Patents by Inventor Liang-Kang Huang

Liang-Kang 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: 10366540
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a displayer, a graphic processing circuit, sensors and a control circuit. The displayer is configured for displaying a virtual reality scene or an augmented reality scene. The graphic processing circuit is coupled to the displayer. The graphic processing circuit is configured for computing a plurality of scene segments in the virtual reality scene or the augmented reality scene. The sensors are configured for collecting attention factors. The control circuit is coupled to the sensors and the graphic processing circuit. The control circuit is adapted to generate an attention map according to the attention factors. The attention map indicates priority rankings of the scene segments. The control circuit is further adapted to allocate a distribution of computational resources of the graphic processing circuit between the scene segments according to the priority rankings. The scene segments are computed differentially according to the distribution of computational resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Chang, Liang-Kang Huang, Chih-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 10152827
    Abstract: A method to provide a 3D outfit model able to be adjusted corresponding to a 3D human model. The method includes following steps. A three-dimensional (3D) human model is provided, and vertices of the 3D human model are located at first positions. A 3D outfit model is provided, and vertices of the 3D outfit model are located at second positions. In response to that the 3D human model is deformed and the vertices of the 3D human model are displaced from the first positions to third positions, the 3D outfit model is adjusted corresponding to the 3D human model, by setting each of the vertices of the 3D outfit model to fourth positions according to the second positions and displacements of the vertices of the 3D human model between the first positions and the third positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie Luo, Liang-Kang Huang, Yu-Ting Wu, Tung-Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 10148929
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a motion sensor, an image capturing unit, a display unit and a processing unit. A controlling method for the electronic apparatus includes following steps. An initial orientation of the electronic apparatus is obtained by the motion sensor when a first image is captured by the electronic apparatus. A predetermined rotation angle relative to the initial orientation is assigned. A rotation prompt indicating the predetermined rotation angle is displayed via the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Kang Huang, Yu-Ting Lee, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Chun-Hsiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20180276894
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a displayer, a graphic processing circuit, sensors and a control circuit. The displayer is configured for displaying a virtual reality scene or an augmented reality scene. The graphic processing circuit is coupled to the displayer. The graphic processing circuit is configured for computing a plurality of scene segments in the virtual reality scene or the augmented reality scene. The sensors are configured for collecting attention factors. The control circuit is coupled to the sensors and the graphic processing circuit. The control circuit is adapted to generate an attention map according to the attention factors. The attention map indicates priority rankings of the scene segments. The control circuit is further adapted to allocate a distribution of computational resources of the graphic processing circuit between the scene segments according to the priority rankings. The scene segments are computed differentially according to the distribution of computational resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Edward CHANG, Liang-Kang HUANG, Chih-Yang CHEN
  • Patent number: 10073543
    Abstract: An image segmentation method includes displaying, through a display component, an original designation region relative to an image; receiving a user input on the image, in which the user input is at least one stroke on the image; segmenting a regional area corresponding to the stroke to update the original designation region, in which the regional area at least partially overlaps with the original designation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie Luo, Liang-Kang Huang, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Tung-Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 9704258
    Abstract: An image segmentation method includes displaying, through a display component, an image; receiving, through a user input component, a user command relative to an original designation region of the image; shrinking the original designation region according to first depth information corresponding to the image to generate a shrunk designation region of the image; generating a plurality of seeds according to the shrunk designation region and the user command; and segmenting the image according to the seeds to obtain at least one segmented region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie Luo, Liang-Kang Huang, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Yu-Ting Lee
  • Patent number: 9654763
    Abstract: A controlling method suitable for an electronic apparatus is disclosed herein. The electronic apparatus includes a first image-capturing unit and a second image-capturing unit. The controlling method includes steps of: obtaining a plurality of second images by the second image-capturing unit when the first image-capturing unit is operated to capture a plurality of first images for a stereo process; detecting an object in the second images; calculating a relative displacement of the object in the second images; and, determining whether the first images are captured by an inappropriate gesture according to the relative displacement calculated from the second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiang Huang, Yu-Ting Lee, Liang-Kang Huang, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Edward Chang
  • Publication number: 20160358339
    Abstract: An image segmentation method includes displaying, through a display component, an image; receiving, through a user input component, a user command relative to an original designation region of the image; shrinking the original designation region according to first depth information corresponding to the image to generate a shrunk designation region of the image; generating a plurality of seeds according to the shrunk designation region and the user command; and segmenting the image according to the seeds to obtain at least one segmented region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie LUO, Liang-Kang HUANG, Tzu-Hao KUO, Yu-Ting LEE
  • Patent number: 9491366
    Abstract: An electronic device and an image composition method thereof are provided. The electronic device selects a plurality of key images from a plurality of images corresponding to a scene according to a first image characteristic, and selects at least two portions from the plurality of key images according to a second image characteristic. Each of the at least two portions corresponds to different regions of the scene. Then, the electronic device generates a composite image corresponding to the scene by combining the at least two portions and provide the composite image and at least two of the key images from which the at least two portions are selected to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiang Huang, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Liang-Kang Huang
  • Patent number: 9466118
