Patents by Inventor KUO-WEI KAO

KUO-WEI KAO 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: 11843929
    Abstract: A true wireless multichannel-speakers device and a multiple sound-source voicing method thereof are disclosed. The true wireless multichannel-speakers device includes a first and a second sounder. The first and the second sounders respectively include a first and a second sound effect generators, a first and a second sound effect value providers, and a first and a second speakers. The first sound effect value provider provides a first sound effect control value set to the first sound effect generator to generate a first sound effect output signal so that the first speaker outputs the first sound effect output signal. The second sound effect value provider provides a second sound effect control value set to the second sound effect generator to generate a second sound effect output signal so that the second speaker outputs the second sound effect output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP
    Inventors: Kuan-Li Chao, Ho-Hsin Liao, I-Ting Lee, Kuo-Wei Kao, Kai-Yuan Hsiao, Wei-Ming Chen, Jian-Ying Li, Wei-Lin Chang, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Patent number: 11616873
    Abstract: A communication device and an output sidetone adjustment method thereof are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: receiving a far-end sound; receiving a near-end sound to form a sidetone and obtaining an average input volume of the near-end sound; detecting ambient noise of the near-end sound; analyzing an average noise volume and a noise frequency band of the ambient noise to determine whether the average noise volume of the ambient noise is higher than the average input volume; if yes, adjusting the volume of the sidetone in a specific frequency band by increasing it by a first gain value to form an adjusted sidetone, wherein the specific frequency band and the noise frequency band of the ambient noise belong to the same frequency band or different frequency bands; and outputting the adjusted sidetone and the far-end sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Te Wang, Kuo-Wei Kao, Jian-Ying Li, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Patent number: 11601768
    Abstract: A method of generating sounds for reducing an effect of tinnitus is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: acquiring a sound frequency of a tinnitus sound of a user, and playing a plurality of pure tones within a frequency range during a playback time, wherein the plurality of pure tones include a plurality of first pure tones and a plurality of second pure tones; the plurality of first pure tones and the sound frequency are located at a first frequency area, and the plurality of second pure tones are located at a second frequency area; the first frequency area covers X Hz, where 100?X?12000, the second frequency area covers the remaining portion of the frequency range excluding the first frequency area, and the plurality of first pure tones accounts for M % of the plurality of pure tones, where 50<M?90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Kao, Neo Bob Chih-Yung Young, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Patent number: 11580944
    Abstract: A method for adjusting accompaniment music is disclosed. The method transposes the musical key of at least one section of the accompaniment music such that a song will have different musical key transpositions for different sections of the accompaniment music, so that singers whose vocal ranges are narrow can sing songs after the adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hsuan-Yu Chen, Chun-Lung Chen, I-Ting Lee, Kuan-Li Chao, Kuo-Wei Kao, Neo Bob Chih-Yung Young, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Patent number: 11451916
    Abstract: A sound adjustment method is disclosed. The sound adjustment method includes the following the steps: receiving a sound adjustment command; receiving a right channel sound signal and a left channel sound signal; selecting a corresponding adjustment mode according to the sound adjustment command and processing the right channel sound signal and the left channel sound signal based on the adjustment mode to generate a right channel first sound signal and a left channel first sound signal, wherein different adjustment modes have different intensity adjustment levels; shifting the frequency of the right channel first sound signal by X Hz to generate a right channel second sound signal and shifting the frequency of the left channel first sound signal by Y Hz to generate a left channel second sound signal, wherein 0.5?|X?Y|?100; outputting the right channel second sound signal and the left channel second sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Kao, Po-Jui Wu, Yu-Chieh Huang, Wei-Lin Chang, Kai-Yuan Hsiao, Cheng-Te Wang, I-Ting Lee, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Publication number: 20220141583
    Abstract: A hearing assisting device and method for adjusting output sound of the hearing assisting device are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving a voice data; analyzing the voice data to obtain a voiceprint data and comparing the voiceprint data with a built-in voiceprint data; and if the voiceprint data matches the built-in voiceprint data, adjusting a volume of the voice data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei KAO, Ho-Hsin LIAO, Jian-Ying LI, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Publication number: 20220141325
    Abstract: A communication device and an output sidetone adjustment method thereof are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: receiving a far-end sound; receiving a near-end sound to form a sidetone and obtaining an average input volume of the near-end sound; detecting ambient noise of the near-end sound; analyzing an average noise volume and a noise frequency band of the ambient noise to determine whether the average noise volume of the ambient noise is higher than the average input volume; if yes, adjusting the volume of the sidetone in a specific frequency band by increasing it by a first gain value to form an adjusted sidetone, wherein the specific frequency band and the noise frequency band of the ambient noise belong to the same frequency band or different frequency bands; and outputting the adjusted sidetone and the far-end sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Cheng-Te WANG, Kuo-Wei KAO, Jian-Ying LI, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Patent number: 11309858
