Patents by Inventor Teng-Wei Hsu

Teng-Wei Hsu 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: 9354749
    Abstract: There is provided an optical touch system including a touch surface, a plurality of image sensors and a plurality or compensation light sources, wherein each of the image sensors is adjacent to one of the compensation light sources. When one of the image sensors is capturing an image frame, the compensation light source not adjacent to and within a field of view of the image sensor which is capturing the image frame irradiates so as to compensate a brightness distribution of the image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Tzung-Min Su, Chih-Hsin Lin, Yaun-Yu Peng, Yu-Chia Lin, Chuan-Ching Lin, Teng Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 9292130
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical touch system configured to determine an object region according to a brightness information acquired by a brightness sensing unit and to identify a block information of objects within the object region according to an image information acquired by an image sensing unit. The present invention further provides an objection detection method for an optical touch system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Nan Tsai, Tzung Min Su, Chih Hsin Lin, Yuan Yu Peng, Teng Wei Hsu, Yu Chia Lin
  • Patent number: 9204043
    Abstract: An image sensing module includes an image sensor and a sensing controller. The image sensor captures an image with a first frequency. The sensing controller determines whether the image sensor has detected an object according to the image. When the sensing controller determines that the image sensor has detected an object, the sensing controller switches the image sensor to capture the image with a second frequency for the image sensor to continuously detect the location of the object. By setting the first frequency higher than the second frequency, the image-sensing module detects the object in real time and the power consumption of the image-sensing module continuously detecting the location of the object is saved as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Tsan Kao, Jian-Lung Tzeng, Hsin-Chi Cheng, Teng-Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 9170682
    Abstract: An image processing method for an optical touch system includes the steps of obtaining an image and generating a light distribution curve pattern from the image, selecting a target signal of the light distribution curve pattern in accordance with light intensity information of the light distribution curve pattern, determining at least one rising slope and at least one falling slope of the target signal, and selecting the target signal as an object signal when the absolute values of the at least one rising slope and at least one falling slope are greater than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung Min Su, Yu Chia Lin, Teng Wei Hsu, Chih Hsin Lin, Cheng Nan Tsai
  • Patent number: 9151599
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image sensing module including an image sensing device and a calculation device. The image sensing device includes a plurality of pixels for acquiring an operation image containing an object image. The calculation device stores a look-up table regarding a temperature related parameter and a position deviation of the object image at each pixel associated with the temperature related parameter, and selects a deformation error from the look-up table according to the temperature related parameter corresponding to the operation image so as to correct a current position of the object image in the operation image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Nan Tsai, Chun Yi Lu, Hui Hsuan Chen, Hung Ching Lai, Yuan Yu Peng, Tsung Min Su, Chih Hsin Lin, Yu Chia Lin, Teng Wei Hsu, Chuan Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 8994693
    Abstract: A locating method for an optical touch device to calculate a position of a light blocking object is provided. The optical touch device includes a number of image detecting components. Each of the image detecting components includes a number of pixels arranged in a straight line. In the locating method, the pixels of each of the image detecting components are at least divided into a first group and a second group. When the first group detects a dark point caused by the light blocking object, the position of the dark point is calculated using a first calculating method. When the second group detects the dark point, the position of the dark point is calculated using a second calculating method. The locating method can determine the position of the light blocking object accurately. An optical touch device that is suitable for using the locating method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Tsan Kao, Hsin-Chi Cheng, Teng-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140111481
    Abstract: There is provided an optical touch system including a touch surface, a plurality of image sensors and a plurality or compensation light sources, wherein each of the image sensors is adjacent to one of the compensation light sources. When one of the image sensors is capturing an image frame, the compensation light source not adjacent to and within a field of view of the image sensor which is capturing the image frame irradiates so as to compensate a brightness distribution of the image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Tzung-Min SU, Chih-Hsin LIN, Yaun-Yu PENG, Yu-Chia LIN, Chuan-Ching LIN, Teng Wei HSU
  • Patent number: 8305363