    Abstract: An image segmentation method includes displaying, through a display component, an image; receiving, through a user input component, a user command relative to an original designation region of the image; shrinking the original designation region according to first depth information corresponding to the image to generate a shrunk designation region of the image; generating a plurality of seeds according to the shrunk designation region and the user command; and segmenting the image according to the seeds to obtain at least one segmented region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie Luo, Liang-Kang Huang, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Yu-Ting Lee
  • Patent number: 9380213
    Abstract: Image composition apparatuses and methods are provided. The image composition method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of images having at least partial common scene, performing analysis on the plurality of images to determine at least one image feature of the plurality of images, determining at least two sub-regions by comparing the image feature between the plurality of images, determining at least two portions selected from at least two source images among the plurality of images, the at least two portions comprising the at least two sub-regions, generating a composite image by combining the at least two portions, and providing the composite image to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liang-Kang Huang, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Tzu-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20160055682
    Abstract: A method to provide a 3D outfit model able to be adjusted corresponding to a 3D human model. The method includes following steps. A three-dimensional (3D) human model is provided, and vertices of the 3D human model are located at first positions. A 3D outfit model is provided, and vertices of the 3D outfit model are located at second positions. In response to that the 3D human model is deformed and the vertices of the 3D human model are displaced from the first positions to third positions, the 3D outfit model is adjusted corresponding to the 3D human model, by setting each of the vertices of the 3D outfit model to fourth positions according to the second positions and displacements of the vertices of the 3D human model between the first positions and the third positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie LUO, Liang-Kang HUANG, Yu-Ting WU, Tung-Peng WU
  • Patent number: 9179071
    Abstract: An electronic device and an image selection method thereof are provided. The electronic device is configured to obtain a series of images; determine camera states corresponding to the series of images; select first images from the series of images according to the camera states; determine object states corresponding to the first images; divide the first images into a number of groups according to the object states; and select a candidate image from each of the number of groups. The image selection method is applied to the electronic device to implement the aforesaid operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Hao Kuo, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Liang-Kang Huang
  • Publication number: 20150253880
    Abstract: An image segmentation method includes displaying, through a display component, an original designation region relative to an image; receiving a user input on the image, in which the user input is at least one stroke on the image; segmenting a regional area corresponding to the stroke to update the original designation region, in which the regional area at least partially overlaps with the original designation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie LUO, Liang-Kang HUANG, Tzu-Hao KUO, Tung-Peng WU
  • Publication number: 20150206312
    Abstract: An image segmentation method includes displaying, through a display component, an image; receiving, through a user input component, a user command relative to an original designation region of the image; shrinking the original designation region according to first depth information corresponding to the image to generate a shrunk designation region of the image; generating a plurality of seeds according to the shrunk designation region and the user command; and segmenting the image according to the seeds to obtain at least one segmented region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie LUO, Liang-Kang HUANG, Tzu-Hao KUO, Yu-Ting LEE
  • Publication number: 20150186018
    Abstract: A touch selection method, an electronic apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable medium are disclosed herein. The touch selection method is able to perform a touch selection on a display of an electronic apparatus, in which the display displays content. The touch selection method includes following operations: assigning a selection unit corresponding to one of zoom levels, in which the selection unit includes pixels on the display that are regarded as a minimum selectable component for the touch selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Sheng-Jie LUO, Liang-Kang HUANG, Tzu-Hao KUO
  • Publication number: 20140307053
    Abstract: A controlling method suitable for an electronic apparatus is disclosed herein. The electronic apparatus includes a motion sensor, an image capturing unit, a display unit and a processing unit. The controlling method includes following steps. An initial orientation of the electronic apparatus is obtained by the motion sensor when a first image is captured by the electronic apparatus. A predetermined rotation angle relative to the initial orientation is assigned. A rotation prompt indicating the predetermined rotation angle is displayed via the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Kang HUANG, Yu-Ting LEE, Tzu-Hao KUO, Chun-Hsiang HUANG
  • Publication number: 20140293012
    Abstract: A controlling method suitable for an electronic apparatus is disclosed herein. The electronic apparatus includes a first image-capturing unit and a second image-capturing unit. The controlling method includes steps of: obtaining a plurality of second images by the second image-capturing unit when the first image-capturing unit is operated to capture a plurality of first images for a stereo process; detecting an object in the second images; calculating a relative displacement of the object in the second images; and, determining whether the first images are captured by an inappropriate gesture according to the relative displacement calculated from the second images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Yu-Ting LEE, Liang-Kang HUANG, Tzu-Hao KUO, Edward CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140219582
    Abstract: Image composition apparatuses and methods are provided. The image composition method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of images having at least partial common scene, performing analysis on the plurality of images to determine at least one image feature of the plurality of images, determining at least two sub-regions by comparing the image feature between the plurality of images, determining at least two portions selected from at least two source images among the plurality of images, the at least two portions comprising the at least two sub-regions, generating a composite image by combining the at least two portions, and providing the composite image to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Kang Huang, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Tzu-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140218555
    Abstract: An electronic device and an image selection method thereof are provided. The electronic device is configured to obtain a series of images; determine camera states corresponding to the series of images; select first images from the series of images according to the camera states; determine object states corresponding to the first images; divide the first images into a number of groups according to the object states; and select a candidate image from each of the number of groups. The image selection method is applied to the electronic device to implement the aforesaid operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Hao Kuo, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Liang-Kang Huang