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).

  • Publication number: 20160140384
    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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Jie-Ci Yang, Hui-Chen Lin, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Patent number: 9320068
    Abstract: An information exchange method includes steps of shaking a first electronic device and a second electronic device simultaneously; recording a first vibration waveform of the first electronic device and recording a second vibration waveform of the second electronic device; determining whether the first vibration waveform and the second vibration waveform match each other; and transmitting a first information related to the first electronic device to the second electronic device when the first vibration waveform and the second vibration waveform match each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Po-Hsu Chen, Ching-Nan Lin, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Cheng-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20160018522
    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: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Tzu-Chiang Shen, Hui-Chen Lin, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Publication number: 20150356896
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for image analysis and image display are provided. The image display apparatus includes a storage device, a thermo sensor, a processor, and a display. The storage device stores at least one gain table. Each gain table includes a plurality of gain values. A correspondence relationship is provided between the gain values and a plurality of pixels of an image. The thermo sensor measures an ambient temperature. For each pixel, the processor determines a gain value corresponding to the pixel according to the at least one gain table and the ambient temperature. The processor compensates the image according to the gain values corresponding to the pixels. The display displays the compensated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Tsang-Hsing Lee, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Hui-Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20150348456
    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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Hui-Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20150269895
    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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20140320039
    Abstract: A backlight control module comprises a backlight computing unit configuring a frequency of at least one PWM signal according to a frequency of a frame, when at least one area frame of at least one display area is used for displaying the frame; a timing control unit configuring at least one starting time instant of a period of the at least one PWM signal according to at least one starting time instant of the at least one area frame, respectively; and a PWM unit generating the at least one PWM signal, and configuring at least one width of at least one on-period of the period of the at least one PWM signal according to at least one image data of the at least one area frame, respectively, wherein the at least one on-period is located at an end of the period of the at least one PWM signal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Hui-Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20140306954
    Abstract: An apparatus and a corresponding method for displaying image are provided. The apparatus includes a physical camera, a display and a processor. The physical camera takes a first image. The processor is coupled to the physical camera and the display. The processor determines a position of a viewer relative to the display according to the first image, determines a position of a virtual camera relative to a three-dimensional (3D) scene model according to the position of the viewer relative to the display, and controls the display to display a second image of the 3D scene model taken by the virtual camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Meng-Chao Kao
  • Patent number: 8729804
    Abstract: A switching module capable of adjusting a visual angle is disclosed. The switching module includes an edge-type optical substrate, a light source disposed by a side of the edge-type optical substrate, and an optical modulating component disposed between the light source and the edge-type optical substrate. The edge-type optical substrate has an emitting surface. The light source includes a plurality of light units. Each light unit can emit a beam to the edge-type optical substrate according to a predetermined angle. The optical modulating component can modulate divergence of the beam emitted from the light unit, so that the beam can be guided out of the edge-type optical substrate via the emitting surface according to the predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Hao Tien, Yu-Lin Tsai, Szu-Fen Chen, Hui-Chen Lin, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Publication number: 20130342430
    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: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY, WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Pai Huang, Chi-Wen CHANG, Fang-Cheng LIN, Han-Ping SHIEH, Meng-Chao KAO, Hui-Chen LIN, Szu-Fen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130320878
    Abstract: A switching module capable of adjusting a visual angle is disclosed. The switching module includes an edge-type optical substrate, a light source disposed by a side of the edge-type optical substrate, and an optical modulating component disposed between the light source and the edge-type optical substrate. The edge-type optical substrate has an emitting surface. The light source includes a plurality of light units. Each light unit can emit a beam to the edge-type optical substrate according to a predetermined angle. The optical modulating component can modulate divergence of the beam emitted from the light unit, so that the beam can be guided out of the edge-type optical substrate via the emitting surface according to the predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Chung-Hao Tien, Yu-Lin Tsai, Szu-Fen Chen, Hui-Chen Lin, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Patent number: 8571305
