Patents by Inventor JIA REN
JIA REN 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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Patent number: 11996080Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, an error microphone, an active noise cancellation controller, and a micro speaker module. The reference microphone is configured to output a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. The error microphone is configured to output an error signal by detecting the noise level during the operation of the electronic system. According to the wide-band noise signal, the error signal and the fan information provided by the embedded controller, the active noise cancellation controller calculates the narrow-band noises and the wide-band noises generated by the fan module, and drives the micro speaker module accordingly for providing a noise cancellation signal. The error signal may be reduced to zero by adaptively adjusting the noise cancellation signal for canceling the noises generated during the operation of the electronic system.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Jia-Ren Chang, Ruey-Ching Shyu
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Publication number: 20240171908Abstract: An electronic device includes a speaker, an amplifier circuit, a level shift circuit, a switch and a processor. The speaker is configured to operate according to a driving signal. The amplifier is configured to receive an input signal provided by the processor and provide an output signal by adjusting the input signal. The level shift circuit is configured to provide an adjusted output signal by adjusting the output signal. The switch is configured to selectively transmit the output signal to the speaker for providing the driving signal according to an activation signal. The processor is configured to detect real-time characteristics of the adjusted output signal and provide the activation signal based on the real-time characteristics of the adjusted output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20240171904Abstract: A speaker module includes a casing, a speaker unit and a loop tube. The speaker unit has a sound cavity, a first sound outlet and a second sound outlet. The speaker unit is disposed in the casing, and the speaker unit includes a diaphragm, and the diaphragm communicates with the first sound outlet. The loop tube is disposed in the casing, and the loop tube has a first end and a second end. The first end communicates with the sound cavity, and the second end communicates with the second sound outlet. The cross-sectional area of the second sound outlet and the loop tube is at least ten percent of the area of the diaphragm, and the ratio of the total length of the loop tube to the volume of the sound cavity is 2.5˜7.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Jia-Ren CHANG, Ruey-Ching SHYU
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Publication number: 20240163605Abstract: A computer system and an output adjusting method used for an audio output apparatus are provided. In the method, detecting the output power of the audio output apparatus while outputting the audio signal, counting the accumulated time of the audio output apparatus while the output power is greater than the reference power, determining whether the accumulated time meets a corresponding adjusting condition, and adjusting the current maximum output power into the target power gradually within the time range according to the determined result that the accumulated time meets the corresponding adjusting condition. The adjusting condition includes that the accumulated time is greater than or equal to the tolerated hearing time of the corresponding reference power. The target power is less than or equal to the reference power which meets the adjusting condition. The maximum output power is the upper limit of the output power of the audio output apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20240151304Abstract: For a manual gearshift control of conventional vehicle transmission, a vehicle gearshift automatic control device including a first actuator module, a second actuator module and an electronic control unit, is provided in an add-on manner to retrofit the vehicle transmission with both automatic and manual gearshift functions. In an automatic gearshift mode, the electronic control unit executes the vehicle gearshift automatic control method and receives an automatic gearshift command to drive the first actuator module to push a shift lever to implement a lateral shift selection, or to drive the second actuator module to spin a park lever to implement a longitudinal gearshift. For vehicle security, whenever a vehicle gearshift automatic control device failure or a manual gearshift intervention is detected in the automatic gearshift mode, the electronic control unit shuts off the automatic gearshift mode and switches to a manual gearshift mode to perform the manual gearshift function.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Shao-Yu Lee, Zeng-Lung Huang, Bing-Ren Chen, Jia-Cheng Ke
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Patent number: 11976643Abstract: A piston limiting structure, including: a cylinder, a piston, and a flange provided with a limiting piece, the cylinder has a piston hole perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylinder and penetrating through the cylinder, and a projection of the piston hole in a penetrating direction is circular. The piston is disposed in the piston hole in a form-fit manner and is slid in the piston hole in a reciprocating manner. A side wall of the piston is provided with a thrust groove, a bottom surface of the thrust groove forms a thrust surface on the side wall of the piston, and the thrust groove does not penetrate through two ends of the side wall of the piston along an axial length of the piston. The limiting piece abuts against the thrust surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Jia Xu, Yusheng Hu, Huijun Wei, Sen Yang, Zhongcheng Du, Zhi Li, Liping Ren, Shebing Liang, Rongting Zhang, Zhengliang Shi, Ning Ding, Yibo Liu, Shuang Guo, Liping Liao