    Abstract: A method for inducing brain waves by sound has the following steps: receiving a first channel input signal and a second channel input signal; adjusting a volume gain of the first channel input signal to form a first channel output signal, wherein a format of the volume gain of the first channel output signal is a first wave format; adjusting a volume gain of the second channel input signal to form a second channel output signal, wherein a format of the volume gain of the second channel output signal is a second wave format, wherein there is a phase difference between the first wave format and the second wave format, wherein the formats of the first wave format and the second wave format are the same; outputting the first channel output signal to a first speaker; and outputting the second channel output signal to a second speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Li Chao, Kuo-Wei Kao, I-Ting Lee, Wei-Lin Chang, Wei-Ren Lan, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Publication number: 20220088343
    Abstract: A method for inducing sleep with sounds includes the steps of: calculating and obtaining N sleep cycles based on an estimated sleep time of a user, where 3?N?15, and playing inducing sounds within at least three sleep cycles, wherein the inducing sounds include a first stage, a second stage, a third stage and a fourth stage. The method can be used for improving the sleep quality of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei KAO, Jing-Wei LI, Yu-Chieh HUANG, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Patent number: 11205440
    Abstract: A sound playback system and an output sound adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving an input sound signal from a user, wherein the input sound signal includes a voice signal indicating the age of the user; transmitting the input sound signal to a remote voice system; performing a voice recognition process according to the voice signal of the input sound signal to obtain a voice recognition result; adjusting a gain value of each frequency band of an output sound signal according to the voice recognition result; and transmitting the output sound signal to a near-end electronic device to output the output sound signal to be heard by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ping Yang, Kuo-Wei Kao, Kai-Yuan Hsiao, Jian-Ying Li
  • Publication number: 20210241738
    Abstract: A method for adjusting accompaniment music is disclosed. The method transposes the musical key of at least one section of the accompaniment music such that a song will have different musical key transpositions for different sections of the accompaniment music, so that singers whose vocal ranges are narrow can sing songs after the adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Hsuan-Yu CHEN, Chun-Lung CHEN, I-Ting LEE, Kuan-Li CHAO, Kuo-Wei KAO, Neo Bob Chih-Yung YOUNG, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Publication number: 20210219057
    Abstract: A true wireless multichannel-speakers device and a multiple sound-source voicing method thereof are disclosed. The true wireless multichannel-speakers device includes a first and a second sounder. The first and the second sounders respectively include a first and a second sound effect generators, a first and a second sound effect value providers, and a first and a second speakers. The first sound effect value provider provides a first sound effect control value set to the first sound effect generator to generate a first sound effect output signal so that the first speaker outputs the first sound effect output signal. The second sound effect value provider provides a second sound effect control value set to the second sound effect generator to generate a second sound effect output signal so that the second speaker outputs the second sound effect output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kuan-Li CHAO, Ho-Hsin LIAO, I-Ting LEE, Kuo-Wei KAO, Kai-Yuan HSIAO, Wei-Ming CHEN, Jian-Ying LI, Wei-Lin CHANG, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Publication number: 20210218380
    Abstract: A method for inducing brain waves by sound has the following steps: receiving a first channel input signal and a second channel input signal; adjusting a volume gain of the first channel input signal to form a first channel output signal, wherein a format of the volume gain of the first channel output signal is a first wave format; adjusting a volume gain of the second channel input signal to form a second channel output signal, wherein a format of the volume gain of the second channel output signal is a second wave format, wherein there is a phase difference between the first wave format and the second wave format, wherein the formats of the first wave format and the second wave format are the same; outputting the first channel output signal to a first speaker; and outputting the second channel output signal to a second speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kuan-Li CHAO, Kuo-Wei KAO, I-Ting LEE, Wei-Lin CHANG, Wei-Ren LAN, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Publication number: 20210021947
    Abstract: A sound adjustment method is disclosed. The sound adjustment method includes the following the steps: receiving a sound adjustment command; receiving a right channel sound signal and a left channel sound signal; selecting a corresponding adjustment mode according to the sound adjustment command and processing the right channel sound signal and the left channel sound signal based on the adjustment mode to generate a right channel first sound signal and a left channel first sound signal, wherein different adjustment modes have different intensity adjustment levels; shifting the frequency of the right channel first sound signal by X Hz to generate a right channel second sound signal and shifting the frequency of the left channel first sound signal by Y Hz to generate a left channel second sound signal, wherein 0.5?|X?Y|?100; outputting the right channel second sound signal and the left channel second sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei KAO, Po-Jui WU, Yu-Chieh HUANG, Wei-Lin CHANG, Kai-Yuan HSIAO, Cheng-Te WANG, I-Ting LEE, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Patent number: 10897665