    Abstract: An image processing device and a method thereof are provided. In the method, an original image and a corresponding depth image are received, wherein the depth image includes a plurality of depth values, and the depth values indicate depth of field of a plurality of blocks in the original image respectively. Further, each of the blocks is processed to obtain a corresponding smoothness and/or sharpness effect according to each of the depth values. Thereby, a stereoscopic sensation of the original image can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Meng-Chao Kao
  • Publication number: 20130282306
    Abstract: An information exchange method includes steps of shaking a first electronic device and a second electronic device simultaneously; recording a first vibration waveform of the first electronic device and recording a second vibration waveform of the second electronic device; determining whether the first vibration waveform and the second vibration waveform match each other; and transmitting a first information related to the first electronic device to the second electronic device when the first vibration waveform and the second vibration waveform match each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Po-Hsu Chen, Ching-Nan Lin, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Cheng-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20130257916
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display device including a display unit, a backlight module, a decoding device, and a backlight driver. The display unit includes a plurality of pixels, including a plurality of sub-pixels, arranged in a matrix. The decoding device decodes an encoded RGB data stream, and produces a dimming control signal, wherein the encoded RGB data stream is arranged to drive each of the sub-pixels to display a frame, the encoded RGB data stream includes a first set of the encoded RGB data stream corresponding to a row of pixels of the frame and having binary data corresponding to each of the light emitting elements, and the decoding device produces the dimming control signal according to the binary data. The backlight driver controls brightness of a plurality of light emitting elements of the backlight module according to the dimming control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hui-Chen Lin, Szu-Fen Chen
  • Patent number: 8515197
    Abstract: An image resolution enhancing device and method for a display panel are provided. The image resolution enhancing method includes the following steps. Enlarge the image resolution of a first image to obtain a second image. Shrink the image resolution of the second image to obtain a third image. Implement a subtraction operation on the first image and the third image, so as to obtain a difference image. Enlarge the image resolution of the difference image to obtain an enhancing image. Implement an addition operation on the enhancing image and the second image, so as to obtain a fourth image with high image resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Hsiang-Tan Lin, Pei-Lin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8503764
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for generating images of multi-views. The method includes obtaining a 2D original image of an article and background figures of multi-views; calculating the background image range and the main body image range of the 2D original image of the article; cutting the main body image out; generating a depth model according to an equation; cutting the depth model according to the main body image range of the cut 2D image of the article; shifting every pixel in the main body image of the 2D original image of the article according to the cut depth model to obtain shifted main body images of multi-views; and synthesizing the shifted main body images of multi-views and the background figures of multi-views to obtain the final images of multi-views for 3D image reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Chien-Hung Chen, Tzu-Chiang Shen
  • Patent number: 8472723
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image processing method. The image processing method includes: performing an edge detection upon image data to generate an image edge detection result; determining an adjusting parameter corresponding to a target pixel according to the image edge detection result; and adjusting a gray value of the target pixel according to the adjusting parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Kuo-Lung Tsao
  • Publication number: 20130147852
    Abstract: A three-dimensional image display device is provided. The three-dimensional image display device includes a display panel and a plurality of light control units. The display panel includes a pixel array composed of a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels consists of a plurality of sub-pixels. The sub-pixel has an aspect ratio of about 1:1. A symmetry axis of each of the light control units is substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of the sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Lin Hsieh, Chien-Hung Chen, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Hsiang-Tan Lin, Meng-Chao Kao
  • Patent number: 8422824
    Abstract: An image transformation method for use in a computer program product and an image display device is provided. In the image transformation method, a two dimensional image and a corresponding depth image are acquired first. A motion process is performed on the two dimensional image to obtain a plurality of motion images according to the depth image and a plurality of gain values. Then, a plurality of view images are provided and an interpolation process is performed on each motion image to obtain the corresponding view image. Finally, a synthesis process is performed on the view images to obtain a three dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Meng-Chao Kao, Hsiang-Tan Lin
  • Patent number: 8395617
    Abstract: An image display method receives a two-dimensional image data and a depth data both corresponding to a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image. The two-dimensional image data and the depth data is encoded so that the sub-pixels of the two-dimensional image data and the depth data related to the three-dimensional image have gray values whose least significant bits vary in a predetermined manner. After receiving the encoded two-dimensional image data and the encoded depth data at a receiving side, a two-dimensional display region and a two-dimensional display region are detected according to the variations in the gray values of the sub-pixels. The method can thus display the three-dimensional image in the three-dimensional display region of the frame and display the two-dimensional image in the two-dimensional display region of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Chao Kao, Tzu-Chiang Shen