    Abstract: A sensing system includes a frame having a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary and defining a sensing area therein, a light source module for providing light to the sensing area, a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a third image sensor and a mirror component. The first image sensor is disposed between two neighboring ends of the first and second boundaries. The second image sensor is disposed between two neighboring ends of the second and third boundaries. The third image sensor is disposed between two neighboring ends of the first and fourth boundaries. The mirror component is disposed at the fourth boundary. A locating method of the sensing system can determine a location of a pointer accurately and avoid a problem of a blind zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging
    Inventors: Teng-Wei Hsu, Hsin-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120262423
    Abstract: An image processing method for an optical touch system includes the steps of obtaining an image and generating a light distribution curve pattern from the image, selecting a target signal of the light distribution curve pattern in accordance with light intensity information of the light distribution curve pattern, determining at least one rising slope and at least one falling slope of the target signal, and selecting the target signal as an object signal when the absolute values of the at least one rising slope and at least one falling slope are greater than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Tzung Min SU, Yu Chia LIN, Teng Wei HSU, Chih Hsin LIN, Cheng Nan TSAI
  • Publication number: 20120127129
    Abstract: An optical touch screen system includes a sensing device and a processing unit. The sensing device includes first and second sensors, each generating an image. The images include the image information of a plurality of objects. The processing unit generates a plurality of candidate coordinates according to the image information and selects a portion of the candidate coordinates as output coordinates according to an optical feature of the image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung Min Su, Cheng Nan Tsai, Chih Hsin Lin, Yuan Yu Peng, Yu Chia Lin, Teng Wei Hsu, Chun Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20120120247
    Abstract: An image sensing module includes an image sensor and a sensing controller. The image sensor captures an image with a first frequency. The sensing controller determines whether the image sensor has detected an object according to the image. When the sensing controller determines that the image sensor has detected an object, the sensing controller switches the image sensor to capture the image with a second frequency for the image sensor to continuously detect the location of the object. By setting the first frequency higher than the second frequency, the image-sensing module detects the object in real time and the power consumption of the image-sensing module continuously detecting the location of the object is saved as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Ming-Tsan Kao, Jian-Lung Tzeng, Hsin-Chi Cheng, Teng-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120120024
    Abstract: A touch system and an optical touch system with a power-saving mechanism are presented. The touch system includes a sensing module and a processing module electrically connected to the sensing module; the optical touch system includes an optical sensing module and a processing module electrically connected to the optical sensing module. The processing module modulates a working frequency and/or a working voltage of the processing module according to a touch point count on a touch region, a preset function of the processing module, and/or an imaging count detected by the optical sensing module, so as to decrease a power consumption of the processing module. An electronic device equipped with such system may not only dynamically adjust the working frequency and/or the working voltage of the processing module, but also can determine a working frequency and/or a working voltage satisfying a report rate through an input of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chia Lin, Tzung-Min Su, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Chih-Hsin Lin, Teng-Wei Hsu, Yuan-Yu Peng, Chuan-Ching Lin
  • Publication number: 20120075253
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical touch system configured to determine an object region according to a brightness information acquired by a brightness sensing unit and to identify a block information of objects within the object region according to an image information acquired by an image sensing unit. The present invention further provides an objection detection method for an optical touch system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Nan TSAI, Tzung Min SU, Chih Hsin LIN, Yuan Yu PENG, Teng Wei HSU, Yu Chia LIN
  • Publication number: 20110309234
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image sensing module including an image sensing device and a calculation device. The image sensing device includes a plurality of pixels for acquiring an operation image containing an object image. The calculation device stores a look-up table regarding a temperature related parameter and a position deviation of the object image at each pixel associated with the temperature related parameter, and selects a deformation error from the look-up table according to the temperature related parameter corresponding to the operation image so as to correct a current position of the object image in the operation image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Nan TSAI, Chun Yi LU, Hui Hsuan CHEN, Hung Ching LAI, Yuan Yu PENG, Tsung Min Su, Chih Hsin LIN, Yu Chia LIN, Teng Wei HSU, Chuan Ching LIN
