Patents by Inventor Shi-Ying Xiao

Shi-Ying Xiao 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: 8593567
    Abstract: A web camera with position adjustment function has a clamping apparatus, an extending arm and a camera module. The clamping apparatus includes a base and a supporting bracket. The supporting bracket is connected pivotally to a rear edge of the base and has a chamber and an open front. The extending arm is disposed inside the chamber of the supporting bracket of the clamping apparatus and is pivotally and slidably connected to the supporting bracket of the clamping apparatus. The camera module is connected pivotally to a front end of the extending arm. The extending arm can be operated to protrude out of the open front of the supporting bracket and then to rotate relative to the clamping apparatus. Therefore, a horizontal position of the camera module is changeable and various camera angles can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: KYE Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Shi-Ying Xiao
  • Publication number: 20120120236
    Abstract: A web camera has a clamping apparatus, an extending arm and a camera module. The clamping apparatus includes a base and a supporting bracket. The supporting bracket is connected pivotally to a rear edge of the base and has a chamber and an open front. The extending arm is disposed inside the chamber of the supporting bracket of the clamping apparatus and is pivotally and slidably connected to the supporting bracket of the clamping apparatus. The camera module is connected pivotally to a front end of the extending arm. The extending arm can be operated to protrude out of the open front of the supporting bracket and then to rotate relative to the clamping apparatus. Therefore, a horizontal position of the camera module is changeable and various camera angles can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: KYE SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventor: Shi-Ying Xiao
  • Patent number: 7886326
    Abstract: A web cam system has a local end computer coupled to a local end web cam, and a remote end computer coupled to a remote end web cam, with the computers coupled to a network and communicating with each other via a messaging application. A facial expression of a local end user is captured at the local end web cam. A control signal that corresponds to the captured facial expression is generated at the local end computer, and then transferred via the network to the remote end computer, which generates an indication signal to an indicator at the remote end web cam. A response is output at the indicator that is indicative of the captured facial expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: KYE Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Shi-Ying Xiao
  • Patent number: 7618202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support of a computer peripheral device including a first frame, a second frame pivotally coupled to the first frame at a first end, and a movable arm connected to and movable relative to the second frame. The second frame has an extension at the other end for clamping an object between the extension and the first frame. A computer peripheral device is coupled to an end of the movable arm opposite the end that is coupled to the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kye Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Shi-Ying Xiao, Yi-Jun Lai, Zhong-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20090095871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support of a computer peripheral device including a first frame, a second frame pivotally coupled to the first frame at a first end, and a movable arm connected to and movable relative to the second frame. The second frame has an extension at the other end for clamping an object between the extension and the first frame. A computer peripheral device is coupled to an end of the movable arm opposite the end that is coupled to the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: KYE SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Shi-Ying Xiao, Yi-Jun Lai, Zhong-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20080060033
    Abstract: A web cam system has a local end computer coupled to a local end web cam, and a remote end computer coupled to a remote end web cam, with the computers coupled to a network and communicating with each other via a messaging application. A facial expression of a local end user is captured at the local end web cam. A control signal that corresponds to the captured facial expression is generated at the local end computer, and then transferred via the network to the remote end computer, which generates an indication signal to an indicator at the remote end web cam. A response is output at the indicator that is indicative of the captured facial expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Shi-Ying Xiao
  • Publication number: 20070222888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a web cam coupled to a computer system, an in particular to a web cam with an automatic image angle adjustment device responsive to rotation of a housing of the camera. Once a user rotates the housing of the web cam, the web cam will cause electrical contact or disengagement of a conductor relative to a contact, and thereby generate a feedback signal for enabling the computer system to give a counter rotation to an angled image and align the angled image with a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: KYE SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Shi-Ying Xiao, Hui-Mei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20070170182
    Abstract: A rotatable housing of a computer peripheral device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is pivotally coupled to the second portion. The first portion has a first inclined surface and the second portion has a corresponding second inclined surface. The second inclined surface of the second portion can be rotated relatively to the first inclined surface of the first portion, thereby fundamentally changing the appearance of the housing by changing the angle between the first and second portions of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: KYE SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventor: Shi-Ying Xiao