    Abstract: A method of decreasing the effect of an interference sound is disclosed and includes the following the steps: receiving an input sound by a first microphone and a second microphone to respectively acquire a first sound signal and a second sound signal; determining and acquiring a plurality of sound source position data according to a phase difference between a plurality of sound frames of at least one position low-frequency sound signal of the first sound signal and a plurality of sound frames of at least one position low-frequency sound signal of the second sound signal; determining a probability that a main direction of the input sound is in accordance with a target orientation according to each of the sound source position data; and adjusting, according to the probability, the sound volume of low-frequency sound signals of the first sound signal and the second sound signal being outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Kao, Yu-Chieh Huang, Po-Jui Wu, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Publication number: 20200395032
    Abstract: A method for eliminating sound is disclosed. The method is applied to an electronic device capable of connecting with a sound playback device and includes a microphone. The method includes the following steps of: receiving a previous input sound via the microphone to generate a previous input sound signal; transmitting the previous input sound signal to the sound playback device; receiving a current input sound via the microphone to generate a current input sound signal; filtering the current input sound signal by removing the previous input sound from the current input sound signal; playing the filtered current input sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei KAO, Cheng-Te WANG, Po-Jui WU, Jian-Ying LI, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Publication number: 20200359143
    Abstract: A method of generating sounds for reducing an effect of tinnitus is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: acquiring a sound frequency of a tinnitus sound of a user, and playing a plurality of pure tones within a frequency range during a playback time, wherein the plurality of pure tones include a plurality of first pure tones and a plurality of second pure tones; the plurality of first pure tones and the sound frequency are located at a first frequency area, and the plurality of second pure tones are located at a second frequency area; the first frequency area covers X Hz, where 100?X?12000, the second frequency area covers the remaining portion of the frequency range excluding the first frequency area, and the plurality of first pure tones accounts for M % of the plurality of pure tones, where 50<M?90.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei KAO, Neo Bob Chih-Yung YOUNG, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Patent number: 10796708
    Abstract: A method for eliminating sound is disclosed. The method is applied to an electronic device capable of connecting with a sound playback device and includes a microphone. The method includes the following steps of: receiving a first input sound via the microphone to acquire a first input sound signal; recording the first input sound signal and transmitting the first input sound signal to the sound playback device; receiving a second input sound from the sound playback device to acquire a second input sound signal, wherein the second input sound is generated by the sound playback device according to the first input sound signal; determining a difference in generation times between the first input sound signal and the second input sound signal; and filtering the second input sound signal according to the difference in generation times and the first input sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: UNLIMITER MFA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Kao, Cheng-Te Wang, Po-Jui Wu, Jian-Ying Li, Kuo-Ping Yang
  • Publication number: 20200296534
    Abstract: A sound playback system and an output sound adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The method includes the follow steps: obtaining an input sound signal and knowing an average input volume of the input sound signal; detecting an ambient noise, and analyzing an average noise volume and a noise frequency hand of the ambient noise; determining whether the average noise volume of the ambient noise is louder than the average input volume; if yes, adjusting a specific frequency band of the input sound signal to increase a first gain value to form an output sound signal, wherein the specific frequency band and the noise frequency band of the ambient noise belongs to the same frequency band or different frequency bands; and playing the output sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Cheng-Te WANG, Kuo-Wei KAO, Kuan-Li CHAO, Kuo-Ping YANG
  • Publication number: 20200211579
    Abstract: A sound playback system and an output sound adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving an input sound signal from a user, wherein the input sound signal includes a voice signal indicating the age of the user; transmitting the input sound signal to a remote voice system; performing a voice recognition process according to the voice signal of the input sound signal to obtain a voice recognition result; adjusting a gain value of each frequency band of an output sound signal according to the voice in recognition result; and transmitting the output sound signal to a near-end electronic device to output the output sound signal to be heard by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kuo-Ping YANG, Kuo-Wei KAO, Kai-Yuan HSIAO, Jian-Ying LI