  • Patent number: 7978668
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium thereof for simultaneously establishing links with a plurality of nodes in a wireless network are provided. A processing module determines whether a mesh network configuration message of the apparatus has space to packet an information element and determines whether to transmit a Neighbor Link Establishment information element to one of the nodes. If the mesh network configuration message has space to packet an information element and the Neighbor Link Establishment information element needs to be transmitted to one of the nodes, the Neighbor Link Establishment information element will be packeted into the mesh network configuration message. Finally, a transmission module transmits the mesh network configuration message to the nodes in order to solve the problem of increasing time during link establishment and avoid deadlock among the nodes when the apparatus of the prior art establishes links with the nodes simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Shie-Yuan Wang, Frank Chee-Da Tsai, Hsu-Heng Weng, Chih-Che Lin, Ku-Han Fan, Teng-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110116104
    Abstract: A locating method for an optical touch device to calculate a position of a light blocking object is provided. The optical touch device includes a number of image detecting components. Each of the image detecting components includes a number of pixels arranged in a straight line. In the locating method, the pixels of each of the image detecting components are at least divided into a first group and a second group. When the first group detects a dark point caused by the light blocking object, the position of the dark point is calculated using a first calculating method. When the second group detects the dark point, the position of the dark point is calculated using a second calculating method. The locating method can determine the position of the light blocking object accurately. An optical touch device that is suitable for using the locating method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Tsan KAO, Hsin-Chi Cheng, Teng-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100141963
    Abstract: A sensing system includes a frame having a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary and a fourth boundary and defining a sensing area therein, a light source module for providing light to the sensing area, a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a third image sensor and a mirror component. The first image sensor is disposed between two neighboring ends of the first and second boundaries. The second image sensor is disposed between two neighboring ends of the second and third boundaries. The third image sensor is disposed between two neighboring ends of the first and fourth boundaries. The mirror component is disposed at the fourth boundary. A locating method of the sensing system can determine a location of a pointer accurately and avoid a problem of a blind zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Teng-Wei HSU, Hsin-Chi Cheng
  • Publication number: 20080137623
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium thereof for simultaneously establishing links with a plurality of nodes in a wireless network are provided. A processing module determines whether a mesh network configuration message of the apparatus has space to packet an information element and determines whether to transmit a Neighbor Link Establishment information element to one of the nodes. If the mesh network configuration message has space to packet an information element and the Neighbor Link Establishment information element needs to be transmitted to one of the nodes, the Neighbor Link Establishment information element will be packeted into the mesh network configuration message. Finally, a transmission module transmits the mesh network configuration message to the nodes in order to solve the problem of increasing time during link establishment and avoid deadlock among the nodes when the apparatus of the prior art establishes links with the nodes simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Shie-Yuan Wang, Frank Chee-Da Tsai, Hsu-Heng Weng, Chih-Che Lin, Ku-Han Fan, Teng-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080130552
    Abstract: A connection node, a method, a computer program, and a computer readable medium thereof for recalculating a transmission opportunity when an apparatus requests to enter a wireless network are provided. A receiving module receives a mesh network entry message transmitted from the apparatus. A memory stores an identification of a sponsor node. A processing module determines whether an original neighboring node list comprises the identification. If no, the processing module updates the original neighboring node list according to the identification, and recalculates a transmission opportunity of a mesh network configuration message of the connection node. Finally, a transmission module transmits the mesh network configuration message according to the transmission opportunity in order to solve the problem that mesh network configuration messages of nodes collide with each other of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Shie-Yuan Wang, Frank Chee-Da Tsai, Hsu-Heng Weng, Chih-Che Lin, Ku-Han Fan, Teng-Wei Hsu