Patents by Inventor Meng-Chao Kao

Meng-Chao 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: 11636583
    Abstract: A method and a system for vision-based defect detection are proposed. The method includes the following steps. A test audio signal is outputted to a device-under-test (DUT), and a response signal of the DUT with respect to the test audio signal is received to generate a received audio signal. Signal processing is performed on the received audio signal to generate a spectrogram, and whether the DUT has an unacceptable defect with respect to the predefined auditory standard is determined by analyzing a distribution of signal strength according to the spectrogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao, Wen-Kuong Liu, Tsang-Hsing Lee, Li-Ping Pan
  • Patent number: 11326935
    Abstract: A method and a system for vision-based defect detection are proposed. The method includes the following steps. A test audio signal is outputted to a device-under-test (DUT), and a response signal of the DUT with respect to the test audio signal is received to generate a received audio signal. Signal processing is performed on the received audio signal to generate a spectrogram, and whether the DUT has an unacceptable defect with respect to the predefined auditory standard is determined through computer vision according to the spectrogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao, Wen-Kuong Liu
  • Publication number: 20210302224
    Abstract: A method and a system for vision-based defect detection are proposed. The method includes the following steps. A test audio signal is outputted to a device-under-test (DUT), and a response signal of the DUT with respect to the test audio signal is received to generate a received audio signal. Signal processing is performed on the received audio signal to generate a spectrogram, and whether the DUT has an unacceptable defect with respect to the predefined auditory standard is determined by analyzing a distribution of signal strength according to the spectrogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jie-Ci YANG, Meng-Chao KAO, Wen-Kuong LIU, Tsang-Hsing LEE, Li-Ping PAN
  • Publication number: 20210116293
    Abstract: A method and a system for vision-based defect detection are proposed. The method includes the following steps. A test audio signal is outputted to a device-under-test (DUT), and a response signal of the DUT with respect to the test audio signal is received to generate a received audio signal. Signal processing is performed on the received audio signal to generate a spectrogram, and whether the DUT has an unacceptable defect with respect to the predefined auditory standard is determined through computer vision according to the spectrogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao, Wen-Kuong Liu
  • Patent number: 10863294
    Abstract: A method and a system for vision-based defect detection are proposed. The method includes the following steps. A test audio signal is outputted to a device-under-test (DUT), and a response signal of the DUT with respect to the test audio signal is received to generate a received audio signal. Signal processing is performed on the received audio signal to generate a spectrogram, and whether the DUT has a defect is determined through computer vision according to the spectrogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao, Wen-Kuong Liu, Tsang-Hsing Lee, Li-Ping Pan
  • Patent number: 10805543
    Abstract: A display method, a system and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided, where the method includes the following steps. An image of a user in front of a screen is captured by using an image capturing device to generate a user image. A foreground region and a background region in the user image are distinguished by using a depth sensor. A virtual window is set on a display area of the screen according to its display size. Human face detection is performed on the foreground region to obtain plane information of the human face, and depth information of the human face is obtained by using the depth sensor. A background image is generated based on the background region according to the virtual window, the plane information and the depth information of the human face. The foreground region is combined with the background image to generate an output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Jie-Ci Yang
  • Patent number: 10602077
    Abstract: An image processing method and an image processing system for eye-gaze correction are provided. The method is applicable to an image processing system having a screen and an image capturing device and includes the following steps. A user's face in front of the screen is captured by the image capturing device to generate a facial image. A head offset and an eye-gaze position of the user with respect to the screen are obtained based on the facial image so as to accordingly determine whether to correct the facial image. If yes, the facial image is corrected based on the eye-gaze position and a preset codebook to generate a corrected facial image, where the preset codebook records correction information of multiple preset eye-gaze positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Winstron Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Lun Lai, Jun-Horng Chen, Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Patent number: 10373333
    Abstract: An interactive clothes and accessories fitting method, a display system and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided, where the method includes the following steps. While the user is wearing a first apparel, images of the user are continuously captured by using an image capturing device to generate a first image sequence, wherein each first image that forms the first image sequence respectively corresponds to a different pose of the user. While the user is wearing a second apparel, images of the user are continuously captured by using the image capturing device. When a second comparison image corresponding to a specific pose of the user is captured by the image capturing device, a first comparison image corresponding to the specific pose is searched from the first image sequence, and the first comparison image and the second comparison image are simultaneously displayed on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao, Ting-Wei Lin, Hui-Chen Lin, Yu-Ting Li
  • Publication number: 20190110003
    Abstract: An image processing method and an image processing system for eye-gaze correction are provided. The method is applicable to an image processing system having a screen and an image capturing device and includes the following steps. A user's face in front of the screen is captured by the image capturing device to generate a facial image. A head offset and an eye-gaze position of the user with respect to the screen are obtained based on the facial image so as to accordingly determine whether to correct the facial image. If yes, the facial image is corrected based on the eye-gaze position and a preset codebook to generate a corrected facial image, where the preset codebook records correction information of multiple preset eye-gaze positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Lun Lai, Jun-Horng Chen, Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Patent number: 10170059
    Abstract: A color sequential image method for displaying images using two color fields includes analyzing and sorting percentages of a plurality of colors constituting an input color image, in which a first color possesses a most percentage, a second color possesses a middle percentage, and a third color possesses a third percentage. The method further includes forming a first color field image according to the first color and the third color, and a second color field image according to the second color and the third color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: WISTRON CORP., NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Chi-Wen Chang, Fang-Cheng Lin, Han-Ping Shieh, Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Szu-Fen Chen
  • Patent number: 9964772