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Patent number: 11971031Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pump body assembly, a heat exchange apparatus, a fluid machine and an operating method thereof. The pump body assembly includes a piston, a shaft, a piston sheath, and a cylinder. The shaft drives the piston to rotate and reciprocate within the piston sheath while rotating. The piston sheath is located in the cylinder, and a compression chamber is defined between an outer circumferential wall of the piston and an inner wall of the cylinder. A pressure relief recess is defined in the outer circumferential wall of the piston or the inner wall of the cylinder at a position corresponding to the compression chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAIInventors: Mingzhu Dong, Yusheng Hu, Huijun Wei, Jia Xu, Zhongcheng Du, Liping Ren, Sen Yang, Zhi Li, Peilin Zhang, Shebing Liang, Zhengliang Shi, Rongting Zhang, Ning Ding
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Patent number: 11967675Abstract: The present invention generally relates to electrolytes for use in various electrochemical devices. In some cases, the electrolytes are relatively safe to use; for example, the electrolytes may be resistant to overheating, catching on fire, burning, exploding, etc. In some embodiments, such electrolytes may be useful for certain types of high-voltage cathode materials. In some cases, the electrolytes may include ion dissociation compounds that can dissociate tight ion pairs. Non-limiting examples of ion dissociation compounds include trialkyl phosphates, sulfones, or the like. Other aspects of the invention are generally directed to devices including such electrolytes, methods of making or using such electrolytes, kits including such electrolytes, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Factorial Inc.Inventors: Jia Du, Peishen Huang, Karlie Mellott, Dong Ren
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Publication number: 20240118862Abstract: A computer system and a processing method thereof of sound signal are provided. The computer system includes a platform path controller (PCH), a high-definition audio (HDA) codec, and a digital microphone. The HDA codec is coupled to the PCH. The digital microphone is coupled to the PCH and the HDA codec. The digital microphone is used to generate sound signal. The HDA codec processes the sound signal from the digital microphone. Accordingly, the audio recording with high quality could be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Ming-Chun Yu
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Patent number: 11955132Abstract: An identifying method of a sound watermark and a sound watermark identifying apparatus are provided. The method includes the following. A synthesized sound signal is received through a network. Noise interference transferred through the network in the synthesized sound signal is determined according to a reflection-cancelling sound signal. A coding threshold is determined according to the noise interference. A sound watermark signal in the synthesized sound signal is identified according to the coding threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20240114272Abstract: A speaker device is installed in an electronic device, and the speaker device includes a speaker module and a first loop tube. The speaker module has a casing and a speaker unit. The casing has a main sound cavity and a sound outlet. The speaker unit is disposed in the casing, and the speaker unit includes a diaphragm, which is communicated with the sound outlet. The first loop tube has a first end and a second end, and the first end is connected to the casing. The length of the first loop tube is at least 10 mm, and the inner diameter of the first loop tube is at least 2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Jia-Ren CHANG, Ruey-Ching SHYU, Chien-Chung CHEN
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Publication number: 20240098183Abstract: A marking method on image combined with sound signal, a terminal apparatus, and a server are provided. In the method, a first image is displayed. A selection command is detected. A target sound signal is embedded into a speech signal so as to generate a combined sound signal. The combined sound signal is transmitted. The selection command corresponds to a target region in the first image, and the selection command is generated selecting the target region through an input operation. The target sound signal corresponds to the target region of the selection command, and the speech signal is obtained by receiving sound. Accordingly, all attendants in the video conference are able to make makings on a shared screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Ming-Chun Fang, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Chao-Kuang Yang
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Publication number: 20240071361Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, a stereo speaker module, a beam-forming control module and an ANC controller. The beam-forming control module controls the orientation of the stereo speaker module, which provides a noise cancellation signal according to a speaker control signal. The reference microphone outputs a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. A virtual microphone module in the active noise cancellation controller outputs a virtual error signal according to a first transfer function between the reference microphone and a physical error microphone at a predetermined fan speed, a second transfer function between the stereo speaker module and the physical error microphone when the fan module is not in operation and the wide-band noise signal. The ANC controller provides the speaker control signal according to a synchronization signal, the wide-band noise signal and the virtual error signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20240072736Abstract: An amplifier DC bias protection circuit includes an amplifier module, a filter module and a comparator module. The amplifier module converts an input signal into a non-inverting signal and an inverting signal. The filter module blocks AC signals in the non-inverting signal and the inverting signal, thereby providing a first DC bias signal and a second DC bias signal accordingly. The comparator module is configured to determine whether the absolute value of a DC bias difference signal is greater than a predetermined value, and output a determination signal for deactivating the amplifier module when the absolute value of the DC bias difference signal is greater than the predetermined value. The DC bias difference signal is associated with the voltage difference between the first DC bias signal and the second DC bias signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Ming-Chun Yu
