a sensible orientation structure carried by the faceplate and at a fixed relative position relative to the input device. The sensible orientation structure is configured to provide the user with positional feedback relative to the input device via touching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Hua Wei, Francois Bellet-Odent, Chien Hsin Huang, Hsiao Chuan Huang, Chih Ling Chien
  • Patent number: 7962179
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a display body, an input body and at least a track. The input body and the display body are overlapped with each other. The track is disposed between the display body and the input body, wherein the extending direction of the track is substantially neither perpendicular to nor parallel to the longitudinal direction or the traverse direction of the display body or the input body, and the track enables the display body to switch between at a first position and at a second position relative to the input body. The traverse direction of the display body is substantially parallel to the traverse direction of the input body when the input body is at the first position, and the longitudinal direction of the display body is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the input body when the input body is at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Patent number: 7818038
    Abstract: A handheld electronic apparatus with multiple operational configurations is provided. The handheld electronic apparatus includes a first body, a second body, a straight track, and a curved track. The second body overlaps the first body. The straight track is sandwiched in between the first body and the second body. The first body permits a translational motion relative to the second body along with the straight track so as to shift between a first operational configuration and a second operational configuration. The curved track connected to the straight track is sandwiched in between the first body and the second body. The first body permits a rotational movement relative to the second body along with the curved track so as to shift between the second operational configuration and a third operational configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20100051771
    Abstract: A holder including a fixed base, a rotational base, a first arm and a second arm is provided. The rotational base is rotatably disposed on the fixed base and has a supporting plane and two openings. The first arm and the second arm are disposed in the rotational base, and pass through the two openings, respectively, wherein the first arm is coupled with the fixed base. When a hand-held electronic device is located between the first arm and the second arm and is rotated along with the rotational base relative to the fixed base, the fixed base drives the first arm to move relative to the rotational base so as to hold the hand-held electronic device by the first arm and the second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20100020480
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module, a control module, and a torsion hinge. The second module is rotatably disposed on the first module between a first position and a second position. The control module is slidably disposed on the first module between a third position and a fourth position. When the control module is in the third position, the second module is restricted to rotate with respect to the first module. When the control module is in the fourth position, the second module is released by the control module and rotatable with respect to the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan HUANG, Yi-Bin HO
  • Publication number: 20100009721
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device and an operating method thereof are provided, in which at least two sets of sound outputting modules and sound receiving modules are disposed in the handheld electronic device. The operating method detects an orientation of the handheld electronic device by a motion detecting module and enables different sets of the sound outputting modules and the sound receiving modules according to a variation of the orientation of the handheld electronic device, so as to change a direction of a call operation, and thus a user can successfully make a phone call, even if the handheld electronic device is held upside down. Furthermore, the operating method can control the sound outputting modules and the sound receiving modules individually or collectively according to actual demands to achieve a multifunctional product design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: HCT Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ling Chien, Hsiao-Chuan Huang
  • Patent number: D617762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Long Hong, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yin-Yin Yang
  • Patent number: D732498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hsin Huang, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Chih-Ling Chien