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional image display apparatus, which includes a first reflecting plate and a display unit. The first reflecting plate corresponds to a first visual angle, has a first reflecting surface, and is made of a translucent material. The display unit receives a first color-depth image corresponding to the first visual angle, and projects the first color-depth image to the first reflecting surface to form a virtual image. The display unit also has a first side, which is used to display the first color-depth image, and a predetermined angle is formed between the first side and the first reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Jie-Ci Yang, Hui Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20180122096
    Abstract: An interactive clothes and accessories fitting method, a display system and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided, where the method includes the following steps. While the user is wearing a first apparel, images of the user are continuously captured by using an image capturing device to generate a first image sequence, wherein each first image that forms the first image sequence respectively corresponds to a different pose of the user. While the user is wearing a second apparel, images of the user are continuously captured by using the image capturing device. When a second comparison image corresponding to a specific pose of the user is captured by the image capturing device, a first comparison image corresponding to the specific pose is searched from the first image sequence, and the first comparison image and the second comparison image are simultaneously displayed on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Meng-Chao Kao, Ting-Wei Lin, Hui-Chen Lin, Yu-Ting Li
  • Publication number: 20180115717
    Abstract: A display method, a system and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided, where the method includes the following steps. An image of a user in front of a screen is captured by using an image capturing device to generate a user image. A foreground region and a background region in the user image are distinguished by using a depth sensor. A virtual window is set on a display area of the screen according to its display size. Human face detection is performed on the foreground region to obtain plane information of the human face, and depth information of the human face is obtained by using the depth sensor. A background image is generated based on the background region according to the virtual window, the plane information and the depth information of the human face. The foreground region is combined with the background image to generate an output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Jie-Ci Yang
  • Patent number: 9880280
    Abstract: An object detection method includes, in turn, enabling a first light source, a second light source and a third light source to transmit a first light wave signal, a second light wave signal and a third light wave signal; in turn, receiving the first light wave signal, the second light wave signal and the third light wave signal reflected by an object to determine strengths of the first light wave signal, the second light wave signal and the third light wave signal, respectively; and determining a first displacement of the object along a first direction according to strength variances of the first light wave signal and the second light wave signal, and determining a second displacement of the object along a second direction according to strength variances of the first light wave signal and the third light wave signal, wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Chiang Shen, Hui-Chen Lin, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Patent number: 9633609
    Abstract: A display compensating method for eliminating a mura of a display panel. The display compensating method includes capturing an image displayed by the display panel to generate a capturing image; generating a plurality of compensation results according to a plurality of brightness values in the capturing image corresponding to a plurality of display units of the display panel; and setting brightness of the plurality of display units according to the plurality of compensation results to eliminate the mura of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 9576193
    Abstract: A gesture recognition method and an gesture recognition apparatus using the same method are proposed. The method includes the following steps: transmitting an infrared signal, and detecting whether an object appears in a predetermined range based on a first infrared signal retrieved from the infrared signal being reflected; when the object appears in the predetermined range, capturing a plurality of images including the object and a plurality of second infrared signals retrieved from the infrared signal being reflected; and recognizing the images to retrieve a horizontal movement direction of a gesture of the object within the predetermined range, and recognizing the second infrared signals to retrieve a depth movement direction of the gesture within the predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Hui-Chen Lin, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Publication number: 20160379574
    Abstract: A color sequential image method for displaying images using two color fields includes analyzing and sorting percentages of a plurality of colors constituting an input color image, in which a first color possesses a most percentage, a second color possesses a middle percentage, and a third color possesses a third percentage. The method further includes forming a first color field image according to the first color and the third color, and a second color field image according to the second color and the third color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Yi-Pai HUANG, Chi-Wen CHANG, Fang-Cheng LIN, Han-Ping SHIEH, Meng-Chao KAO, Hui-Chen LIN, Szu-Fen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160373729
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional image display apparatus, which includes a first reflecting plate and a display unit. The first reflecting plate corresponds to a first visual angle, has a first reflecting surface, and is made of a translucent material. The display unit receives a first color-depth image corresponding to the first visual angle, and projects the first color-depth image to the first reflecting surface to form a virtual image. The display unit also has a first side, which is used to display the first color-depth image, and a predetermined angle is formed between the first side and the first reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Meng-Chao KAO, Jie-Ci YANG, Hui Chen LIN
  • Patent number: 9508281
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for image analysis and image display are provided. The image display apparatus includes a storage device, a processor, and a display. The storage device stores at least one gain table. Each gain table includes a plurality of gain values. There is a corresponding relationship between the plurality of gain values and a plurality of pixels of an image. For each gray level value of each of the pixels, the processor determines a gain value corresponding to the gray level value according to the at least one gain table. In addition, the processor compensates the image according to the gain values corresponding to the gray level values. The display displays the compensated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Hui-Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20160163246
    Abstract: A display and a method and a system for compensating a brightness or a color of the display are provided. In the method, an image of a homogeneous frame displayed on the display is captured by an image capturing device, and a brightness or color distribution of a plurality of pixel values of the captured image is calculated to determine a target value used for adjusting the brightness or the color of the display. Based on the target value, a plurality of gain values of the pixels of the display are calculated by using the pixel values, and recorded in a gain table. The gain table is written to the display. The display inquires the gain values in the gain table to generate a translucent layer, overlap the translucent layer with a current frame to be displayed, and output the overlapped current frame to a display panel for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Tsang-Hsing Lee, Po-Hsu Chen, Yung-Chih Lin, Meng-Chao Kao