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Patent number: 11915710Abstract: A conference terminal and an embedding method of audio watermarks are provided. In the method, a first speech signal and a first audio watermark signal are received respectively. The first speech signal relates to a speaker corresponding to another conference terminal, and the first audio watermark signal corresponds to the another conference terminal. The first speech signal is assigned to a host path to output a second speech signal. The first audio watermark signal is assigned to an offload path to output a second audio watermark signal. The host path provides more digital signal processing (DSP) effects than the offload path. The second speech signal and the second audio watermark signal are synthesized to output a synthesized audio signal. The synthesized audio signal is adapted for audio playback. A completed audio watermark signal is outputted accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20240046911Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, a reference microphone, a micro speaker module, and an active noise cancellation controller. The micro speaker module provides a noise-cancellation signal according to a micro speaker control signal for canceling the noises generated during the operation of the electronic system. The reference microphone outputs a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. The active noise cancellation controller outputs a virtual error signal according to a first transfer function between the reference microphone and a physical microphone when the fan module operates with a predetermined fan speed, a second transfer function between the micro speaker module and the physical microphone when the fan module is not in operation, and the wide-band noise signal. The active noise cancellation controller provides the micro speaker control signal according to a synchronization signal, the wide-band noise signal and the virtual error signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: ACER INCORPORATEDInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20230418549Abstract: A control method of microphone and an electronic apparatus are provided. In the control method, a switching operation is received. In response to receiving the switching operation, a sound-receiving state of a target program is detected. The sound-receiving state of the microphone is switched through an audio effect processing corresponding to the target program according to the detection result of the sound-receiving state, to switch the sound-receiving state of the target program from one of an activated state and a disabled state to the other. The switching operation is used for switching the sound-receiving state of the microphone. The sound-receiving state represents whether to receive sound through the microphone. The sound-receiving state includes the activated state and the disabled state. The target program is a currently running application. The audio effect processing is implemented by an audio engine between an application layer and a driver layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Patent number: 11837243Abstract: A processing method of a sound watermark and a speech communication system are provided. Multiple sinewave signals are generated. Frequencies of the sinewave signals are different from each other, and the sinewave signals belong to a high-frequency sound signal. A watermark pattern is mapped into a time-frequency diagram, to form a watermark sound signal. Two dimensions of the watermark pattern in a two-dimensional coordinate system respectively correspond to a time axis and a frequency axis in the time-frequency diagram. Each of multiple audio frames on the time axis corresponds to the sinewave signals with different frequencies on the frequency axis. A speech signal and the watermark sound signal are synthesized in a time domain to generate a watermark-embedded signal. Accordingly, a sound watermark may be embedded in real-time.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
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Publication number: 20230370767Abstract: A sound-receiving system is provided, including: a sound-guiding tube, a microphone, and an acoustic perforated sheet. The sound-guiding tube has a winding path, including a first end, a second end, and a sound-receiving hole. The second end is opposite the first end. The sound-receiving hole is disposed at the first end. The microphone is abutted against the second end. The acoustic perforated sheet is disposed adjacent to the sound-receiving hole and is a distance away from the sound-receiving hole. The sound-receiving hole is offset from the microphone. The acoustic perforated sheet reduces and filters the frequency response of a specific frequency range of the microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Kuei-Ting TAI, Jia-Ren CHANG
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Patent number: 11810543Abstract: A method and an apparatus for audio signal processing selection are provided. In the method, multiple audio signal processing operations are performed on a synthesized audio signal to generate multiple processed audio signals, the audio signal processing operations are evaluated according to the comparison results between the processed audio signals and the primary signal, and the audio signal processing operation corresponding to a designated application and the designated audio output mode is selected according to the evaluation result of the audio signal processing operations. The synthesized audio signal is generated by adding a secondary signal into a primary signal. The signal processing is related to remove the secondary signal from the synthesized audio signal. Those processed audio signals are used by the designated application at the designated audio output mode. The comparison result is related to signal similarity. The evaluation result is related to the highest signal similarity.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Ming-Chun Fang